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File Buddy is the Swiss Army knife of Mac file utilities. First released in 1993, File Buddy features a wealth of functionality and powerful features that allow you to access that functionality quickly and easily. In addition to File Buddy's normal functionality it adds several commands to Finder's Services and contextual menus and allows the creation of droplet applications to automate tasks that would otherwise require you to open some window and configure the changes each time before applying them.File Buddy isn't just a powerful tool, it's a powerful tool designed to put that power
What's New
Version 10.0:
- Creating a custom icon with the Info window could result in an icon without the expected sizes, or no icon data at all if the icon sizes specified in the Icons preferences panel were changed after pasting an icon source into Info window’s icon well but before the Save button clicked to create the icon. Fixed for this release.
- Added Show Toolbar and Hide Toolbar commands to the Window menu, prompted by the removal of the toolbar show/hide button in Mavericks. Without that button there was no convenient way to toggle toolbar visibility in Mavericks.
- Added a keyboard shortcut (⌘ + Shift + Option + I) for the View Icon Family command, which is available in Info and List window pop-up menus.
- File sizes were being rounded incorrectly for display purposes in some cases. For example, File Buddy might report a file’ as "1.78 GB" instead of "1.77 GB." Fixed in this release. (The code that creates text strings for file sizes uses a function provided by Mac OS X, and judging from the code it would appear that in earlier releases of Mac OS X File Buddy was compensating for a bug in that Mac OS X code which has been fixed.) Attempting to type a serial number into the registration dialog would fail because File Buddy wouldn't allow the last character to be entered. Since almost everyone pastes the serial number into the field only a couple of users were affected by it, but it's fixed in this release.
- A few other minor issues addressed.
- The duplicate search 'out of memory' problem is fixed
Version 10.0:
- Creating a custom icon with the Info window could result in an icon without the expected sizes, or no icon data at all if the icon sizes specified in the Icons preferences panel were changed after pasting an icon source into Info window’s icon well but before the Save button clicked to create the icon. Fixed for this release.
- Added Show Toolbar and Hide Toolbar commands more...
Requirements
Intel, OS X 10.6 or later
Intel, OS X 10.6 or later
File Buddy User Discussion (Write a Review)
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| Downloads:161,528 |
| Version Downloads:2,969 |
| Type:Utilities : File Management |
| License:Commercial |
| Date:20 Nov 2013 |
| Platform:Intel 32 / OS X |
| Price: $39.95 |
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File Buddy is the Swiss Army knife of Mac file utilities. First released in 1993, File Buddy features a wealth of functionality and powerful features that allow you to access that functionality quickly and easily. In addition to File Buddy's normal functionality it adds several commands to Finder's Services and contextual menus and allows the creation of droplet applications to automate tasks that would otherwise require you to open some window and configure the changes each time before applying them.File Buddy isn't just a powerful tool, it's a powerful tool designed to put that power at your fingertips as much as possible.
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Devadog reviewed on 25 Nov 2013
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equinoxfeatures reviewed on 20 Nov 2013
Skytag have now released this as v10.0.0 and it successfully searches for duplicates exceptionally quickly and with support for the stand alone droplets too.
File Buddy still is the best general purpose file utility tool. Now the issues from 10b2 have been fixed it is back in the top spot in our arsenal of utility tools on our Mac.
If we only ever bought one piece of software for our Mac this is what we would choose.
We have no connection with the dev. We are just a satisfied customer since the very early days. We are just pleased the software is now working again with the latest Mac OS :-)
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Or are you telling us that you usually pirate Mac software, but you would consider acquiring File Buddy legally?
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I bought v10 now btut I noticed that it's still called 10b2 in the info window. If something was fixed from b2 it should be b3. But if it's a release there is usually no beta info left in the app.
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Deltabiz reviewed on 10 Apr 2013
Imo, Larry Harris is a genius (with a Thor complex) and doesn't have much patience for mere mortals. Over nearly 20 years, I've learned to live with that, but I'm greatly concerned by this new pattern of disappearing for years at a time — and, before new releases are stable. As a programer, I can fully appreciate the inspiration and perspiration Larry has invested in getting FB to its present state; for his sake, as well as for the Mac community, I hope he doesn't abandon this outstanding software and the thousands of still faithful users...
We still luv ya, Larry; c'mon back!
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Jeeves1 reviewed on 09 Apr 2013
File Buddy will compare file names or dates but it won't compare resource or data fork sizes and contents. This is a TRUE file comparison. Are the files identical regardless of their name? Sometimes you have photos that are renamed or a new thumbnail has been applied; in order to compare them you can compare the contents of the data fork and determine if they are identical regardless of the name or thumbnail. This programme used to do this brilliantly. Now you get errors every time. I tried it on OS 10.7.2 and 10.8.3 (freshly installed). It simply doesn't work and the author doesn't respond to email even when it means he will lose the sale.
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Jeeves1 reviewed on 09 Apr 2013
File Buddy will compare file names or dates but it won't compare resource or data fork sizes and contents. This is a TRUE file comparison. Are the files identical regardless of their name? Sometimes you have photos that are renamed or a new thumbnail has been applied; in order to compare them you can compare the contents of the data fork and determine if they are identical regardless of the name or thumbnail. This programme used to do this brilliantly. Now you get errors every time. I tried it on OS 10.7.2 and 10.8.3 (freshly installed). It simply doesn't work and the author doesn't respond to email even when it means he will lose the sale.
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Toni-K reviewed on 27 Nov 2012
Does a bunch of file attribute modifications.
Here my recommendation stamp.
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Easily one of the most useful utilities out there, and a must install on any of my Macs, so glad to see it back :)
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However, thanks to the recent update, at least we have compatibility with modern operating systems. Hopefully he'll pop up from time to time to do the minimum necessary for compatibility and pull in some upgrade revenue (which I certainly don't begrudge him).
I'd be distraught if it ever totally died.
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Gray Panter reviewed on 18 Jul 2012
FileBuddy is a great tool which I don't wanna miss again.
Keep the good work.
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Dudirowski reviewed on 12 Jul 2012
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After reg Finder sayes "fbhelper is a powerPC app..." when you try to start.
Use Finder contextmenu on FB9 to show package contents and go to folder /Contents/Resources/and delete "fbhelper".
Viola ... at next start your up!
I use a PowerBool Pro mid 2010 and MacOS 10.7.1
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Nearly every time I launch FB, I get the advisory that I must enter my serial number. This occurs so often (about 90% of the time) that I now keep an alias of the File Buddy.fbAutoReg on my desktop.
I'm wondering if anyone is experiencing the same problem and if there is a fix.
I just wrote the developer. Should I get a response, I'll post the relevant details.
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Two weeks ago I wrote to the developers about this problem and other problems I am having with Leopard and particularly with Snow Leopard, but I got no answer ... poor support!
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I'm using beta 15 and if i save prefs with the "Allow access to administrator mode" box checked, it asks for my password, as it should.
However, after i've done so, the prefs are still unsaved. When i click save, it again asks for my password, and so on, endlessly.
If i choose the "Enable Administrator Mode" menu, it also asks for a password, and when i've entered it, the menu item remains "Enable Administrator Mode".
So how does one *actually* get administrator mode activated?
Quisemarre rated on 21 Nov 2013
Susieong rated on 29 Oct 2012
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mwab rated on 19 Sep 2012
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Badgerone rated on 03 Jul 2012
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