FileXaminer Changelog

What's new in FileXaminer 2.8

Aug 23, 2012
  • Lion Support
  • Cleaner User Interface
  • Under the hood changes:
  • Grand Central Dispatch now used through out application
  • Updated to use IconFamily v0.9.4
  • Hot Key functionality improved
  • Quick Look support
  • Better support for Path Finder file manager

New in FileXaminer 2.7.1 (Aug 19, 2010)

  • Fixed crasher when file owned by _unknown user
  • Version reporting is now more robust

New in FileXaminer 2.7 (Nov 16, 2009)

  • Upgrade path for competing apps.
  • Enhanced Hot Key Support
  • Configurable hot keys
  • Enable/Disable individual hot keys
  • Size calculation is now more robust
  • Interface tweaks
  • Services Updates:
  • FileXamine
  • Batch FileXame
  • Copy Path
  • Image Buddy
  • Users and Groups drop downs no longer show users/groups that begin with underscore. These are apple groups.
  • To use services via menu or Finder context menu, you must activate them in the Keyboard system preference pane.
  • Click Keyboard
  • Click Hot Keys
  • Select "Services" in left hand list
  • Scroll down until you see "Batch FileXamine" item
  • Check the ones you want activated
  • Finder context menu and Services menu will now contain items
  • If you wish to see Apple users/groups, perform the following terminal command defaults write com.gideonsoftworks.filexaminer "FeX_SHOW_APPLE_U&G"
  • We've noticed FileXaminers competitors have been dropping like flies. Most are dead, others are MIA with no planned updates. We'd like to offer users of these products the opportunity to upgrade to FileXaminer. If you'd like to take advantage of this go ahead and use the web store to purchase the FileXaminer Competitive upgrade product.

New in FileXaminer 2.6.5 (May 11, 2009)

  • Minor bug fixes.

New in FileXaminer 2.6.4 (May 6, 2008)

  • Leopard Specific
  • Fixed Crash on PPC Leopard Macs