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Tidy Up Changelog

What's new in Tidy Up 5.4.8

Jul 12, 2022
  • Bug fixes.

New in Tidy Up 5.4.7 (May 2, 2022)

  • Bug fixes.

New in Tidy Up 5.4.5 (Nov 19, 2021)

  • Added the compatibility to the new macOS Monterey.
  • Bug fixes.

New in Tidy Up 5.4.4 (Aug 23, 2021)

  • Bug fixes.

New in Tidy Up 5.4.3 (Jun 22, 2021)

  • Bug fixes.

New in Tidy Up 5.4.2 (May 3, 2021)

  • Bug fixes.

New in Tidy Up 5.4.1 (Mar 12, 2021)

  • Bug fixes.

New in Tidy Up 5.4.0 (Nov 22, 2020)

  • Added the full compatibility with macOS Big Sur (version 11.0).
  • Bug fixes.

New in Tidy Up 5.3.9 (Oct 20, 2020)

  • Bug fixes.

New in Tidy Up 5.3.8 (Aug 25, 2020)

  • Bug fixes.

New in Tidy Up 5.3.7 (Jul 9, 2020)

  • Bug fixes:
  • This version is free for the registered users of the version 5.x and it is recommended to all the users.

New in Tidy Up 5.3.6 (Apr 27, 2020)

  • Bug fixes:
  • This version is free for the registered users of the version 5.x and it is recommended to all the users.

New in Tidy Up 5.3.5 (Mar 18, 2020)

  • Bug fixes.

New in Tidy Up 5.3.4 (Feb 16, 2020)

  • Bug fixes.

New in Tidy Up 5.3.3 (Jan 16, 2020)

  • Bug fixes.

New in Tidy Up 5.3.2 (Jan 15, 2020)

  • Added some small improvements.
  • Bug fixes.

New in Tidy Up 5.3.0 (Oct 17, 2019)

  • Added the compatibility to macOS Catalina (10.15).
  • Bug fixes.

New in Tidy Up 5.2.3 (Oct 1, 2019)

  • This version is free for the registered users of the version 5.x and it is recommended to all the users.

New in Tidy Up 5.2.2 (Aug 21, 2019)

  • Bug fixes.

New in Tidy Up 5.2.1 (Jul 25, 2019)

  • Bug Fixes:
  • This version is free for the registered users of the version 5.x and it is recommended to all the users.

New in Tidy Up 5.1.2 (May 23, 2019)

  • Bug fixes.

New in Tidy Up 5.1.1 (Mar 8, 2019)

  • Bug fixes.

New in Tidy Up 5.1.0 (Jan 25, 2019)

  • Added the support for the .flac audio files. Now it's possible to search and manage those files by tag (song name, artist, etc.).
  • Some improvements.
  • Bug fixes.

New in Tidy Up 5.0.12 (Dec 16, 2018)

  • This version is free for the registered users of the version 5.x and it is recommended to all the users.

New in Tidy Up 5.0.11 (Nov 20, 2018)

  • Bug fixes

New in Tidy Up 5.0.10 (Oct 14, 2018)

  • Bug fixes

New in Tidy Up 5.0.8 Build 32 (Aug 27, 2018)

  • Bug fixes.

New in Tidy Up 5.0.7 Build 28 (Jul 28, 2018)

  • Bug fixes.

New in Tidy Up 5.0.6 Build 26 (Jun 23, 2018)

  • Bug fixes.

New in Tidy Up 5.0.5 Build 19 (May 8, 2018)

  • Restored the export to HTML.
  • Others improvements.
  • Bug fixes.

New in Tidy Up 5.0.4 Build 17 (Apr 17, 2018)

  • Restored the drag and drop of the result list.
  • Restored the switch icon size feature of result list.
  • Small improvements.
  • Bug fixes.

New in Tidy Up 5.0.3 Build 15 (Mar 9, 2018)

  • Bug fixes.
  • Small improvements.

