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Presence (formerly known as FarFinder) allows you to access your Mac's files securely from anywhere in the world by web browser, iPhone and iPad, via a Finder-like interface and your own URL. Plus share files and folders with others, instantly and with no uploading.
Cloud services make some of your files available, and copy them to someone else's server. Presence puts your whole Mac in the cloud, and doesn't copy your files anywhere. Access to everything, securely - this is how the cloud should be.
You can access your Mac's files from any computer: Mac, Windows or
Cloud services make some of your files available, and copy them to someone else's server. Presence puts your whole Mac in the cloud, and doesn't copy your files anywhere. Access to everything, securely - this is how the cloud should be.
You can access your Mac's files from any computer: Mac, Windows or
What's New
Version 2.7.3
- Fix problems connecting to Time Capsules, Airport Disks and other network shares.
- Fixed a bug where downloading a file larger than 2GB resulted in an incomplete file. This includes shares of such files you've sent to other people.
- If Presence has a problem, its red icon will appear in the menu bar even if the icon is normally hidden. You can now hide the menu bar icon without fear! (See More Options - Show icon in menu bar.)
Version 2.7.3
- Fix problems connecting to Time Capsules, Airport Disks and other network shares.
- Fixed a bug where downloading a file larger than 2GB resulted in an incomplete file. This includes shares of such files you've sent to other people.
- If Presence has a problem, its red icon will appear in the menu bar even if the icon is normally hidden. You can now hide the menu bar more...
Requirements
Intel, Mac OS X 10.6 or later
Intel, Mac OS X 10.6 or later
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| Downloads:11,157 |
| Version Downloads:331 |
| Type:Utilities : File Management |
| License:Shareware |
| Date:09 Nov 2011 |
| Platform:Intel |
| Price: $40.00 |
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Presence (formerly known as FarFinder) allows you to access your Mac's files securely from anywhere in the world by web browser, iPhone and iPad, via a Finder-like interface and your own URL. Plus share files and folders with others, instantly and with no uploading.
Cloud services make some of your files available, and copy them to someone else's server. Presence puts your whole Mac in the cloud, and doesn't copy your files anywhere. Access to everything, securely - this is how the cloud should be.
You can access your Mac's files from any computer: Mac, Windows or Linux, using only a web browser.
Even better, the iPhone and iPad app means you really do have access to your Mac anytime, anywhere.
Presence also makes it easy to get files to other people. Big files are no problem, even if they're too big to email - with Presence, you just send a link. You can share multiple files and folders in the same link, and shares are password-protected if you like. And, you can do it from anywhere.
Presence provides the most Mac-like multi-platform remote access available, with an interface that looks very like your Mac. You can browse folders, download and upload files, and more - all from within any web browser or the iOS app.
You also have the full power of Spotlight searches to find files quickly, and like on the Mac, Finder searches let you be more specific about where to look.
Presence also lets you keep an eye on what's going on at home by taking a photo through your Mac's built-in camera.
Try Presence and find out why Macworld UK described it as "Better Than Back to My Mac".
Cloud services make some of your files available, and copy them to someone else's server. Presence puts your whole Mac in the cloud, and doesn't copy your files anywhere. Access to everything, securely - this is how the cloud should be.
You can access your Mac's files from any computer: Mac, Windows or Linux, using only a web browser.
Even better, the iPhone and iPad app means you really do have access to your Mac anytime, anywhere.
Presence also makes it easy to get files to other people. Big files are no problem, even if they're too big to email - with Presence, you just send a link. You can share multiple files and folders in the same link, and shares are password-protected if you like. And, you can do it from anywhere.
Presence provides the most Mac-like multi-platform remote access available, with an interface that looks very like your Mac. You can browse folders, download and upload files, and more - all from within any web browser or the iOS app.
You also have the full power of Spotlight searches to find files quickly, and like on the Mac, Finder searches let you be more specific about where to look.
Presence also lets you keep an eye on what's going on at home by taking a photo through your Mac's built-in camera.
Try Presence and find out why Macworld UK described it as "Better Than Back to My Mac".
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appleHQ reviewed on 03 Feb 2012
jimkahnw reviewed on 19 Sep 2011
The application works as advertised. For downloading files remotely, it's great. With screen sharing, it's the technophobe's VPN.
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Flyingbuff reviewed on 12 Jul 2011
Now that I've upgraded, the app doesn't work on my MacBook when I'm away from home (like it used to). It does work at home on my own network, but who needs that? I've do doubt that, if I were to pay to use EasyConnect, it would work. My guess is that that was a free feature of FarFinder.
I'm considering deleting it and searching for another way to access my files from remote locations.
Too bad.
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Most such problems can be solved if you get in touch, but I can't help you if you don't! If FarFinder was working for you, Presence should also work without EasyConnect, so it's probably solvable.
The upgrade to version 2 is optional; version 1 can be downloaded from the web site.
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lrowan reviewed on 17 Apr 2011
Lars Sorensen reviewed on 03 Feb 2011
However I really missed the opportunity to extract archives on the server. On a normal desktop machine you can just right click and chose extract. But when browsing your files with FarFinder, you have to download any rar or zip file, extract it and upload it again. This is not funny if we are talking about 1-2 GB files.
So please include an unrar function in FarFinder and I will buy instantly!
There are open source libraries for unrar out there, that should make it possible (and probably not too hard) to implement it.
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Simon Browne reviewed on 22 Sep 2010
I see comparisons have been made - see suggestions in the info box - with DropBox. This is unfair on both products because they are cater for very different needs. I use both and use them for completely different purposes.
With Farfinder I can access ANY file on my system- including files on attached (and shared) external hard drives.
With DropBox I can access - including via their web site - any files in my DropBox - in my case this is a tiny fraction of the files on my system. They are usually critical files - and of course with FarFinder I have access to these too.
I use DropBox to synchronize my critical files between two locations - I call it instant off-site backup - back to my home iMac when I'm working on my files at work. I simply drop my backup files into my DropBox and my MBP and almost immediately I can see them in FarFinder in the DropBox of my iMac at home. I need DropBox installed on my MBP - but that is no problem. It is actually 3 locations - including DropBox web site.
For this offsite backup, DropBox is wonderful - for accessing ANY file on my iMac at home from ANY computer ANYWHERE, FarFinder is wonderful - horses for courses. Both excellent products that I would not like to be without.
BTW - I also use Microsoft Live to synch files between 2 distant computers - it works just like DropBox but without the web site in the middle - so both computers need to be online - free and very fast and almost instant.
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Shame it was a rather good thing for a while,
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blixi reviewed on 04 Apr 2009
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lev reviewed on 02 Apr 2009
Logging on remotely is a breeze. In some ways it's easier that Back To My Mac, which can occasionally go AWOL without apparent reason. I spend a fair amount of the year away from home so instead of trying to pre-empt every possibility by taking a chock-full laptop, I can just take what I /think/ I'm going to need and backhaul anything I turn out to need unexpectedly.
The setup is straightforward. No tecchie skills required. Only problem I had was setting up gmail SMTP for emailing files direct from FarFinder. But a quick check on the gmail site solved that (a port problem. Use Server port 465 and SSL and your full username (foo.bar@gmail.com, not just foo.bar) and you should be fine.
Haven't really tested it to death in the wild, but so far looks like a damn fine piece of life insurance.
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laughingrain reviewed on 06 Nov 2008
Everybody, please note that leaving a comment here on MacUpdate is not a good way to get support. This applies to all applications - most developers are only too pleased to help you out, but you have to contact them in the ways they've provided, otherwise they won't know about your problem!
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JohnKHeath rated on 22 Oct 2011