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PrefsOverload is a trial version utility designed for Mac users who need to manage and analyze application preferences efficiently. This software streamlines the process of viewing and editing preference files, which can be crucial for troubleshooting or optimizing application performance. With a user-friendly interface, it allows users to navigate through various preference files seamlessly, providing a clear overview of the settings for different applications.

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The tool is particularly beneficial for advanced users or system administrators who require precise control over application settings. PrefsOverload supports multiple file formats, ensuring compatibility with a wide range of applications. Its features include searching through preferences, exporting settings, and a built-in editor for making quick adjustments. Overall, it serves as a valuable resource for anyone looking to enhance their Mac's performance by managing preferences more effectively.

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Full Specifications

GENERAL
Release
Latest update
Version
5.3.1
OPERATING SYSTEMS
Platform
Mac
Operating System
  • Mac OS X
  • Mac OS X 10.1
  • Mac OS Classic
  • Mac OS X 10.2
Additional Requirements
PPCMac OS 7.6.1 - OS X 10.1.5 or higher
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Total Downloads
11,664
Downloads Last Week
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2.8/5

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Developer’s Description

By Angelo Scicolone
Detect unnecessary preference files and delete them.
PrefsOverload is a full-featured tool for managing the Preferences Folder, which contains your various ?Preference Files". Preference Files are those files in which applications store their settings and other information. After System 7, all these files have been enclosed in the "Preferences Folder". Preferences are important files, but sometimes they can turn out to be completely unnecessary. This can occur, for example, when their mother application doesn't exist--or no longer exists--on your computer. Over time the Preferences Folder will slowly grow and may become filled with files created by trashed demo applications, or applications used for a short time only or not used at all. The trouble is that all these unused or unusable files still continue to take up valuable disk space! Another problem is that sometimes an application may fail to start-up because it happens to have a Preference File that has become damaged, or "corrupted". In such a case you will need to delete this file, after which the application will create a fresh Preference File and will run as it did before the problem occurred. PrefsOverload was designed to resolve both problems. It can browse the Preferences Folder, allowing you to detect unnecessary preferences files, thanks to the information it gives you. Or it can display a list of probably unnecessary or damaged Preference Files, allowing you to delete them or to put them into the trash. Also PrefsOverload allows to search for specific Preference Files, by their type/creator or their creation/modification date and so on?

Main Features:

  • Runs on MacOS Classic and MacOS X
  • Accurate scanning, based on mother application, modification date and internal preferences database.
  • Not only displays if a file is possibly unnecessary, but also displays a rating on the side.
  • Finds damaged preference files
  • VERY fast scanning
  • Scans for non-standard Preferences folder, so you can scan Preferences folders of all operating systems on your computer (including MacOS X) and of all MacOS X users, logging in as root user.
  • Full PDF help included
  • Runs on PowerMacintosh and 68k machines
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