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        <title><![CDATA[Win 8/64 support]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/forum/discussions/102-349477-3746117]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[&quot;File Explorer&quot; under Win 8/64-bit is NOT my friend.    Do you know which of the 5 alternatives you listed in 2011 (Cubic explorer, explorer++, nexusFile, q-dir, xplorer2)  will work in that environment?   Btw, explorer 2 doesn't have a free version for 64 bit, so it costs $30 for their pro version.  TIA.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[rorwell@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2013 01:24:35 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Total Commander]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Just about everyone I know who uses Total Commander swears by it. It's easy for newbies to use, and has plenty of advanced features as well.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[stuartjd@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Sun, 30 Sep 2012 09:15:55 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Dolphin 4 the masses.]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/forum/discussions/102-349477-3682983]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[I can't believe that as 2012 people *still* uses Winshit, come on guys...I mean, if you're not tied to it because the software you need then why not to switch to a GNU/Linux distro? You will be _fascinated_ about the technical excellence and graphical desktop choices you have.And about graphical choices one way of making Winshit less ****** is installing KDE SC on it, this will completely change the way you use your computer and will prepare you to -provided you aren't tied to any windows-specific applications- to the big leap.Also, you will have the Dolphin file manager that will rock up the way you work with your files.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[martosurf]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Sat, 07 Jul 2012 21:37:24 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[XTree]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Remember XTree, XTree Gold? Anyone have any copies lying around?  Now lives as ZTree but I haven't tested. Was the best file manager ever]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[mike@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 05:26:48 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Searching within a file manager]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I agree that sometimes just searching through the start button search or recent docs or those start menu type things is easy enough and quite direct, but sometimes the search is because I want the utility of the file manager for drag/drop, comparisons, or such. And my mileage ALWAYS varies  .  Thanks for the comment.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[oldguardreindeer-techrepublic@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Wed, 27 Jun 2012 06:17:25 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[I think all versions of Win did this.]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Even when, IIRC, indexing was installed by Office and not a Windows component. I've tried it a couple of times across Windows versions, as I figured it might speed things up sometimes, but it missed tons of files.As to alternatives, why look for search necessarily bundled into the file manager? Use the Windows search if you find it better, or a search app if that works better for you. The only way to really know what suits you, though, is to download the thing and try it. This would be undeniably faster and more reliable than describing and discussing relative merits.But I have found no search tool or file manager (that includes a search tool) which was lesser than Windows search. (Well, I never went digging through absolute junk in terms of search tools, so YMMV.)]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[seanferd]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Tue, 26 Jun 2012 17:15:48 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Couldn't be worse than windows 7's]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Windows 7's only searches the indexes unless you specifically turn the indexing service off (then outlook complains).I have had this become an issue with network drives.  The search will miss files.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Slayer_]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Tue, 26 Jun 2012 12:25:49 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Total Commander is shareware not freeware]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/forum/discussions/102-349477-3679997]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[Free to try for 30 days, then $44. Pity!]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[jonc2011]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Tue, 26 Jun 2012 12:18:34 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[How about search capabilities?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[What search capabilities do these alternatives have?Explorer in Win 7 has a search capability that appears to be indexed and it can search for file names, types of files, etc., and with a small bit of knowledge (I know, a dangerous thing), a search can be narrowed and refined somewhat.  I use it often but I wish it was smarter, easier or more sophisticated (maybe it's just me).So, I'm hoping to hear from you all about searching.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[oldguardreindeer-techrepublic@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Tue, 26 Jun 2012 06:26:27 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Directory Opus, price!]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[$85 !!!!!!!!!!!! for Base product, $105 to make it useful.   I'll stick to free thank you very much... ]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[cerealdud@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Mon, 25 Jun 2012 08:32:41 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[If you like console...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The file manager I spend most of my time in is FAR Manager. Along with various plugins I find I can't live without it. When used with a utility called ConEmu it allows for tabbed behavior (such as editing/viewing multiple files) among other things.