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Tidy Up! 3.0.6
Tidy Up! tidies your Mac
Tidy Up! 3.0.6

New in v3.0.6:
(2013-03-28)

  • Includes bug fixes that sometimes did crash the application.
  • Other minor bug fixes and enhancements.

New in v3.0.5:
(2013-01-11)

  • Includes bug fixes that sometimes did crash the application.
  • Other minor bug fixes and enhancements.

New in v3.0.4:
(2012-10-26)

  • Includes bug fixes that sometimes did crash the application.
  • Other minor bug fixes and enhancements.

New in v3.0.3:
(2012-09-27)

  • Added the possibility to check the activity logs within the application.
  • Added the Brazilian localization.
  • Fixed a bug that prevented to search in Mail on Mountain Lion.
  • Include bug fixes that improve the stability and performance on OS X 10.7 and Mountain Lion.

New in v3.0.2:
(2012-07-01)

  • Added some security alerts when trashing items.
  • Fixed some bugs.

New in v3.0.1:
(2012-05-10)

  • French localization added. fr
  • Fixed some bugs.

New in v3.0:
(2012-04-30)

  • New version 3 is available - Easy to use as ever before! Some of the new features are:
  • New user interface.
  • Search for duplicate folders by content.
  • Search only in the preferred playlists and albums.
  • The priority option.
  • Compare only the representation data of the images.
  • Result showed as a grid or list.
  • New pre definite smart baskets which show the files by kind.
  • …and many more!

New in v2.3.8:
(2012-03-07)

  • Numerous bug fixes.

New in v2.3.7:
(2011-12-13)

  • Numerous bug fixes.

New in v2.3.6:
(2011-10-04)

  • Numerous bug fixes.

New in v2.3.5:
(2011-08-11)

  • Fixed the search in Mail on Lion.
  • Many Lion enhancements, now it is fully compatible with Lion.
  • Fixed bug that sometimes crashed the application after removing the items.
  • Fixed bug that sometimes crashed the application when a sort of the found items was performed.
  • Fixed other bugs that in certain conditions crashed the application.
  • Fixed other little bugs.
  • Added the crash reporter.

New in v2.3.4:
(2011-05-26)

  • Added the possibility to select a check button of the items in the results list by using the space bar.
  • Numerous bug fixes.

New in v2.3.3:
(2011-03-23)

  • Improved the interface of the search panes of the Basic mode to present a more clean look.
  • Added the possibility to automatically report a list of the iTunes and iPhoto missing files.
  • Changed the criteria for some searches of iPhoto, Aperture and iTunes of the Basic mode, so that more files for those searches will be reported.
  • Fixed other little bugs.

New in v2.3.2:
(2011-02-09)

  • Improved the search engine for duplicates.
  • Improved the search engine for the smart basket system.
  • Fixed a bug that in rare cases caused a crash when searching for iPhoto photos.
  • Fixed a bug that in rare cases caused a crash when a comparison for content was made.
  • Fixed a bug that prevented a search for file names which contain umlauts.
  • Fixed other little bugs.

New in v2.3.1:
(2010-12-08)

  • Added the possibility to quickly create 6 new smart baskets. The new option is accessible from the File menu and allows for the creation of the smart baskets using the selected folder and file as a filter.
  • Fixed a bug that in very rare cases prevented the recognition of Aperture's projects.
  • Fixed other small bugs.

New in v2.3.0:
(2010-11-04)

  • Added full compatibility with iPhoto 11.
  • Added a check button column in the result list.
  • Fixed some incompatibilities with Aperture 3.1.
  • Numerous small improvements and bug fixes.

New in v2.2.6:
(2010-09-29)

  • Added the automatic installation of the new version when available.
  • Fixed some incompatibilities with iTunes 10.
  • Fixed bug that didn't interpret correctly that the items were removed from the disk.
  • Fixed other small bugs.

New in v2.2.5:
(2010-08-18)

  • Improved the search in iPhoto and Aperture, now it responds better to user actions.
  • Fixed bug that crashes the application when saving the result list.
  • Fixed bug that sometimes crashes the application when searching for AAC music files.
  • Fixed other little bugs.

