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BlueHarvest
BlueHarvest
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BlueHarvest free download for Mac

BlueHarvest

Version 8.3

Disable DS_Store creation and more.

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$14.95
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BlueHarvest overview

BlueHarvest is an exterminator for your Mac's unnecessary Desktop Service Store (DS_Store) and resource fork (_AppleDouble) files.

Whether you manage a version control system or just want to maximize your available memory, DS_Store and _AppleDouble files are a nuisance. Get BlueHarvest, and give those superfluous files the boot.

A clean Mac is a happy Mac
  • Keep it clean. Blue Harvest does more than remove existing files -- it blocks new ones from being created.
  • Easy interface. With BlueHarvest, a less cluttered Mac is only two clicks away.
  • Instant access. Want to clean up a folder without launching BlueHarvest? Simply control-click.

What’s new in version 8.3

Updated on Feb 22 2024

  • Fixes a bug where BlueHarvest would ignore disks which had been renamed.

Information

License

Shareware

Size

3.8 MB

Downloads

60944

App requirements

  • Intel 64
  • Apple Silicon
  • macOS 10.15 or later
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Chen!
Chen!
Nov 19 2020
8.0.5
0.0
Nov 19 2020
0.0
Version: 8.0.5
How to change a menubar icon to white color on Big Sur?
june8
june8
Oct 2 2018
7.1.0
2.0
Oct 2 2018
2.0
Version: 7.1.0
Lost ability. Cannot delete some .DS_Store files in user's protected folders on macOS Mojave.
june8
june8
Jul 26 2018
7.0.7
2.0
Jul 26 2018
2.0
Version: 7.0.7
This is one of the excellent install and forget type utility.
lars-51
lars-51
Jun 8 2018
7.0.4
0.0
Jun 8 2018
0.0
Version: 7.0.4
The blurb here says "it blocks new ones [clutter files] from being created." Is that really true? As far as I can tell, no other utility claims to be able to do that. And the blurb for BlueHarvest in the App Store does not make that claim.
MichaelHaeusler
MichaelHaeusler
Jan 25 2018
7.0.1
3.0
Jan 25 2018
3.0
Version: 7.0.1
This is actually a great app, and v7.0.0 worked fine. But now, with update 7.0.1, the app fails to install the privileged helper. Too bad.
Y-Guy
Y-Guy
Dec 10 2016
6.4.0
4.5
Dec 10 2016
4.5
Version: 6.4.0
Being on a work network this is a life saver. Gets rid of the mac junk that's left behind but the windows garbage too. Works great and very simple.
Chaloots
Chaloots
Feb 1 2015
6.1.5
0.0
Feb 1 2015
0.0
Version: 6.1.5
If you've got TinkerTool System 2 installed on your Mac you can use its File Operations>Cleanup>Removable Disks option to delete many of the same files.
Alvin-H
Alvin-H
Dec 2 2014
6.1.3
5.0
Dec 2 2014
5.0
Version: 6.1.3
It's updated to 6.1.4 The app it self show update 6.1.4, but the web site not show the update (in release history), but when we download the file it will give you 6.1.4.
Yoshinatsu
Yoshinatsu
Nov 17 2014
6.1.2
4.5
Nov 17 2014
4.5
Version: 6.1.2
This app is a salvation.
Neil-M
Neil-M
Oct 27 2014
6.1.0
0.0
Oct 27 2014
0.0
Version: 6.1.0
v.6 is an upgrade - $2.99 I've been using Blue Harvest for, who knows how many years, and it's great. The ability for the Mac to clean up after itself on non-mac file servers seems, like good manners and housekeeping - well worth it. With v.6 Ross has added the ability to schedule clean ups - this means you can have a Mac clean up the server, even if other Macs attaching to the server do not have BH activated - even better.
Volcanus
Volcanus
Sep 5 2014
5.5.9
0.0
Sep 5 2014
0.0
Version: 5.5.9
I would like to see the option to perform additional task also on mounting non Mac disks.
Rabati
Rabati
Oct 24 2013
5.5.6
4.5
Oct 24 2013
4.5
Version: 5.5.6
Hi, I bought BH years ago and all the updates were free. Yesterday I updated my Mac to 10.9 and I had a glitch (minor) with BH. Sent an email to the developer and today I have the fix. Excellent support and app. Thanks Ross.
Jer
Jer
May 31 2013
5.5.2
5.0
May 31 2013
5.0
Version: 5.5.2
Thank you for keeping this great utility updated and working correctly in Mountain Lion. It's one of those minor hassles of working in OS X which is solved beautifully behind the scenes with this app!
Macpenguin
Macpenguin
Jan 28 2013
5.2.0
1.5
Jan 28 2013
1.5
Version: 5.2.0
