Dragster for Mac

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  JonsiFebruary 14, 2007

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  This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />Very nice application, Works perfectly. No problems at all. Automounts remote volumes etc.

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• Disappointed...

  soundsgoodtomeNovember 9, 2006

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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.

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