![]() In this section the quality and usability of the user interface is evaluated. The following programs were also evaluated but got a lower score than the first seven: a43, AltCommander, ExplorerXP, FileAnt, JExplorer, Pablo Commander and Snowbird. In alphabetical order these programs are: CubicExplorer, FreeCommander, Master Commander, Nexus File, Nomad.NET, Q-Dir, SE-Explorer, UltraExplorer, Unreal Commander and Xplorer2 Lite. Probably the most popular Norton Commander clone is Total Commander (shareware).Īfter evaluating 17 freeware programs ten of them were chosen for detailed consideration. We gave points to the programs that can be configured using either Windows Explorer style operation or Norton Commander style operation for the fans of both interfaces. Norton Commander (abbreviation NC) was the most popular file manager at the time and the two-paned interface and keyboard shortcuts it introduced are still used on many Windows file managers. Most computer users today may be unaware of the time before Windows when all file operations were carried on the DOS command prompt. Favorites/Quick Launch/Drop Stack etc – ability to mark several folders You use often or You need to perform some operations.Īlso worth mentioning while dealing with Windows file managers is the Norton Commander legacy.‘Copy To’/’Move To’ buttons – similar function that to some other small ‘gadget’-programs offer.Copy file name/info as text – also can be used for creating directory listings.NB! Use with care, as this can be time-consuming for big folders like ‘WINDOWS’ etc. Show folder size, sort by folder size – allows to sort folders by size of the contents.Merge/split – Split big files for sending them by e-mail or burning to optical disks and afterwards joining them back again.Like rename all selected files like ‘IMG_0203.JPG’ to ‘Toms_Birthday_Picture_3.jpg’. ![]() Multi rename tool – ability to rename multiple files using patterns. ![]() Additional features: many programs have advanced features that make life easier such as:.If some of the selected files are locked or inaccessible they can be skipped and the copying/moving of other files will be resumed. Often they also have enhanced support for skipping/overwriting files, like ‘skip all’/’overwrite all’/’overwrite all older’ etc. The best file managers have the ability to pause/resume operations for time-consuming transfers, to display the transfer rate and estimated time to completion. File operations: lot of file managers use Windows’ built-in file operations which will stop on encountering the first problem.We also considered the option to open multiple folders in different tabs and to drag-and-drop files or compare the contents of several folders. ![]() Tabs and breadcrumbs are modern addition to the interface that can improve usability.
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