New in Tidy Up 5.0.2 Build 11 (Feb 14, 2018)

  • Bug fixes.

New in Tidy Up 5.0.1 Build 8 (Feb 6, 2018)

  • Bug fixes.

New in Tidy Up 5.0 Build 5 (Jan 31, 2018)

  • Tidy Up 5 is completely re-engineered, modern, efficient and totally customizable. Below are just a few of the major new features.
  • Supports Lightroom: it is now possible to search and collect duplicates directly in the Lightroom library.
  • Multiple libraries support: capability to search in the supported apps (Lightroom, Photos, iTunes, Mail, Aperture and iPhoto) by comparing multiple libraries of the same app with multiple libraries of different apps of the same kind (for example 2 Photos libraries and 3 Lightroom libraries).
  • Added the support to hard links: search for hard links or exclude them from the search and replace the found items with hard links.
  • Search for unique items gains strength: it’s now possible to use multiple criteria to search for unique items (items that have no duplicates).
  • Possibility to handle the found items at the administrator level: just allow the installation of the privileged tool and do the cleaning job. This is particularly useful to clean up old Time Machine backups.
  • New, completely redesigned interface, easy to use and powerful.
  • Tidy Up 5 organizes the result separating the found items by file kinds, (music, images, PDFs, folders, etc.). It's completely customizable and allows you to add more file kinds at your choice. The new organization is based on the tab separation and each tab has its settings, such as smart boxes, separation by searched sources, view by grid or list etc.

New in Tidy Up 4.1.23 Build 105 (Oct 2, 2017)

  • Added Full support to macOS High Sierra.
  • Bug fixes.

New in Tidy Up 4.1.22 Build 100 (Jul 10, 2017)

  • Bug fixes.

New in Tidy Up 4.1.21 Build 99 (May 13, 2017)

  • Bug fixes.

New in Tidy Up 4.1.20 Build 96 (Mar 16, 2017)

  • Bug fixes.

New in Tidy Up 4.1.19 Build 92 (Feb 10, 2017)

  • Bug fixes - This version is free for the registered users of the version 4.x and it is recommended to all the users.

New in Tidy Up 4.1.18 Build 89 (Nov 22, 2016)

  • Bug fixes.
  • This version is free for the registered users of the version 4.x and it is recommended to all the users.

New in Tidy Up 4.1.16 Build 82 (Sep 22, 2016)

  • Added full compatibility with macOS Sierra (macOS 10.12)
  • Bug fixes.

New in Tidy Up 4.1.15 Build 78 (Aug 12, 2016)

  • Bug fixes.

New in Tidy Up 4.1.14 Build 76 (Jul 7, 2016)

  • Bug fixes.

New in Tidy Up 4.1.13 Build 74 (Jun 7, 2016)

  • Bug fixes.

New in Tidy Up 4.1.12 Build 71 (May 3, 2016)

  • Bug fixes.

New in Tidy Up 4.1.11 Build 68 (Apr 12, 2016)

  • Bug fixes.

New in Tidy Up 4.1.10 Build 66 (Mar 10, 2016)

  • Improved the Russian localization.
  • Bug fixes.
  • This version is free for the registered users of the version 4.x and it is recommended to all the users.

New in Tidy Up 4.1.9 Build 59 (Jan 11, 2016)

  • Bug fixes.

New in Tidy Up 4.1.8 Build 55 (Nov 25, 2015)

  • Bug fixes.

New in Tidy Up 4.1.7 Build 53 (Nov 10, 2015)

  • Added the Chinese localization.
  • Bug fixes.

New in Tidy Up 4.1.6 Build 49 (Nov 9, 2015)

  • Fixed a bug which sometimes prevented Tidy Up from removing files in El Capitan.

New in Tidy Up 4.1.5 Build 48 (Oct 4, 2015)

  • Added full support to OS X 10.11 El Capitan.