New in v2.2.4:
(2010-07-09)

  • Added full compatibility with iTunes 9.2.
  • Fixed a bug that sometimes crashed the application during a search when using EXIF metadata as a criterion and the information was missing.
  • Fixed other little bugs.

New in v2.2.3:
(2010-06-04)

  • Added the possibility to search for empty song tags within all supported tag information.
  • Fixed a bug that sometimes causes a crash when gathering the information of Aperture images for exclusion from a search.
  • Fixed other little bugs.

New in v2.2.2:
(2010-05-12)

  • Fixed a bug that sometimes did not start a search of a startup disk with a name that contains slashes.
  • Fixed a bug that sometimes caused crashes when a strategy using the Strategy Wizard was created.
  • Fixed a bug that in certain circumstances failed to find all Mail email messages.
  • Fixed a bug that prevented the deletion of the menu items added in the Open With contextual menu.
  • Fixed a bug that in rare cases did not find files when the excluding part of the name option was used as a criterion.
  • Made some minor improvements.
  • Fixed some cosmetic bugs.

New in v2.2.1:
(2010-04-15)

  • Improved the search for content within email messages, now it will find messages even if they differ by the number of spaces at the end of the message.
  • Fixed a compatibility bug with Aperture 3.
  • Fixed a bug that sometimes crashed the application during a search.
  • Fixed other little bugs.

New in v2.2.0:
(2010-03-04)

  • Added full compatibility with Aperture 3.
  • Fixed a bug that sometimes crashed the application during a search for MP3 files.
  • Made some cosmetics improvements.
  • Fixed other little bugs.

New in v2.1.4:
(2010-01-14)

  • Added the possibility to use the Finder's Smart Folder as a location within which to search.
  • Fixed other little bugs.

New in v2.1.3:
(2009-12-17)

  • Added the possibility to save a snapshot of the found items: This allows you to postpone the completion of the job without having to repeat the search.
  • Improved some of the icons in the results window.
  • Fixed other bugs.

New in v2.1.2:
(2009-11-23)

  • Added path information to the folders of the list to scan, it is visible only when the large icon is shown.
  • Fixed a bug that sometimes crashed the application when trashing items.
  • Updated and fixed some errors in the manual.
  • Added the complete manual in Italian.

New in v2.1.1:
(2009-10-15)

  • Improved the search for MP3 by tag.
  • Fixed a bug that sometimes crashed the application during a search.
  • Fixed various small bugs created during the process of programming compatiblity with Snow Leopard.

New in v2.1.0:
(2009-09-17)

  • Added full compatibility with Snow Leopard.
  • Added full compatibility with iTunes 9.
  • Fixed other bugs.

New in v2.0.4:
(2009-08-19)

  • Added the possibility to burn automatically multiple discs if the size doesn't fit in one disk.
  • Added an alert before to close the result window.
  • Added the possibility to export the criteria in a separate file, so that they can be shared.
  • Fixed bug that, in certain conditions, did not reports the right result when creating a smart basket using multiple locations as criterion.
  • Fixed other little bugs.

New in v2.0.3:
(2009-07-07)

  • Fixed a bug that sometimes crashed the application at start up.
  • Fixed a bug that in a very rare instance, caused crashes during a search.
  • Fixed some minor incompatibilities with iPhoto.
  • Fixed other little bugs

New in v2.0.2:
(2009-06-12)

  • Fixed a bug that crashed the application during a search when using EXIF metadata was a criterion.
  • Fixed a bug that sometimes crashed the application when the move action was chosen.
  • Fixed a bug that did not recognize, when available, a new release.
  • Made some cosmetics improvements.
  • Fixed other minor bugs.

New in v2.0.1:
(2009-05-07)

  • This is a maintenance release that fixes some bugs that crashed the application as well as various other minor bugs.

New in v2.00:
(2009-04-09)

The version 2 introduces about 50 new features. Some of the new features are:
  • New search mode called Basic Mode, which includes more than 90 pre-defined search types.
  • New set of criteria that allows you to search for EXIF information.
  • The ability to exclude from a search any of the supported applications (iTunes, iPhoto, Aperture and Mail), this allows you to individualize the items not included in their databases.
  • New possibility to replace the moved and trashed items with an alias or symbolic link.
  • New EXIF criteria for creating smart baskets.
  • New criteria to individualize, when creating a smart basket, the items that belong to a particular album, playlist or mailboxes.
  • New information displayed when a found item is selected.
  • New user manual.
  • New interface and much more.

