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Cocoatech
Path Finder is a file browser that combines the familiar Finder interface with the powerful utilities and innovative features.
Just a small selection of the Path Finder 5 feature set:
Just a small selection of the Path Finder 5 feature set:
- Dual pane file browser
- Tabs to quickly manage multiple locations on your hard drive in one window
- Reorder how your files are listed to suit your personal preferences
- View invisible files and navigate inside of Mac OS X packages quickly and easily
- Access your frequently used folders, files, and applications with the Shelf, and save multiple Shelf setups to suit different
What's New
Version 5.8.1:
- Fixed SMB share discovery in Mac OS X 10.7 Lion.
- New version of the Stuffit Engine.
- Fixed duplicate servers in sidebar.
Requirements
Intel, Mac OS X 10.6 or later
Intel, Mac OS X 10.6 or later
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| Downloads:24,896 |
| Version Downloads:3,657 |
| Type:Utilities : File Management |
| License:Shareware |
| Date:23 Dec 2011 |
| Platform:Intel |
| Price: $39.95 |
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Path Finder is a file browser that combines the familiar Finder interface with the powerful utilities and innovative features.
Just a small selection of the Path Finder 5 feature set:
Just a small selection of the Path Finder 5 feature set:
- Dual pane file browser
- Tabs to quickly manage multiple locations on your hard drive in one window
- Reorder how your files are listed to suit your personal preferences
- View invisible files and navigate inside of Mac OS X packages quickly and easily
- Access your frequently used folders, files, and applications with the Shelf, and save multiple Shelf setups to suit different activities
- Pause drag-and-drop operations by putting files into the Drop Stack for future use
- Create and convert disk images
- Access the OS X command line
- Much, much more!
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Monkeyjunkey reviewed on 12 Jan 2012
I wish PF would properly update the view when files get changed/deleted/moved. Often a restart of PathFinder is necessary. Nasty bug, has existed for a long time. They even have something in their bug ticker matching this, but that bug is set to "fixed". Maybe they should consider re-opening it. I assume this is the same issue: http://feedback.cocoatech.com/forums/275-general/suggestions/87196-improve-file-list-and-icon-refreshing
Also: http://forum.cocoatech.com/showthread.php?7537-Pathfinder-doesn-t-automatically-refresh-window-in-Lion
Thread has been open since october. No fix so far...
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Lackey reviewed on 03 Jan 2012
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I mostly feel with El-Duderino's complaints, but I also must say that PF is a a must-have on the Mac. Tiger thru Lion, I can't live with it, despite everything. Bug me with it.
As much as I can't live without Forklift for drople(f)ts and stuff...
And this is both congratulations and a keep-working-on-bugs NYE to devs. =))*
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Path Finder's Application Launcher is disappointing. Yeah it selects relevant Applications quickly once you type in some letters, fine, but do we not think it's lame that it can't open independently of Path Finder so it could actually serve global use.
It has a global shortcut but doesn't work like a global application launcher, forcing your other PF windows up at the same time.
Plus its a second too slow to pop up every time. Might not seem a lot but its agonising when you expect, reasonably, instantaneousness. And the double command/shift/control etc only seems to trigger when it feels like it.
That is all for today.
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http://get.cocoatech.com/PathFinderSL5.dmg
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One issue however that may make you livid is going into your log and finding the following appear:
(Date, time etc) Path Finder - NTSizeCalculatorTreeOperation nextNodeNeedingCalc: folder has no node: (what item error relates to)
HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF TIMES (seemingly because of some selfish programmer [he wanted to check his code so left it in final program to waste vast log space for every user] idiocy). To be clear, I am talking about that error message repeating every five seconds in Console for every visible item PF shows, the whole time you are using it. No way to stop it that I can see.
Seems absolutely outrageous and insane and I keep meaning to take it up with their forum.
Over and over again nothing but entries that read:
Path Finder - NTSizeCalculatorTreeOperation nextNodeNeedingCalc: folder has no node:
Path Finder - NTSizeCalculatorTreeOperation nextNodeNeedingCalc: folder has no node:
Path Finder - NTSizeCalculatorTreeOperation nextNodeNeedingCalc: folder has no node:
Path Finder - NTSizeCalculatorTreeOperation nextNodeNeedingCalc: folder has no node:
Path Finder - NTSizeCalculatorTreeOperation nextNodeNeedingCalc: folder has no node:
All day long, every five seconds.
