Freeware Directory

Freeware - File Management - Other

SizeMe makes it possible to scan a directory and compare it to how many floppy/zip/CD-R/DVD discs you need. It tries to fill each disc up as much as possible, and gives you the result on each disc. When you want to copy/move/burn you can just drag'n'drop the items into any given place. Example: If you want to burn your "My documents" you might select CD (700MB) and then it will create several discs as close to 100% full as possible.

FileCommander is a very powerful file explorer with more functions than the standard file explorer programs. It features 2 browser windows, extendible to 4 browser windows, Picture, Text, HEX, HTML and Audio preview for every file, make screen shots of your desktop or of the active window. Add your tools to a quick launch menu, right-click on a file and select a tool, the file will be opened by that tool. And much more!

Docsvault is an innovative, user-friendly document management solution that provides a secure way to generate, organize, search and access digital files. With built-in scanning support, users can quickly convert paper documents directly into multi-page PDF files as well as other formats. Schedule automatic backups to the hard drive or directly backup to a CD/DVD media. Set-up work tasks and reminders – and manage them right from the desktop. Secure all your sensitive information and files in Safevault with features like password & information manager and safedocs using industry standard 128-bit encryption methods. With seamless integration into Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint, users can save documents directly to Docsvault from the File menu. Scan it. Save it. Secure it. Docsvault is the electronic filing management solution to improve productivity and efficiency. Free for personal/home use only.

A file monitor for NT (duh) and Win2K, allows the inclusion or exclusion of files / file types, and reporting on what has happened. Useful for watching installs, and generally what is happening on your system, you can also watch the file activity on other NT machines on your network. It hasn't been tested on XP but I would expect it to work since XP is based on the Windows 2000 kernel.

Ever wondered why your hard disk is full, or what directory is taking up most of the space? When using conventional disk browsing tools, such as Windows Explorer, these questions may be hard to answer. With SequoiaView however, they can be answered almost immediately. SequoiaView uses a visualization technique called cushion treemaps to provide you with a single picture of the entire contents of your hard drive.

Find phantom files left behind after uninstalling software OR malicious files picked up from the Internet. FileMap by BB lets you make an inventory of the files in your Windows and System folders, at any time, so that you can do a comparison check later to determine what has been added or removed. You'll be in full control of any so-called "shared files" you want to keep, simply by comparing these before-and-after lists. Select Boot Alert to automatically launch each time your system boots up. This is a valuable layer of security which quickly indicates a change to the file counts in monitored directories each time the computer is booted.

Shazware, a collection of cool file utilities. RenEm - rename a ton of files at once, UnDup - kill off duplicate files, TryWav - try out ALL your .WAV files. WebGet - scrape a webpage for files, Big - print BIG messages, Ned - nifty text editor, LogInfo - sort your weblog, FavLst - turn your favorites into a nice little webpage.

FileAnt is a Windows File Manager (like explorer) on tabs (like UltraEdit-32), it is also a cool Ftp Client (like leechftp) and has nice features such as folder pie charts, and a viewer for commonly used file formats. It loads quickly from the tray and uses very little memory to achieve what it does. The Ftp Client is multi-download (you can keep browsing while downloading lots of files). The Pie Chart features 2D telescopic browsing. Advanced tools let you modify file dates, sync folders, and change file attributes en masse. There is also a nice little mp3 player in the tray. Program used to be shareware, is now FREE.

Hawk is an ultra fast hex file viewer, use it to view Hex based and ascii based files. Read only, handy app for quick viewing a file, Refresh (F5) reopens file, runs stand alone, no registry entries. Add a shortcut to Hawk in your "Send To" menu then you can always right click on a file and view it quickly with Hawk.

freeCommander is an easy-to-use alternative to the standard Windows file manager with all the necessary functions and more. You can even take freeCommander anywhere - just copy the installation directory onto a CD. Features include; dual-panel technology; optional tree view for each panel; built in file viewer to view files in hex, binary, text or image format; file viewer inside archives; built in archive handling ZIP (read, write), CAB (read, write), RAR (read); nested archive handling; easy access to system folders, control panel, desktop and start menu; copy, move, delete, rename files and folders; file splitting; and more!

TrackerV3 is an advanced file system explorer. It comes with a Windows Explorer-like interface but has a far broader scope, you get much more information and all on the fly. File find, reporting features, instant preview of font, image, audio, and video files, ASCII/binary file viewer, binary string search, icon extraction, browse-history, go-to/copy-to/move-to favorites, logged backup, time-stamping, copy directory tree. Free for non-commercial use.

