Is there an explorer alternative with expanded features?
Examples of what I mean by expanded features:
- the ability to group files/folders together and then hide/show them on command... similar to how you can manage tabs in a browser.
- when moving a file to a folder that contains a file with the same name, the ability to auto-rename either the original file or the new, moved file.
It would need to load fast and not be significantly more bulky than the default Win Explorer. I am mainly looking for file management features. File management in default Windows 7 makes me want to pull my hair out .
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The hide/show feature I don't think I've run across. I use FreeCommander that's in the Five Good Free list submitted above. But I also use Explorer with this addon:
Usually I don't like Explorer addons as most of the ones I tried seem to make explorer more fragile. But this seems pretty solid. I've been using it for months. I have it set to show all my drives in Tabs when I open Computer. You can select files and drag to another tab for single window operations.
FreeCommander has many features such as adding programs to the toolbar and built in command line in the status bar. Also if you set "Always show at least one tab" or something like that in the Settings, you can drag a folder to the Tab line from explorer to open it in a new tab.
Explorer has the advantage of already being in memory. So for utilities I write that open folder windows I almost always use Explorer. It's just way faster than an exe loading off the disk.
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Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HP Media Center
OS
Windows 7 32 bit
CPU
AMD 5200+ dual core
Memory
2 GB
Graphics Card(s)
NVidia GeForce 6150SE 128 MB
Monitor(s) Displays
CRT
Screen Resolution
1280x1024
Hard Drives
500 GB Sata internal :
SIIG USB 3.0 docking stations w/WD Caviar Black 6 Gb/s drives
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