Even dug out this link from where I raised this point before:
http://forum.cocoatech.com/showthread.php?4883-quot-node-not-found-quot-or-quot-has-no-node-quot
https://encrypted.google.com/search?hl=en&source=hp&q=Path+Finder+-+NTSizeCalculatorTreeOperation+nextNodeNeedingCalc%3A+folder+has+no+node%3A
No reply at all. Did. Not. Care.
So unless I am missing something here this seems to be a moronic development approach.
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Absolutely indefensible. The sad thing is I like Path Finder and don't want to throw it out just cause of this idiotic bug ramping up Console usage and other things to over 50% all the time, but Cocoatech seemingly could not give a toss... Bug Finder.
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Vinkri reviewed on 25 Oct 2011
I got (in bundles) Pathfinder and Forklift... For a long time, I used Forklift which seemed to be better.
But I found myself using more and more some exclusive Pathfinder features (default file manager, favorite and shortcuts management without using "smart folders"...) and got some stability issues with forklift.
The personalization possibilities are better in Pathfinder as well.
Pahtfinder's dropzone is somewhat easier to use than Forklift's droplets.
Pathfinder is fast. Forklift is sometimes puzzling with its slowness (when drag and dropping really big files from one pane to another)
On the downside:
- the price (a bit high but hey, that's what bundles are for)
- really miss FTP capabilities. Forklift is really great for that.
the synchronization functionalities are great with Forklift. Couldn't find any in Pathfinder.
- tagging files: can't do it in PF. document management capabilities are missing... which is puzzling for this kind of tool.
- treat archives as folders (aaah, Forklift is soooo great for that!)
- choose where I decompress files
In brief, Pathfinder is a good app. But I'd like to see all little pains from the classical finder out of my life.
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please test your software before releasing it
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How is the support behaviour history of CocoaTech for older Systems?
Are older Versions still supported after a new release?
PS: I post here, because Support did not reply my eMail for some days...
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However folder contents do not update for me.
I export to PDF out of InDesign to a folder and those PDF's do not show using Path Finder.
As well as when I change a folder name, it will not show the new name but it will show the new name when using the Apple Finder. Bueller... Bueller?
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Find does not work in Snow Leopard. Before 5.1.5, it would find but the results wouldn't display unless you moved the window. Now they don't show at all.
I love PF and have used it for several years. I would really like to turn off the finder and use PF as my sole finder replacement but it isn't quite stable enough to trust it.
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> I have the same problem as MRGLSMRC (though not the attitude).
And I appreciate how dropping the attitude makes it easier to consider what you're saying.
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What is up with you people? You pirate OS X pre release and give software a bad name since it didn't support your pre release OS which is almost a complete rewrite.
I call pirate since I don't believe anyone is stupid enough to break Apple NDA to whine about non compatible software and lose $1000 (minimum) account, getting black listed.
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It's one thing if people want to report issues with pirated software. It's another to expect anyone's help supporting them.
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http://forum.cocoatech.com/
If you're willing to do some troubleshooting, we'll likely have you run a special debug build of Path Finder and take a sample when it's frozen - this will help us determine the source of the problem.
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thank you for your courteous reply. MU did not inform me of your participation in this thread or I would have responded sooner. In the future I will repair to your support forum.
I am glad you offer some customers a long trial period. i doubt the maczot offer would stand that long though. i saw the app working on my machine and i believed the reviews so I bought your software in a timely way.
And I am sure that your 'caveat emptor' response to my complaints have little to do with your willingness to address the problems I outlined here and suspected are more universal than you suggest these are.
i am glad eldorado spoke up and validated my complaint and that you acknowledged some discussion of the issue at your forum. i do generally read support forum postings before i buy new software but i did not see this.
it is a pity some pit bull//sidewalk lawyer called eldorado rude names merely because he validated what i said. if he had the stones to deal with me directly he'd be walking funny by now.
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