In the fast-paced world of file management and digital asset organization, staying stagnant is not an option. Over the past 48 hours, the development team behind the popular file-rating and metadata enrichment tool——has rolled out a significant update to one of its most beloved modules: ShowStars .
filedot showstars update --recursive --min-rating 3 --export json New commands include --sync-cloud (to sync ratings across OneDrive/Google Drive metadata caches) and --audit-log (to track who changed a rating and when). If you are an existing FileDot user, here is exactly how to get the updated version. filedot showstars updated
| Action | ShowStars v2.1.4 (Old) | ShowStars v3.0 (Updated) | Improvement | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | Load folder (5,000 files) | 2.1 seconds | | 85% faster | | Batch rate 100 files | 4.5 seconds | 0.9 seconds | 80% faster | | Search by star rating | 1.2 seconds | 0.1 seconds | 91% faster | | Memory usage (idle) | 180 MB | 95 MB | 47% less RAM | In the fast-paced world of file management and
The ShowStars module for FileDot is objectively faster, more secure, and visually refined. For 95% of users, the performance gains and new AI auto-tagger outweigh the loss of half-star precision. If you are an existing FileDot user, here
9/10 stars. (See what we did there?) Have you updated to the new ShowStars? Encountered a bug? Let us know in the comments below, or file an issue on the official FileDot GitHub repository.