New in v1.4.10:
(2009-02-12)

  • Fixed the incompatibilities with iPhoto 09.
  • Fixed a bug that, in very rare instance, caused crashes during a search.
  • Fixed other bugs.

New in v1.4.9:
(2009-01-15)

  • Fixed a bug that sometimes caused crashes when a strategy using Strategy Wizard was created.
  • Fixed a bug that sometimes caused crashes when a search with the option the name starts with... was chosen.
  • Fixed a bug that lengthened the search time and reported an empty result when a search for MP3 was chosen.
  • Fixed other little bugs.

New in v1.4.8:
(2008-12-04)

  • Added support for UTI (Uniform Type Identifier), now it is possible to choose an application (like Preview on OS X 10.5) in the Type or extension search criteria that uses UTI identifiers and Tidy Up! will convert them to the appropriate file type.
  • Fixed a bug that in certain cases crashed the application when exporting while using the html file option.
  • Fixed other bugs.

New in v1.4.7:
(2008-11-06)

  • Fixed some minor incompatibilities with the new version of iPhoto.
  • Fixed a bug that prevented a result when a search without separator combined with the compare the names excluding the following expression option was used.
  • Fixed other small bugs.

New in v1.4.6:
(2008-10-09)

  • Added the possibility to search for a missing song tag.
  • Fixed a bug that in certain cases crashed the application when a search used the Type criterion.
  • Fixed a bug that in a very rare instance crashed the application when trashing items.
  • Fixed other bugs.

New in v1.4.5:
(2008-09-11)

  • Added compatibility with iTunes 8.
  • Fixed a bug that, in very rare cases, crashed the application when a search for file Kind was made.
  • Made some minor improvements.
  • Fixed other bugs.

New in v1.4.4:
(2008-08-06)

  • Added compatibility with iTunes 7.7.
  • Fixed some little bugs.

New in v1.4.3:
(2008-07-09)

  • Fixed a bug that in a very rare case crashed the application at start up.
  • Fixed a bug that in certain circumstances failed to find all Mail e-mail messages.
  • Fixed some cosmetic bugs.

New in v1.4.2:
(2008-06-06)

  • Fixed a bug that sometimes caused a crash after items were trashed.
  • Fixed a bug that did not move or trash images owned by iPhoto and sometimes caused a crash.
  • Fixed a bug that opened Aperture when the move or trash action was chosen regarding images owned by iPhoto.
  • Fixed other bugs.

New in v1.4.1:
(2008-05-16)

  • Added Quick Look (only for Leopard).
  • Improved the search by content option, now it is 25% faster.
  • Fixed a bug that sometimes prevented the loading of all of Aperture's projects in the »Aperture Search & Mark« location item of the Applications Support option.

New in v1.4.0:
(2008-04-23)

  • Added support for Aperture, now it is possible to search in the Aperture library, and also in only specific projects, and assign a keyword to the chosen found items for fast identification and treatment in Aperture.
  • Fixed a bug in Strategy Wizard that sometimes prevented the creation of a strategy.
  • Fixed other minor bugs.

New in v1.3.5:
(2008-04-04)

  • Added Italian localization.
  • Fixed a bug that sometimes crashed the application when certain tags of AAC song files were managed.
  • Fixed a bug that sometimes caused a crash during the burn process.
  • Fixed a bug that prevented the deletion of the menu items added in the Open With contextual menu.
  • Fixed a bug that didn't restore certain trashed items when the Restore Trashed menu item was chosen.
  • Fixed other bugs.

New in v1.3.4:
(2008-03-07)

  • Improved compatibility with System 10.5.2.
  • Added compatibility with iPhoto 7.1.3.
  • Fixed a bug that in rare cases did not find files when the excluding part of the name option was used as a criterion.
  • Fixed a bug that sometimes crashed Tidy Up! when a strategy was created with Strategy Wizard.
  • Fixed other bugs.

