Liberer - 4.1b2

Full-featured and useful. I've used this to delete corrupted preference files and also to browse libraries, and it does what it says on the tin very well. Detractors include a clunky interface and an annoying "unrolling" of new windows from somewhere near the menu bar, unassociated with any other Liberer windows. The GUI is generally unpolished and the app relies on a single "direction" window with options for the various Liberer functions (Preferences Cleaner, Font Browser, etc.) which features tiny fonts on Aqua buttons, with no indication of what is open or explanation of what each module does. After clicking a button the user is sent to a new window (which sometimes unfurls from nowhere as described above) and the original direction window is lost underneath. This is some poor GUI design and it would be far better to have a toolbar at the top or side of the screen, or to have a single window in which each module loads, with button selections in a permanently visible place. See utilities like *censored*tail for pointers on GUI design.

All in all not bad, and scan times are better compared to previous versions. With some GUI polish this could be the definitive library maintenance app.

dowmloaded this to try it out But I ended up with empty folders zilch nada

Great improvements. Now it's faster. It has a progress bar. All the button choices are great, easy to understand and it pops up prefs that I don't need and nothing else. This has turned from road kill into a shinning star. Good Job.

Man this REALLY sucks. It's super slow. You spent the whole time waiting for what ever it's doing every time you click on anything. It's like it crashes and freezes, but it's really working I guess. I can't understand what it all means and I'm not a newbie. Why can't you just open the application and it pops up all the prefs that are out dated and/or having no conection with anything and we could just hit a delete buttom. That's kind of what this claims to do, but I have no idea what to do with what ever it seems to be doing. Save yourself and stay clear of this, it will be better on your nerves. I hardly ever leave one star. It's always 4 or 5 stars or just a comment. This rates a big fat one lone star. I wish they had 1/2 stars.

If you click on the "Filters", there is no way to close the box. The only option is the yellow dot and it just minimizes the filter box to the dock.

I see no use for this program, you can browse you Library folders and do the same thing from the Finder.

If you try to delete a file it wants you to pay 1st. Wasted my time downloading and trying.

Thanks, but no thanks.

Fred