If you need a file browser that not only makes it faster to find your files but provides so many features to make managing your files a whole lot easier than you need Macintosh Explorer. Having a full featured browser can help save you time and money as well as make your life a whole lot easier. Macintosh Explorer is the first and only file browser and file management tool for the Macintosh.
The first fully featured file browser that helps manage your files
Macintosh Explorer helps you easily navigate your hard drives and find what you are looking for in a fast and easy environment. It also lets you view invisible files, back up important files/folders, delete unused files, change finder flags, store favorites and much more...
Limitations in the Unregistered Version
The demonstration version is fully functional except for:
* Shareware reminder pops up periodically
* Show Invisible files disabled
* Finding Invisible files is disabled
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It’s worth it!
Macintosh Explorer includes many features in just one application. If you wanted these features separately it could cost a lot of money to buy a whole bunch of separate applications. Plus because all these features are in one application, it is so easy and less time consuming to use them.
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System Requirements
• QuickTime
• AppleScript
• MacOS 8.5.1 or higher (May work on systems below 8.5.1 but they are unsupported)
• PowerPC
• 5 Megabytes of Free Memory
• 4 Megabytes of Disk Space
Note: You can still use Macintosh Explorer if you don't have QuickTime but you won't be able to open files as movies and you will only be able to view simple text PICT files when using the preview as picture feature.
CAUTION - If you are using OS 8.1 do not use the shrink Explorer feature as it will cause your Macintosh Explorer to crash.
Macintosh Explorer has been tested on:
PowerBook G3 233mhz 8.5.1/8.6/9.0/9.0.4
PowerBook G3 292mhz 8.6/9.0/9.0.4/9.1
PowerMac G4 400mhz 9.0.4/9.1
PowerMac G3 300mhz 9.0
PowerMac 180mhz 8.5.1/8.6
iMac 233mhz 8.6
iMac SE 9.0
Contact Information
Before emailing us you should first see our FAQs page at:
http://www.ragesw.com/explorer/faq.html
Or you can go to our support page at:
http://www.ragesw.com/support/
If you would like to contact Rage Software about Macintosh Explorer you can do so at the following addresses:
If you have a question, suggestion or comment we would really like to hear from you. We do our best to include all the requested features in the latest versions of Macintosh Explorer.
If you need to contact Rage Software for any other reason please do so at the following addresses:
General: contact@ragesw.com
Sales or registrations: sales@ragesw.com
Support: support@ragesw.com
Features
The file browser of Macintosh Explorer
Included in Macintosh Explorer at no extra charge
* Find your files fast and easy
* Store links that are a click away
* View Invisible files
* Display extended info for files
* Keep track of visited folders
* Save file lists
* Built in find file function
* Hierarchical folder list
* Built in picture viewer, movie player,
and text editor
* Drag and Drop to and from the Finder
* Contextual Menus
* Single Click Browsing
* View pictures as you browse
Macintosh Explorer is the first file browser to include all these features in just one application making your Mac experience a whole lot easier.
The picture viewer, movie player, and text editor of Macintosh Explorer
Included in Macintosh Explorer at no extra charge
* View any kind of picture file supported by QuickTime
* HTML syntax coloring
* Ability to change font, style, colour and size of text
* Listen to MP3's
* View pictures as different sizes
* View picture files. movie files, or text files
with out opening another program
* Play any kind of movie supported by QuickTime
* View and edit any kind of text file
* View data forks of files
The built in backup feature of Macintosh Explorer
Included in Macintosh Explorer at no extra charge
* Easily backup your important
files/folders in seconds
* Automatically Stuff the backed up files
* Save list of backed up files and folders
* Easily backup files and folders regularly
Macintosh Explorer includes the easiest way to back up your files while you browse. Its never been this easy before.
The built in delete unused files feature of Macintosh Explorer
Included in Macintosh Explorer at no extra charge
* Delete files/folders that have no creator
* Delete files/folders that take up no size
* Delete files/folders that have no creator OR take up no space
* Delete files/folders that have no creator AND take up no space
* Clean up preferences folder and temporary files folder
* Save list of unused files
* Move unused files to the trash
The built in get info window of Macintosh Explorer
Included in Macintosh Explorer at no extra charge
* View extended info not shown in regular get info windows
* Change creator codes
* Change visibility
* View extended Finder flags
* View number of files and/or folders in a folder
* Preview movie, picture, and text files
The extra features of Macintosh Explorer
Included in Macintosh Explorer at no extra charge
* Permanently delete unused files
* Protect invisible files
* Create new folders
* Open files/folders in Finder
* Move and copy files using Cut, Copy, and Paste
* Move files to the trash
* Duplicate files/folders
* Open files with other applications
* Change invisibility of files/folders
* View extended Finder Flags for files
* Open Sherlock right from Macintosh Explorer
* Customizable background colours
* Customizable background tiles
* and much more...
