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Carbon Copy Cloner 3.0b5
Carbon Copy Cloner - Easy-to-use backup/cloning utility more>>
Carbon Copy Cloner is considered the most cost-effective, easy-to-use backup solution available for Mac OS X.
Supported configurations:
- Local (i.e., not over a network connection), HFS+ formatted partition or hard drive.
- Mounted disk image. Cloning to a disk image will (obviously), not yield a bootable volume unless you use CCC to restore the image to a physical partition or disk.
- Firewire disks including iPods
- CCC will not backup directly to CDs or DVD-R discs, though you can backup to an appropriately sized disk image, then burn the image to disc with Toast or Disk Copy.
- Any machine that supports Mac OS X (officially).
Apple Startup Disk 9.2.1
Startup 9.2.1 repairs problems that may occur when Mac OS 9.1 and Mac OS X are on the same partition and a version earlier than Startup 9.2 has been used more>> <<less
FWB Hard Disk ToolKit Updater 4.5.2
FWB Hard Disk ToolKit 4.5.2 Updater addresses a number of problems, adds features, and has many additional devices supported more>> FWB Hard Disk ToolKit 4.5.2 Updater addresses a number of problems, adds features, and has many additional devices supported.
FWB Hard Disk ToolKit 4.5 or later.
CompactHD 1.0
Free Yahoo! HD information widget for your Mac more>> Free Yahoo! HD information widget for your Mac
Compact HD is a free Yahoo! widget that will let you monitor how much disk space youve used on any hard disk on your system. You can change the colors to whatever you like.
Duplicate the Widget and run the copies to monitor more disks.
System requirements:
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Enhancements
- Initial Release
Alias Disk 1.1
Keep removable disks on your hard drive as aliases. more>>
Alias Disk allows you to keep removable disks locally on your hard disk in the form of aliases to every file on that disk in the correct folder heirarchy.
escape Pod 1.0.1
escape Pod - Retrieve a list of audio files stored in hidden folders more>>
It also allows you to copy the files from the iPod to another disk or the internal hard disk using Internet Explorer.
Hard Disk SpeedTools Updater 3.6
Hard Disk SpeedTools 3.6 Updater adds the following: Utility Additions: Added Intechs Disk Defrag Classic utility (requires Mac OS 9.1 - Mac OS 9.2.2) HDST Changes: Can create multiple DOS volumes more>> Hard Disk SpeedTools 3.6 Updater adds the following:
Utility Additions:
- Added Intechs Disk Defrag Classic utility (requires Mac OS 9.1 - Mac OS 9.2.2)
- Can create multiple DOS volumes (up to 9)
- Added support for creating DOS volumes over 64 GB
- Added ATA 100 support
- Improved extended capacity ATA drive speeds on large transfers (over 128KB)
- Added warning when launching HDST in Classic mode under MacOS X
- When disconnecting a firewire removable disk which never had a cartridge mounted, the "Please reconnect..." message will no longer appear
- Fixed selecting USB zip drive with no media if you have a firewire drive attached
- Improved mounting support for drives with mulitple DOS volumes
- When booting from a firewire drive with multiple volumes and custom icons for each volume, all volumes will now auto-mount correctly
- Added bar graph mode.
- Added option to increase extended test transfer sizes.
Hard Disk SpeedTools 3.x.
SpaceControl 1.1.0
SpaceControl is known as a user-friendly tool which shows the free space available on your startup disk and warns you when the free space goes below the chosen limit. more>>
SpaceControl 1.1.0 is known as a user-friendly tool which shows the free space available on your startup disk and warns you when the free space goes below the chosen limit. The warning can also be sent by e-mail.
Major Features:
- SpaceControl also have support to warn the user for other Volumes then the start up disk.
- SpaceControl is designed to be simple.
- Download the application, unpack the file and drag the application (the one with the hard disk icon) to your Applications folder.
- Launch SpaceControl.
- A text will appear in your menu bar showing how much free space there are available on your startup disk.
- Click on the menu item and submenus will apere, showing information about all disks or volumes mounted on your desktop.
- If you want SpaceControl to start everytime you log o to your Mac you can choose that option in the Preference window.
- You can also make some choises about how you want the menu item to appear.