New in Tidy Up 4.1.4 Build 46 (Sep 27, 2015)

  • Bug fixes

New in Tidy Up 4.1.2 Build 38 (Jul 21, 2015)

  • Bug fixes.

New in Tidy Up 4.0.5 Build 21 (Mar 9, 2015)

  • Bug fixes.

New in Tidy Up 4.0.3 Build 14 (Jan 16, 2015)

  • Fixed some bugs that did crash the application.
  • Fixed other bugs.

New in Tidy Up 4.0.1 Build 7 (Nov 27, 2014)

  • Fixed a bug that sometimes crashed the app when the items were trashed.
  • Fixed a bug that sometimes crashed the app when the result window was shown.
  • Fixed other minor bugs.

New in Tidy Up 4.0.0 Build 3 (Nov 11, 2014)

  • New user interface, Yosemite-style.
  • Search engine completely rewritten using the latest OS X technologies.
  • Finally 64-bit compliant.
  • New view by duplicate group.
  • New Quick "Autocheck" feature.
  • New Smart Search methods.
  • New rewritten user manual.
  • and many more

New in Tidy Up 3.0.10 (Dec 9, 2013)

  • Include bug fixes that sometimes did crash the application.
  • Other minor bug fixes and enhancements.

New in Tidy Up 3.0.9 (Oct 30, 2013)

  • Added full compatibility with 10.9 (Mavericks).
  • Include bug fixes that sometimes did crash the application.
  • Other minor bug fixes and enhancements.

New in Tidy Up 3.0.8 (Sep 6, 2013)

  • Include bug fixes that sometimes did crash the application.
  • Other minor bug fixes and enhancements.

New in Tidy Up 3.0.7 (Jun 13, 2013)

  • Include bug fixes that sometimes did crash the application.
  • Other minor bug fixes and enhancements.

New in Tidy Up 3.0.6 (Mar 28, 2013)

  • Include bug fixes that sometimes did crash the application.
  • Other minor bug fixes and enhancements.

New in Tidy Up 3.0.5 (Jan 11, 2013)

  • Include bug fixes that sometimes did crash the application.
  • Other minor bug fixes and enhancements.

New in Tidy Up 3.0.4 (Oct 26, 2012)

  • Include bug fixes that sometimes did crash the application.
  • Other minor bug fixes and enhancements.

New in Tidy Up 3.0.3 (Sep 27, 2012)

  • Added the possibility to check the activity logs within the application.
  • Added the Brazilian localization.
  • Fixed a bug that prevented to search in Mail on Mountain Lion.
  • Include bug fixes that improve the stability and performance on OS X 10.7 and Mountain Lion.

New in Tidy Up 3.0.2 (Jul 2, 2012)

  • Added some security alerts when trashing items.
  • Fixed some bugs.

New in Tidy Up 3.0.1 (May 16, 2012)

  • Added French translation.
  • Fixed some bugs.

New in Tidy Up 2.3.7 (Dec 14, 2011)

  • Numerous bug Fixes.

New in Tidy Up 2.3.6 (Oct 4, 2011)

  • Numerous bug Fixes.

New in Tidy Up 2.3.5 (Aug 12, 2011)

  • Fixed the search in Mail on Lion.
  • Many Lion enhancements, now it is fully compatible with Lion.
  • Fixed bug that sometimes crashed the application after removing the items.
  • Fixed bug that sometimes crashed the application when a sort of the found items was performed.
  • Fixed other bugs that in certain conditions crashed the application.
  • Fixed other little bugs.
  • Added the crash reporter.

New in Tidy Up 2.3.4 (May 26, 2011)

  • Added the possibility to select a check button of the items in the results list by using the space bar.
  • Numerous bug fixes.

New in Tidy Up 2.3.3 (Mar 23, 2011)

  • Improved the interface of the search panes of the Basic mode to present a more clean look.
  • Added the possibility to automatically report a list of the iTunes and iPhoto missing files.
  • Changed the criteria for some searches of iPhoto, Aperture and iTunes of the Basic, so that more files for those searches will be reported.
  • Fixed other minor bugs.

