Special Folder Manager 2: move special folders easily across partitions on Win 7 and...

There is a growing trend to move special folders, such as your “My Documents”, “My Music”, and “My Pictures” folders off the main OS...

SKTimeStamp: add a timestamp tab to file/properties

If you’ve ever found the need to manage your files’ time stamps then you will probably like this free Windows Explorer extension: SKTimeStamp adds...

Far Manager: powerful, old-school file and archive manager

Orthodox file managers are back with a vengeance! This was my first thought when I saw the screenshots of Far Manager. 90% pure interface of...

Free Opener: opens and views any type of file

Have you ever encountered files on your computer that you couldn’t open, that you were curious to explore? Or maybe you downloaded a file...

The best freeware file manager: a comparative analysis

File management in Windows (browsing, viewing, copying, deleting files etc) is an area where Windows Explorer is not sufficient for many people. Explorer lacks several...

DropIt: a magical little file sorter on your desktop

Imagine this: you have a video file on the desktop that you’d like to move to your video folder on D:; you drag and...

Another Forty-Three of The Best Free Windows Enhancements That You Should Know About (part...

I’ve been meaning to publish a follow up to my first "43 must have Windows Enhancements" posting forever, but it’s taken a long time...

Depeche View: search multiple text files simultaneously

Depeche View is a free program that can search and edit multiple text files simultaneously. It allows users to jump to instances of a...

Duplicate Commander: a file deduping app that can automatically replace duplicate files with hard...

Duplicate Commander identifies duplicate files that exist on your NTFS formatted hard disk, enabling you to easily manage or remove them to conserve space...

Windows Double Explorer: simple dual pane tabbed file browser

Windows Double Explorer (WDE) is a free, simple, 100% portable tabbed file browser for Windows 7that supports two horizontal or vertical panes. Although WDE looks...

URLHistory: monitors your clipboard for URLs and (optionally) stores them

Do you frequently find yourself copying and pasting "disposable" URLs into text files or notes programs for later use? I know that I do,...

RidNacs: a folder size visualization app that integrates into Windows Explorer

RidNacs is a free disk space analysis tool that produces charts to visually represent the size that your files and folders occupy on your...

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