Hi, Well, maybe I did something wrong while setting up BlueHarvest. If I did so, then everything can be explained. But here is why I tried it. I store music and movies on a Network hard drive connected via USB to my Apple AirPort Extreme which itself is connected to my computer via Ethernet. I want to access to those folders using an Oppo BDP-105 networked universal player that can access networked volumes using SMB/CIFS and so, appreciate if it doesn't show up those annoying files. The hard drives show up as networked volumes. They are formatted in HFS+ but as they are considered as networked volumes, I assume that the format is irrelevant here. Well, whatever I move from my computer to the networked harddrive, there are two options : - 1°) the original folder does not contain any of those .XXX scammed files and thus they do not appear on the networked volume ; - 2°) the original folder does contain those annoying files and they are copied even though I ask BlueHarvest to clean up networked volume and they are still there after I select the folder an choose "Clean using BlueHarvest" from the contextual menu. So, good idea... but poor execution as far as I am concerned. But considering the other comments, I must have done something wrong :-(
Alvin-H
Alvin-H
Jul 14 2012
5.1.0
5.0
Jul 14 2012
5.0
Version: 5.1.0
I've been using it since blue harvest 3 pay to update to 4 but received v5 freely from developers. I've try some similar app even with recent CMD with have nice GUI, but eat bigger memory. CMD use 48MB but blue harvest only use 9MB, and it sit silently in my prefpane. Never find any trouble, and after installing this app my friend never complain about weird file in their disk anymore.
Sanchai
Sanchai
Sep 5 2011
5.0.1
2.5
Sep 5 2011
2.5
Version: 5.0.1
Just upgraded to 5.0.1 on Macbook Pro running Lion 10.7.1. Upgrade went fine, but when I start Blueharvest from Preference, an error pop up, saying that Blueharvest need a 64 bit capable system (because on the top opf Preference) it show Blueharvest 32 bits I have to shut down Preferences and restart it to be able to start Blueharvest 5.0.1 properly. This problem occurred alm,ost every time after reboot Fix please
Mitch-de
Mitch-de
Jun 29 2010
4.0.3
0.0
Jun 29 2010
0.0
Version: 4.0.3
Splotlight files are NOT removed. I always have > 100 files to clean on my SANSA MP3 Player in Rockbox (disktidy). Can that spotlight files be deleted to in next versions ?
Mattstanford
Mattstanford
May 21 2010
4.0.2
0.0
May 21 2010
0.0
Version: 4.0.2
My contextual menu is not visible, although it is present in the Contextual Menus folder. Any suggestions?
pnn314
pnn314
Feb 16 2010
4.0.1
0.0
Feb 16 2010
0.0
Version: 4.0.1
Blueharvest v4.0.0 and later does not work with the Paragon NTFS for Mac OS X 7.0.3 which is used to enable write NTFS disks. When Paragon NTFS driver is installed on Mac OS 10.6 Blueharvest v4.0.0 and later does not delete the invisible files on NTFS disks. Nevertheless the Blueharvest v3.5 works fine in these conditions. So I contunue using Blueharvest v3.5. Nikolay
Nootilus
Nootilus
Sep 28 2009
3.0.1
0.0
Sep 28 2009
0.0
Version: 3.0.1
I was using FinderCleaner to clean up volatile supports like USB key before using them with PCs. Unfortunately FinderCleaner has been discontinued. Therefore I'm looking for some replacement. Blue Harvest looked like the perfect tool until I tried it. It is so powerful in cleaning that even with the setting done it wipped all my external drives preferences. I lost all the colored folders and several cool settings. I'm sorry, but I can't trust a software that overring user's settings.
iMac Apps
iMac Apps
Mar 17 2024
8.3
5.0
Mar 17 2024
5.0
Version: 8.3
june8
june8
Oct 2 2018
2.0
Oct 2 2018
2.0
Version: null
makareim
makareim
Sep 25 2018
5.0
Sep 25 2018
5.0
Version: null
Ervins Strauhmanis
Ervins Strauhmanis
Jul 16 2018
5.0
Jul 16 2018
5.0
Version: null
anonymous-trout-1840
Apr 7 2018
4.0
Version: null
AnthoLogical
AnthoLogical
Jan 27 2018
5.0
Jan 27 2018
5.0
Version: null
MichaelHaeusler
MichaelHaeusler
Jan 25 2018
3.0
Jan 25 2018
3.0
Version: null
Y-Guy
Y-Guy
Dec 10 2016
4.5
Dec 10 2016
4.5
Version: null
Yoshinatsu
Yoshinatsu
Nov 17 2014
4.5
Nov 17 2014
4.5
Version: null
Widber
Widber
Oct 27 2014
5.0
Oct 27 2014
5.0
Version: null
tmo1138
tmo1138
Mar 18 2014
4.0
Mar 18 2014
4.0
Version: null
Rabati
Rabati
Oct 24 2013
4.5
Oct 24 2013
4.5
Version: null
Jer
Jer
May 31 2013
5.0
May 31 2013
5.0
Version: null
Macpenguin
Macpenguin
Jan 28 2013
1.5
Jan 28 2013
1.5
Version: null
Brooklyn-Al
Brooklyn-Al
Aug 16 2012
3.0
Aug 16 2012
3.0
Version: null
Alvin-H
Alvin-H
Jul 14 2012
5.0
Jul 14 2012
5.0
Version: null
koveraasen
koveraasen
Feb 5 2012
4.0
Feb 5 2012
4.0
Version: null
Emrys0821
Emrys0821
Nov 25 2011
5.0
Nov 25 2011
5.0
Version: null
Sanchai
Sanchai
Sep 5 2011
2.5
Sep 5 2011
2.5
Version: null
Alanr
Alanr
Dec 1 2005
4.5
Dec 1 2005
4.5
Version: null
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