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BatChmod

BatChmod - 1.51

changes file ownership/permissions & empties the Trash

All Time: (4.8)
This Version: Not rated (0.0)
Current Version: 1.51
Release Date: 2008-05-07
License: Freeware
Downloads (this version): 32,048
Downloads (all versions): 256,365
Price: Donationware

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Product Description:

BatChmod is a Cocoa utility for manipulating file and folder privileges in Mac OS X (10.5 recommended). It allows the manipulation of ownership as well as the privileges associated to the Owner, Group or others. Here are some of the characteristics of BatChmod:
  • It's simple and elegant
  • It allows one to change any specific privilege or ownership without affecting the others (ie, changing the group without affecting the owner, or adding or removing a specific privilege without affecting all the others)
  • It can recursively affect enclosed folders
  • It's basically a mix of the Unix commands chown, chgrp and chmod...
  • it can Force Empty the Trash

What's new in this version:

  • Version 1.5 which was posted before was the wrong build.
  • Universal binary updated for Mac OS 10.5 Leopard
  • Can clear ACLs (but not modify them)
  • Info drawer which lists all the chmod, chown or chgrp commands done by BatChmod so you can use them elsewhere.
  • New preferences to turn off the display of warnings for power users
  • Localizations need to be redone...

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

Additional Requirements:

  • Mac OS X 10.5 (not tested on any other version)

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BatChmod CommentaryFine with 10.6.1 Snow Leopard - Version: 1.51, 11/8/2009 12:42PM PST

zunipus
No problems running in Snow Leopard.

It has its flaky moments, always did. But I <3 this app. It's far easier to use than fumbling around in the ACL settings. Just be careful.
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BatChmod ReviewThis Did Exactly What I Needed - Version: 1.51, 4/14/2009 02:01PM PST

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getittowork
I am on verisiontracker quite a bit. I am running 10.4.11 on a MacBook Pro Intel Core Duo.
I went to the apple store and they could not help me empty the trash. I had AppleWorks 6 and did everything I could, such as change the permissions and unlock the file in the trash. The Apple guy was clueless as probably Apple was. I asked two guys "geniuses" and soon learned that for their own App on their own machine for the clippings points and other extraneous utilities that were associated with Appleworks 6 including the App itself would not empty of the trash and every time I would trash I had to keep clicking the continue button about fifteen times to trash. Sound familiar? Most of these were Apple related. Then I downloaded this program and went under the Batchmod menu selection and selected Force Empty Trash. It did it without a hitch. What is with Apple? I did nothing other than install the AppleWorks 6 more than two years ago and have struggled ever since until Batchmod. By the way people, tell us what your system. It makes it easier for the rest of us. This is absolutely a 5 Star if there every was one and the time it will save me from having to continually pressing the return key I am so thankful to Batchmod. It almost seems I a writing so much that I am with the company. I assure I am not. I am grateful to VersionTracker that I could enter the search term "trash" and find this great program. The struggle for two years is over!!!!!!!!!
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BatChmod CommentaryNo luck for me - Version: 1.51, 10/9/2008 12:47PM PST

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King Pelvis
Failed to empty my trash. However in all fairness, I have now tried everything else as well and no applications seem to be able to do so.
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