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I am not sure how new this really is, but I just realized that Path Finder is on version 6 now and has a new icon (props to izdale for showing it on MacAppDeals). I downloaded it to see if it is worth upgrading, but I could not find a real change log. As far as I can tell, it might look a little more slick, and has an "interesting" new icon, but otherwise I am not sure if it is worth upgrading from v5.

Does anyone have ideas of whether the upgrade is worth it? I use Path Finder, but not as a total Finder replacement.

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It's brand new, I posted about it the same day it was released. I'm a big fan of Path Finder and I'll be upgrading myself while it's $5 off.

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My favorite thing so far is that tabs can be dragged out or moved to other windows (like Safari does)

EDIT: Maybe a major new feature for many is that it can tag files (OpenMeta), eliminating the need for another app to do that. It can also do batch renaming, taking out another app needed.

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I got Path Finder 5.x from a Mupromo bundle a few years ago. I thought Cocoa Tech might send a direct mail when a new version comes out. But it looks like you have to subscribe manually for news and updates, which is a very good thing, IMO.

I tried using Path Finder when I bought it, but couldn't really find a good way to use its features (except for the drop stack, which I like even though it has some annoying behaviors).

File copy queue is probably the only feature that looks interesting to me. I've been waiting for it for several years. But that alone may not be worth the upgrade price since I use Path Finder very rarely (like once every few months) and get most of my work done with a couple of Finder windows and A Better Finder Renamer.

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One new feature that is occasionally useful is "Launch as Root". I used to use Pseudo for the rare occasions that was necessary, but Pseudo does not run on Lion.

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I also have Forklift 2.x, again, used occasionally. It doesn't show folder sizes (unless you do a Quick Look or a "Calculate Sizes"), while Path Finder 5.x does show that as a column.

ForkLift has sync browsing, something I've liked since 1.x. It has a sync feature (one way sync) to keep folders in sync, something Path Finder does not seem to have.

Similar features between ForkLift and Path Finder 6:
* ForkLift 2.x has a drop stack like functionality implemented differently from Path Finder. It allows multiple stacks to be created, named and managed.
* It also has Multi-Rename, which is just like Batch Renaming in Path Finder 6.
* It has tabs.

The more I look at http://wiki.binarynights.com/ , the more awed I am by ForkLift 2.x. Path Finder 6 has unique features like git/subversion interface, hex editor, terminal window, processes, etc.

With the current $5 off promo for upgrades (too), I'm wondering if I should just upgrade Path Finder 6.x and see if it fits better or is complementary to ForkLift 2.x.

Anyone compared ForkLift 2 and Path Finder 6 yet?

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+1.  I especially love the multi-rename in Forklift.  Not sure I would use a git interface though.

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I tried a demo of Path Finder 6 and gave up since I couldn't find anything really compelling compared to Path Finder 5 and ForkLift 2.5 (the recently released update to ForkLift 2.0x).

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