Dir 2 File is a small utility that allows you to export directory listings to HTML, plain text, CSV, or Excel files quickly and extremely easily. Includes options for HTML page customisation, and a backup facility to quickly backup files in a directory.

Edix Commander is a cool Windows program that includes a File manager, Media player & viewer, Comunication (COM & IPX). Alarm clock, Program manager, My computer manager, RAM&CPU status monitor, and Skins & Colors editors.

Commander is a file management utility and image viewer, it has an effective split screen interface with two directory views or a directory view and a file viewer. Keyboard shortcuts compatible with Norton Commander and includes an advanced "pocket" calculator with equation solver.

GeoShell replaces your taskbar with smaller floating bars which can be moved anywhere YOU want & it allows you to "skin" these bars so they look the way YOU want! It allows you to use only the features YOU want (modular design), keeping resource & memory usage to a minimum, or it can provide more features than you can shake a stick at. Launch programs from buttons, from menus, from hotkeys, group similar tasks into one button, and minimize or restore (or even exit) them all at once. Advanced features: lock a window so it stays on top of others while you work, in Windows 2000 and XP, make any application semi-transparent at the click of a button. Keep an eye on things with plugins for monitoring system resources, battery life, web-pages, news... even the weather and other GeoUsers!

NgDiskCat is multifunctional Freeware disk cataloging program designed to catalogue and organize your storage media collection (removable or not) and provide easy organisation and management features. It has multiple user support with personal password protected databases,two different user interfaces (Basic and Explorer like Pro Interface ), with powerful search capabilities ,includes zip file contents support and extracts Meta data (Zip Comments - MP3 Tags)from files. You can add comments to any file , save search results,add many usefull data to catalogued disks Including Disk Covers with TWAIN support and built in cover editor - viewer and organize your disks by Type and Location.

TriDComm is a 3D file manager and a 3D trace router for Windows. TriDComm has a pair of Norton-Commander-style listing windows, all of the usual file and directory folder icons are rendered as three dimensional objects. File types are indicated by distinctive shapes, and the third dimension of the objects (z-axis) represent the file/directory size. At the base of each object is the file detail material: name, size, moddate and attributes. The app supports the usual file manager controls (directory tree, copy, move, rename, view file, hexview file, view graphic file, edit file, delete file, compare files, find file, make directory) network drive mapping/unmapping and zip file handling. It uses the mouse along with the Ctrl and Alt keys to navigate around in the 3D space provided (pan, zoom and rotate). And you are even given control over background color etc. Version 1.3 also includes 3D icons, 3D trace route, 3D ping, private chat and an FTP server.

2xExplorer is a lightweight yet powerful, fully shell integrated dual-pane explorer replacement, focusing on usability for increased productivity and minimum frustration for everyday file management tasks. The latest version of 2xExplorer introduces seamless handling of ZIP archive files for Windows XP (and ME/2000) users. They are opened as regular folders and the majority of file management commands are supported, including synchronization. Other non-XP users will benefit from a few new commands (e.g. file shreding & touching) and patches.

TriDComm is a 3D file manager and a 3D trace router for Windows. It has a pair of Norton-Commander-style listing windows, all of the ususal file and directory folder icons are rendered as three dimensional objects. File types are indicated by distinctive shapes, and the third dimension of the objects (z-axis) represent the file size. At the base of each object is the file detail material: name, size, moddate and attributes. The app supports the usual file manager controls (directory tree, copy, move, rename, view file, hexview file, view graphic file, edit file, delete file, compare files, find file, make directory) and zip file handling. It uses the mouse along with the Ctrl and Alt keys to navigate around in the 3D space provided (pan, zoom and rotate). And you are even given control over background color etc. Version 1.2 includes 3D icons, 3D trace route, 3D ping, private chat and an FTP server.

The Mediamat is a file manager & timer. It is suitable as a main program for self-recording CD´s used to open all types of file (exe, bmp, htm etc.). Descriptions, screenshots and groups can be assigned to the entries. Mediamat projects are easy to develope thanks to drag´ n drop. Built in are over 20 script commands to create folders, unzip files etc. With the integrated layout designer an own user interface can be created (e.g. a background image showing a company logo). A pop window is included for speedy access to favorite applications, also a timer for auto-starts or alarm clock. English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Swedish and Dutch selectable, but an in-built expandable translation feature will allow user to adapt Mediamat to their own language. Installation free..