Which Is the Best Alternative File Manager? (Poll Closed)

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NEXUSFILE V by a country mile

I think you forgot to add SpeedCommander, the best File Manager i've ever seen it is the best http://www.speedcommander.com/

Altap Salamander

If you're into freeware, definitly worth checking is Unreal Commander: http://x-diesel.com/ A lot of Total Commander functionality, totally free and much lighter.

Altap Salamander is one of the best...

If anyone wants to learn more about Opus, check out the two introductory guides I wrote: http://www.pretentiousname.com/opus/index.html http://www.pretentiousname.com/opus9/index.html (I don't make any money from Opus being sold; I just love the program. :))

xplorer2 pro, the future for file managers :)

XYplorer has been built around portability. Read this: http://www.xyplorer.com/tour/index.php?page=portable

I use Xplorer2 and Total Commander a lot. XPlorer2 is best for finding files, comparing files, creating file lists to paste into docs and spreadsheets, shredding files, previewing files in their associated applications and finding out how much space files and directories are taking up on a drive. It's also good for adding prefixes and suffixes to groups of similar file names. Total Commander is good for renaming groups of files, ftp activities, comparing files with same names in identical tree structures at different places and copying missing files from one tree to another (called directory syncing).

Ztree

Do not confuse DOpus with an ordinary file manager. It is almost an operating system, it can do so much. It bundles many of the utilities than appeal to the sort of people who seek alternative file managers. But that is where the trouble starts. It says something that a user, Leo (see earlier message), has to write an introductory guide. The manual is just too complicated. It takes too many steps to work out how to perform the simplest tasks. Sure, it works straight out of the box, but that does not justify the inflated price tag. Great for the person who likes to fiddle around, expensive for those who just want a file manager. The generous 60-day trial will let you find out which camp you inhabit.

People used Opus just fine before I had written my guide. The guide is more to tell people what Opus can do, not how to use Opus. It's a list of features and some examples but not really a step-by-step tutorial or how-to guide at all. I wrote the guide because it isn't easy to sum up what a program like Opus does in a simple sentence and people kept asking me what was so special about it.

Yet again we find Michael Kenward whinging and whining that the manual is too complicated for him. No mention, of course, about the significant amount of help he receives on the Opus forums - even with his continual complaints. It's just getting tedious now - he's either in the 'too stupid to understand simple concepts' camp or he's just angry because he put his money and effort into a file manager that even the author has dumped? Opus is a powerful tool, and with such power comes the obvious requirement of detailed preferences and customization tools. If GPSoftware were to include every tiny detail in the manual then it alone would take years of work and the results would be just as complicated for Michael as the current manual is. Far better is the current situation where the manual is fine for a lot of users, but a free online forum provides detailed help for anyone who asks. Time to find a new outlet for your anger Michael - this one's worn out.

I'm still using plain ole winfile.exe from NT4, W2K, XP. Too bad it doesn't run on Vista. The two-pane layout for copying files is still the reason I have it open 24/7 on my PC. I recently found SpeedCommander and I'm trying to make the switch. I still end up back using winfile.exe.

XYplorer is not for those who want a program to do everything under the sun. Its aimed at making file management easy. I have been using it since long and it keeps getting better. Compared to other major file managers, XYplorer is quiet slick and fast and is continuously under development. Xyplorer is a true file management pro.