BatChmod allows you to change any specific privilege or ownership without affecting the others (ie, changing the group without affecting the owner, or adding or removing a specific privilege without affecting all the others).
What's New
Version 1.7b2:
BatChmod's got a sidekick!
One of the most frequently requested features for BatChmod was a way to be able to save settings and share them with other users, either for sending permission fixes to other users, or simply for often-run permissions commands.
Well, here it is! We call it BatChmod Express (for now at least).
Export and distribute
Exporting a BatChmod Express applet allows you to help out your users and friends by sending them an applet pre-configured with privilege changes and settings.
You can personalize the message they will see when they run your applet so they know what is going on.
Version 1.7b2:
BatChmod's got a sidekick!
One of the most frequently requested features for BatChmod was a way to be able to save settings and share them with other users, either for sending permission fixes to other users, or simply for often-run permissions commands.
Well, here it is! We call it BatChmod Express (for now at least).
So this application does what it say it will do. But I feel as though if you already have such a basic understanding of permissions that you are able to navigate this app, you must have the technical skills to type chmod o+rwx.... I mean seriously, it means "change permissions, to owner add read write execute." Now how hard is that?
Some people prefer a UI over using the Terminal all the time (that's the beauty of having a choice). It's really irrelevant how you feel, especially when you give an app 2.5 stars when it does exactly what it's intended to do. Just because you prefer using the Terminal doesn't warrant such a low rating. But yes... I agree... people that already know what this does most likely already have the capability of using the Terminal.
Sorry, I'm one of the millions who originally chose the Mac because it was superior to the MS-DOS command line. The computer "for the rest of us." Most people I know would throw their computer out the window if asked what "chmod o+rwx" means. The Mac was invented to get the he** away from that method of using a computer (although I appreciate the ability to use Unix when needed).
There are times when a GUI is superior to a command line. This is one of them. The command line carries a higher risk of inserting an typo that would do major damage to directories or files. The BatchMod GUI makes the process more foolproof and easier to understand in the first place.
It's been around forever. But it does it's minimal job as perfectly as you could expect.
If, like me, you don't want to learn how to do permissions customization via the command line with UNIX voodoo, BatChmod gets the job done for mere mortals.
Great Program. Somehow all three of my external HD got set to "Custom". When I tried to open them got the message "you don't have permission". Could not change this using info, would not allow me to change from "custom" to "read or read/write". I ran BatChmod and walla, problem solved. Rate as ++10
Great Program. Somehow all three of my external HD got set to "Custom". When I tried to open them got the message "you don't have permission". Could not change this using info, would not allow me to change from "custom" to "read or read/write". I ran BatChmod and walla, problem solved.
This is an application that should be used with extreme caution. Actually not used at all. Playing Russian Roulette with permissions is not a good idea.
Most of the people I know who use this are actually Windows administrators, claiming to *know* the Mac, who can't be bothered to learn simple permission commands in the Terminal.
Essentially if you need this application then you probably shouldn't be doing what you're trying to do.
Although you should definitely know what you are doing with this application, I disagree that if you know how to do it in the terminal, you don't need this app. Some of use just prefer graphical interfaces, even if we can handle the terminal just fine.
IDFC if people learned to read they would know exactly how to use this tool and what it's purpose is for.
BatChmod works exactly as I need and want it to without wasting my time with terminal commands.
windows users enjoy wasting time with dos prompts and typing lines of code to make their computers work. I prefer to click my mouse and that was why I bought a Mac. I have better things to do.
The bug I reported in December 2010 is still not fixed:
when resetting with "Cmd, K " you can set the desired rights for each (owner / group / others).
then next: mark the 1st option (Eigentümer und Rechte ändern)
- boom -
the whole adjustments you just made are gone and you have to start over again.
Version 1.36 won't launch on my Dual 2.5 GHz PowerMac G5 running 10.4.4. Deleting the preferences file didn't help. I reverted to 1.35 and it still works fine.
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BatChmod allows you to change any specific privilege or ownership without affecting the others (ie, changing the group without affecting the owner, or adding or removing a specific privilege without affecting all the others).
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Brian Tombaugh reviewed on 01 May 2012
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piquadratpi2 reviewed on 29 Apr 2012
+4
Vendini reviewed on 29 Apr 2012
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WonderWoofy reviewed on 05 Feb 2012
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There are times when a GUI is superior to a command line. This is one of them. The command line carries a higher risk of inserting an typo that would do major damage to directories or files. The BatchMod GUI makes the process more foolproof and easier to understand in the first place.
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Lesoth0 reviewed on 10 Dec 2011
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Steven P. Jobs reviewed on 14 Sep 2010
If, like me, you don't want to learn how to do permissions customization via the command line with UNIX voodoo, BatChmod gets the job done for mere mortals.
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Most of the people I know who use this are actually Windows administrators, claiming to *know* the Mac, who can't be bothered to learn simple permission commands in the Terminal.
Essentially if you need this application then you probably shouldn't be doing what you're trying to do.
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+40
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+28
BatChmod works exactly as I need and want it to without wasting my time with terminal commands.
windows users enjoy wasting time with dos prompts and typing lines of code to make their computers work. I prefer to click my mouse and that was why I bought a Mac. I have better things to do.
+1
+167
+1
+64
when resetting with "Cmd, K " you can set the desired rights for each (owner / group / others).
then next: mark the 1st option (Eigentümer und Rechte ändern)
- boom -
the whole adjustments you just made are gone and you have to start over again.
+14
Mickeymac rated on 18 Mar 2012
Steve Hechler rated on 25 Dec 2011
Miroslav Herman rated on 19 Oct 2011
+64
hugelshofer rated on 16 Mar 2011
+4
Jean-Loup rated on 08 Feb 2011