Filed under: Utilities, Windows, Productivity, Search
NexusFile - Putting Windows Explorer out of its misery
by Drew Olanoff Jun 3rd 2008 at 10:00AM
What's one of the worst things about Windows? The explorer function to find folders, documents, and pictures of your cat doing funny things.NexusFile aims to replace Windows Explorer.
Here are some of the cool features that NexusFile sports that the Windows team left out on Explorer:
- Favorite Folders
- Tab support - This is a big productivity one
- Smart bar that remembers the directories that you were in
- Archive function built in (zip, rar ace, with password support)
- Disk cleanup tool
- Built in FTP client
If you're moving files from one directory to another a lot, then this is worth a shot.
[via online-tech-tips]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Halo2Master said 10:32AM on 6-03-2008
Does this do anything that xplorer2 doesn't, other than the commenting tool?
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velocitySTRIKE said 12:08PM on 6-03-2008
It does "free"
Halo2Master said 3:36PM on 6-03-2008
Yeah, ok, sorry -- xplorer2lite
westudi said 11:25AM on 6-03-2008
I guess I'm the only Windows user on the planet that likes Explorer just fine.
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whiskey said 11:45AM on 6-03-2008
Browsing tabs are better than two open explorer windows? Can you drag and drop between them?
You know what would be useful though? Batch renaming!
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brogers101 said 12:01PM on 6-03-2008
Did you not go to the Website and look at "Advanced Rename" feature? It looks like even gives you a preview of the new filename before you commit the changes. ZOWIE!
tlove said 2:52PM on 6-03-2008
try BeyondCompare in conjunction with Metamorphose (beta)
whiskey said 10:08PM on 6-05-2008
Dude... Relax, it's called IRONY!!!
Or you don't find funny that third parties can come up with a replacement for explorer that works WAY BETTER than explorer itself?
Kudos to the NexusFile team.
Mavromatis said 12:36PM on 6-03-2008
Try Directory Opus, it is on the market since Opus 1: January 1990 and never failed me. It has everything you probably want and if it doesn't you can make a script for that job.
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Jake said 12:37PM on 6-03-2008
What i would really like is a Dual-pane explorer replacement (like x2 or this NexusFile) with a friggin undo delete button.
I use x2lite most of the time, but the lack of a undo delete/move is annoyin the hell outta me.
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Christian said 1:31PM on 6-03-2008
Wait I've been leaving comments on my files using windows explorer on both XP and Vista... A little annoying to do but doable nonetheless.... Vista even has more options that I can enter like tags. One thing that caught my attention is the TABS function.
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Rackham said 4:01PM on 6-03-2008
Check out UltraExplorer - it's fast, stable, and a very solid substitute for WinExplorer. We've used it extensively, and since we found it, it has become the file management tool of choice for most of the staff.
Link is here: (Link to developer site provided on page)
http://consilium-usa.com/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=shop.flypage&product_id=205&category_id=21&manufacturer_id=0&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=1
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thiel said 9:14PM on 6-03-2008
Thanks alot for that. UltraExplorer was new to me. I've tried most but I downloaded it, and it's brilliant! It's not ugly and the Quick filter is just what I've been after.
Leonardo said 6:15PM on 6-03-2008
My eyes! my eyes!
It's ugly. I can't use it. Thanks anyway!
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Marco said 7:21PM on 6-03-2008
I'm blind too... :-|
Christopher said 11:08PM on 6-03-2008
Features left out of explorer? I think not... (all these observations made on Vista)
Favorite Folders - definitely have this (on this left, called "Favorite Links")
Tab support - ok, yes on this one, but as others have pointed out, I like dragging between windows
Smart bar that remembers the directories that you were in (defintely always had this)
Archive function built in - has this, but only for ZIPs
Disk cleanup tool - has this too
Built in FTP client - albeit a not very good one, but it does have one
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MasBlaMan said 3:33PM on 6-04-2008
I use Total Commander, its a grand, grand..... son of Norton Commander from the dos days. Is this NexusFile better ???
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