Showing posts with label Files. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Files. Show all posts

Tuesday, November 12, 2013

SysMate Replaces System Files Without Permission Errors

SysMate Replaces System Files Without Permission Errors

Windows: In most cases, you shouldn't fiddle with system files on your OS. However, sometimes you don't have a choice, and in those instances, SysMate can help make the process easier.

The app is impossibly simple to use. You point the first box to the file you want to replace and the second box to the new version. No mucking about with command lines or Emergency Repair Disks. It even makes a backup of the original so you can revert the changes if necessary. Again, this isn't something you should need to do very often, but when you do, this is a handy piece of software to have in your tool belt.

SysMate | via Ghacks


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Thursday, October 17, 2013

Punakea Adds Tagging to Your Files, Is Currently On Sale for $3.99

Punakea Adds Tagging to Your Files, Is Currently On Sale for $3.99

Mac: Spotlight is pretty great at finding files, but it's not perfect. To help you organize it all, Punakea is an app that adds the ability to tag files, and it's currently on sale for $3.99, 75% off its usual price.

We've mentioned Punakea before, and it's a pretty powerful tool for getting your files organized. The tagging feature that Punakea brings to the table will be available in Mavericks, but if you're itching to start using it now, then Punakea's worth a download. The sale lasts through Sunday.

Punakea ($3.99) | Mac App Store via AppyFridays

Saturday, October 12, 2013

Save Web Files Instantly Saves Online Files to the Cloud

Save Web Files Instantly Saves Online Files to the Cloud

Generally speaking, if you want to save a file from the internet to a service like Dropbox, Google Drive, or Skydrive, you have to download it to your computer first, then upload it into cloud storage. Save Web Files is a simple webapp that cuts out that middle step.

All you need to do is enter the URL of the file you want to download, and click the cloud storage service you're using. Save Web Files does the rest without downloading the file to your computer. This comes in handy when you're on a machine you can't download files to, or when you just don't want to waste the time downloading and then uploading a file.

Save Web Files | via Digital Inspiration


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Sunday, September 29, 2013

Saturday, August 24, 2013

Find and Replace Searches For, Replaces Text in Multiple Files at Once

Find and Replace Searches For, Replaces Text in Multiple Files at Once

Windows: Find and Replace searches multiple files on your system for a string of text and replaces it with whatever you choose. Think of it like the Find/Replace tool in your favorite text editor on steroids. The app is portable, supports regular expressions, case sensitive searching, and it's free.

If you're not interested in replacing text, you can just use "Find" to do a whole-system search for a string of text. For example, if you know you wrote a document about eucalyptus at some point but you have no idea where on your system it is or how deeply buried in the document your comments were, Find and Replace can find it—whether you're on your computer or a work machine where you may not be able to install something like a desktop search tool.

The app is also capable of finding and replacing multi-line text, recursing directories, and even sports command line options so you can include it in batch files or just run it from the command line. Hit the link below to download it, check out the source code, or see all of its features in action.

fnr.exe - Find and Replace Tool | Codeplex


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Thursday, July 18, 2013

Hide Specific Files from Spotlight Search with This File Extension

Hide Specific Files from Spotlight Search with This File Extension

Mac: Spotlight is a fantastic, quick way to search for files, but sometimes you might want to hide files from Spotlight search. OS X Daily shows off a simple way to hide files from Spotlight by just adding a suffix.

All you need to do is add ".noindex" to a file name. So, if you have the folder "Thorinshiddencache," you can change that to "Thorinshiddencache.noindex" and the folder (and everything in it) won't pop up in Spotlight. The folder will still be available and visible, but at least the results won't accidentally pop up in Spotlight when you're searching for something unrelated. If you do want to hide those private files even deeper, something like Obscurity will do the trick.

Force Spotlight to Ignore Folders & Files with a Naming Extension | OS X Daily