New in v1.3.3:
(2008-02-01)

  • Added compatibility with iTunes 7.6.
  • Added three new filters for the creation of smart baskets:
    * to report items that do or do not end with numbers,
    * to report the smallest- or largest-sized files for each duplicate group,
    * and added the possibility to report or exclude more than one location in the location option.
  • Fixed some bugs related to the creation of smart baskets.
  • Fixed other bugs.

New in v1.3.2:
(2008-01-10)

  • Added a new filter in the Name criterion that allows you to exclude a part of the name of items before comparing them.
  • Fixed a bug that sometimes caused crashes during a search.
  • Fixed a bug that sometimes did not show correctly the icons of the items in the result window.
  • Fixed other bugs.

New in v1.3.1:
(2007-12-07)

  • Added the German localization.
  • Added a field to the All items found basket that shows the number of checked items.
  • Added the possibility to block the preview of items by size.
  • Fixed a bug that, with certain Mail configurations, did not search in the Mailboxes folder when the Mail e-mails option was checked.
  • Fixed a bug that, when trashing an image after a search in iPhoto, sometimes crashed the application.

New in v1.3.0:
(2007-11-02)

  • Added compatibilty with Mac OS 10.5. Now it is fully Leopard compatible.
  • Added the possibily to exclude from the scan, with one click, any items associated with the system.
  • Added some cosmetic enhancement, visible only with Leopard.
  • Fixed some little bugs.

New in v1.2.11:
(2007-10-05)

  • Fixed a bug that sometimes caused a crash during a search.
  • Fixed a bug that did not allow the creation of a smart basket with a file size greater than 904MB.
  • Removed the Internet menu and added those menu items to the Tidy Up! menu.
  • Made minor performance optimizations of the search engine.
  • Fixed other minor bugs.

New in v1.2.10:
(2007-09-07)

  • Added compatibility with iPhoto 7 (iLife 08).
  • Fixed a bug that sometimes caused a crash when attempting to burn a CD or DVD.
  • Fixed some cosmetic bugs.
  • Fixed other bugs.

New in v1.2.9:
(2007-08-03)

  • Added a new filter, in the miscellaneous pane of the search window, which reports folders that contain only empty folders.
  • Fixed a bug that sometimes did not report on empty folders after a trash or move action.
  • Fixed a bug that sometimes crashed the application when the Strategy Wizard was chosen.
  • Fixed other minor bugs.

New in v1.2.8:
(2007-07-03)

  • Added the possibility to report empty folders, those which contain only empty folders included, when a move or trash action was chosen.
  • Added compatibility with iTunes 7.3.
  • Fixed a bug that sometimes caused a crash during the execution of the trashing action.
  • Fixed some memory problems.
  • Fixed other bugs.

New in v1.2.7:
(2007-06-01)

  • Fixed a bug that sometimes caused a crash at start up.
  • Fixed a bug that caused a crash when a search in certain iPods was made.
  • Fixed a bug that, after the recent changes, did not find iPhoto images when the size criterion was used.
  • Added the display of the label color as in Finder.
  • Added some other little improvements.

New in v1.2.6:
(2007-05-02)

  • Added the possibility to assign Finder labels to the found items.
  • Fixed a bug that sometimes caused an unexpected end of the move to trash execution when an error was encountered.
  • Fixed a bug that sometimes caused a crash when the bit rate column was exported.
  • Fixed other bugs.

New in v1.2.5:
(2007-04-06)

  • Added the missing user's manual to help search for duplicates: How to Get Started.
  • Changed the manner of comparing the content of Mail messages to now exclude the xml part reserved for the Mail program. This reports duplicates if the e-mail messages are the same but the xml parts are not.
  • Fixed the incompatibles with iTunes 7.1.x.
  • Fixed a bug that sometimes caused crashes during a search.
  • Fixed a bug that sometimes did not report all items when creating a smart basket using the location option.

New in v1.2.4:
(2007-03-02)

  • Added a new system that allows the data entered in the Type and Extension criteria to be managed as a type of file.
  • Fixed a bug that sometimes failed to create a smart basket when using the Strategy Wizard.
  • Fixed other bugs.

