Best File Manager for Windows 7?

maxinflixion

maxinflixion

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So I have a ton of files to move/copy in my attempt spring clean my hard drives and consolidate to higher capacity drives.

I know Windows' built in file manager stinks. What would you guys and gals suggest as a good replacement?
 
maxinflixion said:
So I have a ton of files to move/copy in my attempt spring clean my hard drives and consolidate to higher capacity drives.

I know Windows' built in file manager stinks. What would you guys and gals suggest as a good replacement?
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Why do you make the comment?
 
The best file manager I've found is xplorer2 (zabkat.com). The big advantage is the dual pane approach which makes things a lot faster, and there are many useful features built in, esp for power users with keyboard shortcuts. Give it a try.
 
MrCrispy said:
The best file manager I've found is xplorer2 (zabkat.com). The big advantage is the dual pane approach which makes things a lot faster, and there are many useful features built in, esp for power users with keyboard shortcuts. Give it a try.
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Awesome program if you can afford it. If not my alternative currently is FreeCommander. What I really like about it is that it also includes a Portable version and it's free of course.
 
Liger88 said:
Awesome program if you can afford it. If not my alternative currently is FreeCommander. What I really like about it is that it also includes a Portable version and it's free of course.
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I use the free version of xplorer2 also. FreeCommander is a similar program, they both do the 2 pane view which is so good.
 
Not a explorer replacement, but I just did what you are about to embark on, and used a combo of TreeSize and TeraCopy.

Besides finding Large Folders, TreeSize is great to find directories with lots of little files, which are a pain to copy, so if I still need them, I just zip them up, or just delete them.
 
Q-Dir is the only good one, even when comparing to non-free software such as Total Commander. I've tried quite a few.
 
maxinflixion said:
I do not comprehend.
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In your thread-starter post you said:

I know Windows' built in file manager stinks

And I'm asking why you are making this statement? Direct experience, or what other people have said? Simple question.
 
x509 said:
In your thread-starter post you said:

I know Windows' built in file manager stinks

And I'm asking why you are making this statement? Direct experience, or what other people have said? Simple question.
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Got it. The way the question was framed merely looked spammy.

I make the statement based on experience. When moving large amounts of files, it takes forever and gives wholly inaccurate statements regarding "time remaining".
 
maxinflixion said:
Got it. The way the question was framed merely looked spammy.

I make the statement based on experience. When moving large amounts of files, it takes forever and gives wholly inaccurate statements regarding "time remaining".
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Understood. To be clear, I share those frustrations. If you find a file manager that fixes those problems, let us all know. :D
 
I remember when XTree Gold ruled. Nothing even came close. Then they came out with a Windows version which utterly and totally destroyed it. Shortly thereafter, they faded into history.
 
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