Win7 File Explorer Replacements
I’m loving Windows 7. The 64-bit Home Premium version I am running is stable and fast. But, there have been a few problems with finding software that works good (or good enough) for me to consider using on my new machine.
I have been using PowerDesk for years, probably almost 10 years now, and I’ve loved some aspects of it so much, that I’m going to test it again, even though Avanquest clearly states that this version is not Win7 compatible. So, I did a little research on what else is available and surprisingly I found some very good alternatives, here they are:
- XPlorer2 – this $29.95 option is similar in price to PowerDesk, it seems to have everything else included, except for one little utility I use all the time in PowerDesk (Dialog Helper). It turns out that Windows 7 already provides a ‘recent places’ button, but it doesn’t appear on every file explorer window, so I would still like to see a PowerDesk Dialog Helper replacement.
- Q-Dir -a Freeware alternative that looks very promising.
So, it appears that any of the alternatives above will do the job of almost everything I use PowerDesk for, but that remains to be seen, I will post an update after some testing is completed.
UPDATE: for now I’ve decided on using Xplorer2 (64-Bit version) and it’s suiting me just fine.
UPDATE 2: on another note, you can find even more information on Explorer replacements and tools at this Windows Secrets forum thread on (Organizing Files in Windows Explorer):
http://lounge.windowssecrets.com/index.php?showtopic=773743
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