Filed under: Utilities, Windows, Freeware
Kick Windows Explorer to the curb with AccelMan File Manager
by Brad Linder Jul 20th 2008 at 12:00PM
Windows Explorer keeps getting a tiny bit better with each new Windows release. But for some reason Microsoft refuses to offer one thing that many other file managers have had for years: a two-pane window. If you want to copy files from one folder to another, you need to open two separate Explorer windows.
There are a whole slew of free replacements for Windows Explorer. But one of the new kids on the freeware block is AccelMan, a utility that you used to have to pay for, but which was recently set free. Make sure to download and install the registry key from the download page or you'll just get a 30 day free trial.
In addition to a two-pane window, AccelMan has a ton of powerful features, including:
There are a whole slew of free replacements for Windows Explorer. But one of the new kids on the freeware block is AccelMan, a utility that you used to have to pay for, but which was recently set free. Make sure to download and install the registry key from the download page or you'll just get a 30 day free trial.
In addition to a two-pane window, AccelMan has a ton of powerful features, including:
- A built in media player with a playlist manager
- A file viewer that will show images, PDF, Office, and other documents
- The image viewer includes basic editing capabilities
- Install TrueType Fonts without using the Control Panel
- Compress and extract files in 15 formats including ZIP, RAR, TAR, ACE, and GZIP
- Built-in file splitter
- Hexadecimal editor
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
LordDaMan said 12:38PM on 7-20-2008
There's a serious problem with this. It's been known to simply not run on some people's computers. I have vista, and this will refuse to run, even though it's supposed to fully support vista
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Loodac said 1:14PM on 7-20-2008
Yeah... It wont run on my XP SP3 too.
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Judy said 2:00PM on 7-20-2008
It IS Great
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jd said 3:18PM on 7-20-2008
"If you want to copy files from one folder to another, you need to open two separate Explorer windows."
Or... you could select the files on the right and drag them to another folder on the left. No 3rd party stuff required.
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Gardiner Westbound said 3:36PM on 7-20-2008
It wont run on my XP SP3.
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Chris said 4:48PM on 7-20-2008
What I still want is a Mac Finder-like version. Not with the Coverflow crap, but the two-three pane inline directory exploration. It's one of the only things I found useful about the Mac interface.
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thiel said 8:35PM on 7-20-2008
UltraExplorer does this, except better - I can never get the columns wide enough in Finder.
Robert said 12:04PM on 7-21-2008
Link is bad??
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Mark said 2:32PM on 7-22-2008
"If you want to copy files from one folder to another, you need to open two separate Explorer windows."
Uh, no. That folder tree on the left is there for a reason, just drag the files from the source folder on the right to the destination in the tree on the left. I couldn't be simpler.
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Doranwen said 5:32PM on 7-21-2008
This one sounds interesting, but I don't need a two pane explorer as much as I need tabs in my explorer. I use XYplorer, the last freeware version, which runs smoothly enough on XP SP2. I interact between so many places on my hard drive so frequently that it works better to have a dozen tabs open to the main directories. Then the folder tree on the left allows me to jump to where I need to be. Still need to click between tabs if I'm moving files to totally different parts of my file system, but this is by far the most efficient way I could do things.
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Pulis said 9:34AM on 8-11-2008
For those people who are having problem opening AccelMan File Manager, (My Temporary Fix) "I am using Xp Pro, SP3, Quad Core."
You can try this. Using Windows Explorer. Go to C:\Program Files\Flexigen\AccelMan\bin\accelman.exe
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Pulis said 5:25AM on 8-11-2008
C:\Program Files\Flexigen\AccelMan\bin\accelman.exe
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Pulis said 5:33AM on 8-11-2008
accelman.exe. right click, Properties, Compatibility, Run this program in compatibility mode for: Windows 98 / Windows Me, click Apply, click OK. I hope this help others. sorry about the triple post.
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