file manager

Let’s face it, folks: Windows File Explorer has been the ride-or-die companion for managing files on Windows for decades. It’s functional and gets the job done for the everyday user. But let's be honest—when it comes to speed, organization, and multitasking, File Explorer can feel like a yellow...

Hi Is there an program for Windows 10 that gives me a way to work with files remotely? In the way that if I start an file operation, it will finnish it without me staying connected. Like in the Qfile app for Qnap nas, if you start copy of a big file, you don't have to stay connected for it to...

In File Explorer/Manager the info column called Type appears almost everywhere on my PCs, apparently by default. I do not like it - it's an excessively wordy equivalent for File Extension, that takes up far too much space. I know how to eliminate it for selected groups of folders; but doing it...

I'm running Windows10 Home, v.21H2, with all updates. As of yesterday Quick Access in File Manager has lost its grouping of folders and files. I've made no intentional changes and nothing I've read on the web has brought them back. Can anyone help? Thanks.

Hello again, Hope this is an appropriate forum. My two Windows 10 Pro 21H1 machines suddenly lost the ability to read DVD-ROM discs - both at around the same time. They'll read anything else, but not DVD-ROM although both drive have been used to write the very discs they now refuse to...

Although due to some properties use this program, I want to ask tips on how fully replace it. Total Commander file manager is OK, but for example, working with the home network is is unsatisfactory and complex. Needs a plugin for this(?). Or at least I can't operate me. Does anyone know...

Hi, Thunar file manager on Ubuntu 20.04 shows no time frame where you list files in any given folder, is there a way to make it show this or is there a better file manager I could use that does? Thanks in advance.

Hello Again, On occasion, when I double click on a desktop icon it comes up with the Properties window. Can I fix it without a reboot? Could it be the utility 'Save Desktop' which causes this. That utility repairs a desktop whose icons become scrambled. Progs launched from...

Hi I'm having a few problems finding settings because of the 3440 by 1440 resolution on my new monitor. There was always a place to change the size of fonts used by Windows in it's applications. I can't find that. If I have to I can use the slider to make everything larger but that makes some...

So i know windows explorer supports ftp and mapping to an ftp directory, but does ot support sftp? I imagine it should, i mean other os's have been supporting that feature for some time now. I just dont know how to find it. I know on ubuntu, i just type it in the location bar and it works. I...

I recently bought a new system and have been doing a lot of "file stuff", so I realized (again) how many features Windows (10 in this case) File Manager lacks. I have used Power Desk for many years, so I bought the "new" version PD 9) and have had several issues. The publisher (Avanquest/V-Com)...

I had uploaded a ton of photos from a vacation from my Iphone into various folders on my laptop. I wanted to make a copy of the folders so I could edit/delete some of the pictures to make a slideshow without disturbing the originals. When I copied a group of originals into a new folder, many...

I can't seem to find a Power Point Viewer for Windows 10. Any advice will be appreciated. Regards, Jim Edit: When I open a PPS file, I get a message, "This app can't run on your PC. To find a version for your PC, check with the software publisher." But, if I open the PPS Viewer in the Start...

Hi Today my computer suddenly froze up, I was in the process of deleting some files in file manager, not anything unusual at all. Unfortunately it wouldn't respond to Crtl, Alt, Delete, so after trying everything I could I did a hard shutdown. When it rebooted it said that the boot sector was...

Hi Everybody, I have something new happening in my Windows 7. Three of the directories <Data> <MSOCache> and <Program Data> have tiny 'lock' icons attached to the top of the tree. I'm guessing these mean that I can not open any of the files. So far, it has affected all of the PDF manual...

Hi, I'd like to know if there is any way to create extra shortcuts for Win Explorer. I'll explain a little because it's hard to put it in the right context. By shortcuts I mean using the double '%' sign so that I don't have to use the whole directory path. For example, shortcuts like %AppData%...

I have an elderly lady next door that just purchased a laptop with Windows 8. For some reason, she has lost the few icons that were on her desktop (i.e., desktop view as opposed to tiles). Using File Manager, I went to the Desktop folder, right-clicked on the few files there and selected Send...

Every 60 seconds or so, I am seeing a flickering in File Manager, and it freezes momentaraly. I suspect it is a video driver problem and am running the latest driver for my nVidia GTX 460 Is anyone else experiencing this ?

Hi I am using Windows 8.1 and just about getting used to it! However I cannot find a way to select multiple documents or pictures in what I know as File Manager. In previous versions of Windows you could do this by selcting one document then holding down the shift or CTRL (sorry can't...

Greg Shultz takes a look at File Manager Gold and reminisces about using Norton Commander back in the DOS days. Continue reading...