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File Buddy

File Buddy - 9.0.2

View and edit file and folder metadata.

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This Version: Not rated (0.0)
Current Version: 9.0.2
Release Date: 2009-08-21
License: Shareware
Downloads (this version): 5,297
Downloads (all versions): 347,287
Price: $39.95

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Product Description:

View and edit a wide range of file and folder information. Create droplet applications that automatically apply changes to items dropped on them, including the contents of folders. Find files and folders using an extensive set of search criteria. Enhance file searches with plug-ins that extend file search capabilities. Conveniently perform a wide variety of actions on found items. Make File Buddy your default file finding application using the File Buddy CP control panel. Modify the names of multiple files at once. For example, remove ".txt" from the names of a group of files. Use contextual menus to accomplish many tasks in a single step. Contextual menus are supported on all versions of the Macintosh operating systems.

What's new in this version:

  • Find history strings were missing for no creation, modified, or accessed date. Fixed.
  • File Buddy's contextual menu was not adding any items when using the German localization. Fixed.
  • The Replace Regexp option in the Rename window had a bug that could cause a crash or incorrect results in some cases. Fixed.
  • The code that validates serial numbers had a bug in it that would prevent it from accepting serial numbers if the name contained non-ASCII characters. Fixed.
  • When drawing a badged icon (icons for aliases and locked items) in the List window, the icon would be corrupted or File Buddy would crash in Leopard. After much investigation, it seems to be a bug in Leopard. Workaround found.
  • When setting labels using the Label contextual menu in the List window, setting the label to the first label (the red label) had no effect. Fixed.

Operating System Requirements:

This product is designed to run on the following operating systems:

  • Mac OS X 10.5 Intel
  • Mac OS X 10.5 PPC
  • Mac OS X 10.4 Intel
  • Mac OS X 10.4 PPC
  • Mac OS X 10.3.9

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File Buddy ReviewPowerful Search - Version: 9.0.1, 2/2/2010 08:43AM PST

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gwied
I needed to search a huge folder full of old (ca.1999) Mac files. I wanted to find all the files with no extension so I could add proper extensions before before archiving the files. So I thought i should search for filenames WITHOUT "." . OS 10.6 search gives me "Name... matches, contains, begins with, ends with, is" , and the same options are available in PathFinder. I decided to try my old buddy, FB, even tho' the "admin mode" (or whatever it's called) would not turn ON in OS 10.6. But FB (regardless of inconveniences) gives me very useful search options - just what i needed: "Name... does NOT contain" - that can act on a specific set of folders.
There may be other utilities that can do this, but I own FB, used it for 7+ years in previous MacOS versions, and am glad it is still useful! thank you.
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File Buddy CommentaryNot the one-stop utility I was hoping for - Version: 9.0.2, 10/29/2009 12:28PM PST

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MacHound
Rant...

I tried File Buddy in the hope it would let me fix a bunch of files' invalid permissions. No such luck. The permissions tags came up empty in FB's Info window with no way to change them. I downloaded BatChmod (freeware) and that did the job beautifully.

And Snow Leopard compatibility???

FileBuddy was ahead of the pack in the 1990's but it's been stagnant in recent years... probably for most of us not worth the price.

Sorry, SkyTag! I'll stick with free utilities that get the job done versus $40 commercial software with registration problems (see Pendragon's comment) that doesn't work as well as the free stuff.
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File Buddy Troubleshooting ReportMust Continually Enter Serial Number - Version: 9.0.2, 9/26/2009 04:47AM PST

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pendragon
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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