Name: File Buddy
Price: 39.96 $
Rating: 3.9286 (161 reviews)

$39.96

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File Buddy overview

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.

Copies of File Buddy 9 purchased on or after January 1, 2012 qualify for a free upgrade to File Buddy 10. Further information can be found on the upgrades page.

What’s new in version 10.0.3

Updated on Jun 06 2014

Version 10.0.3:

File Buddy would report a -1426 error (operation not supported) when attempting to some non-Mac volumes, such as thumb drives. This was the result of Mac OS X not implementing support for those volume formats for the function File Buddy uses to search volumes. File Buddy now uses a different mechanism to search those volumes.
The Group Info window was not expanding to the correct size in Mac OS X 10.9. Fixed.
File Buddy would treat Regexp searches as normal searches if the only special character in the search string was a backlash. Fixed.

Information

License

Demo

Size

5.3 MB

Developer’s website

https://www.skytag.com/filebuddy/en/index.html

Downloads

170583

App requirements

Intel 32
PPC 32
Mac OS X 10.6 or later

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User Ratings

WordWeaver

Oct 15 2023

10.0.3

Version: 10.0.3

Does anyone here know what happened to David Harris, the owner of Skytag Software and developer of the excellent utility, File Buddy? He and I were last in email communication in April 2021, at the height of COVID-19. Since then it’s been dead silence. I have been concerned for him since then. I continue to use the last release of File Buddy, which is version 11 alpha 14. Any information would be appreciated. Thank you.

Jefrart

Aug 12 2022

Just download it and open it on macOS 12.5, and it works ! (only to change the creation date for a file for now!)

zlazkow

Aug 2 2022

5.0

Apple indicates that the file is not compatible with the latest OS. White circle with a diagonal line over the downloaded file. We'll have to wait for version 11 I guess.

Tom-bovo

Jun 5 2021

Love File Buddy and have been a long time user, but having trouble grabbing the latest alpha from the Skytag web site. I don't know what the issue is as other downloads from the sites work fine, so it doesn't look to be on my end. I am looking forward to the release of v11!

Eric•Woehler

Apr 9 2021

FB 11, Alpha 14 as of 3 <arch 2021 is available at https://www.skytag.com/file_buddy/version11/ Please d/l and support this remarkable software - been using it for around 15 years - nothing else like it! Delighted to see progress of Alpha builds!

Cerniuk

Dec 18 2020

Pricy and does not support macOS 11 Big Sur

Apr 4 2018

FileBuddy 11 alpha 1 available for those willing to test the software https://www.skytag.com/file_buddy/version11/ I have d/l and installed and about to try it out under High Sierra 13.3 - fingers crossed and terrific news that this wonderful app is heading for 2018 release

jehpo

Jan 24 2018

Yes ! The Skytag web site has a new interface, it is signed "David Harris • 2018" and File Buddy 11 is on the way !!!!

Jim-Leff

Dec 11 2017

Spoke to dev (Larry's son, who really believes in the app). He's absolutely determined to make it work. The problem is not APFS, it's doable. Problem is he's got to work in his spare time around a full time (non-Mac) programming job. Here's my workaround. Since it's working so slow, I don't do any more whole-disk searches. I restrain to a single folder (or a small group of folders). Easy to do; just toss the folder into the Find window, it'll auto-populate and self-select, and you can set up a bunch of oft-searched folders which will always appear at launch. This works. Keep the faith! (I've been using this app since the mid 90s).

Spudboy

Dec 4 2017

It's working again. Happy times.

Rajusto

Nov 14 2017

SkyTag's File Buddy along with Alsoft's DiskWarrior have been the most useful and important utilities I've ever used.

MableKimball

Oct 17 2017

I don't know what's the point but i'm getting the issue with high sierra all the time. How can I contact the support team?

SunWolf

Feb 20 2017

4.5

Although this utility has not been updated for almost 3 years, it works and works and works. It worked under every single OS release during these years and still works well with the most recent version of Sierra. Granted, the looks could be a bit better, the UI is not the most attractive or modern one, but apart from that I would not want to miss Fb. Great piece of software..

Nov 12 2016

Didn't imagine that this delightful, essential, reliable bit of software would need review help, but anything less than five stars is ridiculous. There are countless ways Apple has placated users not to look "under the hood", or to apply real power to working with and searching for files. If you want to get right to it, with none of the nonsense, and use your computer your way rather than the smooth, polished, out-of-the-box way (i.e. if you're any sort of Power User at all), you need this. Never been happier to have someone take two twenties out of my wallet.....

mikomeryl

Mar 27 2016

I had a problem with the serial number back in 2014 when I updated to version 10.0.3 but that is now fixed and works great on OS X 10.10.5. I heard back from the developer yesterday after he read my comment and he sent me a new serial number.
"There was a bug in the original serial number generation/validation algorithm. It caused certain serials to be generated that were invalid. Invalid serials are only rejected when a user upgrades to 10.0.3." Thank you, David!
So those of you who might have had the same problem, contact the developer for a replacement serial number. This app is terrific and I use it frequently.

MichaelHaeusler

Sep 29 2015

1.0

Used to work for a short time on Yosemite. Now in 10.10.5 it produces error message "CoreServicesUIAgent quit unexpectedly while using the File Buddy plug-in" during launch, then hangs during launch (or doesn't open the application window). Too bad. Was once a great software.

Prince-Isaac

Feb 4 2015

10.0.2

Version: 10.0.2

The link to SkyTag is redirected to a host boilerplate page informing that the site is no longer operational. No word about the fate of the fine app

flash1296gmailcom8977

Aug 12 2014

The single most crucial utility that I own is File Buddy. It is in a league of its own.

tvalleau

May 7 2014

I love FileBuddy, and got right on downloading the latest version, only to have the serial number problem. So I sent an email. And a few days later sent another. Then I remembered that the author has never been particularly timely in his responses. It's been 5 days so far, but I expect a reply from him may take up to two weeks to arrive... YMMV

Aargl

May 2 2014

Still the most useful tool on Mac! "since 1993" ;-) There's also a French version.

kom

Jul 26 2023

4.0

Apr 24 2023

misjase

Aug 20 2019

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