OmniDiskSweeper 1.7
A Mac OS X utility for quickly finding and deleting big, useless files and thus making space on your hard disks more>>
A Mac OS X utility for quickly finding and deleting big, useless files and thus making space on your hard disks. OmniDiskSweeper makes this easy by highlighting the biggest files on your disks, and by noting which files are used by the system, so you don?t accidentally delete important files.

iPurge Safari Caches 1.2.1
iPurge Safari Caches is an application to remove Hard Disk/private/var/ - Safari caches. more>>
iPurge Safari Caches 1.2.1 is an application to remove Hard Disk/private/var/ - Safari caches.
- /Library/Caches/com.apple.Safari/Cache.db.
- /Library/Caches/Adobe/Flash Player/AssetCache
- /Library/Preferences/Macromedia/Flash Player/macromedia.com
- /Library/Preferences/Macromedia/Flash Player/#SharedObjects
- /Library/Caches/QuickTime/downloads
iPurge Safari Caches Login: Deletes the same caches and you can set it as a login script in your System Preferences > Accounts > Login Items pane. Select the script you prefer to use.

Portable AbiWord 2.4.4r2.9
Portable AbiWord is a tool to process AbiWord words. more>>
- Drag Portable AbiWord folder to your portable device, USB thumb drive, iPod, portable hard drive, memory card, other portable device (also to your internal hard disk) as long as it has 36 MB of free space.
- Clicking on Portable AbiWord will open AbiWord from your portable device, wait a while before AbiWord start.
- If a local copy of AbiWord is running an alert window allow you to quit it.
Using your data - You can copy your user preferences folder to Portable AbiWord when "Copy preferences" window ask you. So, if you wish to use your bookmarks, history, preferences you already have on your system, just click "Yes" when prompt.
Support Forum - Post questions, tips, suggestions, clues, help, bugs to
Enhancements:
- AbiWord updated to 2.4.4.
Requirements:
- Mac OS X 10.3 or later.
Roxio DirectCD 1.0.4
You know how easy it is to save files to your hard disk or floppy disk. Now, Adaptec introduces DirectCD, the software that makes your CD recorder as easy to use as a disk drive more>>
Roxio DirectCD 1.0.4 is an application for storing files to your hard disk or floppy disk. Now, Adaptec introduces DirectCD, the software that makes your CD recorder as easy to use as a disk drive. You can drag and drop files, rename files, delete files, and create new directories right on your CD-R disc. You can even save files directly from your word processing software, spreadsheet, or other application directly to CD-R.
Unhide utilities 1.0
Unhide utilities - File visibility applications more>>
Unhide Desktop Folder
This tool allows you to make the Desktop Folder visible in the network again if youve installed OS 9.1 or 9.2, which has made it invisible on the network. Just drop your volumes onto this tool and their Desktop Folders will re-appear when seen as mounted AppleShare volumes.
Additional feature: You can also have the folder renamed so that it appears like any other folder in the root dir of your hard disk. The items will then, of course, disappear from your desktop area, but you can always move them back there again (for this feature, hold down the Option key when dropping a volume onto this tool).
Change File Visibility
This tool allows you to make any hidden file or folder visible, or hide them again. This is very handy to get rid of all the OS X files and folders that come pre-installed on your Macs nowadays: Simple drop your hard disk icon onto this tool, and you will see all items on the root of your disk. Change the checkboxes for all hideen items such as dev, bin, etc to make them visible, then use the Finder to move them all to the Trash.
APS PowerTools Updater 6.4.4
APS PowerTools 6.4.4 Updater adds the following: Added Japanese language support Added product support for PocketDrive U&I (USB 2.0 & 1394a 2nd Generation) Hard Disk and CD-RW drives Added new more>> APS PowerTools 6.4.4 Updater adds the following:
- Added Japanese language support
- Added product support for PocketDrive U&I (USB 2.0 & 1394a 2nd Generation) Hard Disk and CD-RW drives
- Added new firmware v1.32 (Oct 23, 2001) update for FireWire, Oxford 911 bridge products
- This new firmware fixes a problem with waking up from sleep under Mac OS X
- Fixed USB support for Mac OS 8.6. Previous versions, 6.4.1, 6.4.2, and 6.4.3 did not include required files for installation under Mac OS 8.6 (USB 1.2) and earlier. An additional file, "APS USB Support 8.6" is now included and installed on systems running Mac OS 8.6. Macintoshes running Mac OS 9.0 or later, this file is not installed
- PowerBooks and newer G4 systems will now sleep properly with USB device attached. Previously, the system would not go to sleep completely if a USB drive is connected and running Silverlining Pro 6.4.3 (LaCie USB Support) or below. NOTE: The screen would dim but the processor is still active
- Made password protected volumes more compatible with "open firmware". Previously, a Mac may "hang" during startup when the startup "open firmware" was scanning a disk with a password protected volume
APS PowerTools 6.0 or later.
