File Buddy 3.2 – Review

File Buddyâ„¢ 3.2

The first time I saw the name of this very handy utility, I was hooked! “File Buddy”. I keep hearing that song for a doll or something in my head: “My buddy, my buddy, my buddy and me!” (I need a vacation.)

File Buddy 3.2 does so many things, and does them well, that I am not sure where to even begin!

File Buddy is very fast at most of it’s functions. I was more than surprise at the speed, so on a Power Mac, it must fly! File Buddy is only 509K in size, so you’re looking at a four-minute download time with a 14.4 modem. Not a bad deal when you look at all the features you get! And File Buddy only needs 700k of memory to run, so if you have a small amount of memory to worry about, there is no need to adjust size from “get info.”.

Features:

First, File Buddy will let you scan not only your hard drive, but removable media as well. (Like a SyQuest or Zip drive).

Search for Duplicate files, empty folders, unused preference files, invisible file’s, alias that have lost their way home (unconnected), and more. It’s built in search criteria is much better than the finders! (i.e. “search for files over 100K with nothing in the Preference folder”)

After a search, you can do many thing thanks to the menu displayed in the report window. Find a unconnected alias? You can reconnect it to “momma”, or to a different program. Find a duplicate file? File Buddy lets you move it to the trash right now. Do you have a few empty folders with no resource fork? Move it to the desktop or the trash. Find a Read Me file that does not belong to a parent program on your disk? Print it right now!

File Buddy has more. It will let you update or rebuild your desktop. Create custom icons. Create an alias and place them automatically wherever you want, like the Apple menu or the launcher. File Buddy 3.2 supports Drag & Drop as well.

All these features, and more, make File Buddy a great download, and a good edition to anyone’s utility collection. And at $25.00, well worth it. I highly recommend this product. Download it today!