Tidy Up! is a file utility that can search, display and delete the duplicate files from your hard drive.
The application does the same job as
dupeGuru, but it has pluses that include more advanced options, speed and stability. Unlike dupeGuru, Tidy Up! provides most of its functionality from the user interface, thus the GUI (Graphical User Interface) is more loaded. However, you get quicker access to some of the functions.
The interface allows you to quickly select drives or directories that would be scanned for duplicate files. It also provides you a list of attributes and files/packages options that you must check in order to find the duplicate files. The common attributes list gives you the possibility to use options like: file name, modification date, creation date; while the files/packages options allows you to use options like: item type, extension, item's creator, total item's size, or content of Files Options. The files and packages list also provides an option which, when selected, can find zero-length files.
The speed and the stability of the application are quite good, even if you use lots of options with large quantities of data. I have tested this application using all the mounted drives, and the Local Area Network drives. The result was very good, and the application didn't get stuck.
Pluses: it provides you the possibility to clean-up duplicate files from your drives ; it's very configurable; is stable and fast.
Drawbacks / flaws: In conclusion: if you would like an application which can clean-up your duplicate files, then Tidy Up! is a strong option.
version reviewed: 1.2.8
Tidy Up! Publisher's Description
TidyUp! is the next generation version of our duplicate finder and disk tidiness utility. (Replaces Doublet Scan.) Now TidyUp! is a Universal Binary program that runs "native" on the new Intel Macs.
With Tidy Up! you can search for duplicate files and packages; by the owner application, content, type, creator, extension, time modified, time created, name, label, visibility and delays. You can also search by the tag, duration and bit installments of MP3 and AAC sound files, search the contents of the iPhoto, iTunes, iPod databases and Mail mailboxes, and synchronize deletions with iPhoto, Mail and iTunes.
Tidy Up! allows you to search for duplicate folders; by name, date modified, date created, label visibility, empty folders, their contents and more.
Tidy Up! is fast, from 20% to 50% faster than the already fast Doublet Scan. With its multitasking capability, you can do more searches at a time and take advantage of the latest Macintosh computers and operating systems.
Tidy Up! has a security system that assures you will keep at least one file of the duplicate group on your disk, the ability to undo copied and moved items and the ability to restore trashed items as long as the trash is not emptied, even after a restart of the computer.
Tidy Up! comes with a list of tasks with which you can do some common searches and for a customized strategy, it offer Strategy Wizard. Based on your choices it creates the appropriate criteria with which to search for duplicates and a new "Smart Basket" that will contain the items to be removed.
Tidy Up! offers a full-size preview of the most commonly used files such as: audio, media, text, pdf, graphics, fonts and more...
One of the most interesting features of Tidy Up! is the capability to separate, for quick and easy organization, found items using custom criteria via "Smart Baskets".
Of course Tidy Up! allows you to trash, move, burn and export into html files all found items.
Tidy Up! is fully customizable and allows you to create your preferred workspace.
System Requirements Mac OS X 10.3.9 and later
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