New in Tidy Up 2.3.2 (Feb 9, 2011)

  • Improved the search engine for duplicates.
  • Improved the search engine for the smart basket system.
  • Fixed a bug that in rare cases caused a crash when searching for iPhoto photos.
  • Fixed a bug that in rare cases caused a crash when a comparison for content was made.
  • Fixed a bug that prevented a search for file names which contain umlauts.
  • Fixed other little bugs.

New in Tidy Up 2.3.1 (Dec 8, 2010)

  • Added the possibility to quickly create 6 new smart baskets. The new option is accessible from the File menu and allows for the creation of the smart baskets using the selected folder and file as a filter. Fixed a bug that in very rare cases prevented the recognition of Aperture's projects.
  • Fixed other small bugs.

New in Tidy Up 2.3.0 (Nov 4, 2010)

  • Added full compatibility with iPhoto 11.
  • Added a check button column in the result list.
  • Fixed some incompatibilities with Aperture 3.1.
  • Numerous small improvements and bug fixes.

New in Tidy Up 2.2.6 (Sep 29, 2010)

  • Added the automatic installation of the new version when available.
  • Fixed some incompatibilities with iTunes 10.
  • Fixed bug that didn't interpret correctly that the items were removed from the disk.
  • Fixed other small bugs.

New in Tidy Up 2.2.5 (Aug 18, 2010)

  • Improved the search in iPhoto and Aperture, now it responds better to user actions.
  • Fixed bug that crashes the application when saving the result list.
  • Fixed bug that sometimes crashes the application when searching for AAC music files.
  • Fixed other little bugs.

New in Tidy Up 2.2.4 (Jul 10, 2010)

  • Added full compatibility with iTunes 9.2.
  • Fixed a bug that sometimes crashed the application during a search when using EXIF metadata as a criterion and the information was missing.
  • Fixed other little bugs.

New in Tidy Up 2.2.3 (Jun 4, 2010)

  • Added the possibility to search for empty song tags within all supported tag information.
  • Fixed a bug that sometimes causes a crash when gathering the information of Aperture images for exclusion from a search.
  • Fixed other little bugs.

New in Tidy Up 2.2.2 (May 12, 2010)

  • Fixed a bug that sometimes did not start a search of a startup disk with a name that contains slashes.
  • Fixed a bug that sometimes caused crashes when a strategy using the Strategy Wizard was created.
  • Fixed a bug that in certain circumstances failed to find all Mail e-mail messages.
  • Fixed a bug that prevented the deletion of the menu items added in the "Open With" contextual menu.
  • Fixed a bug that in rare cases did not find files when the excluding part of the name option was used as a criterion.
  • Made some minor improvements.
  • Fixed some cosmetic bugs.

New in Tidy Up 2.2.1 (Apr 15, 2010)

  • Improved the search for content within email messages of Mail, now it will find messages even if they differ by the number of spaces at the end of the message.
  • Fixed a compatibility bug with Aperture 3.
  • Fixed a bug that sometimes crashed the application during a search.
  • Fixed other small bugs.

New in Tidy Up 2.2.0 (Mar 5, 2010)

  • Added full compatibility with Aperture 3.
  • Fixed a bug that sometimes crashed the application during a search for MP3 files.
  • Made some cosmetic improvements.
  • Fixed other little bugs.

New in Tidy Up 2.1.4 (Jan 14, 2010)

  • Added the possibility to use the Finder's Smart Folder as a location within which to search.
  • Fixed other little bugs.

New in Tidy Up 2.1.3 (Dec 17, 2009)

  • Added the possibility to save a snapshot of the found items: This allows you to postpone the completion of the job without having to repeat the search.
  • Changed some of the icons in the results window.
  • Fixed other bugs.

New in Tidy Up 2.1.2 (Nov 23, 2009)

  • Added path information to the folders of the list to scan, it is visible only when the large icon is shown.
  • Fixed a bug that sometimes crashed the application when trashing items.
  • Updated and fixed some errors in the manual.
  • Added the complete manual in Italian.

