Dos File Manager Windows 7

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The following tables compare general and technical information for a number of notable file managers.

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General information[edit]

NameCreatorFirst public version
(date)
Latest stable version
(date, number)
CostSoftware license
Altap SalamanderAltapAugust 15, 1997July 1, 2019; 59 days ago (4.0)FreeProprietary
Commander OneEltima SoftwareAugust 4, 2015September 29, 2015; 3 years ago (1.1)US$29.95[1]Proprietary
CRAX CommanderSoft4U2September 1, 2013June 5, 2018; 14 months ago (1.11.1)US$19.99[1]Proprietary
Directory OpusJonathan Potter,
GPSoftware
Amiga: v1 (1990-01-03)
Windows: v6 (2001-06-18)
December 19, 2018; 8 months ago (12.11)A$49 lite / A$89 proProprietary
Diredintegral part of Emacs,
part of the GNU project
1974?July 30, 2009; 10 years ago (7.17)FreeGPL
DolphinKDEJune 7, 2006 (0.5)19.08.0 (15 August 2019; 14 days ago[2])[±]FreeGPL
DOS NavigatorRitlabs1991 (0.90)1999 (1.51)FreeBSD original
DOS ShellMicrosoft / IBM19881998Part of MS-DOS/PC DOS (OS)Proprietary
Double CommanderAlexander Koblov (alexx2000) and others2007July 7, 2019; 53 days ago (0.9.5)FreeGPL
emelFM2tooarSeptember 6, 2003February 18, 2014; 5 years ago (0.9.1)FreeGPL
Explorer++David ErcigJanuary 8, 2008February 3, 2013; 6 years ago (1.3.5)FreeGPL
Far ManagerEugene Roshal (original); Far Group19963.0 build 5000 (7 August 2017; 2 years ago)[±]FreeBSD revised
File CommanderBrian Havard1993March 3, 2011; 8 years ago (2.40)A$35.00Proprietary
File Explorer[3]MicrosoftAugust 24, 1995July 29, 2015; 4 years agoPart of Windows (OS)Proprietary
File ManagerMicrosoft (Ian Ellison-Taylor)1990January 7, 2019; 7 months ago (10.0.1901.1)[4]Part of Windows (OS)MIT[4]
GeoManagerBerkeley Softworks[5], Breadbox Ensemble[6]19902009Part of PC/GEOS (OS)Proprietary
FinderApple Inc.January 1984August 13, 2015; 4 years ago (10.10.5)Part of macOS (OS)Proprietary
fmanMichael HerrmannJuly 18, 2016April 22, 2019; 4 months ago (1.5.8)US$18[1]Proprietary
ForkLiftBinaryNightsJune 1, 2007April 10, 2018; 16 months ago (3.2.2)US$29.95[1]Proprietary
gentooEmil Brink?March 18, 2012; 7 years ago (0.19.13)FreeGPL
GNOME CommanderGNOME CommanderSeptember 2001May 28, 2017; 2 years ago (1.6.4)FreeGPL
GNOME Files[7]EazelApril 11, 20013.32.2[8](8 May 2019; 3 months ago)[±]FreeGPL
KonquerorKDEOctober 20004.14.3 (November 11, 2014; 4 years ago)[±][9]FreeGPL
KrusaderKrusader KrewJuly 11, 20002.7.2 'Peace of Mind' (August 25, 2019; 4 days ago[10])[±]FreeGPL
Midnight Commander[11]GNU Midnight Commander< May 1994[12]December 12, 2018; 8 months ago (4.8.22)FreeGPL
muCommanderMaxence BernardFebruary 17, 2002December 8, 2018; 8 months ago (0.9.3)FreeGPL
NemoLinux MintJuly 2012
(1.0.0)
December 11, 2018

(4.0.5)[13]

