Like other reviewers here, I am wary of recommending this application because of the ping and curl requests it sends out. I have tried to contact the developer to ask why this is necessary on the basis that if I understood what was happening I would continue to use the app. I have never had a response so I use this app as little as possible, consider it to be seriously flawed and could not recommend it unless one had a pressing need for something of this type.

I reckon that there is an opportunity here for a nice little app to clear Mac-specific files from removable media before ejecting. I constantly use media that will be used on Windows or other FAT formatted devices and find it frustrating to see these ‘hidden' files.

Finder Cleaner does exactly what it is supposed to. It is reliable but has to be used with caution - it does execute destructive file manipulations, that's what it is for. To all comments complainig about the app having caused troubles: RTFM! And, btw, you can disallow it to phone home for updates (with Little snitch, for example) and it works well nonetheless.

Beware of this app...... exhibits behaviour that borders on malware.

OSX 10.4.10 on PBG4 (PPC).

Launch FinderCleaner.
It asks me for my system password.

THEN, little Snitch catches it trying to contact members.home.nl !!!!!!!!

WTH?

Denying the request via Little Snitch results in ping hanging around in the background and effectively crashing the app, which won't relaunch until said ping is force quit from Activity Monitor.

Of COURSE there will be an "innocent" explanation like "oh it's just an update request" or "oh it's just....erm.....checking the local weather report" but in reality, this raises my suspicions - Why would a simple update request "hang" the program if it isn't allowed to complete if it were only an innnocent "version request"? HIGHLY suspicous imo as NO OTHER app that submits update requests does this or has ever done this!

....Furthermore, generally speaking, ANY app that tries to contact external sites behind the scenes and without informing me AFTER I have entered confidential information into my mac TENDS TO GET TRASHED IMMEDIATELY.

...I for one don't fancy the idea of anyone keeping a log of my IP, computer id name, computer password and program usage all in one..... and even if someone assures me to the contrary, I have no PROOF that this is not what's happening.


Fix number 1: if it REALLY is a something simple like an update request, make it happen BEFORE the app asks for my confidential password to my system.....thank you!

Fix number 2: use BlueHarvest instead....yes it costs, but you get the piece of mind knowing that it isn't doing anything "underhanded" with your personal/sensitive information.....

They should have called this the magical crash machine.

I used to used 1.8 and think it better than 1.9 because when I open 1.9 it always take sevaral time and not reapond often. So I have to force quick all time.

I cannot back to use 1.8 because I didn't backup 1.8.dmg and no more to download ringht now.

Very dissatisfy.

everytime i open this it says There is not enough memory available to use the specified item.