Drag and drop file transfer to email, servers, iDisk and local drives.
Dragster is an incredibly useful application that takes the drag out of file transfers. Just drag and drop files or folders on Dragster's icon in the Dock, and away they go. Dragster can send files via eMail, upload them to remote servers, copy them to your iDisk, or copy/move files anywhere on your local drives Dragster integrates unobtrusively into your Dock, making it instantly available when you need it, and completely out of your way when you don't. Best of all, Dragster lets you set up as many customizable "Shortcuts" as you like, taking the drudgery out repetitive file transfers to the same person or server. There's also a contextual menu component to Dragster, so you can right-click or control-click o file in any program, and instantly send that file to one of the shortcuts you've set up. It doesn't get any more convenient than that. And of course, Dragster fully supports Bonjour, making file transfers on your local network ridiculously easy. Dragster isn't simply an FTP client, it supports FTP, SFTP, SCP, SMB (Windows File Sharing), as well as AFP (AppleShare) for file transfers. Best of all, you don't even have to know what protocol to use: simply select "Best Available" and Dragster will figure it out for you. There's also no need to mount servers before uploading files, Dragster takes care of this for you. Despite Dragster's simple and elegant interface, it has an extremely advanced file transfer engine under the hood that optimizes upload speed, especially for repetitive file transfers to the same location. Dragster also features a full-blown file browser for remote servers, allowing you to navigate through file listings using the same intuitive interface regardless of what protocol you're using. Already using a program like Transmit, Fetch, or Interarchy for uploading files? No problem, Dragster is meant to complement programs like these, not replace them. Dragster offers you speed and convenience for quick file transfers that is unmatched.
This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />Very nice application, Works perfectly. No problems at all. Automounts remote volumes etc.
Disappointed...
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This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />I was very surprised to discover that although Dragster keeps a list of your destinations, it doesn't actually mount volumes that have been unmounted. I thought once I had "registered" a volume with Dragster (in my case, the desktop folder of one of my other Macs), it would simply call up that volume whenever needed -- remounting it, if necessary. But no.
Since it doesn't, with all due respect I'm not really convinced there's any real innovation, here. Sure, it puts all of your destinations in a list, but for me, the tedious part of file transfers is the actual mounting of the various volumes. (Even calling them up from the Recent Items list is a PITA.) I really expected Dragster to automate that process. But it doesn't.
So, since I have to mount each volume manually anyway, I might as well just drag my items over the volume's icons. Dragster simply isn't adding that much convenience, at least not for the way I work.
Two other small issues:
1. The default action is *moving* an item, rather than copying it. I wish I could change that in the preferences.
2. Although one can hold the Option key to copy an item when using the Dock method, there seems to be no way to initiate a copy when using the contextual menu method. (Or if it exists, it's well-hidden.)
Realizing that Dragster's a brand new app, I really hope the developers will work quickly to increase its functionality -- especially by making it mount volumes. (I know it's possible because Synchronize! Pro X does it.) That's when I'll pay for it. Because then -- and only then -- will Dragster truly be indispensable.