Version History
Version 2.0 (03/06/01)
New Features
• Removed the 30 day trial period
• Greatly improved drag & drop (You can now drag into folders)
• The root folder is now your Desktop instead of the selected volume
• New, less cluttered interface
• Removed the volume popupmenu. (volumes can now be selected from the left folder list)
• The find file field is now combined with the path field
• Removed the new folder button and the open sherlock button (can be accessed from the file menu).
• Show favorites button is now beside the path field
• Backing up files improved
• You can now save a list of the files that were backed up as well as open saved lists so that files can be backed up regularly
• New Interface for Preferences Window
• New Pereferences Optoion
• Select Expanded Row
• Enable Security checkbox
• Show Extended Buttons
• Expanded rows are now remembered when the parent folder is collapsed
• You can now store up to 33 links
• You can now view and change extended finder flags
• If many files can't be deleted then instead of a message coming up each time, one message will appear after Macintosh Explorer is done deleting the other files
• Links menu now shows the file's or folder's name instead of its path
• Clicking the copy button more than once will not remove the previously added items to the files to be copied list unless the optionkey is held down while clicking
• Clicking the move button more than once will not remove the previously added items to the files to be moved list unless the optionkey is held down while clicking
• Menu Item to select all files, folders, invisible files, locked files, and invert the selection
• Changed the behaviour of the Up button
• Files are no longer listed in the left list unless the folder is clicked on in the folder list (right list)
• Single Click browsing is now default and cannot be turned off
• Find file feature now remembers the search criteria after every search and allows you to refer back to them
• Back up window now shows the file's and folder's icons
• Favourites list now shows file's icons
• History list now shows file's icons
• A do nothing option has been added to the on open preferences. This should be used by people with slower machines as it will speed up launch time.
• Command keys added for browsing
• COMMAND - up arrow - goes up a directory
• COMMAND - left arrow - goes back through history
• COMMAND - right arrow - goes forward through history
• COMMAND - home- brings you to the root of your hard drive
Bug Fixes
• Unexpected quit on open with Palm extension installed
• Tied up system when in background
• Command-delete does not move file to trash
• Quits with an error of type 1 when trying to list the folder that contains Macintosh Explorer and use real icons is disabled
• Aliases to iDisks, remote servers, etc... asked for password when being listed
• Sorting by size didn't sort properly
• Error message repeating when deleting a folder from volume list
• Minor memory leaks
• Control-clicking a folder and selecting new folder created the new folder in the parent directory. It now creates the new folder in the selected folder
• Links would not get opened when selected in certain causes
• Folders loaded twice on open resulting in longer launch times
Version 1.7 (11/14/00)
New Features
• Huge speed increases while listing files (up to 50%-80%)
• All new style buttons which are more appearance savvy, load faster and require less memory
• Now supports 32 bit icons
• Many Improvements in the NotePad feature. Some include;
• HTML syntax colouring
• Ability to change font, size, styles and colour
• New Preferences Options
• Protect all files
• Require password to edit prefs
• Choose an Aqua or Platinium look
• On open start at
• last place visited
• Start up volume
• Other...
• Folders in left list are expanded when a folder is opened in the right list
• Folders now look opened when the are expanded
• Macintosh Explorer will now automaticly update the file list if a files has been added or removed to that folder
• Files no longer need to be reloaded when changing certain preferences such as Hide invisible files and Use real icons
• You can now drop files or folders into the backup files/folders list
• If a file or folder does not exist and it is selected, Macintosh Explorer will tell you it can't be found and will delete it from the file list
• Created/Modified date is now abbreviated in the file list
• You can now drag links by holding down option and dragging
• Improved the protect invisible files option
• Main font changed to geneva
• When folders are deleted they will be removed from the volume list (left list)
• Macintosh Explorer will now show invisible files in the volume list (left list)
• Changing a file's or folder's info will not cause Macintosh Explorer to reload the whole directory
• You can now press enter or return to initiate a file search when the search field has the focus
• You can now press enter or return to list the files in a folder when the path field is in focus
• Removed the progress bar while listing files
Bug fixes
• Sorting by date now sorts correctly
• Fixed a bug which caused some users to get type 3 errors on launch
• Contextual Manus now appear correctly when holding the control key and clicking. They also appear correctly when right clicking with a double button mouse
• Fixed a bug that made the Explorer window disabled when moving, copying, emptying the trash, and duplicating files or folders.
