The Miscellaneous criteria pane contains a series of options that are useful for further customization of a search.
Has/does not have a custom icon: with this option, Tidy Up will report only those items that do/do not have a custom icon (custom icons are usually added to files or folders by the user).
Is/is not locked: Tidy Up will report only those items that are/are not locked.
Is invisible/are visible & invisible: Tidy Up will report only
those items that are invisible (Unix style included), visible, or
both.
Note: a hard disk, especially one on which an operating system is
installed, contains thousands of invisible files and/or folders.
Generally these invisible items are needed where they are and
must not be moved or modified; unless you understand the Mac OS in
depth, it is a good rule not to trash invisible items.
When you choose one of these criteria, all the criteria related to files will be disabled.
Folder is empty | Reports all the empty folders. |
Exclude folders with custom icon | if checked, Tidy Up will ignore all the folders with custom icons, which otherwise would be considered empty. A custom icon is an icon which has been modified by the user. |
Include folders that contain only empty folders | this option allows you to find all the folders that contain only empty folders; this way, you will be able to get rid of all the empty folders with less searches. |
Folder is not empty | Reports only the folders that are not empty. |
Compare the content | checking this criterion, Tidy Up will report all the duplicate folders that have the same content, regardless of the names of the contained items. |
It’s useful to either exclude a specific item kind from the search, or to search for only one specific item kind. The item kinds are: alias, applications, folder, fonts, documents and audio.
It’s useful to either exclude items marked
with the
chosen label, or to just search for the items marked with the chosen
label. The labels are those assigned in the Finder (i.e. Red, Orange,
Yellow).
Reports only the items that have the permissions and ownership
chosen. If you are unsure of the returned items, using the you have
the ownership
option adds a safety margin.