New in v1.2.3:
(2007-02-08)

  • Fixed a bug that did not report the correct items when a kind is not option was chosen.
  • Fixed a bug that did not report any items when the location option was chosen during the creation of a smart basket.
  • Fixed the nth bug that crashed the application when certain AAC files where read.

New in v1.2.2:
(2007-01-11)

  • Added the possibility to search for songs with zero length time.
  • Fixed a bug that sometimes crashed the application when certain AAC song files were managed.
  • Fixed a bug that sometimes crashed the application when the move option was used.
  • Fixed other bugs.

New in v1.2.1:
(2006-12-08)

  • Added Japanese localization.
  • Fixed a bug that sometimes crashed the application when starting a search.
  • Fixed a bug that did not read properly certain AAC audio files' tag.
  • Fixed a bug that did not read correctly certain MP3 audio files' genre tag.
  • Fixed bugs that did not display correctly strings in two-byte languages.
  • Fixed other bugs.

New in v1.2.0:
(2006-11-09)

  • Added the ability to automatically check for updates.
  • Numerous changes of the graphical interface.
  • Numerous performance improvements.
  • Fixed other bugs.

New in v1.1.10:
(2006-10-11)

  • Added the ability to search the iTunes and iPhoto databases that use a multiple library approach.
  • Improved some interface functionality.
  • Fixed a bug that caused the state of the buttons of the criteria panes to not be updated.
  • Fixed a bug that sometimes crashed the application when a contextual menu was opened.
  • Fixed other bugs.

New in v1.1.9:
(2006-09-18)

  • Fixed all the incompatibles with iTunes 7.

New in v1.1.8:
(2006-09-12)

  • Added the ability to calculate folder sizes.
  • Fixed a bug that sometimes caused a crash when starting to trash items.
  • Fixed a bug that caused a crash on Intel machines when the time length of a song was zero.
  • Fixed other minor bugs.

New in v1.1.7:
(2006-08-11)

  • Fixed a bug that crashes the application when certain items were copied.
  • Fixed a bug that sometimes crashes the application when a search for duplicate iPhoto photos was performed.
  • Fixed a bug that caused to not restore certain trashed items when Restore Trashed menu item was chosen.
  • Minor improvements.
  • Fixed some cosmetic bugs.

New in v1.1.6:
(2006-07-11)

  • Added a new security tool that allows you to restore trashed items even after a restart of the computer as long as the trash has not been emptied.
  • Improved the undo algorithm.
  • Fixed other bugs.

New in v1.1.5:
(2006-06-22)

  • Found a workaround and fixed an issue that crashed the application at start up when the Unsanity Haxies are installed.
  • Fixed a bug that crashed the application in certain situations when a search for duplicate Mail messages was performed.

New in v1.1.4:
(2006-06-05)

  • Added a support to Mail (only Tiger versions), this means that now it's possible to search and synchronize any deletions with Mail.
  • Fixed a bug that caused, in certain situations, a report of double the number of items in a smart basket created via strategy wizard.
  • Fixed a bug that sometimes crashed the application when a folder was trashed.

New in v1.1.3:
(2006-05-16)

  • Fixed a bug that caused a crash when the Other menu item in the Stragey Wizard was chosen.
  • Added the possibility to add the dot-name folders as a location to search from the list to scan by invoking the contextual menu.
  • Other minor improvements.

New in v1.1.2:
(2006-05-01)

  • Added the conversion of types and extensions that are written in the criteria fields in the description of a readable file.
  • Discovered incompatibilies with Unsanity Haxies and SpeedDownloadEnhancer that caused Tidy Up! to crash at start up. Until the issues are resolved by the third party authors they must be disabled to run Tidy Up!.
  • Other minor improvements.
  • Fixed other little bugs.

New in v1.1.1:
(2006-04-05)

  • Added Strategy Wizard, a tool that allows you to create a strategy to apply. Based on your choices, the strategy includes criteria with which to search and criteria with which to create a smart basket, that will contain the items to be trashed.
  • Fixed a bug that sometimes crashed the application when a smart basket was created.

New in v1.1.0:
(2006-03-02)

  • Added support for iPhoto. Now it's possible to search and synchronize deletions with iPhoto, search for dead images and create a new album containing the found items.
  • Added a menu to the trash and move toolbar buttons that allows you to choose either the selected items or the contents of the basket.
  • More other little improvements.
  • Fixed minor issues.