Free[14]GPL
Nomad.NETEugene SichkarAugust 14, 2008
(2.2.0.537 beta)
June 13, 2016; 3 years ago (3.2.0.2890)FreeProprietary
Norton CommanderPeter Norton Computing,
later Symantec corporation
1986February 1, 1999 (2.01 Windows
DOS: 1998-07-01 (5.51))
?Proprietary
Path Finder[15]CocoatechApril 2001September 2, 2014; 4 years ago (7)US$39.95Proprietary
PathMinderAlbert Nurick and
Brittain Fraley
19841988 (4.11)US$39.95Proprietary
PCManFMHong Jen YeeJanuary 9, 2006February 21, 2016; 3 years ago (1.2.4)FreeGPL
PC ShellCentral Point Software1986paid[16]Proprietary
ROX-FilerThomas Leonard et al.Before March 10, 2000October 9, 2011; 7 years ago (2.11)FreeGPL
SpaceFMIgnorantGuruJanuary 13, 2012 (0.5.0)January 20, 2016; 3 years ago (1.0.5)FreeGPL
STDU ExplorerSTDUtilityMarch 23, 2009May 24, 2012; 7 years ago (1.0.465)FreeProprietary
TabblesYellow blue soft UABAugust 1, 2009August 12, 2016; 3 years ago (3.1.29)US$29.95[1]Proprietary
ThunarXfceJanuary 22, 2006June 6, 2018; 14 months ago (1.8.0)[17]FreeGPL
Total Commander[18]Christian GhislerSeptember 25, 1993; 25 years ago (1.00d)March 29, 2019; 5 months ago (9.22a)CHF40, €37, US$42[1]Proprietary
ViewMAXDigital Research / Novell1990 (1.0)1993 (3.0)Part of DR-DOS (OS)GPL[19]
Volkov CommanderVsevolod Volkovcirca 19924.05 (February 21, 2001; 18 years ago)[±]shareware / freewareProprietary
WinSCPWinSCPSeptember 30, 20005.15.3 (July 21, 2019; 39 days ago[20])[±]FreeGPL
Xandros File ManagerXandros Corporation?July 26, 2007; 12 years ago (4.2)Part of Xandros DesktopProprietary
XfeRoland Baudin2002September 16, 2018; 11 months ago (1.43.1)FreeGPL
XfileRixstepMarch 2, 2003February 19, 2007; 12 years ago (1.8.0)US$79.00[21]Proprietary
XfmSimon Marlow, Albert Gräf, Till Straumann,
Robert Vogelgesang, Juan D. Martin
1992September 2001; 17 years ago (1.4.3)FreeGPL
xplorer²Nikos BozinisJune 10, 2004December 13, 2017; 20 months ago (3.5.0.2)pro US$29.95, ultimate: US$49.95[1]Proprietary
XTreeJeffery C. JohnsonApril 1, 19851992; 27 years ago (Xtree for Windows)US$39.95Proprietary
XYplorerDonald Lessau1997October 29, 2018; 10 months ago (19.30.0000)US$39.95[1]Proprietary
ZTreeWinKim Henkel1996May 27, 2012; 7 years ago (2.1.19)
May 26, 2013; 6 years ago (2.4.121 beta)
May 31, 2017; 2 years ago (2.4.172 zeta)
US$29.95 (1-4)Proprietary

Operating system support[edit]

Cross-platform file managers[edit]

File Manager Win 7

This table shows the operating systems that the file managers can run on, without emulation.