• Fixed a bug with the next tip button in the tips window
• Fixed a bug which didn't allow you to paste a file or folder if Macintosh Explorer was pointing to a file
• Fixed a bug with the black line appearing incorrectly while resizing the file lists
• Fixed a bug with dropping files into the delete unused files list
Version 1.6 (09/03/00)
New Features
• Favorites now come from the favorites folder (adding to the favorites creates an alias of that file in the favorites)
• Links are now stored in a menu item under Bookmarks->Links
• You can now use contextual menus for the Links
• Added Tooltips for buttons in main window (Can be disabled in preferences)
• You can now search by name, maccreator, mactype, and you can find invisible files
• Macintosh Explorer can be used to delete unused invisible files including invisible icon files
• You can now set the comments for files and folders
• You can now view extended finder flags for files
• Macintosh Explorer will now show version info in the info dialog for files
• Macintosh Explorer will automatically reload the hard drives when a drive is inserted or removed
Improvements
• The find field is now visible when the links are hidden
• The name of the favorite is now stored in the Bookmarks menu instead of the whole path
• Macintosh Explorer's main font is now Verdana
• Improved background tiles (They will load faster and require less memory)
• Finding a file will now only display invisible files if the Hide Invisible files checkbox is deselected in the preferences
• Finding a file will now show aliases in italics and invisible files in bold and with the proper icon(If hide invisible files is disabled in the preferences)
• Saving a file using the notepad will now save the actual file and not create a new file
• If listing files is taking to long you can press COMMAND-. to immediately stop the files from being listed
Bug Fixes
• Fixed a bug which caused some users to get type 1, 2 or 3 errors when launching Macintosh Explorer
• Fixed a bug with the delete unused files function (it wouldn't find all unused files)
• Fixed a bug with the Go Up Directory button
• Fixed some minor memory leaks
• Fixed a bug which could accidentally make a file or folder invisible
• Fixed a bug which could cause Macintosh Explorer to load the files on your hard drive twice on launch resulting in a longer launch time.
• Many minor bug fixes
Version 1.5 (08/12/00)
New Features
• The 30 day trial period has been reset for everyone
• Preferences option to view picture files as you browse
• New feature to easily change multiple file's creator/type, visibility, and lock status
• Contextual menu to stuff and unstuff files
• Preferences option to hide/show the links bar on open
• Disclosure Triangle in Explorer window that allows you to hide/show the links bar
• When the find field is in focus you can use the return key to initiate the search instead of clicking the find button
• When the path field is in focus you can use the return key to open the file/folder that the path field is pointing too.
• If you enter a url in the pathfield and press the open button (or hit return) your default browser will open and will go to the specified web site
• The new iMac colours have been added to the colour preferences
• A Beginners Mode button has been added to the preferences window
Improvements
• Macintosh Explorer wont re-list the files and folders if they are already listed for the selected folder
• Delete unused files feature is now much more accurate when Finding unused files
• The back up feature now has an option to stuff the folder that the files are moved too (This requires the stuffit engine to be installed)
• Major Speed Improvements
• Resizing the file lists in the Explorer window is no longer done live.
• Updated Manual and read me
Bug Fixes
• Fixed a bug with the Open With Dialog
• If single click browsing is enabled double clicking now works properly
• If a file is under 1K the size in bytes will be shown
• Many Bug Fixes
Version 1.2.1(06/27/00)
New features
• If show icons is disabled in the preferences Macintosh Explorer will now use a set of icons that match the creator
• In the delete unused files function there is now an option to chose either files/folders with no creator or files/folder which take up no space
• Macintosh Explorer will no longer allow you to make a hard drive, your system folder, or the Finder invisible
• For this version option-clicking on a file/folder will not hide Macintosh Explorer
Bug Fixes
This version fixes many bugs that caused a type 3 error specifically when searching for files/folders. It is now much more stable and faster. Speed has been improved in the launch time, window redrawing, background tiles, listing the files/folders and more. A bug that froze Macintosh Explorer while selecting multiple favorites from the favorites list and deleting them has also been fixed.
