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Hidden Cleaner

Hidden Cleaner - 1.1

cleans hidden files from mp3 players, usb sticks

All Time: (4.0)
Version 1.1: (3.0)
Selected Version: 1.1
Release Date: 2008-05-03
License: Freeware
Downloads (version 1.1): 290
Downloads (all versions): 6,481

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Product Description:

Hidden Cleaner is a simple drag and drop utility that cleans and ejects USB devices like MP3 players, USB sticks... It deletes the hidden files OS X creates like .DS_Store, etc. A French version is also Available

What's new in this version:

Fix a bug with the folder ".Spotlight-V100"

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
  • Mac OS X 10.3.9
  • Mac OS X 10.3

Additional Requirements:

  • 10.3 or later

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Feedback Summary:

Version 1.1:
Overall Rating: (3.0) Features: (3.0) Support: (2.5)
Ease of Use: (3.0) Quality / Stability: (3.0) Price: (3.0)
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Hidden Cleaner ReviewHidden Cleaner is Staggeringly Useful - Version: 1.1.1, 9/23/2008 06:28AM PST

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If you use removable media like CompactFlash, SmartMedia, or xD cards on your Mac so that they can go into DOS-based devices like musical keyboards and synthesizers, you will love the absence of Trash folders, Spotlight folders, and other hidden files after ejecting with Hidden Cleaner.

Just be savy enough about your usage to know if your device *needs* hidden files or folders. If not, clean 'em!

_DanielFisher_
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Hidden Cleaner ReviewCOULD NOT BE HAPPIER! - Version: 1.1.1, 6/10/2008 01:26PM PST

yrag01
I bought one of those chinese ipod Nano mp4 knock offs for $36 just to see if it worked. I loaded about 3GB onto the unit. each song would play, but not advance. When I looked at the display I was seeing for example 'Song -Artist.mp3' but it was followed by '.Song -artist.mp3' which I figured out was the way the mp4's DOS read the OS X generated mp3— to the player the '.Song -artist.mp3' is superfulous.

I just used Hidden Cleaner - 1.1.1— And voila! All those superfulous '.Song -artist.mp3' files were gone, and each song flows the way it should. Tres magnifique!

Sorry to read about keeari's experience though. That would certainly upset me.

But for me the results were perfect.
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Hidden Cleaner ReviewDO NOT USE!! - Version: 1.1, 5/4/2008 07:30PM PST

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keeari
I used this on my 4 GB flash drive and it looks like it it destroyed it.Diskwarrior can't seem to fix it.I was able to reformat it with disk utility but it still has problems.Just my two cents do not use this piece of junk.
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