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Thu, 27 Nov 2008 New Mac system cleaner Sponge released

System clean and optimise tool for Mac OS X Leopard

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Dare to be Creative has released Sponge 1.0, a system clean and optimise tool for Mac OS X Leopard.

Sponge is the latest addition to Dare to be Creative's portfolio of Mac OS X utility applications, and combines three effective techniques to reclaim disk space in a single tool: removing applications, sweeping disk hogs and finding duplicates.

Sponge 1.0 offers the following:

Removing applications: Sponge tells users what applications are installed on their system, how much space these applications use, and where they are located. Once found, Sponge offers the option to remove applications safely from the system.

Sweeping disk hogs: To help users that are running out of disk space but do not know where to start cleaning up, Sponge will show which files and directories take up the most space. Sponge then allows users to delete those files and directories from the disk.

Finding duplicates: The third way in which Sponge helps users reclaim disk space is by finding and removing duplicate files on their disks. Sponge lists how much space the duplicate files occupy, and where they are located.

Sponge 1.0 requires Mac OS X Version 10.4 or higher and costs $19.95. A full 15-day trial mode version with all features active is available to download.

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needlegun said on Fri, 28 Nov 2008

I'd always be wary of version 1.0 of anything that claims to clean and optimize your system.

jufo said on Fri, 28 Nov 2008

Failed to list all my apps (ones shown while searching disappeared from the list when search was complete), failed to move selected app to trash, appeared to search again after this operation, crashed while searching for memory hogs when I clicked on the divider between file lists.... so it's now in the Trash itself.

deanbar said on Sat, 29 Nov 2008

@ jufo, thanks for your input, saved me trying it, agree with needlegun's comments. However, the article started off saying it was for Mac OS X Leopard, but in the last paragraph it says it requires OS X 10.4 or higher which is it I wonder, as I only have Tiger. I don't intend getting Leopard until late next year with a new iMac, so I'm interested in keeping an eye on this application.

Shane said on Mon, 01 Dec 2008

Just use free AppCleaner instead. Already works. Doesn't cost anything.

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