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Big Mean Folder Machine for Mac

Bring structure to your file collections.

$19.95
In English
Version 2.43
4.1
Based on 17 user rates

Big Mean Folder Machine overview

Big Mean Folder Machine is an easily operated file and folder management utility. It can split files into folder hierarchies or merge them into a single folder. With a familiar assistant-styled interface, The Big Mean Folder Machine is an essential tool for anyone who works with large file collections, including digital photographers, content creation, post-production, system administrators, and other creative professionals.

Features
  • Perfect for re-organizing your photo collection - The Big Mean Folder Machine knows all about the shooting dates and times embedded in your digital JPEG EXIF or RAW picture files. With only a few clicks you can reorganize your entire photo collection into a customized folder hierarchy. Fancy organizing your photos by year and month? Click. Click. Done. Prefer a deeper hierarchy with year, month and date? Click. Click. Done.
  • We love your music too - The Big Mean Folder Machine is just as useful for your music collections as it can read id3 tags (Artist, Album, Title, Year, etc.) and use them to split your entire collection into a pristine folder hierarchy of your own design.
  • Create fixed sized batch folders - Anybody who has ever tried to burn a large file collection onto physical media such as DVDs or CDs will appreciate the Big Mean Folder Machine's ability to create batch folders of a particular size, so that you can backup each folder onto a separate data carrier.
  • Merging folders - The Big Mean Folder Machine cannot only split files into folders, but it can also do the reverse, namely merging the files from many folders and folder hierarchies into a single folder. Not only is doing this manually exceedingly tedious, but you also run into real problems when you run into files with the same name in several folders. The Big Mean Folder Machine takes care of these issues with its customizable file name conflict resolution algorithm.
  • Safe, flexible and industrial strength - All this would be of little use unless there is a safe, flexible and capable engine behind these pretty buttons.. The Big Mean Folder Machine packs an industrial-strength 64-bit database-backed processing engine that is capable of shifting hundreds of thousands of files and terabytes of data, while taking care of pesky problems such as file name conflicts.

The Big Mean Folder Machine provides you a full (!) preview of the folder hierarchies that it will create before doing anything and by default your files are copied rather than moved to their new locations, leaving you with a perfect copy should things not work out as expected. For the more adventurous file moving is of course also available, saving time and disk space but this is inherently less safe.

What’s new in version 2.43

Version 2.43:
  • The new version improves the unlock dialog.

Big Mean Folder Machine for Mac

$19.95
In English
Version 2.43
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4.1

(70 Reviews of Big Mean Folder Machine)

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molinaxeb
molinaxeb
Jun 29 2020
2.41
4.0
Jun 29 2020
4.0
Version: 2.41
What a great, great little tool. Unfortunately, it doesn't serve – if I am not mistaken – for my purposes: I would need an option to control the name of the created directories instead of them being generated from the split criteria. So, I am still waiting for this upgrade – as seemingly others – and meanwhile, I'll be using a bash script in my Terminal window.
RJC.NJNYC
RJC.NJNYC
Nov 28 2018
2.38
0.0
Nov 28 2018
0.0
Version: 2.38
v2.38 not working properly, I can not read the opening window, Dark Mode not correct, white copy on white background
picturepal
picturepal
Aug 1 2018
2.37
3.5
Aug 1 2018
3.5
Version: 2.37
Have been using it for years. Ideal when you have to export thousands of images after a job and get them into a folder hierarchy for a client. Until a few years ago it was possible to save settings for it as a droplet. Apple made some changes and this is not possible any more. But come on: I should be able to save my settings by now so I can have various sets for different needs. The last time I spoke to customer service about this was 2015 and I was told it is on the list. August 2018 and this simple but vital function still isn't implemented. Seems like this software is not really under development at all any more... Once this simple function is available it deserves 5 stars.
Eric•Woehler
Eric•Woehler
Jan 15 2015
2.30
0.0
Jan 15 2015
0.0
Version: 2.30
This looked promising for me - I have a large collection of images that need to be tidied up. I asked the dev for some guidance and received an answer to my specific questions within 24 hours - excellent service for non-reg potential user. Dev provided v clear answers to my queries and I thought I would try the Trial to see if I could get BMFM to do as I want, but it seems that there is a difference between download app and Trial app - I don't see the pull down options discussed in various posts here. Maybe I am missing something? Five stars for excellent non-customer service and assistance to my enquiries!
Duncancreamer
Duncancreamer
Sep 20 2012
2.26
4.0
Sep 20 2012
4.0
Version: 2.26
It could be better: instead of just seeing "Custom" in the pulldown options, I'd like to see what's written. I'd like to be able to just run the app once I have it set up the way I like. Right now I have to click through 11 times just to get to the end to run the app. I also wish it could organise based on the camera (I use it to organise photos) listed in the metadata. These are all fairly small details - the software works very well and is pretty fast. I'm glad I found it.
Ervins Strauhmanis
Ervins Strauhmanis
Apr 12 2023
2.43
5.0
Apr 12 2023
5.0
Version: 2.43
molinaxeb
molinaxeb
Jun 29 2020
4.0
Jun 29 2020
4.0
Version: null
picturepal
picturepal
Aug 1 2018
3.5
Aug 1 2018
3.5
Version: null
Duncancreamer
Duncancreamer
Sep 20 2012
4.0
Sep 20 2012
4.0
Version: null
Simbasounds
Simbasounds
Jul 28 2012
5.0
Jul 28 2012
5.0
Version: null
Monzterdk
Monzterdk
Apr 20 2012
5.0
Apr 20 2012
5.0
Version: null
MacGuy52
MacGuy52
Jun 18 2011
3.5
Jun 18 2011
3.5
Version: null
Nytroxz
Nytroxz
Apr 18 2011
4.0
Apr 18 2011
4.0
Version: null
Hoerbie
Hoerbie
Apr 9 2011
1.5
Apr 9 2011
1.5
Version: null
Cartoonasaur
Cartoonasaur
Apr 9 2011
5.0
Apr 9 2011
5.0
Version: null
Farwell
Farwell
Apr 8 2011
5.0
Apr 8 2011
5.0
Version: null
dkm
dkm
Dec 29 2010
5.0
Dec 29 2010
5.0
Version: null
LV-426
LV-426
Dec 8 2010
3.5
Dec 8 2010
3.5
Version: null
kdfukuyama
kdfukuyama
Dec 7 2010
4.0
Dec 7 2010
4.0
Version: null
Killer-Klown-Kar
Killer-Klown-Kar
Nov 17 2010
5.0
Nov 17 2010
5.0
Version: null
Zaph
Zaph
Mar 23 2010
5.0
Mar 23 2010
5.0
Version: null
rvdw
rvdw
Aug 23 2007
4.0
Aug 23 2007
4.0
Version: null