Version 1.2(06/25/00)
New Features:
• Major Speed Improvements
• Macintosh Explorer can now delete unused files/folders
• Macintosh Explorer can now backup files/folders
• You can easily rename files/folders by selecting the file and clicking its name at the bottom of the Explorer window
• New icons for buttons in Explorer window
• Some interface changes including the default font changed to Geneva
• You can store up to 18 links
• Preferences are now stored in the Preferences Folder
Bug Fixes:
• Fixed a bug with background tiles
• Background images will now load faster and require less memory
• Many Minor Bug Changes
Version 1.1.1 (06/10/00)
New Features
• Greatly Improved speed
• Added an Open in Finder contextual menu item and menu item
• You can now hide or show the info for files/folders at the bottom of the main window
• Some interface changes
Bug Fixes
• Fixed a bug with Macintosh Explorer quitting when clicking on a link with no file specified to it
• Fixed many minor bugs
Version 1.0 (06/03/00)
New Features
• Applications from favorites list are now stored in a list in the open with dialog
• You can now select multiple files to open as picture
• Many Speed Improvements
• Updated Balloon Help
Bug Fixes
• Fixed a bug with the size in the bottom info
• Fixed a bug with the color preferences
• Fixed some small bugs with reading the preferences
• Fixed a bug with the paste button
• Fixed some minor bugs
Version 1.0b5 (05/20/00)
New Features
• You can now have up to 15 links
• You can now use the cut, copy and paste files/folders method with multiple files/folders
• Speed improvements
• Improved favorites organizer (see Bookmarks->Show Favorites)
• All windows will be the same color as the Explorer window
Bug Fixes
• Fixed a small bug with resizing columns
• Fixed a bug with displaying the size of a file or folder in the bottom info of the main window
• Fixed a bug with showing the info window
• Fixed a bug with showing the delete window
• Bug in colour preferences
• Minor bugs introduced in version 1.0b4
Version 1.0b4 (05/13/00)
New Features
• Hierarchical folder list
• Links at top of Explorer window are now customizable
• Macintosh Explorer will now show the modified date, the number of items in folders, the size of files, and the file's creator in the folder list (Modification Date can be changed to Creation Date in the preferences)
• Columns are resizable
• Invisible files/folders are displayed in bold
• You can now delete multiple files/folders
• Option to display files/folders on single click
• If calculate folder size is not selected there will be a button in the main window to calculate it
• Pressing the right arrow in the left listbox will do the same function as double clicking
• Pressing the home button on your keyboard in any of the file lists will deselect all selected items and move to the top of the list
• Pressing the page down button on your keyboard in any of the file lists will deselect all selected items and move to the bottom of the list
Interface Enhancements
• Much more appearance savvy
• You can pick any color as the background color
• Some small corrections
Bug Fixes
• Showing the info window not working properly
• Reloading not working correctly
• System beep when pressing the small black arrow by the file's icon
• File path displayed wrong path
• New Folder window will not close if a folder already has the specified name
• If pointing too a file, a new folder will be created in the parent directory
Version 1.0b3 (04/29/00)
New Features
• Show/Hide Invisible files/folders
• Multiple selecting, moving, copying of files/folders
• Small Find File Function in Main Window
• Much Faster loading of files/folder
• Favorites are stored in a bookmarks menu item as well as the old favorites list
• Shows Comment in Info Window
• Reveal in Finder menu item
• Icon at bottom of main window opens file/folder in Finder
• Command-Clicking on open button will open a URL from the path field
• Contextual Menus for files/folders
• Command-Clicking on reload, reloads volume list
• Remembers Window Positions
• Took away agreement window
• Updated balloon help
Interface Enhancements
• Normal background color is now a light Grey
• New style Buttons in Explorer Window
• New Button Icons
• Progress bar shows how many of the files are listed while listing
• A button's function is displayed at the bottom of the window
• New splash screen
Bug Fixes:
• Fixed a bug that when clicking on a folder alias the folder was opened in the Finder
• Fixed a bug with saving preferences
• Fixed a bug which didn't allow dropping files into left listbox
• Fixed bug with reloading
• Fixed a bug which made the movie player in the preview window bigger than the window
• Many Minor Bug Fixes
Version 1.0b2 (04/08/00)
• Alias problem fixed (copying, moving, deleting, etc.. will perform that action on the alias and NOT on the original)
• Aliases in file list are shown in italic
• Faster Loading of files/folders
• Gives time back to CPU when listing files/folders
• You do not have to wait for all the files/folders to load before you can do anything
• Ability Change Fonts
• Contextual Menus to help browsing
• Skin Support
• Option to protect invisible files
• Option-clicking on folders will hide Mac Explorer and Open the folder
• Command-Clicking an item in favorites will close favorites
• Updated Balloon Help
• Updated Manual
• Apply Button doesn't close preferences
• White squares around icons on the Explorer window fixed