New in v1.0.9:
(2006-02-03)

  • Universal binary for Intel-based Macs.
  • Added the capability to re-create the same directory structure of the source item at the destination location when the move, copy or burn actions are chosen.
  • Switched to its own routines for copying items to provide additional benefits including: the possibility to undo within Tidy Up!, preservation of the directory structure, faster response and more.
  • Overall improvement and better performance of the move, trash and burn actions.
  • Fixed all known bugs.

New in v1.0.8:
(2006-01-03)

  • Fixed bug that sometimes caused strange crashes.
  • Fixed bug that sometimes caused the incorrect localization of dates.
  • Fixed bug that in a certain situation caused the application to not recognize that it was registered.
  • Fixed other little bugs.

New in v1.0.7:
(2005-12-01)

  • Added a contextual menu to the list's items contained in a single location that allows a user to add a selected folder as a location to search.
  • Added the ability to select items for inclusion in a scan by selecting them within a rectangle using the Mac OS drag option.
  • Added a pulldown menu that allows the user to perform more actions on the list to scan.
  • Changed some details of the interface design in the search window.
  • Fixed a bug that caused a crash when reading the tags of certain AAC song files.
  • Fixed other little bugs.

New in v1.0.6:
(2005-10-24)

  • Added the capability to search for m4p and m4b audio files tags.
  • Added the capability to rename the moved items when an item with same name already exists in the destination.
  • Added the Reveal in Finder and Open menu items in the File menu, so now is possible to use the shortcuts.
  • Fixed bug that caused crashes when try to burn.
  • Fixed bug that caused an unexpected end of the move to trash execution when a permission error was encountered.
  • Fixed other little bugs.

New in v1.0.5:
(2005-09-19)

  • Fixed bug that sometimes caused crashes when certain shared volumes were loaded.
  • Fixed bug that sometimes caused crashes when more result windows were opened.
  • Fixed bug that caused crashes when the listed items were no longer in the same place, as the specified location.
  • Fixed other bugs.
  • Fixed some cosmetic bugs.

New in v1.0.4:
(2005-08-16)

  • Added the possibility to export the found list as a plain tabbed text document.
  • Added the possibility to write a log of the trashed and moved items.
  • Fixed a bug that sometimes caused crashes when the duration or the bit rate columns were exported.
  • Fixed other bugs.

New in v1.0.3:
(2005-07-19)

  • Added an undo function for the move and trash actions.
  • Added some cosmetic enhancements.
  • Improved the move algorithm.
  • Fixed a bug that sometimes din't stop a search when the stop button was pressed.
  • Fixed a bug that sometimes caused a strange crash.
  • Fixed other little bugs.

New in v1.0.2:
(2005-06-28)

  • Added French localization.
  • Added some cosmetic enhancements.
  • Fixed issue that sometimes caused crashes during a search with more than about 500,000 items to compare.
  • Fixed issue that returned a wrong result when a search with only the same type and the same extension options was chosen.
  • Fixed issue that sometimes caused crashes when a popup menu was open.
  • Fixed issue that caused the Dead Records window not to reconize that the application was registered.

New in v1.0.1:
(2005-06-15)

  • Fixed issue that caused a crash when the faster move to trash option was chosen.
  • Fixed issue that sometimes caused crashes when reading an AAC tag's information.
  • Fixed issue that sometimes returned a wrong result when search by content was chosen.
  • Fixed issue that caused the Continue button to remain dimmed if the size of the items to trash was zero.
  • Fixed issue that caused the Search window to not display when the About window was closed by the red close button.
  • Fixed other little issues.

New in v1.0.0:
(2005-05-31)

  • Initial release.

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New in v3.0.6:
  • Includes bug fixes that sometimes did crash the application.
  • Other minor bug fixes and enhancements.
New in v3.0.5:
  • Includes bug fixes that sometimes did crash the application.
  • Other minor bug fixes and enhancements.
New in v3.0.4:
  • Includes bug fixes that sometimes did crash the application.
  • Other minor bug fixes and enhancements.
System Require­ments:
Mac OS X 10.6.6 (Snow Leopard) or higher.