Chipmunk for Mac

User Reviews

• excellent. highly recommended. use it daily

  BeringeiApril 29, 2013

  Pros

  one of my favourite programmes. reliably identifies duplicates

  Cons

  seems to build up a cache and ignore some duplicates after multiple searches.

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• Doesn't load

  MattDuffyAugust 2, 2011

  Pros

  I loved this program back when it worked.

  Cons

  Doesn't work at all. When you double-click the application, it immediately quits "unexpectedly." After doing this a few times, you start to wonder why it's still unexpected.

  Summary

  Used to be awesome. Now it doesn't load.<br /><br /><span class='notifyMsg'> Updated </span>on Aug 2, 2011<p/>PS - I have an Early 2008 iMac running OS X 10.5.8

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• Good little program for cleaning up your drive space.

  wolaneJuly 25, 2011

  Pros

  I love the way it organizes duplicates in two categories -- inside and outside the folder or drive you choose. This makes it really easy to consolidate all your backups in one place, and get rid of extra copies you don't need.

  Cons

  It did take me a couple of minutes to figure it out -- but as soon as I did -- I was sold.

  Summary

  A great program -- does one thing really well!

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• Works as expected, overpriced

  mstellyJanuary 18, 2010

  Pros

  Visual folder mapping, easy to use, fast

  Cons

  understanding exactly what gets deleted is a bit confusing. needed to reread doc 3 or 4 times to finally get it. Nag message on unregistered version which increases delay per each use may be clever but bad for business.

  Summary

  Chipmunk is handy tool. Once you understand what files are slated for removal relative to the selected folder, it becomes quite easy to delete without regret. However, it is a utility with only one function. It does not warrant a $25 price tag. The cost combined with nag message has this tool slated for removal from my hard drive.

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• I can't download this software -- URl non existent!

  ppsphilJanuary 25, 2009

  Pros

  I love the "publisher's description" BUT I can't even get the thing to try it out!!

  Cons

  I want to try it, but you swon't let me!

  Summary

  PLEASE FIX YOUR "DOWNLOAD" PROBLEMS SO I CAN AT LEAST TRY THIS THING!

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• Very useful utility, excellent support

  sonicraftSeptember 6, 2008

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  This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />As the description says, it finds duplicates and gives you a logical way to remove them. For those of us with large libraries of samples and loops, it's a great way to keep your space needs down. With sample libraries, it's a little tricky because an "instrument" will look in a specific place for the samples it needs. If more than one instrument need to access the same sample, it just takes more planning and organization to keep that alll straight. It might not be worth the space regained. At some point, I had suggested that when removing duplicates, an alias to the remaining original could be an option. The developer explained why this might be a dodgy thing to implement. I like the basic way it works, once I got the hang of it. I have been going through various volumes and tidying up. I haven't had any problems with Chipmunk.

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• Chipmunk caused system crash

  RathcoreMay 7, 2008

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  This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />Tried to run chipmunk. First time system crashed . Had to power down to fix. Still some major probs to be fixed Machine Name: iMac Machine Model: PowerMac6,3 CPU Type: PowerPC G4 (3.3) Number Of CPUs: 1 CPU Speed: 1.25 GHz L2 Cache (per CPU): 256 KB Memory: 1 GB Bus Speed: 167 MHz Boot ROM Version: 4.7.8f1

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• Very nice, and fast!

  scottghApril 12, 2008

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  This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />For years I have looked for the prefect duplicate finder for the Mac and I have tried many. All of them struggled to find the right metaphor for displaying and handling duplicates in an intuitive way. I don't think Chipmunk has it "perfect", but it is the best I've seen. Once you understand what "inside" and "outside" duplicates are it is very quick to scan through your files and move dups to the trash. It took about 2 hours to scan a nearly full 500Gb FireWire drive where I had backed up several drives more than once. I highly recommend this little app.

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• Very nice, and fast!

  scottghApril 12, 2008

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  This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />For years I have looked for the prefect duplicate finder for the Mac and I have tried many. All of them struggled to find the right metaphor for displaying and handling duplicates in an intuitive way. I don't think Chipmunk has it "perfect", but it is the best I've seen. Once you understand what "inside" and "outside" duplicates are it is very quick to scan through your files and move dups to the trash. It took about 2 hours to scan a nearly full 500Gb FireWire drive where I had backed up several drives more than once. I highly recommend this little app.

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