DONNADONNA  When the "Scan into archives" feature is enabled for "Stuffit/Zip", DiskTracker shortens the names of all Stuffit archives and their contents to 31 characters or less a la OS 9. When the feature is turned off it successfully records the long names of Stuffit archives but of course not any of their content.

When applying Finder labels to disks in the catalog, some icons become labeled with a color as expected, then DiskTracker oddly asks for 1 of the cataloged CD-Rs to be inserted (for what purpose I have no idea since they are read only) and when I elect to "Skip" DiskTracker then fails to label -any- of the remaining items that were selected.  
(Version 2.4)

PHALERON  BLUESTAR I think you missed the point. Yes, it takes only a few seconds to launch Disk Tracker, but more often than not you don't launch it every time you slip a CD in the caddy. So, when you suddenly need to look up your database for that file, in that CD, which you have not yet inventoried, you need to first find all the uncatalogued CDs, import them into Disk Tracker, and then begin to look for that item.

This is why it is a very useful feature, and one that Disk Tracker had once decided to be important enough to design into the software.  
(Version 2.4b9)

BLUESTAR  I've been using this great little app for a number of years now and find it indispensable for cataloging my backup disks. Used to be CDs and now DVDs. Also catalog my off-line hard drives with it that I use for backup such as Firewire drives. Very stable program as well. Highly recommended.

-- Note to PHALARON (another reviewer below) It takes a only few second to launch this app to scan disks. You let me know if you come across a computer that I don't have to start up to do my computing please.  
(Version 2.4b7)

ITTY  I've been using this app for over a decade and I find it indispensable. Now, with Zip archive content cataloging, it is even more useful. Much more powerful than the freebie that ships with Toast.

I use this a lot more often than Spotlight to find files on my Mac.

For a beta I have found it to be remarkably stable.

Looking forward to upgrading when the final version ships.  
(Version 2.4b6)

PHALERON  The best thing about DiskTracker was the ability to automatically catalogue inserted volumes through the Finder, without the need for launching the app. Unfortunately, this OS9 feature was never replicated in the OSX version, and moreover, the utility became a true deadware. Even with a new version in the works (?), I would not trust a developer that remembers once every few years to develop this once-great and powerful app.

I am still looking for a utility that can archive volumes without it being launched. If anyone knows of one, let me know.  
(Version 2.4b4)

CORPSECORPS  _

Holy crap!

I haven't looked at this since 2004, at which time it had a really bad OS 9 UI.

It's STILL the same, but with a few more years gone, the UI is now absolutely HORRIBLE!

The fonts STILL aren't antialiased. The prefs are divided into multiple separate dialogs which must be brought up individually. Window resizing isn't even live. It's not a UB, in fact, it's barely OS X. It's pathetic even for carbon.

Prefs refer to outdated features. Everything is clunky.

It was almost usable back when i had a PowerPC 7200 but this is just GHASTLY!

Never has entered the 21st century.

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(Version 2.3.3)

SILVERSLEEVES  I'm back to it too. I hope at some point the same developer/s make a Folder Tracker. I think it would fill a gap.

Great app. Nice to see it's kept up.  
(Version 2.3.3)

MAXRUEHL  Does anyone else have a problem with their database file becoming irretrievably corrupted? Why would this be happening? It would be great to be able to have a user defined auto-save backup, just in case the original gets corrupted.  
(Version 2.3.3)

DAVIDLASKA  I could keep track of floppies and even cd,s with some markups and labels but then came DVD,s plus I now accumulated more stuff in the computer and bigger drives. I lost control when I forgot where I began when I was at the end. I played with disktracker for years for other than its intent. cataloging and then speedy searches for duplicates, or for super fast searches when I had a PC disc to look for. They can have 5000 things in folder and the mac slows down when a action is taken. But now I have to use it for what it does or get two 500 gig external drives. It never has done any thing bad like data got deleted somehow or such.  
(Version 2.3.3)

ANONYMOUS  I've been using this program since OS9 and found it to be a valuable asset. It does what it says and is easy to use. I find the search field not as accurate as it should be but it's a rare occasion when I can't find something. My biggest complaint about this program though is the look and the development. This program has looked the same since it's OS9 days even the fonts are the same. It would be nice to spice up the GUI and move some items around. As far as development, updates don't come very often and when they do there is not much that changes. Great program, very useful, but like to see more development.  
(Version 2.3.3)