Best way to create a snapshot of a file structure

September 30, 2010 5:27 AM

Is there a simple way to take a snapshot of a file structure/hierarchy on a Mac?

I would like to produce a large image of an entire file structure, showing all files open to display their contents. Taking a screen grab of each portion of the file that can be displayed on screen at any one time is laborious, and not quite what I want.
I am using OS 10.4

posted by tawny to Computers & Internet (5 answers total)

Have you tried (I never have and now I can't find it) iGrab?
posted by TWinbrook8 at 6:06 AM on September 30, 2010

oh it's called Grab
posted by TWinbrook8 at 6:13 AM on September 30, 2010

PrintWindow

You can send the output to a PDF

I think if you want images, etc.you need to buy, otherwise it's free.
posted by JulianDay at 6:36 AM on September 30, 2010

I would like to produce a large image of an entire file structure, showing all files open to display their contents.

Do you want to see all the files open, or all the folders open, like a tree view?
posted by smackfu at 6:50 AM on September 30, 2010

Might not be what you are looking for, but maybe check out Grand Perspective. It gives you a picture of the whole filesystem, or some subset of your filesystem from the perspective of filetypes.
posted by Freen at 7:49 AM on September 30, 2010