File managerDOSOS/2 & eCSWindowsMac OS XLinuxBSDUnixAmigaOSOpenVMS
Directory OpusNoNoYesNoNoNoNoYes[22]No
DiredYes[23]Yes[24]Yes[25]Yes[26]YesYesYesYes[27]Yes[28]
DolphinNoNoNeeds KDE[29]Yes[30]YesYesYesNoNo
Double CommanderNoNoYesYesYesYesYesNoNo
DOS NavigatorYesYesYesNoNoNoNoNoNo
emelFM2NoNoNoNoYesYesYesNoNo
File CommanderNoYesYesNoYesYesYesNoNo
fmanNoNoYesYesYesNoNoNoNo
GNOME CommanderNoNoNoYesYesYesYesNoNo
KonquerorNoNoNeeds KDE[29]Yes[30]YesYesYesNoNo
KrusaderNoNoNoNeeds XYesYesYesNoNo
Midnight CommanderYesNoYes[31]Yes[32]YesYesYesYesNo
muCommanderNoNoYesYesYesYesYes?Yes
GNOME Files (Nautilus)NoNoNoNoYesYesYesNoNo
NemoNoNoNoNoYesYesYesNoNo
PathMinderYesNoYesNoNoNoNoNoNo
PCManFMNoNeeds POSIX-compliant platformNeeds POSIX-compliant platformNeeds POSIX-compliant platformYesYesYesNoYes
RangerNoNoNoYesYesYesYesNoNo
ROX-FilerNoNoYesYesYesNoNo
ThunarNoNoNoNoYesYesYesNoNo
Total CommanderNoNoYesNoYesNoNoNoNo
Volkov CommanderYesYesYesNoNoNoNoNoNo
Xandros File ManagerNoNoNoNoYes??NoNo
XfeNoNeeds XNeeds XNeeds XYesYesYesNeeds X[33]Yes
XfmNoNeeds XNeeds XNeeds XYesYesYesNoYes
ZTreeWinNoYesYesNoNoNoNoNoNo
File managerDOSOS/2 & eCSWindowsMac OS XLinuxBSDUnixAmigaOSOpenVMS

Free File Manager Windows 7

Mac-only file managers[edit]

*nix-only file managers[edit]

Windows-only file managers[edit]

  • Directory Opus[22]
  • Total Commander[34][35]

Manager views[edit]

Icon views represent files and folders as large icons.
Details + Thumbnails views and Favs-panel (bottom left)

Information about what common file manager views are implemented natively (without third-party add-ons).

Note that the 'Column View' does not refer to the Miller Columns browsing / visualization technique that can be applied to tree structures / folders.

File managerFamilyUIIcon viewList viewColumn viewThumbnailsDetails + ThumbsGroupingContent dependent [36]Twin panelFavorites / BookmarkPanel tabs
Altap SalamanderOrthodoxGUIYesYesYesYesNoNoNoYesPartialNo
Commander OneOrthodoxGUIYesYesYesYes??No?YesYes
CRAX CommanderOrthodoxGUIYesYesNoYes??NoYesYesYes
Demos CommanderOrthodoxText?Yes?????Yes??
Directory OpusOrthodoxGUIYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
DiredOrthodoxText?Yes?Yes, on GUI[37]Yes, on GUI[37]??Yes, one or morePartial (bookmarks)Yes (show tab-bar optional) [38]
DolphinNavigationalGUIYesYesYesYesYesYesNoYesYesYes
Double CommanderOrthodoxGUIYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
DOS NavigatorOrthodoxText?Yes?????Yes??
emelFM2OrthodoxGUINoYesNoYes[39]?NoNoYes?No
FAR ManagerOrthodoxText[40]Partial[41]YesYesYes[42]Partial[41]YesYesYesYesPartial [m 1]
File CommanderOrthodoxTextNoYesYesNoPartialYesNoYesNoNo
File ManagerOrthodoxGUIYesYesNo????YesNoNo
FinderSpatial / Miller ColumnsGUIYesYesYesYesYes, with Cover FlowYesNoNoYesNo
ForkLiftOrthodoxGUIYesYesYesYesPartialYesNoYesYesYes
gentooOrthodoxGUI?Yes?????Yes??
GNOME CommanderOrthodoxGUINoYesNoNo?NoNoYes?Yes
KonquerorNavigational / OrthodoxGUIYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
KrusaderOrthodoxGUIYesYesYesYes?NoYesYesYesYes
Midnight CommanderOrthodoxTextNoYesYes???YesYesYes?
GNOME Files (Nautilus)Navigational / SpatialGUIYesNoYesYesYesNoNoNoYesYes
NemoNavigational / SpatialGUIYesYesYesYesYesNoNoYes,press[F3]YesYes
Nomad.NETOrthodoxGUIYesYesYesYes?YesPartial, ManualYesYesYes, Shared
Path FinderNavigationalGUIYesYesYesYesNoYesNoYesYesYes
PCManFMNavigationalGUIYesYesYesYesYes?NoYesYesYes
ROX-FilerSpatialGUIYesYesNoYesYesNoNoNoYesNo
STDU ExplorerNavigationalGUIYesYesYesYesNoNoNoNoNoNo
Total CommanderOrthodoxGUIYesYesYesYesYesYesYes In viewingYesYesYes
ThunarNavigationalGUIYesYesYesYesYesNo?NoYesYes
Volkov CommanderOrthodoxText?Yes?????Yes??
Windows ExplorerNavigational / SpatialGUIYesYesYes [m 2]YesPartial [m 3]YesYesNoYesNo
Xandros File ManagerNavigationalGUIYes?????????
XfeHybrid NavigationalGUIYesYesYesYesYesNoNoYesYesNo
XfmSpatialGUIYesNoNoNoNo??No?No
xplorer²Hybrid Navigational / OrthodoxGUIYesYesYesYesYes[43]YesYesYesYesYes
XYplorerHybrid Navigational / OrthodoxGUIYesYesYesYesYesNoNoYesYesYes
ZTreeWinOrthodoxTextNoYesYesNoPartialYesNoYesYesNo
File managerFamilyUIIcon viewList viewColumn viewThumbnailsDetails + ThumbsGroupingContent dependentTwin panelFavorites / BookmarkPanel tabs
  1. ^Via multi-panel plugins or the ConEmu mod.
  2. ^Column view is called Details view in Windows Explorer
  3. ^Windows 7 introduces a Content view which shows details as well as thumbnails