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[marcdw]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 20:01:38 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Try Total Commander]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/forum/discussions/102-349477-3514288]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[Not free, but you get updates without any further cost. See comments above. It does not only have 'two panels', but multiple tabs on each side, so all your disks, preferred directories and computers on your net are at hand. You can also batch rename, syncronize, change views with a click, tailor your usual commands on the ribbon, change names without risking an extension mishandling, copying and renaming on background and so on. And 15 languages to choose. Give it a chance! I've being using it for years after NC was unavailable anymore.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[joanarbo]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Sat, 22 Oct 2011 14:21:44 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Portable Apps are the right way to go....]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Will admit to really not considering anything for use that: 1) Wants to diddle the windows registry at all; 2) That wants to use or touch or create any folder except the one it was put in; and 3) Has to run an installer to get it installed and working(sic).  This is fully in line with the current thinking for Portable Applications... I will normally Google for &quot;free portable applications&quot; first and exhaust those sites before searching further for tools which are shareware or retailware, etc.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[kerry.sisler]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 08:07:14 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Norton Commander - do any in the article behave like it?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Great to have alternatives to Windows Explorer. NC was my ultimate file management tool in the DOS days. I would love to have a utility that does a side by side directory compare like NC, since I want direct control over directory syncing.  Also like to have a quick loading file viewer.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[LalaReads]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 05:57:54 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[File like you think...]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/forum/discussions/102-349477-3512558]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[A little late to the conversation, but illuminating none-the-less.I've used a few of the versions of PowerDesk Pro. Nice program. THEN I found the Personal Brain program ( http://www.thebrain.com/ ).  They have one free and two non-free versions. I'd try the free version and go to pay-version/s if you think you need to. I finally got the Pro version (&quot;Core&quot; version is lower cost not-free one). I saw the PB prog demo'd on Stewart Cheifet's Computer Chronicles about 1999 or 2000. Got hooked on it a few years after that. Ver 6 allows you to drop entire folders onto the interface and it does the rest. Seriously one of the coolest uber-utilities I've ever worked with. They have a good series of web-based training vidoes. PB can also easily be used for mind-mapping as well (all versions). (OK, I'm a PersonalBrain fanboi, but just a customer, for about 9 years.)]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[RB1955]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2011 06:10:58 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Interesting that Xtree, Ztree and Directory Opus are sequential posts ...]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/forum/discussions/102-349477-3512525]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[All three are ones I have used and found/find to be excelent.Xtree was bought and buried by Symantec many years ago, if I remember correctly.Ztree, is indeed a direct replacement for Xtree in the Windows environment.  Strictly speaking it isn't a WinEx replacement - it is a stand alone program that doesn't  integrate into the OS.  Ztree is extremely powerful, and dare I say, not for the novice.[But there again, we wouldn't be looking for WinExplorer replacements if we were novices, would we?]After MANY years with Avanquest's PowerDesk, I discovered Directory Opus which is is my current choice and I'm still being amazed at its power and customisation abilities.HOWEVER ...The original article was about FREE WinEx replacements, and this specifically excludes these two programs.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[ian3880]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2011 03:37:27 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Double the Pain &amp;lt;sic, grin&amp;gt;]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/forum/discussions/102-349477-3512498]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[Thanks for the list.DuoExplorer - I'm using it now but I also play with QDir and FreeCommander.I was really P.O.'d when MS unilaterally decided to eliminate the 2 pane File Explorer. Expecting me to open 2 copies of Windoze Explorer side by side is NOT a solution!]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ron_007]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2011 02:05:07 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Better file copier for crashed harddisk?]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/forum/discussions/102-349477-3512487]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[Will be great if there is a file copier that automatically skip unreadable file after trying for few seconds without prompting for action. Most copiers will freeze for as long as a min before prompting for retry or skip. On a crashed harddisk, we want to copy all the readable files asap without retrying and risk having more sector damaged. After all the savable files are saved, then retry on the corrupted file. Does unstoppable copier fit this requirement? If not, is there any such utilities exist? Quite surprise that such useful and basic utility is not available. ]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[bhwong1@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2011 22:31:10 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Surprised these aren't here]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Nomadhttp://www.nomad-net.info/homeMmultiCommander - Now freewarehttp://multicommander.comA similar good article like Jacks here:http://www.techsupportalert.com/best-free-file-manager.htm]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[T3P]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2011 17:14:15 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Or Unstoppable Copier.]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[If you are looking for a file copier.  It's pretty good at grabbing files residing partially in damaged sectors as well.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[seanferd]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2011 12:34:27 -0700</pubDate>
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