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Beta 03 · macOS

Format with peace of mind.

Dumped offloads your memory cards, verifies every file and tells you when it's safe to format.

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macOS 13 or later · Free during the beta · 2.4 MB

One colour. You know where you stand.

Red: don't format

Some files on the card aren't on your drive yet. Dumped tells you how many.

Orange: not yet

The card is on your working drive, but not on any backup.

Green: ready to format

Everything's confirmed on your drives. Eject the card.

Shoot memory

Which shoot is on which drive? Dumped knows.

Every shoot Dumped creates is remembered with its client, its date and the drive it lives on. Open the list and you see where each project is, even when the drive is unplugged at the back of a drawer.

With several working drives, the next card goes by itself to the one that already holds its shoot of the day.

How it works

From the card to the green light, in four steps.

  1. 01

    Plug in

    You plug in your card. Dumped lives in the menu bar and opens on its own.

  2. 02

    Compare

    Every file is compared to your drive by its content, not by its name.

  3. 03

    File and copy

    Client, shoot name: the folders are created following your structure. Only the missing files are copied, then read back.

  4. 04

    Format

    The backup follows on. When the orb turns green, you eject and you format.

Dumped in 30 seconds.

Features

Built so you never lose a file.

Comparison by content

A fingerprint of every file, not its name. Two different C0001.MP4 files never get mixed up.

Verified copy

Every file is read back from the drive and compared to the card. The card itself is never modified.

Chained backups

Add a backup drive: the green light waits until the card is there too.

Your folder structure

Tokens you drag into place: year, client, date, name, camera. Dumped can also learn the structure you already follow.

Drive memory

Dumped remembers what your drive holds, even unplugged, and answers from memory.

Cameras and cards recognized

Model and serial number read from the card. Two identical bodies are filed in separate folders.

And also

  • Download sorting: music, voice-overs, LUTs
  • Map of shooting locations
  • Shoot without a card
  • Several working drives
  • Wrong camera clock alert
  • Card history
  • In English and French
Ludovic Gauthier, smiling, sitting on a sofa in his studio

Why Dumped

Made by a photographer, for his own shoots.

After a shoot, I want to format my card without wondering whether everything is really on my drives. I couldn't find a tool that simply answered that, so I built Dumped: one colour in the menu bar, and I know where I stand.

Ludovic Gauthier, photographer and director in Québec City · photogauthier.com

Questions

Does Dumped modify my card?
No. The card is never opened for writing. Dumped reads, copies and verifies.
What if my drive is unplugged?
Dumped answers from memory, with the date it last saw the drive, and asks you to plug it in to confirm before formatting.
Which cameras are recognized?
Sony, Canon, Nikon, Fuji, Lumix, Olympus, GoPro, DJI and iPhone cards. The file types counted are adjustable.
Which Macs does it run on?
macOS 13 or later, on Apple silicon Macs and Intel Macs alike.
Is the app in English?
Yes. Dumped follows your Mac's language, English or French, and you can switch in Settings › General.
How much does it cost?
Nothing during the beta. Each beta version works for 15 days, then you install the next one. Your files, shoots and settings stay in place.

Plug in your next card with Dumped.

Download for macOS

Beta 03 · version 0.3.0 · 2.4 MB · Apple silicon and Intel · English and French

On first launch, macOS asks for confirmation: System Settings, Privacy & Security, then “Open Anyway”. You only need to do it once.