Twin-panel file managers have obligatory connected panels where action in one panel results in reaction in the second. Konqueror supports multiple panels divided horizontally, vertically or both, but these panels do not act as twin panels by default (the user has to mark the panels he wants to act as twin-panels).

Network protocols[edit]

Information on what networking protocols the file managers support. Note that many of these protocols might be supported, in part or in whole, by software layers below the file manager, rather than by the file manager itself; for example, the Mac OS X Finder doesn't implement those protocols, and the Windows Explorer doesn't implement most of them, they just make ordinary file system calls to access remote files, and Konqueror either uses ordinary file system calls or KIO slave calls to access remote files. Some functions, such as browsing for servers or shares, might be implemented in the file manager even if most functions are implemented below the file manager.

File managerSMB/CIFSWebDAVNFSAFPFTPFISH/SSH
Altap SalamanderYesNoYesNoYesYes
Commander OneYes[n 1]YesYes[n 1]Yes[n 1]YesYes
CRAX CommanderYes[n 1]YesYes[n 1]Yes[n 1]YesYes
Directory OpusYesYesYesNoYesYes (SFTP & SSL[47])
DiredYes[n 1]Yes[n 1]Yes[n 1]NoYesYes[n 1]
DolphinYesYesYes?YesYes
Double CommanderYes???Yes?
emelFM2????No?
Far ManagerYesPartial[n 2]Partial[n 3]NoYesYes[n 4]
File CommanderYesPartial[n 2]Partial[n 3]NoPartial[n 5]Partial[n 6]
File Manager??????
FinderYes[n 1]Yes[n 1]Yes[n 1]Yes[n 1]Partial[n 1]No
ForkLiftYesYesYesYesYesYes
GNOME CommanderYesYesYesNoYesYes
KonquerorYesYesYesYesYesYes
KrusaderYesYesYesNoYesYes
muCommanderYes?Yes?YesYes
Midnight CommanderYesNoYesNoYesYes
GNOME Files (Nautilus)YesYesYesYesYesYes
NemoYes???YesYes
Nomad.NETYesNoNoNoYesNo
Path FinderYesYesYesYesYes (Read Access)No
PCManFMYes[n 7]?????
ROX-FilerYes[n 1]Yes[n 1]Yes[n 1]Yes[n 1]Yes[n 1]Yes[n 1]
Total CommanderYesYes[n 4]Partial[n 3]NoYesYes
ThunarYes[n 7]Yes[n 7]Yes[n 7]NoYes[n 7]Yes[n 7]
Windows ExplorerYesYesYes[n 8]NoYesNo
Xandros File Manager??????
Xfe??????
Xfm??????
xplorer²YesYes[n 9]Partial[n 3]NoYesNo
XYplorerYesYesYes[n 8]NoYesNo
ZTreeWinYesPartial[n 5]Partial[n 3]NoPartial[n 5]Partial[n 6]
File managerSMB/CIFSWebDAVNFSAFPFTPFISH/SSH
  1. ^ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuSupport is provided by the underlying operating system.
  2. ^ abWebDAV support in these file managers requires the installation of NetDrive or WebDrive.
  3. ^ abcdeNFS support in these file managers requires the installation of Services for UNIX.
  4. ^ abSupport is provided via a free third-party plugin.
  5. ^ abcFTP support in these file managers requires the installation of NetDrive or WebDrive.
