Honest Experience with Sparkle

I've had a genuinely frustrating experience with Sparkle. At first, it seemed like a great solution for organizing files, and I hoped for seamless organization. But I started encountering bugs, like a PDF getting infinitely duplicated, which wastes resources and undermines reliability. When I tried to deduplicate, the files remaining that would remain were the originals, which defeats the purpose—especially since you often need the most recent version of a file when dealing with PowerPoints or updated PDFs. There’s no option to change this in the settings.

That infinite duplicate issue PDF dates back four months and is still present, even after I’ve mentioned it back then. I’ve lost trust in Sparkle’s ability to deliver on its promises, and I’m concerned about how it interacts with and can modify the file system.

Also, there’s no obvious stop button or way to pause all activity. Overall, the UI looks good but lacks the functionality you’d expect for something that touches the most crucial parts of your work.