File Management
Duplicate Files Searcher Finds File Matches Across Systems or Discs [Featured Download]
Windows/Mac/Linux (All platforms with Java): Duplicate Files Searcher has a pretty modest name, but it's a powerful program for finding exact matches of files on one hard drive, across multiple syste ....... read more
16 days ago
Ken Rename Helps You Rename on the Go [Featured Windows Download]
Windows only: Ken Rename is a portable file renaming utility. The interface is straight forward with support for simple and complex renaming tasks. Ken Rename supports wildcards, macros, numbered fil ....... read more
19 days ago
Transfer Files Lightning Fast With FastCopy [Featured Windows Download]
Windows only: Free application FastCopy is a portable replacement for the standard Windows Explorer file copying mechanism. FastCopy's interface is rather cluttered but the file transfer speeds are fa ....... read more
Thu,
09 Oct 2008
Keep iTunes 8 from Starting Filenames with Track Numbers [ITunes]
By default, when you have iTunes set to automatically organize your music library, it saves the files in an /Artist/Album/Track # Song Title.mp3 format. But, if you don't want that track number stuck ....... read more
Fri,
03 Oct 2008
Attribute Changer Gives You Total File Control [Featured Windows Download]
Windows only: Attribute Changer, a free right-click utility, gives you total control over everything reported by a file to your system. Right-click one or many files and choose "Change Attributes," an ....... read more
Thu,
02 Oct 2008
Five Best Download Managers [Hive Five]
You download hundreds of files to your computer on a weekly—and sometimes daily—basis, a practice that can take forever and has the potential to turn your organized filesystem into a clut ....... read more
Thu,
04 Sep 2008
UltraExplorer Manages Your Files On the Go [Featured Windows Download]
Windows only: Windows Explorer alternative UltraExplorer offers dual pane and tabbed browsing, plus a handy "Drop Stack" staging area where you can drag files to temporarily park them, for easy batch ....... read more
Thu,
21 Aug 2008
Explorer++ Improves On Windows Explorer [Featured Windows Download]
Windows only: Alpha file manager Explorer++ is a promising free alternative to Windows Explorer that offers features it sorely lacks, like tabbed browsing, secure file deletion, file merging and spli ....... read more
Tue,
19 Aug 2008
Add a File Extension Column to Windows Explorer [Featured Windows Download]
Windows only: While Windows Explorer can sort files by type, by default it doesn't display or sort files by extension in a separate column—but the Extension Column add-on does just that. Instal ....... read more
Mon,
11 Aug 2008
StExBar Beefs Up Windows Explorer [Featured Windows Download]
Windows only: Free application StExBar adds a toolbar full of useful shortcuts and commands to Windows Explorer. Even better, the add-on binds keyboard shortcuts with virtually every action it adds, s ....... read more
Wed,
30 Jul 2008
Power Up Windows Explorer with Free Add-ons [Windows Explorer]
When moving, copying, pasting, browsing, and getting information about your files feels like tedious work—and it can in the feature-sparse Windows Explorer—you need some power add-ons tha ....... read more
Mon,
28 Jul 2008
Five Best Alternative File Managers [Hive Five]
If you're any sort of power user, you've bumped up against the limitations of your operating system's default file manager on countless occasions. The fact is, for advanced file browsing and manipula ....... read more
Thu,
24 Jul 2008
Best Alternative File Managers? [Hive Five Call For Contenders]
If there's one default application that comes with any operating system out of the box, it's a file manager. But whether it's Windows Explorer or the OS X Finder, your operating system's default file ....... read more
Tue,
22 Jul 2008
AccelMan File Manager Replaces Explorer with Robust Features [Featured Windows Download]
Windows only: Free application AccelMan is a dual-pane Windows Explorer replacement with a powerful feature set. Previously a shareware application, AccelMan boasts a built-in image viewer, tabbed vi ....... read more
Fri,
18 Jul 2008
Locate32 Finds Files Quickly and Reliably [Featured Windows Download]
Windows only: Free search utility Locate32 uses Unix-style databases and locate commands to find files by name, size, creation dates, or any other system criteria. While it can't search the insides of ....... read more
Mon,
30 Jun 2008
Use the Tab Key to Rename Multiple Files in Vista [Windows Vista Tip]
Veteran Lifehacker reader Scott writes in with a tip for anyone who regularly renames groups of pictures, documents, or other files, but doesn't need a bulk renaming utility to get it done. Just start ....... read more
Wed,
25 Jun 2008
Types Manages Default Applications Better than Windows [Featured Windows Download]
Windows only: Free, open-source application Types is a lightweight, user-friendly tool for editing default applications, icons, and context menu options for filetypes in Windows. You can already twea ....... read more
Thu,
19 Jun 2008