  6. ^ abSSH support in these file managers requires the installation of SftpDrive or WebDrive.
  7. ^ abcdefSupport is provided by GVfs
  8. ^ abNFS support requires either the freely downloadable Windows Services for UNIX or is built-in starting with Windows Vista Enterprise and Ultimate editions as Subsystem for Unix-based applications (SUA).
  9. ^WebDAV is supported via Microsoft Windows' built-in Network Places/Mapped Drive functionality.

File features[edit]

Information on what basic file features the file managers support.

File ManagerUndo/redo file operationFile compressionFile encryptionRename busy filesFile previewFile coloring filter [57]File selection filterPaste clipboard as fileFile and folder reportsACL (Access control list)Mass Rename [58]Run executable files
Altap Salamander?YesYes?YesYesYes, multiple [59]?YesYes [60]YesYes
Commander One?YesYesYesYesYesYes?No???
CRAX Commander?YesNoYesYesYesYesYesYes?YesYes
Directory OpusYesYesPartialPartialYesYesYesYesYes?Yes?
Dired?YesYesYesNoYesYesNo?NoYesYes
DolphinYesYesYesYesYes??Yes?YesPartialYes
Double CommanderNoYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes?Yes?
emelFM2?YesYesYesNo?YesNo?Yes??
FAR Manager?YesYesYesYesYesYesPartial [61]YesPluginPlugin?
File Commander?YesNoNoYesYesYesNoNoNoYes?
File Manager?Yes??NoYesYesNo?YesYesYes
FinderYesYesYesYesYesYes?No?YesYesYes
ForkLiftYesYesNoNoYesYesYesNoNoYesYes?
GNOME Commander?Yes??YesYes???NoYes?
KonquerorPartial [62]YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes[63]Yes
Krusader?YesYesYesYesNoYesYes?YesYes[63]Yes
Midnight Commander?Yes???YesYesPartial[64]??YesYes
GNOME Files (Nautilus)YesYesNoYesYesNoNoPartial [65]NoYesNoNo [66]
Nemo??????????NoYes
Nomad.NET?YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesPartial?
Path Finder?YesNo [67]NoYesNoYesNoYesNoNo?
PCManFMNoYes?YesNo??????Yes
ROX-Filer?With helper applicationsYesYesNoYesNoNoNoYes?
STDU Explorer?NoNoNoYesNoNoNoNoNoNo?
ThunarNoNoNo?YesNoYes???YesYes
Total Commander?YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesLog fileYes?
Windows ExplorerYesYesPartial[68]NoYesNoNoPartial [69]NoYes [70]PartialYes
Xandros File Manager????????????
XfeYesYesNoYesNo?YesNo?YesNo?
Xfm????????????
xplorer²NoYesPartial [68]PartialYesYesYesYesYesYes [71]Yes?
XYplorerYesYesPartial [68]YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes?
ZTreeWin?YesPartial [72]YesYesYesYesNoYesNoYes?
File ManagerUndo/redo file operationFile compressionFile encryptionRename busy filesFile previewFile coloring filterFile selection filterPaste clipboard as fileFile and folder reportsACL (Access control list)Mass RenameRun executable files

