It has a powerful interface but sometimes chokes on under powered machines. I have occasionally used Nexus File Manager. I have never used it, but there is also MultiCommander that is often compared with FreeCommander and also still being actively maintained. įree Commander is probably one of the best free and maintained general purpose 3rd party file managers out there for windows. it's nice, but in the same league as xplorer 2. I played with the trial version of XYplorer a while back. The cheapest of the paid options, but honestly no better than the best of the free options. I have used Xplorer 2 off-and-on over the years. It's solid and under continuous development. Back when I was doing my professional work on Windows machines, I had this on my work machines, but generally paired it with something lighter weight.Ī somewhat less expensive and lighter weight but nearly as capable alternative to Directory Opus, is Total Commander. However, it's expensive, and not as light weight as some alternatives. If you are willing to pay through the nose, Directory Opus is still the most powerful 3rd party file manager out there. Also, consider that you don't necessarily have to use one file manager to rule them all I generally have one file manager for day-to-day management, one for programming and heavy lifting, and one for images and movies.
In my opinion, if there is one piece of software that is worth paying for, it's your file manager. but a file manager is at the very heart of what computers are for, in some ways, more than the underlying OS even, and although there is some excellent freeware out there, generally you get what you pay for. Generally, I can understand wanting to stick with freeware. do you want to pay money for your explorer replacement or not?
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