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not quite there... - Version: 1.3, 3/3/2008 11:07PM PST
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jeepw5
There is quite an underground community who used CopyAgent from Connectix and sorely miss it's elegant and simple functionality. It really is something Apple should include in the system.
This app is halfway there. I wonder if it is possible for the developer to intercept finder copy calls and automatically use the app to complete the operation. Also the app seems fairly slow when copying a folder with no changes - it should be almost instantaneous. Maybe it's the logging overhead. That could probably be done away with since I would think most users would never check the log anyway. A simple dialog box with a short summary would suffice. Even this summary should be an option configurable in the prefs - remember, what the average user really wants is a smarter Finder copy and not several dialog boxes to have to click through.
This app is halfway there. I wonder if it is possible for the developer to intercept finder copy calls and automatically use the app to complete the operation. Also the app seems fairly slow when copying a folder with no changes - it should be almost instantaneous. Maybe it's the logging overhead. That could probably be done away with since I would think most users would never check the log anyway. A simple dialog box with a short summary would suffice. Even this summary should be an option configurable in the prefs - remember, what the average user really wants is a smarter Finder copy and not several dialog boxes to have to click through.
A great replacement for Copy Agent 
- Version: 1.0.3, 2/27/2007 03:27PM PST
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versiontracker1022
This program does exactly what it says it does: smart replacement of files. It is extremely easy and simple to operate. And in my case, it solved a problem I had with NAS and NFS. Copying files using NFS protocol from OS X to a WD-NetCenter through the Finder is approximately 1/10th as fast as using SMB/CIF. I tried everything to find a way to speed up NFS because of the file naming problems with SMB. Nothing worked until I tried this program. It says it works through the Finder, and it does rely on the Finder to determine what to copy, but for the actual file transfer it uses the Finder only with single files. For folders and multiple files it uses an Open Source UNIX package called psync. In effect this works like a command-line copy (very fast) without the hassle of actually working in a command-line environment. In my case that meant a throughput increase to approx 6MB/sec from 600KB/sec on a 100T ethernet LAN.
Overall, it does what Copy Agent did under OS 9, but it also keeps a log of all files that are involved in Console logs. Well worth every dime. Thanks.
Overall, it does what Copy Agent did under OS 9, but it also keeps a log of all files that are involved in Console logs. Well worth every dime. Thanks.
I can't believe System 9 had Speed Doubler which worked flawlessly and it was a breeze to use. Just drag and drop and the finder would show u the dialog as replace, merge or cancel. And also give u more detailed information of the copy as it was being done. This CopyDrop is useless...