Browsing features[edit]

File managerSymbolic linksBrowse compressed foldersSlideshowsShows combined Size of Selected DirectoriesBranch SizesDirectory CompareSynchronizerFind as you type (Type-ahead find)Embedded/Integrated TerminalFor Directories, size column shows:
Altap Salamander?YesNoYes?YesPartial (for remote folders)YesYesDIR
Commander OneYesYesNoYes?NoNoYesYes, in the PRO Pack[73]DIR and Total size including subdirectories
CRAX CommanderYesYes?YesYesYesNoYesNoDIR and Total size including subdirectories
Directory OpusYesYes?YesYesYesYesYesYesDIR and Total size including subdirectories
Dired?YesNoNo???YesYes[74]Literal [browse 1]
DOS NavigatorNoYesNoYes?Yes?Yes[75]YesTotal size including subdirectories
Dolphin?YesNoYesNoNoNoYesYesNumber of entries
Double CommanderYesYesNoYesYesYesYesYesYesDIR
emelFM2??NoYes?Yes?YesYesLiteral [browse 1]
FAR ManagerYesYesPartial [n 1]YesYesYesPartial [76]YesYes?
File Commander?YesNoYesYesYesYesYes??
Finder?NoYesYes?NoNoYesNoYes
ForkLiftYesYesYesYes?YesYesYesYesDIR and Total size including subdirectories
GNOME Commander?NoNoYesYesYesYesYesYes?
KonquerorYesYesYesYes (with konq-plugin)YesYes (with kdiff3 plugin)Yes (with kdiff3 plugin)YesYesFolder only size (default) selectable to file count/total size
Krusader?YesNoYesYesYesYesYesYes?
Midnight CommanderYesYes[77]?Yes?YesYes[78]YesYes?
muCommanderNo[79]?????Yes?Partial, command execution only?
GNOME Files (Nautilus)?NoNoYesNoNoNoYesYes, With Plugin[80][81]Number of entries
Nemo????????Yes, with nemo-terminal extension
Nomad.NETYesYesNoYesYesYesNoYesYes, via PluginDIR and Total size including subdirectories
Path Finder?NoYesPartial?NoNoYesYes[82]Yes
PCManFM?YesNoYesYesNo?YesNo, but there is a fork attempt[83]Nothing
ROX-Filer?NoNoYes?No?Yes, and browsing with tab completionNoNothing
Thunar?No?Yes?NoNoYesNoLiteral*
Total CommanderYes[84]YesYes In pluginYesYesYesYesYesYesDIR and Total size including subdirectories
Windows ExplorerPartial[85]YesYesYes (in folder tooltips)PartialNoYesYesNo?
Xandros File Manager????????No?
XfeYesNoNoYes?Yes?NoNo?
Xfile????????No[86]?
Xfm????????No?
xplorer²?YesNoYesYesYesYesYesYes[87]?
XYplorer?YesYes[88]YesYesYesPartialYesYes[89]Contents including subs
ZTreeWin?YesNoYesYesYesNoYes?Selectable: Number of entries or Size (Optional: Including subs)
File managerSymbolic linksBrowse compressed foldersSlideshowsShows combined Size of Selected DirectoriesBranch SizesDirectory CompareSynchronizerFind as you type (Type-ahead find)Embedded/Integrated TerminalFor Directories, size column shows:
  1. ^ abLiteral - meaning the size of the directory file itself, not the number or sizes of the files it points to (commonly called its 'contents'). Typically a few kilobytes.
  1. ^Support is provided via a free third-party plugin.

