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Chop - 1.0b

Changes ownership & permissions, deletes .DS_Store files

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All Time:	(5.0)
This Version:	(5.0)
Current Version:	1.0b
Release Date:	2003-09-21
License:	Freeware
Downloads (this version):	10,679
Downloads (all versions):	10,677

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Product Description:

Chop is basically a Cocoa droplet that lets you manage file/folder ownership and permissions.

Chop lets you recursively modify the permissions of a folder and its entire content, treating the enclosed files and folders INDEPENDENTLY. This means, for example, that with ONE simple drag & drop operation, you could set all the files (enclosed in the folder you drag & drop onto Chop) to be rw-rw-r-(664) and all the subfolders to be rwxrwxr-x (775). In fact it is often requested to give executable privileges to folders and not to files.
Chop lets you change ownership and permissions of a single file or folder (without modifying the enclosed files). This feature can also be useful as a sort of "Info panel" that shows you at a glance all the attributes (ownership and permissions flags) of the desired file or folder.
Chop lets you delete all the invisible ".DS_Store" files enclosed in a particular folder, with a single drang & drop operation.

Don't forget to read the online manual to learn how to access these features...

Operating System Requirements:

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

Mac OS X 10.2

Additional Requirements:

Mac OS X 10.2 or higher

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This Version:
Overall Rating:	(5.0)	Features:	(4.7)	Support:	(4.8)
Ease of Use:	(5.0)	Quality / Stability:	(5.0)	Price:	(5.0)

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Maybe I'm doing something wrong but... - Version: 1.0b, 4/3/2005 01:36PM PST

rubecube

...I tried several times to drag a folder over Chop and, though the settings seem correct, it only changed the folder's owner/permissions but NOT its content. In this way the app is almost useless: I don't want to drag all the files one by one.
Any suggestions?

Re: Problems in Panther? - Version: 1.0b, 2/15/2005 02:36AM PST

mabeo

"...Is there a fix?"
it doesn't appear to be a bug, read the answer here: http://www.zenonez.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=113

Problems in Panther? - Version: 1.0b, 11/8/2004 04:59PM PST

patrick-gabriel

"extra" mode does not appear to function under 10.3.6

Is there a fix?