Tag: WINDOWS-EXPLORER

When you right-click on any file in the Windows Explorer, you can cut, paste, open, delete, or rename the file. But what if what you really want to do is copy the file path so you can paste it into a new window, a text document, or another file? Copy Path is a utility that adds a... well, a "copy path" option to the Windows right-click context menu. It's similar to ClipPath, a program we ...

When you insert a USB flash drive or removable storage like a CD or SD card into a Linux computer, you'll often see a shortcut pop up on your desktop. When you do the same thing in Windows, you probably see an often-annoying pop up menu asking what you'd like to do with your removable media. Desktop Media is a small Windows app that brings up a Linux-like desktop shortcut whenever you insert ...

Shock Bookmark is a utility that adds a bookmark menu to the right-click context menu in Windows Explorer. But you probably figured that out from the headline. So here's a little more information. When you click the right mouse button in Windows Explorer or on your desktop you'll see a new Shock Bookmark menu. You can click the add/delete bookmark button to add or remove the current folder to ...

There's no shortage of Windows Explorer replacements. While many offer features missing from Windows Explorer like dual pane viewing or tabs, UltraExplorer goes a few steps further. Here are just a few of the features packed into this light weight file manager for Windows: Built in command line window that syncs with the open folder Viewer window for previewing the contents of selected ...

You can use Windows Explorer to sort files by name, size, file type, or date modified. But for some reason Microsoft doesn't give you the option to sort by file extension. CPExt does. In order to install CPExt, you need to download and unzip the installer to a temporary folder. Right click on the file marked CPExt.inf and select install. Once you reboot your system you'll be able to add an Ext ...

Folder View is a free Windows utility that gives you quick access to the folders you use most often in Windows Explorer. You can add shortcuts for every folder in My Documents, or choose custom folders to add to the toolbar. We'd advise against selecting an entire drive, since you'll wind up with a toolbar several rows deep filled with folders. It sort of defeats the purpose of having shortcuts ...

There are plenty of alternatives to the Windows file explorer. But since you can't uninstall the default file explorer, you might as well learn to love it. Or tweak the heck out of it. Whatever floats your boat. DMEXBar is a Windows Explorer add-on that lets you add a few extra toolbars and dozens of extra features to Explorer. Probably the most notable tweak is the addition of a button that ...