Search features[edit]

Information on what file searching features the file managers support. RegExp include the possibilities of nested Boolean searches, thus implicitly all file managers supporting RegExp search support also Boolean searches.

File managerFile Name [D 1]File Contents [D 2]Basic metadata search [D 3]All metadata search [D 4]RegExp for ContentsBoolean (nesting levels)Fuzzy logic[D 5]Save searches [D 6]Refined searches [D 7]
Altap SalamanderYes?Yes?Yes[s 1]Yes?YesYes
Commander OneYesYesYes[s 2]Yes[s 2]YesYes?NoNo
CRAX CommanderYesYesYes[s 2]?YesYes?NoNo
Directory OpusYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
DiredYes?NoNoYesYesYesNoNo
DolphinYes?YesYesYesYes??Yes
Double CommanderYesYesYesYesYesYes???
emelFM2Yes?YesYes???Partial?
FAR ManagerYes?YesYesYes[s 3]Yes[s 3]Yes[s 3]YesYes
File CommanderYesNoYesNoNoYesNoYesNo
FinderYes?YesYesNo??Yes?
ForkLiftYesPartialYesYesYesYes?NoNo
KonquerorYesYesYesYesYesYesNoYesYes
KrusaderYes?YesYesYes[92]NoNoYesYes
GNOME Files (Nautilus)Yes?Partial [s 4]Partial [s 4]???Yes?
Nemo?????????
Nomad.NETYesYesYesYesYesYesNoYesYes
Path FinderYes?YesYesNoNo?NoNo
PCManFMYes?YesNoYesNoNoNoNo
ROX-FilerYes?YesYesYesYes?No?
Total CommanderYesYesYesYesYesYesNoYesPartial [s 5]
Windows ExplorerYesNoYesNoNo??YesYes
Xandros File Manager?????????
XfeYesYes[s 6]YesNoNoNoNoNoNo
XfileYesNoYesNoYesYesNoYesYes
Xfm?????????
xplorer²Yes?YesYesYesYesYesYesYes
XYplorerYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes[s 7]
ZTreeWinYesYesYesPartialPartial [s 8]YesYesYesYes
File managerFile Name [D 1]File Contents [D 2]Basic metadata search [D 3]All metadata search [D 4]RegExp for ContentsBoolean (nesting levels)Fuzzy logic [D 5]Save searches [D 6]Refined searches [D 7]

Column Definitions (D)

  1. ^ abusing wildcards, subfolders
  2. ^ abusing wildcards, case match, whole word match
  3. ^ absize, date, time, attributes (read only, hidden, archivable, etc.
  4. ^ ab[clarification needed] what/where is additional metadata?
  5. ^ ab[clarification needed] what is fuzzy logic and how is it useful?
  6. ^ abAbility to save templates containing all search settings (file filter, metadata requirements etc.). Results of saves searches are always live, so not the results but the search conditions are saved.
  7. ^ abAlso known as iterative searches. For example the ability to finish one search and then perform a new search a) only within these results (intersect the two result sets / the requirements of both searches have to be met), 2) adding to these results (combine both result sets to a bigger set) or 3) subtract from those results (original result set reduced by intersection of result sets).

Entry Notes (s)

Dos File Manager Windows 7

  1. ^Altap Salamander Search offers RegExp for defining the file content.
  2. ^ abcSupport is provided by the underlying operating system.
  3. ^ abcSupport is provided via a free third-party plugin.
  4. ^ abCan integrate with Beagle to provide more searching functionality.
  5. ^Search intersection
  6. ^One can search for file contents using the Text Contains field in the search window.
  7. ^After searching results, user can apply advanced visual filters to narrow down results.
  8. ^ZTreeWin provides several context specific search syntaxes that are not pure regex

Extensibility[edit]

Information on which parts of the application can be extended by plugins.

