Xplorer

[JakeM741]

I like Xplorer? the best:)), fast and simple...looks good too:ninja::

[BeyondGodlike]

where u get xplore..i cant find it

[autodefe]

Links would be useful...

http://www.zabkat.com/

[RonXdude]

Never tried anything other than the windows explorer =(

[mu30286]

xplorer2 and explorerXP get my vote.

[JakeM741]

The Lite version of xplorer works great, don't bother paying for the full

http://www.zabkat.com/x2lite.htm

Link to Total Commander:

http://www.ghisler.com/

[nazgul]

Biggest problem I have with "replacement" file managers is there's no way to actually replace Explorer with them, and you're still gonna wind up working with Explorer a lotta the time. If there was a way to do a complete replacement, that'd be awesome.

[CoolCatBad]

A. HOW TO MAKE XPLORER? YOUR DEFAULT FOLDER APPLICATION

xplorer? can easily handle all the regular filesystem folders. If you want to launch x2 every time you click on a folder icon (e.g. on your desktop) add an "open" verb for the "Directory" file type, and have its default value point to the path where you have installed x2:

create this key with regedit:

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\open\command]

set this (Default) value:

"C:\Program files\zabkat\xplorer2\xplorer2.exe" /T /1 "%1"

(your installation path may differ; your executable may be called xplorer2_UC.exe; please check your installation folder)

Note that "%1" is required (including the quotation marks), and is replaced by the folder path you are trying to open. /T causes no tabs to be restored and /1 forces single pane mode (you don't have to use these switches but they make sense).

Finally make sure this "open" verb is the default for file folders as such:

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell]

@="open"

...From registry.txt in xplorer2 folder, lots of other useful tweaks there.

[BeyondGodlike]

i just tried xplore2..its LEET i love it

its gonna save me alot of time thx man

[JakeM741]

A. HOW TO MAKE XPLORER? YOUR DEFAULT FOLDER APPLICATION

xplorer? can easily handle all the regular filesystem folders. If you want to launch x2 every time you click on a folder icon (e.g. on your desktop) add an "open" verb for the "Directory" file type, and have its default value point to the path where you have installed x2:

create this key with regedit:

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\open\command]

set this (Default) value:

"C:\Program files\zabkat\xplorer2\xplorer2.exe" /T /1 "%1"

(your installation path may differ; your executable may be called xplorer2_UC.exe; please check your installation folder)

Note that "%1" is required (including the quotation marks), and is replaced by the folder path you are trying to open. /T causes no tabs to be restored and /1 forces single pane mode (you don't have to use these switches but they make sense).

Finally make sure this "open" verb is the default for file folders as such:

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell]

@="open"

...From registry.txt in xplorer2 folder, lots of other useful tweaks there.

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Awesome dude, I'm gonna try it:woot:t:

[xGo]

A. HOW TO MAKE XPLORER? YOUR DEFAULT FOLDER APPLICATION...

Wouldn't process explorer.exe still be running the background in order for you to click on the desktop icons...

So if im not mistaken, for order to have just xplorer or any other file manager instead of explorer, you would also need to replace shell and then configurate shell replace to use xplorer as default folder application...

[RaisedFist]

I don't like it.... I use Total Commander especially for the FTP functions, and Xplorer2 doesn't work as I would like to... I'll stick to TC until something better appears.

[emptyempty]

Check out Directory Opus 8... :ninja:

[Plok]

If you want to try something unknown, try Servant Salamander. It probably can't do anything that TotalCmd wouldn't know, but for whatever reason I like it more.

Its homepage

I believe the old version is now free (it's english): http://www.altap.cz/ftp/salamand/salam152.zip

The current version is 2.0 and there is also a beta of new version to try, with much more functionality. v 2.5 beta7

[CoolCatBad]

What I described is not a Shell replacement, simply a switch comparable to using a different image browser, such as Irfan View or suchlike

[ramian]

My vote is for Windows Explorer. It's the only one which starts with WinKey+E (without any other apps ofcourse), loads the fastest, and has everything I need for a file manager. Any additional required functionality can easily be added by some simple registry editing, so I don't really see the need for a 3rd party file manager. Anyway, I think its looks the best.

But, if you do want to use a 3rd party file manager, I'd also suggest A43 File Manager. It's what I've set up in my PE CD and it's pretty good at what it does.

http://www.shawneelink.net/~bgmiller/

[shifts]

Directory opus all the way for me

[jgutierrez]

I will choose XPlorer (http://guti.webcindario.com/static.php?page=XPlorer)

[insanekiwi]

windows explorer is enough for me. no need for a 3rd party application.

[Pink Floyd Veteran]

xplorer2 is my favorite one

I dont use explorer.exe at all anyway with bblean 1.6 as shell

and xplorer2 has built in folder size.

[sdb815]

Windows Explorer for me. One less thing to install after a format. :D

[NeoCosmo]

Windows Explorer + FolderBox plugin = Very useful. :)

[illicit]

Windows Explorer for me.

[caerma]

Windows Explorer.

[exosceleton]

Windows Explorer for me. One less thing to install after a format. :D

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total commander doesnt need an install

windows explorer for normal use, total commander when i need something special (ftp, filesplit, multi rename tool, directory sync, etc.)

[Neil Dejyothin]

I don't think I could live without the multi-file renaming tool in Total Commander or its built in FTP capabilities. Once you get used to how it works and all the shortcuts, it becomes a very powerful and flexible way of browsing and managing your files.

I use TC and Windows Explorer though, depending on what I'm doing.