Dropbox Cache Cleaner Widget Update (1.2) and New DBCC Desktop Version
There was a bug in the threading in version 1.1 (apologies for not posting an RDN-update for 1.1) which is now fixed in version 1.2 (188KB compressed archive). No other functionality changes, just a bug fix.
In response to a comment, I am also releasing a desktop version, conveniently called DBCC Desktop (272KB compressed archive, OS X 10.5 ONLY). It runs dock-less and menu-less, effectively making it a widget for your desktop. Just click the "Clear Cache" button and you'll get your space back. The info button takes you to the DBCC portion of this site. I did not put Sparkle updates in this app, so check back here for updates. NOTE: there is a discrepancy between the sizes reported between the widget and desktop app. I use "du" for the widget and Python modules for the app. I'm working on tracking down why there is such a difference.
As you can see, I take feedback and problem reports pretty seriously, so drop me a note if you have any issues, complaints or feature requests.
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Tags: 2009, dashboard widget, dashcode, dbcc, dbcc desktop, dropbox, dropbox cache cleaner, os x, python 
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Wow, thank you. My desktop
Wow, thank you. My desktop Mac had slowed to a crawl, apparently because of a Dropbox problem with an incomplete file. Your little widget fixed it immediately. I'm very grateful!
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Hello, Been having a little
Hello,
Been having a little trouble with the widget: seems to always leave about 650 MB behind. When my co-worker uses the app it zeros her cache completely.
Hi! Cool app, have you
Hi!
Cool app, have you checked the functionality for Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard? I'm a book writer and would love to mention your widget in my forthcoming book. Please contact me.
Thanks.
Antoni
The desktop app is great! I
The desktop app is great! I dropped it into the root directory of my Dropbox, so now it's easily accessible (and easy to update) on each of my Macs for quick cache cleaning. Thanks very much for producing this.
Oh, drat ... 10.5-only. If it
Oh, drat ... 10.5-only.
If it can be done in AppleScript, any chance of your posting AppleScript source for 10.4 holdouts?
Or if you reply that all it does is delete:
~/.dropbox/cache
...then I'll do it myself and send it to you for making available here.
I guess I'd need it to put up a dialog saying:
"Your Dropbox cache is x MB; do you want to delete it? Yes Cancel"
Query: Does the Dropbox app need to be relaunched, or even a re-login or even a reboot necessary after deleting the cache?
Thanks!
The 10.5 limitation is solely
The 10.5 limitation is solely due to the way Apple did the PyObjC integration with Xcode on Leopard (using features only found in Leopard, e.g. the way array enumerations are handled).
The app deletes everything under "~/.dropbox/cache" but leaves the empty directory intact (otherwise, I believe, Dropbox would really not be happy).
I went ahead and did some straight Objective-C coding to make what should be a 10.4-compatible desktop app. Please take a look here and let me know if it works for you.
DBCCDesktop.crash.log
DBCCDesktop.crash.log (v1.0):
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Host Name: Schmye-Bubbulas-Computer
Date/Time: 2009-01-07 19:28:24.855 -0500
OS Version: 10.4.9 (Build 8P135)
Report Version: 4
Command: DBCCDesktop
Path: /Users/schmye/Desktop/DBCCDesktop.app/Contents/MacOS/DBCCDesktop
Parent: WindowServer [65]
Version: 1.0 (1.0)
PID: 3294
Thread: Unknown
Link (dyld) error:
Library not loaded: /System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.5/Python
Referenced from: /Users/schmye/Desktop/DBCCDesktop.app/Contents/MacOS/DBCCDesktop
Reason: image not found
It only works on OS X 10.5
It only works on OS X 10.5 (Leopard). I have updated the post to reflect this.