Free hfs software for mac

HELIOS Xtar - Ultimate UNIX batch HFS disk backup/clone utility for Mac OS X.
HFS stores meta data, e.g. Finder and Resource information on HFS within one file, but standard UNIX applications can only see the data part, the additional information (e.g. resource file, creation and backup date, file comments, type & creator, hidden flags, etc.) gets lost using standard UNIX-based tools, such as "cp", "cpio", "tar", "dump", "pax", "cat", "dd", etc.
This means that the copies will be incomplete and many files will just refuse to work. For example, booting will not work, previews from EPSF files are missing, applications will not detect their own files anymore, etc.
Enhancements:
- Now Universal Binary

MakeBundle is a small application designed to simplify the process of creating bundled applications, libraries, or plugins from the Metrowerks CodeWarrior programming environment.

Although CodeWarrior has the required support for creating bundles, MakeBundle improves upon the process.So what does MakeBundle do? It converts a single-file application to a bundled application with a simple drag & drop. Not only does this work for applications (.app), but it also works for CFM shared libraries (.cfm) and CFPlugins (.plugin).

The complete list of tasks that MakeBundle performs are as follows:Creates the folder hierarchy for a bundle.Extracts the plst resource into an Info.plist file.Extracts the executable from the datafork to the correct location in the bundle.Creates a PkgInfo file.

Extracts resources into localizable or non-localizable .rsrc files, or alternatively ignores resources that are not useful for bundles.Flattens resources into the datafork of their respective files. Bundles are completely flat and safe for non HFS file systems.Extracts icns icons into individual .icns files.

Optionally installs a custom icon onto the bundle folder for non-applications.Uses the plist to recognize the language of the application. This makes creating localized bundles extremely easy.

Here at Aladdin Systems, weve been using MakeBundle to produce bundled versions of our applications in a reliable, consistent manner. It has also made it easier to localize our software for MacOS X. Because this utility has been useful to us, were hoping it may be useful to the developer community. Best of all, its entirely free to use.

Palantir tries to guess the kind of file you drag and drop on it.
Since it doesnt use the name or the HFS attributes of the files to do its job, it is particularly useful to guess the type of a file which have not been correctly named or typed.
Palantir is in fact a graphical user interface to the file command line utility.

TechTool Deluxe is an exclusive version of TechTool Pro that is included with Apples AppleCare Protection Plan.
Enhancements:
- Mac OS X 10.4 full compatibility.
- Support for HFS+ case-sensitive volumes.
- Fixed a variety of minor operational and cosmetic bugs.

make_image works well, though this version doesnt offer any options; it only creates read-only HFS+ images.
make_image is a shell script that automates the process of creating a disk image.

XBurn is a scripting addition for Mac OS X that allow users to burn CDs and DVDs without having to use an application but directly from AppleScript.
Main features:
- Multiple burns
- Erasing medias
- Automatic selection of the best burning speed
- Various file systems : ISO / Joliet / HFS+
- Burn check
- Burn simulation
- Ejecting / Mounting a media after burning it.

hfspax is a simple replacement command line tool for the pax utility, which archives and restores from Mac OS X HFS+ volumes.
hfspax has complete support for resource forks and Finder info, unlike other tools.
Completly freeware for non-commercial use.
Enhancements:
- Major bug fix with failed resource and Finder info restores
- 10.1 compatibility
- various minor tweaks and more docs.