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FinderClean is a powerful Finder optimization tool using built-in Unix system tasks to help your Finder stay healthy and to keep it running smoothly. FinderClean lets you execute the following tasks:
- Rebuild Finder Menu Items
- Dashboard On/Off
- Three Spotlight features (Rebuild, Optimize)
- Show Hidden FIles and Folders
- Force Relaunch Dock
- Show Finder 'Quit' Item
- Force Empty Trashes
- Completely remove .DS_Store Files
- Desktop Screenshots Capture Opening
What's New
Version 2.3:
- Ready for OS X 10.6.5
Requirements
PPC / Intel, Mac OS X 10.5 or later.
PPC / Intel, Mac OS X 10.5 or later.
FinderClean User Discussion (Write a Review)
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| Downloads:15,778 |
| Version Downloads:2,079 |
| Type:Utilities : Optimizers |
| License:Free |
| Date:16 Nov 2010 |
| Platform:PPC / Intel |
| Price:Free |
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FinderClean is a powerful Finder optimization tool using built-in Unix system tasks to help your Finder stay healthy and to keep it running smoothly. FinderClean lets you execute the following tasks:
- Rebuild Finder Menu Items
- Dashboard On/Off
- Three Spotlight features (Rebuild, Optimize)
- Show Hidden FIles and Folders
- Force Relaunch Dock
- Show Finder 'Quit' Item
- Force Empty Trashes
- Completely remove .DS_Store Files
- Desktop Screenshots Capture Opening
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GeoProf reviewed on 22 Dec 2010
Oh, and it inexplicably crashed the first time I used it (which was also the last).
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I thought Linux developers were bad about portability (it works on Red Hat 7 *and* RHEL 4!), but this is just silly.
http://www.macdentro.com/MacDentro/FinderClean.html
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Retaining compatibility with multiple versions of the same operating system is not a hard job. I've written software for 64-bit Alphas running Tru64... based on the last release of 4.3BSD before the 4.4 one that OS X is based on... that compiles and runs without change on 16-bit segmented pre-TCP/IP pre-BSD Microsoft Xenix, and I've got software I wrote 25 years ago for 6th and 7th Edition UNIX that compiles and runs without change on Tiger. I've written software that I've ported with *minor* changes to VAX/VMS, UNIX, AmigaDOS, MS-DOS, and CP/M-80.
Portability between two subsequent releases of the same operating system should be expected, not something that you blow off with "you can still download the no-longer-maintained old version".
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Drdul reviewed on 30 Oct 2007
I noticed the new release of FinderClean, downloaded it, ran the "Force Relaunch Finder" utility, and voilà! The "Shared" section is back without the hassles of having to restart my computer or log out.
FinderClean includes some other nice utilities. I like the "Kill Dashboard" one, as I rarely use Dashboard, and the few times I do I'd like to empty the widgets out of memory afterwards. I have no idea what "optimize" Spotlight does, and there's no built-in help or detailed information on the developer's web site, but I ran it anyway.
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'nuff said
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MadMacMad reviewed on 28 Feb 2007
works like a charm for me...
...have some trouble with my Finder. When i click on Applications in the Finder Window it clicks on Network.
I have to force quit the finder & then it works a while...
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Rsimpso1 rated on 04 Dec 2010