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Touvaly for Mac

Make pseudo copies of files, folders, and more.

$24.99
In English
Version 1.3.1
3.0
Based on 6 user rates

Touvaly overview

Touvaly is a novel app for making "pseudo" copies of files, folders, CDs and volumes, preserving folder structure. A pseudo copy of a file is an empty file with all the same attributes as the original file, such as creation date, modification date, type, creator, and name. You can use Touvaly to create virtual catalogs of large collections of files, and these catalogs will have a very small footprint compared to the original collection. You can search or browse the pseudo file catalogues by their "outer" file attributes, just as though they were the real files. Select the preference option to make pseudo files "openable" using Touvaly and when you double click them the actual file will be opened in the proper application.

Using the app is very easy:

Launch the app and the status window displays. Then simply drag a folder, CD or volume on top of the Touvaly application icon in the Finder or into the status window. Touvaly then prompts you to navigate to the destination of the pseudo copy (unless you set a destination in Preferences.) After you choose the destination Touvaly immediately begins to traverse the folder creating pseudo copies of all the files it finds inside it, preserving folder structure.

Preference options available:
  • Only copy plain folders. Only copy plain folders and do not copy files, packages, applications, etc.
  • Don't copy applications. Don't copy applications, but do copy files, folders and other packages (bundles, plugin's, frameworks, etc.)
  • Make pseudo files openable. Select this option to have Touvaly open the original file when you double click the pseudo file (or drop it on Touvaly.)
  • Copy resource fork. Preserve the resource fork of the file (useful for preserving custom icons.) Note that this will increase the size of the pseudo copy.
  • Size threshold. Touvaly will not create pseudo copies of files whose size in bytes is less than this value. A real copy of the file will be made instead. Set to 0 or leave blank to turn this feature off.
  • Copy Finder comments. Copy all file and folder comments.
  • Append original file size to the Finder comment. Append the original file size, in bytes, to the comment of the pseudo file.
  • Quit when done. Touvaly will quit itself automatically when the copy is complete.
  • Log to console. Touvaly will log entries to a console log file detailing its progress.
  • Verbose. Log more details than plain console logging.
  • Copy to. Set a default destination for the copy.

How to use: drag a folder, CD or volume on top of the Touvaly application icon in the Finder or the main window. Touvaly then prompts you to navigate to the destination of the pseudo copy. After you choose the destination Touvaly immediately begins to traverse the folder creating pseudo copies of all the files it finds.

Various options are available using the Preferences window. For example, Touvaly can optionally record the original file size in bytes in the files comment or preserve custom icons.

What’s new in version 1.3.1

Version 1.3.1:
  • Maintenance update.

Touvaly for Mac

$24.99
In English
Version 1.3.1
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3.0

(22 Reviews of Touvaly)

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Derekcurrie
Derekcurrie
Jul 13 2022
1.3.1
0.0
Jul 13 2022
0.0
Version: 1.3.1
Abandonware
AlaricW8114
AlaricW8114
Apr 23 2021
1.3.1
0.0
Apr 23 2021
0.0
Version: 1.3.1
IT USED TO WORK AND IT WAS PERFECT, BUT NOW IT DOES NOT - HAS NOT FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS. STRANGE AND SAD.
RJC.NJNYC
RJC.NJNYC
Nov 6 2014
1.2.10
0.0
Nov 6 2014
0.0
Version: 1.2.10
AVOID. This developer is useless, as well as their website. I have their "Limit Point Software Utilities Bundle" where you get all of their apps with updates forever. Yeah, good luck. Anyone else having problems? Leave a comment, and maybe I'll start legal action to get them to honor their comments.
Prince-Isaac
Prince-Isaac
Jan 21 2014
1.2.10
0.0
Jan 21 2014
0.0
Version: 1.2.10
@ MacUpdate Administrator: Clicking the download link above lands on this page http://www.limit-point.com/Touvaly/Touvaly.dmg but rather than an automatic download of a disk image, the following message is displayed: We couldn't find the page you were looking for. This is either because: There is an error in the URL entered into your web browser. Please check the URL and try again. The page you are looking for has been moved or deleted. You can return to our homepage by clicking here, or you can try searching for the content you are seeking by clicking here. I suggest you try to contact Limit Point to see what the devil is going on. This isn't the only app that's giving this problem. Thanks!
markrf
markrf
Dec 28 2013
1.2.10
5.0
Dec 28 2013
5.0
Version: 1.2.10
I'm glad this was resolved and I'm disappointed to see ANYONE give less than a 5 star rating to any of limit-point's utilities. I run this utility every time I archive to off-line storage and am completely dependent upon it. I didn't need it yet since 10.9 came out so I hadn't had the problem Civ experienced; but I know how responsive Joe is and would expect it to be resolved quickly once he knew someone needed it (everything has a priority). The limit-point utility bundle is one of the best buys anyone with a technical background could ever ask for - with a life-time warranty for upgrades at a laughable price that includes all of the utilities. A few, like Blue Crab and Touvaly, are purchased separately for the "full" copy. Compared to their functional value (to me), the software is almost free. There are a few holdouts from the golden age of programming who are invested in their work and care about it's quality, usability and customer base. Joe is one of those (Ed Hamrick - author of VueScan is the other person who comes to mind.) and I'd like to say "Thank you for not abandoning us" as other software vendors have done when changes on the OS required significant changes to their software.
markrf
markrf
Dec 28 2013
5.0
Dec 28 2013
5.0
Version: null
Civ
Civ
Nov 25 2013
0.5
Nov 25 2013
0.5
Version: null
Bob-Church
Bob-Church
May 12 2012
4.5
May 12 2012
4.5
Version: null
Easer
Easer
Nov 15 2010
1.0
Nov 15 2010
1.0
Version: null
Modix
Modix
Nov 15 2005
4.8
Nov 15 2005
4.8
Version: null
Guest
Guest
Sep 2 2005
4.5
Sep 2 2005
4.5
Version: null