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DESCRIPTION
HDCleanUp is an easy-to-use application that does four basic functions:
  • Application Uninstall. Simply drop an application onto the window, and HDCleanUp shows you a best-guess of all the application’s related files. Move them to the Trash with a click of the mouse.
  • Orphaned Preferences Files. Ever download and try out an application only to quickly delete it? This function not only shows you a best-guess of orphaned preference files, but also of all the applications and their preferences files. This makes it easy to see what you can delete, and what to keep.
  • Crash and Log Files. Crash Files: an application crashes. It creates a crash log. The log is sometimes sent to Apple, or the application’s developer. Then the crash log remains in your crash log folder. Some crash logs are quite large. This window allows you to selectively remove crash logs. Log Files: many applications create a log file for various reasons. It crashes, and the log file might help the developers show how far the application got. Or it’s simply superfluous information, and you don’t need it. This window allows you to selectively remove these log files.
  • Duplicate Files. Do you really need 5 copies of your old documents? Probably not. Drop a folder onto the window and HDCleanUp shows you all the duplicate files within the folder.
  • Duplicate Applications. Suppose you download an application. Months later you download an updated release, however, you forget to delete the older release. When you double-click on the application's document, which application will open? Could be the older, could be the newer. This search helps you find duplicate applications and delete the older duplicate application.
  • Empty Folders. What good is a folder if it’s empty? Now you can track down those useless empty folders.
  • Empty Files. What good is a file if it’s empty? Now you can track down those useless empty files.
  • Validate Internet Files. This function finds which Internet files point to a valid web page, and which do not.
  • Orphaned Aliases. What good is an alias file if it’s lost its associated file? Time to send that orphaned alias to the Trash.
  • Cache Files. Cache files are used by applications to speed things up. However, somethings they become corrupted. Best to delete most or all the cache files occasionally.
  • ZIP Large Files. Have a lot of larger files on your hard disk? If you don’t need them, send them to the Trash. Might need them? Compress them first in ZIP format and then send them to the Trash.
  • List ZIP Contents. Have a lot of ZIP (compressed) files? Now you can easily find ZIP files and view the contents without extracting any files. Don’t need them? Move them to the Trash.
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WHAT'S NEW
Version 1.7:
  • QuickLook is now part of the search window
  • Added a search function to most tasks
  • New task: list contents of ZIP files. View (without unzipping) and delete unnecessary ZIP files
  • Log Files and Crash Logs search combined
  • Bug fixes.
REQUIREMENTS
Mac OS X 10.6 or later.

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Developer:Modesitt Software
Downloads:1,559
  - Version d/l:95
Utilities:File Management
License:Demo
Date:11 Mar 2010
Platform:PPC/Intel
Price:$10.00

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HDCleanUp User Reviews (4 posts)Write A Review
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Feb 27 2010

DICKC  The developer contacted me and immediately(!) added a preference for

searching either the main volume or all volumes (v 1.5). I tried it

and everything worked as advertized . I purchased the licence!  
(Version 1.5)

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Feb 26 2010

DICKC  I tried the Application Uninstall feature but it seems as though HDCleanUP was searching, and searching.. and never completing. This was with the DEMO. As with other comments, I cannot bring myself to part with $10 to purchase when I cannot fully try the app.  
(Version 1.4)

praisebury
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Feb 26 2010

IPHONEANDMACDEVELOPER  Version 1.5 allows you to select the volume(s) to search, so search time should be greatly reduced.  
(Version 1.5)

praisebury
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Jan 28 2010

ISHAN  What you can do is a time-limited on launch-limited demo.   
(Version 1.0.1)

praisebury
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Jan 28 2010

IPHONEANDMACDEVELOPER  I'll see what I can do.  
(Version 1.0.1)

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Feb 11 2010

IPHONEANDMACDEVELOPER  All Functions Now Work in DEMO Mode!   
(Version 1.2.2)

praisebury
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Jan 28 2010

ISHAN  Same comment as above. This is not a demo. Without the $10, there is no way to try out this product, a product which duplicates features found in half a dozen other shareware which DO allow you to "try before you buy." I suspect this is just a mistake from Modesit, and they'll fix it, but a little QA would be a nice touch...  
(Version 1.0)

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Jan 28 2010

IPHONEANDMACDEVELOPER  Just uploaded version 1.0.1 which has a demo mode.  
(Version 1.0)

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Jan 28 2010

LEGAL EAGLE  Version 1.0.1 still does not give the user an adequate demo of this software. It only permits one aspect of the software, (i.e. "Log Files"), to be tried out.   
(Version 1.0.1)

praisebury
+1
Jan 28 2010

IPHONEANDMACDEVELOPER  There becomes a point when the product does so much in the demo mode that the user decides there's no need to purchase it. Giving away a product and hoping the user will pay the amount requested is unrealistic. Currently there are screen shots and a movie at our web page that shows exactly how HDCleanUp works. Furthermore there is a money back guarantee in the event you don't find HDCleanUp useful. I'm not sure what else we can do.  
(Version 1.0.1)

praisebury
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Jan 28 2010

IPHONEANDMACDEVELOPER  Maybe something like that will work. I'll see if I can add it into v1.1. Thanks.  
(Version 1.0.1)

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