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File Buddy - 8.0b7

extensive desktop & file/folder editing & task tool

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Version 8.0b7:	(4.0)
Selected Version:	8.0b7
Release Date:	2004-06-25
License:	Beta
Downloads (version 8.0b7):	830
Downloads (all versions):	345,796
Price:	$49.95

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Product Description:

For working with files and folders such as:

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.
Create custom icons: from PICTs on the clipboard; from other icons; for folders using a variety of templates; with blank icons; using only small icons.
Create aliases.
Find empty files and folders, orphaned files, duplicate files, broken aliases, and unused preference files.
Automatically repair broken aliases
Rebuild the desktop file.
Move, delete, and copy files. Even copy invisible files and use the Replace Different option to skipping copying files that already exist.
Delete data and resource forks from files.
Erase files and unused disk space.
Create snapshots that can be used to track the changes on a disk, such as files installed by an installer. Use snapshots to uninstall applications.

What's new in this version:

Files accessed from Finder are now sorted by name before renaming sequentially. Files renamed from Info windows and List windows are still renamed in their current order.
Files in an List window will now always be renamed in the order they appear in the list. Previously this was only true when renaming a selection in the list which did not include all items.
Pressing the Option key when dismissing any of the renaming windows will now cause the renaming process to begin immediately, as if you had clicked the Rename All button in the renaming progress window.
If you rename a Droplet after it is created, the new name is not used in the Droplet's application menu. This is beyond our control, so droplets have been changed to display the original name everywhere in the application for consistency.
Droplets were not including the actions "Delete resource fork" or "Delete data fork" in the list of scheduled changes if they were scheduled. Fixed.
More minor fixes and improvements.

Operating System Requirements:

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

Mac OS X 10.3

Additional Requirements:

Mac OS X 10.3 or higher

Feedback Summary:

Version 8.0b7:
Overall Rating:	(4.0)	Features:	(5.0)	Support:	(4.5)
Ease of Use:	(4.5)	Quality / Stability:	(4.5)	Price:	(2.5)

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Not the one-stop utility I was hoping for - Version: 9.0.2, 10/29/2009 12:28PM PST

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.

Must 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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Must Continually Enter Serial Number

Registration still not working! - Version: 9.0.2, 9/21/2009 07:06AM PST

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Eddie Icelander

Have emailed 3 times already, not one response, let alone a solution! I want my money back!!!

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Registration still not working!