New in Tidy Up 2.1.1 (Oct 15, 2009)

  • Improved the search for MP3 by tag.
  • Fixed a bug that sometimes crashed the application during a search.
  • Fixed various small bugs created during the process of programming compatibility with Snow Leopard.

New in Tidy Up 2.1.0 (Sep 17, 2009)

  • Added full compatibility with Snow Leopard.
  • Added full compatibility with iTunes 9.
  • Fixed other bugs.

New in Tidy Up 2.0.4 (Aug 19, 2009)

  • Added the possibility to burn automatically multiple discs if the size doesn't fit in one disk.
  • Added an alert before to close the result window.
  • Added the possibility to export the search criteria in a separate file, so that they can be shared.
  • Fixed bug that, in certain conditions, did not reports the right result when creating a smart basket using multiple locations as criterion.
  • Fixed other little bugs.

New in Tidy Up 2.0.2 (Jun 12, 2009)

  • Fixed a bug that sometimes crashed the application during a search when using EXIF metadata was a criterion.
  • Fixed a bug that sometimes crashed the application when the move action was chosen.
  • Fixed a bug that did not recognize, when available, a new release.
  • Made some cosmetic improvements.
  • Fixed other minor bugs.

New in Tidy Up 2.0.1 (May 7, 2009)

  • This is a maintenance release that fixes some bugs that crashed the application as well as various other minor bugs.

New in Tidy Up 2.0 (Apr 9, 2009)

  • The version 2 introduces about 50 new features.
  • Some of the new features are:
  • New search mode called Basic Mode, which includes more than 90 pre-defined search types.
  • New set of criteria that allows you to search for EXIF information.
  • The ability to exclude from a search any of the supported applications (iTunes, iPhoto, Aperture and Mail), this allows you to individualize the items not included in their databases.
  • New possibility to replace the moved and trashed items with an alias or symbolic link.
  • New EXIF criteria for creating smart baskets.
  • New criteria to individualize, when creating a smart basket, the items that belong to a particular album, playlist or mailboxes.
  • New information displayed when a found item is selected.
  • New user manual.
  • New interface and much more.

New in Tidy Up 1.4.10 (Feb 12, 2009)

  • Fixed certain incompatibilities with iPhoto 09.
  • Fixed a bug that, in a very rare instance, caused crashes during a search.
  • Fixed other bugs.

New in Tidy Up 1.4.9 (Jan 15, 2009)

  • Fixed a bug that sometimes caused crashes when a strategy using Strategy Wizard was created.
  • Fixed a bug that sometimes caused crashes when a search with the option "the name starts with" was chosen.
  • Fixed a bug that lengthened the search time and reported an empty result when a search for MP3 was chosen.
  • Fixed other little bugs.

New in Tidy Up 1.4.8 (Dec 4, 2008)

  • Added support for UTI (Uniform Type Identifier), now it is possible to choose an application (like Preview on OS X 10.5) in the Type or extension search criteria that uses UTI identifiers and Tidy Up! will convert them to the appropriate file type.
  • Fixed a bug that in certain cases crashed the application when exporting while using the html file option.
  • Fixed other bugs.

New in Tidy Up 1.4.7 (Nov 6, 2008)

  • Fixed some minor incompatibilities with the new version of iPhoto.
  • Fixed a bug that prevented a result when a search without separator combined with the "compare the names excluding the following expression" option was used.
  • Fixed other small bugs.

New in Tidy Up 1.4.6 (Oct 9, 2008)

  • Added the possibility to search for a missing song tag.
  • Fixed a bug that in certain cases crashed the application when a search used the Type criterion.
  • Fixed a bug that in a very rare instance crashed the application when trashing items.
  • Fixed other bugs.

