FileBrowser2Pro is a file browser program with a couple of special features.
- It will show invisible items
- It has access to the invisible folders
- There is a list that tells how many items a folder includes
- It can make visible items invisible and vice versa
- It can move an item in the trash or delete it immediately
- It can read the datafork of the document in the text field, so it will be easily recognized
- It shows item's name, type, visibility, size and number of items inside the folder
- It shows created and modified date, the creator and the type, id number, the size of resource fork of the active item, and by clicking the icon folder size, it shows the items inside or datafork as text
Hint:
I have used it to peek at the network trash. Because it is an invisible folder it is very difficult to see inside. It may contain hundreds of folders, which of you don't know if they are empty or not. There you can find a document somebody has by mistake put in the trash.
Functions
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Activate the item by clicking the mouse or pushing an arrow key (up or down).
You can activate all; menu: Edit->Select All or Command-A
You can make the item invisible; menu Edit->Visible->Make Invisible,
or visible, menu Edit->Visible->Make Visible
You can copy the item to folder you choose; Edit->Move->Copy File or Folder to...
or move the item in the trash; Edit->Delete->Move to Trash
or delete it definitively; Edit->Delete->Delete Definitively
You will see the folder size and the items inside by clicking the big icon on the right side of the window
You can make a tab delimiter file of the folder which is in the open window by menu command Edit->Save Window as List…
You can make a tab delimiter file of all the programs and control panels by menu command Edit->Save Application List…
You can get the datafork of the document as text in the text field by clicking the big icon in the right side of the window
You can open the folder by double clicking the line in the list field or command-O short cut opens the active folder
You get the previous level by popup-menu upside the window or short cut command-R
Known incompatibilities
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FileBrowser2Pro cannot read a hard disk that is protected with Password Security Control Panel. If you try, FileBrowser2Pro will give you an error message and quit.
Work Around: Turn Password Security off and restart the computer.
Minimal system requirements:
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PowerPC and MacOS 8.5, 8.6 or 9.x.
Shareware
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This is a Shareware program. You can try it out 40 days for free. After that you are expected to pay as shareware fee 10 Dollars.
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Version history
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[v.0.6]
There is now a possibility to make a tab delimiter file of the folder which is in the open window. This file you can read to the spreadsheet or to the database program. There is also a possibility to make a tab delimiter file of all the programs and control panels. This file can also be read to the spreadsheet or to the database program.
Now you can save the information on the files in a certain folder and make a comparison between the information from some other time. You may find out if you have a multiple copy of the same program, you can see inside the invisible folders and look for illegally installed programs for instance in the network of your office or the school.
[v.0.5 (not public release)]
This upgrade was made for the power user. It is possible to open a folder in its own window by clicking the big folder icon when pressing down option and command keys. In new window
- you can delete all the selected files and folders by clicking path field in the bottom of the window while you pressing down option and command keys
- when this new window is closed, only the information of this folder will be updated in the main window
- this function is useful when you open the folder in which there are several hundreds of items in the main window; this could be the case in certain conditions for instance in the Network Trash Folder
[0.4]
Two bugs related to a calculation of the folder sizes fixed.
[0.3]
New Feature: You can now copy folders and everything inside them. Earlier there was only the possibility to copy files.
Used externals replaced.
A couple of small bugs fixed.
[0.24]
A small bug in the registration procedure fixed.
[0.23]
First public release.
Disclaimer
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Warning! This program is a very powerful tool. You should use it very carefully. When used wrong it will cause you a lot of damage. Don't use it if you don't know what you are doing!
This software is distributed 'as is': no warranties are made, either expressed or implied. Use this software entirely at your own risk.
