BlueHarvest 5.5

"A nice little program that saves me a lot of tedious cleaning up, and saves my windows-using colleagues a lot of confusion"

The easiest way to keep your disks and file servers clean of Mac “dust”. BlueHarvest automatically removes DS_Store and ._ AppleDouble files (resource forks) from your USB keys, SD cards and file servers, etc. BlueHarvest removes these items as they’re created so you’ll always be “dust” free.

Need to clean a disk, folder or archive immediately? No problem, simply control-click the disk or folder in the Finder and select “Clean using BlueHarvest” to clean it imediately. BlueHarvest features a very simple user interface and is fully configurable.

While BlueHarvest is very easy to use, it isn’t a toy, so be sure to read the How To and FAQs (above) before installing. Using BlueHarvest may result in some strange behaviours or you may find some Mac features inaccessible.

BlueHarvest is available with language support for Chinese, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish.

Latest News

v5.5 requires 10.7 Lion or later.

Version 5.5.3 (17-Jun-2013)

• Now runs under OS X 10.9 Mavericks.

Version 5.5.1/2 (23-May-2013)

• Now packaged as an app.
• Added blacklist function for deleting arbitrary files.
• Optional menu bar icon.
• Sparkle is now used for in-place updates.
• Localizations for Chinese, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish.
• Fixed a bug where a disk may not be cleaned if its name included certain character strings.
• Fixed link to purchasing URL.

Note when updating: You do NOT need to uninstall your earlier version of BlueHarvest when updating. The new version will remove the old one.

BlueHarvest v5 is a free upgrade for all registered v4 users. Simply re-enter your serial number if requested.

Links & Reviews

BlueHarvest on MacUpdate, iusethis.com, Versiontracker
Play nice with non-Mac volumes – MacWorld
Put a stop to pesky hidden files with BlueHarvest – The Unofficial Apple Weblog
Clear folder view problems by removing DS_Store files – MacFixIt
Avoid creation of those pesky ._ and .ds_store files – MacOSXHints
Dealing with Resource Forks and .DS_Store Files on non-Mac Volumes – Low End Mac

WARRANTIES AND DISCLAIMER

Read the BlueHarvest end user license agreement.