New in Tidy Up 1.4.5 (Sep 11, 2008)

  • Added compatibility with iTunes 8.
  • Fixed a bug that, in very rare cases, crashed the application when a search for file kind was made.
  • Made some minor improvements.
  • Fixed other bugs.

New in Tidy Up 1.4.4 (Aug 6, 2008)

  • Added compatibility with iTunes 7.7.x.
  • Fixed some little bugs.

New in Tidy Up 1.4.3 (Jul 9, 2008)

  • Fixed a bug that in a very rare case crashed the application at start up.
  • Fixed a bug that in certain circumstances failed to find all Mail e-mail messages.
  • Fixed some cosmetic bugs.

New in Tidy Up 1.4.2 (Jun 7, 2008)

  • Fixed a bug that sometimes caused a crash after items were trashed.
  • Fixed a bug that did not move or trash images owned by iPhoto and sometimes caused a crash.
  • Fixed a bug that opened Aperture when the move or trash action was chosen regarding images owned by iPhoto.
  • Fixed other bugs.

New in Tidy Up 1.4.1 (May 17, 2008)

  • Added Quick Look (only for Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard).
  • Improved the search by content option, now it is 25% faster.
  • Fixed a bug that sometimes prevented the loading of all of Aperture's projects in the "Aperture Search & Mark" location item of the Applications Support option.

New in Tidy Up 1.4.0 (Apr 23, 2008)

  • Added support for Aperture, now it is possible to search in the Aperture library, and also in only specific projects, and assign a keyword to the chosen found items for fast identification and treatment in Aperture.
  • Fixed a bug in Strategy Wizard that sometimes prevented the creation of a strategy.
  • Fixed other minor bugs.

New in Tidy Up 1.3.5 (Apr 5, 2008)

  • Added Italian localization.
  • Fixed a bug that sometimes crashed the application when certain tags of AAC song files were managed.
  • Fixed a bug that sometimes caused a crash during the burn process.
  • Fixed a bug that prevented the deletion of the menu items added in the "Open With" contextual menu.
  • Fixed a bug that didn't restore certain trashed items when the "Restore Trashed" menu item was chosen.
  • Fixed other bugs.

New in Tidy Up 1.3.4 (Mar 7, 2008)

  • Improved compatibility with System 10.5.2.
  • Added compatibility with iPhoto 7.1.3.
  • Fixed a bug that in rare cases did not find files when the excluding part of the name option was used as a criterion.
  • Fixed a bug that sometimes crashed Tidy Up! when a strategy was created with Strategy Wizard.
  • Fixed other bugs.

New in Tidy Up 1.3.3 (Feb 2, 2008)

  • Added compatibility with iTunes 7.6.
  • Added three new filters for the creation of smart: to report items that do or do not end with numbers, to report the smallest- or largest-sized files for each duplicate group, and added the possibility to report or exclude more than one location in the location option.
  • Fixed some bugs related to the creation of smart baskets.
  • Fixed other bugs.

New in Tidy Up 1.3.2 (Jan 10, 2008)

  • Added a new filter in the Name criterion that allows you to exclude a part of the name of items before comparing them.
  • Fixed a bug that sometimes caused crashes during a search.
  • Fixed a bug that sometimes did not show correctly the icons of the items in the result window.
  • Fixed other bugs.

New in Tidy Up 1.3.1 (Dec 8, 2007)

  • Added the German localization.
  • Added a field to the All items found basket that shows the number of checked items.
  • Added the possibility to block the preview of items by size.
  • Fixed a bug that, with certain Mail configurations, did not search in the Mailboxes folder when the "Mail e-mails" option was checked.
  • Fixed a bug that, when trashing an image after a search in iPhoto, sometimes crashed the application.

New in Tidy Up 1.3.0 (Nov 3, 2007)

  • Added compatibilty with Mac OS 10.5. Now it is fully Leopard compatible.
  • Added the possibily to exclude from the scan, with one click, any items associated with the system.
  • Added some cosmetic enhancement, visible only with Leopard.
  • Fixed some little bugs.