Now, a word of caution, any time you install and use an application that alters system settings, or cleans up your hard drive it is probably a good idea to make sure you have a backup in place in case things hit the fan quickly. So, take this reminder as a public service announcement and go back up your system. Removal of language files is a familiar concept for me but removing codes that do not fit with my machine architecture sounds quite new whack my head for being ignorant, perhaps?
I just want to open Xslimmer and let it do its own thing most of us want the same thing too. Thankfully, Xslimmer delivers that expectation really well. My MacBook Air is currently taking up 17 GB of space this was taken before I installed Google Chrome, a couple of games, and a few other small productivity apps :. Xslimmer lists all applications, along with the size and the projected size after the slimming process click to enlarge :.
Although reducing an application from 3 MB to 1. These little things will end up being hundreds of Megabytes if not more. In my case, Xslimmer reported that it could save me MB out of 2. The Microsoft Messenger can even be cut down to almost half of its original size.
Slimmed applications work well, take up less space, and seem snappier and more responsive. Reply Ben-marko May 19 1.
If this was a bit cheaper the price still wouldn't be justified as it still doesn't give warnings to many apps before slimming when it should. I used it on skype and skype has to be reinstalled afterwards. Reply O May 19 1. It's well designed and easy to use. XS is well worth its nominal shareware fee. It represents an excellent value! Worth every star I give it! Reply Celestialwarrior Mar 20 1. In total, I've saved at least 3 gigabytes with Xslimmer.
Every time I install or update an app, more space is wasted on my machine. This app gives me that space back. I have never made a better purchase in my life. Reply anonymous-orca Feb 26 1. Thanks Reply Ambush Feb 15 1. Reply Mochant Feb 14 1. I have a lot of applications on my systems and I've saved as much as 6GB with the new ability to trim unneeded localization code. The blacklist and backup features are well worth the nominal investment for such a nicely designed utility.
Overall, this utility has stripped at least 6GB of unnecessary cruft from my Mac and created zero problems.
A great tool for an Intel-powered Mac user. That would be really interesting. Happy buying! Reply Noraa Feb 14 1. I saved nearly 2gb of data - rather impressive.
The blacklist is a wonderful function, and am really glad it is there - as there were a few applications I have that are on it. Finally, it Xslimmer can even trim itself!
How cool is that : Reply Meatmcguffin Feb 14 1. I have my default system language as UK English and xslimmer will allow me to delete all language packs that are not UK English, which includes regular English. If I had hit slim when i first scanned, instead of looking at xslimmer's preferences, my system would be useless now. You really should disallow slimming on apps that only have one language remaining. Reply 4 Comments Pheres Jan 22 1. However, this application definitely has the nice features to justify the nominal price.
I also love the developers - they are extremely responsive to both feedback and bug fixes. Gets a 5 stars for me. Reply Sstanhill Jan 19 1. Reply Elegraphy Dec 30 1. It really slim down the space in my hard drive! Excellent program! Reply Flash Dec 24 1. Reply 2 Comments Damino Dec 9 1. Reply HandyMac Dec 6 1. However, XSlimmer does it more elegantly, and safely the Blacklist -- which prevents slimming apps which might no run if altered -- is an inspired feature , and is an excellent example of well-crafted Macintosh software.
I look forward to seeing what these folks will come up with next. The new version works fine on my iBook with Andrew Reply fahlman Dec 5 1. It also contains a blacklist of applications that don't operate properly, for one reason or another, after slimming that it will not slim. Not to mention it'll slim a whole folder of application a lot faster than manually clicking on each application one at a time.
Reply Vitalis Dec 4 1. After slimming 50 Meg with the trial version, I decided to buy it. I almost saved Meg of unncecessary PPC stuff No problem with applications after slimming. Great soft!! Discover New Mac Apps. Save money with MacUpdate Shop. Sign in Create account. Today's deals. Best Apps. Download 1. Download without scan. Stay safe with. Xslimmer for Mac 1. Save hard drive space by reducing the size of applications.
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Email me when someone replies to this comment. Used this for several years, then out came Catalina and no longer works. Two questions: Will this work on Sierra JamesHarrisPhoto Jan 3 Per the developer's website, Xslimmer has been officially discontinued.
Ptrix Mar 22 Feature Request: Please include the ability for xSlimmer to examine package contents. Gregm Oct 19 One of my favorite utilities -- 'til it was broken by OSX Max-G Oct 22 Does this work on Yosemite?
Rsmacupdate Jul 21 I cannot tell front he documentation whether Xslimmer allows you to ask it to remove unwanted printer files. Big Johnson May 1 Unfortunately it does not allow you to choose which volume to check - it will only check the one it's installed on.
Bento de Espinosa Feb 20 Very useful! Forn Oct 18 Scoops98 Oct 17 Works great in 1. I Confirm. Confirming 1. Whitebuck Sep 7 Thank you, LateNiteSoft, for the expeditious update 1. Akrobat Sep 4 This new version crashes while operating. Thinking-Differently Oct 18 On the right side of the Xslimmer window are two columns of icons. Grinson Aug 2 Kzx72 Jul 15 For 15 bucks it's still worth it. Unicorn Feb 21 Never had any problems with Xslimmer. Nerdnase Oct 27 This app cannot damage your apps in any way, right?
Gregm Jul 22 Flomet Jul 22 Be careful with this app as I have just used it on Lion and it crashed six times and there is nothing in the backup apart from the last five programs slimmed. Stronachab Jul 16 I bought this after it was reviewed in a computer magazine. Guest Feb 20 Great App. Bigboysdad Aug 25 The GUI provides an ease of use which makes this application do its thing quicker and more conveniently than the free alternatives out there. Wedderhoff Aug 23 Mascarnhas Jun 21 Latenitesoft-Pedro May 10 Xslimmer is designed to understand and honor code signing requirements: signatures should not be invalidated when using it.
Elegraphy Feb 19 I've been using this app for many years, and over all it works fast and stable. Maclover Jan 16 Cleanmymac stills finds a lot of bits of languages left over after Xslimmer.. Rubaiyat Dec 19 Is it safe to use this on the Adobe CS4 suite? Trance Dec 13 My only criticism of this fine app is that the switch to clean language, PPC code or both should not be hidden in the preferences.
Encro Sep 25 Exegetejr Sep 22 The first setting you should change is Backup. Using Xslimmer is supposed to be safe, but it cannot hurt to back up your applications should anything go wrong.
It does not make sense to back up to the hard drive where you are trying to save space, so I recommend an additional hard drive. To restore an application, you would have to go through Xslimmer, as the backup of the application is not normal application that you can double-click to launch. Xslimmer works with a blacklist of applications, and you can also maintain your own excluded list. I do not believe in feng shui and already used Xslimmer on many applications, but I still feel uncomfortable about having it touch iTunes.
I really like my playlists, podcast subscriptions, even the sync settings, and do not want to take any chances with losing them. It is an irrational fear, as those files are not in the iTunes executable file. Still, I added iTunes to the excluded list, and even if someday I become forgetful and try to slim iTunes, Xslimmer will refuse to work with it.
Last but not least, starting with version 1. Xslimmer will not slim resources that the developer has marked as mandatory. To many people, using Xslimmer to reclaim some hard drive space may not worth the trouble. How much space can you reclaim? I believe the effort is worthwhile. Xslimmer by itself certainly cannot free up the space I need, say a few gigs to put the amount of free space over 4.
It must be used along with other applications or processes. Maybe I would have to search through iTunes for more songs or podcasts I no longer want, or use Baseline to find more big files to delete or compress.
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