Path Finder - replacement for Finder

CoolBlade · 18th May 2006, 2:53 PM

Anyone used this app before? http://www.cocoatech.com/

I started trialing it today and so far so good. I'm going to give it a go until the shareware/demo runs out and then I'll consider buying it, but so far I'm fairly impressed.
It's not perfect though and may not be worth the $USD35.

Anything's better then OS X's buggy finder though, the amount of times I bash my powerbook when it hangs due to clicking on a movie file or other file...

Anyone else here use this thing before?

ernie · 18th May 2006, 3:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Cool_Blade

Anyone used this app before? http://www.cocoatech.com/

Anything's better then OS X's buggy finder though, the amount of times I bash my powerbook when it hangs due to clicking on a movie file or other file...

Anyone else here use this thing before?

You should get your Powerbook looked at, I have never experienced the hangs you mentioned! Perhaps a databackup and full reinstall is required.

CoolBlade · 19th May 2006, 11:39 AM

Really? Well I have a new mac mini that is just as bad with finder. I think cause I deal with all types of files and probably doing too much at the same time that is causing the problems....

Plus mounting samba/ftp shares, boy is that a pain when something goes wrong.

Anyhow I'm liking this PathFinder app, it has a few nice ideas.

jboles · 19th May 2006, 8:29 PM

I gave this a try a while ago, the UI inconsistencies were pretty annoying, but for power users it definitely showed a lot of promise. I gave up on it quickly, the performance on my 867mhz PB G4 (with 4200rpm hdd) was just horrible. Will give it another go on my MBP soonish

oli · 21st May 2006, 1:05 AM

I've been using it in place of Finder for a few weeks now after it was recommended here (I think) by someone else.

No complaints really, it runs nicely now since I got a RAM upgrade in my old iBook and it's a lot more powerful than Finder. I haven't really had any problems with it, the Application launcher thing is useful too.

18th May 2006, 2:53 PM	#1
CoolBlade Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Brisbane Posts: 152	Path Finder - replacement for Finder Anyone used this app before? http://www.cocoatech.com/ I started trialing it today and so far so good. I'm going to give it a go until the shareware/demo runs out and then I'll consider buying it, but so far I'm fairly impressed. It's not perfect though and may not be worth the $USD35. Anything's better then OS X's buggy finder though, the amount of times I bash my powerbook when it hangs due to clicking on a movie file or other file... Anyone else here use this thing before? __________________ coolest LAN party in australia -= LanSmash =-

19th May 2006, 11:39 AM	#3
CoolBlade Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Brisbane Posts: 152	Really? Well I have a new mac mini that is just as bad with finder. I think cause I deal with all types of files and probably doing too much at the same time that is causing the problems.... Plus mounting samba/ftp shares, boy is that a pain when something goes wrong. Anyhow I'm liking this PathFinder app, it has a few nice ideas. __________________ coolest LAN party in australia -= LanSmash =-

19th May 2006, 8:29 PM	#4
jboles Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Sydney NSW / Seattle USA Posts: 2,412	I gave this a try a while ago, the UI inconsistencies were pretty annoying, but for power users it definitely showed a lot of promise. I gave up on it quickly, the performance on my 867mhz PB G4 (with 4200rpm hdd) was just horrible. Will give it another go on my MBP soonish __________________ Main: MBP 15" - Core i5 2.4 - 8GB - 512GB Crucial m4 SSD Server: E6600 - 4GB - 4.32TB - ATI 4350 HDMI Folding for team 24

21st May 2006, 1:05 AM	#5
oli Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Internet Posts: 7,188	I've been using it in place of Finder for a few weeks now after it was recommended here (I think) by someone else. No complaints really, it runs nicely now since I got a RAM upgrade in my old iBook and it's a lot more powerful than Finder. I haven't really had any problems with it, the Application launcher thing is useful too.