File managerFilesystem supportAttribute columnsFile previewsMetadata indexingUnicode supportVisual Themes
Altap SalamanderYesYesYes?PartialNo
Commander OneYesYesYes?YesYes
CRAX CommanderYesYesYes?YesPartial
Directory OpusYesYesYesPartialYesYes
DiredYesYesYesNoYesYes
DolphinYesNoYesYesYes?
Double CommanderYesYesYesNoYes[e 1]Partial[e 2]
emelFM2?????
Far ManagerYesYesYesPartialYes[e 3]No
FinderYesNoYesYesYes[e 4]Partial[e 5]
ForkLiftYesYesYesNoYesYes
KonquerorYesNoYesYesYesYes
KrusaderYesNoYesPartial?
Midnight CommanderYesNoNoNoYesNo
GNOME Files (Nautilus)Yes?Yes?Yes?
Nemo??????
Nomad.NETYesYesYes?YesYes
Path Finder?????
PCManFMYesYesYesNoYesNo
ROX-FilerNoYesNo?
Total CommanderYesYesYesYes In search toolYes[e 1]Partial[e 2]
Windows ExplorerYesYesYesYes[105]YesPartial[e 5]
Xandros File Manager??????
XfeNoPartialNoNoPartialPartial[e 6]
Xfile??????
Xfm??????
xplorer²YesYesYes?YesYes
XYplorerYesYesYes?YesYes
ZTreeWinYesYesYes?YesNo
File managerFilesystem supportAttribute columnsFile previewsMetadata indexingUnicode supportVisual Themes
  1. ^ abMain change in Total Commander 7.50
  2. ^ abUser can change toolbar icons
  3. ^In Far 2.0 & Far 3.0+
  4. ^Unicode support depends on Mac OS version. Mac OS X's Finder includes full Unicode support, while Mac OS 8 and earlier does not. May be supported in >=8.1 and <=9.2 if using Unicode filesystems.
  5. ^ abFile and folder icons customizable on OS level and via folder properties
  6. ^User can change icon themes in preferences, which change the toolbar, file and folder icons. User can also change the color scheme to a pre-defined one or manually pick a color for each element (in preferences).

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ abcdefghfree demo, trial or lite version available
  2. ^'KDE Ships KDE Applications 19.08.0'. KDE. 8 August 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  3. ^previously known as Windows Explorer
  4. ^ abOriginal Windows File Manager (winfile) with enhancements: Microsoft/winfile, Microsoft, 2019-02-21, retrieved 2019-02-21
  5. ^Later renamed to 'GeoWorks Corporation'
  6. ^foundes as 'Breadbox Computer Company'
  7. ^formerly and known as Nautilus
  8. ^Kitouni, Abderrahim (8 May 2019). 'GNOME 3.32.2 released!'. GNOME Mail Services (Mailing list). Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  9. ^'KDE Ships KDE Applications and Platform 4.14.3'. KDE. 11 November 2014. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
  10. ^Melnichenko, Nikita (25 August 2019). 'Krusader 2.7.2 'Peace of Mind' has been released!'. kde-announce-apps (Mailing list). Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  11. ^also known as mc
  12. ^The exact history is unknown. This date comes from changelog entries in the src/TODO file in the Git repository (SHA1: eb6b3842a). But it is probably earlier than that. Dec 1997 was release v4.1 already.
  13. ^File browser for Cinnamon. Contribute to linuxmint/nemo development by creating an account on GitHub, Linux Mint, 2018-12-11, retrieved 2018-12-11
  14. ^part of Cinnamon (Desktop Environment)
  15. ^originally known as 'SNAX'
  16. ^Part of PC Tools for DOS
  17. ^'thunar-1.8.0 (e62b04d03009e425b1b9340b39385c59fd9eec1d)'. 6 June 2018. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  18. ^Originally known as 'Windows Commander'
  19. ^originally proprietary
  20. ^'Recent Version History :: WinSCP'. Retrieved 2019-07-21.
  21. ^with 80+ other applications
  22. ^ abDirectory Opus 5.82 Magellan II is the last commercial version available for Amiga. Full and registered version has been released for free with the AmiKit distribution. Directory Opus 4 is maintained separately under an open source license.
  23. ^'Info Node: (emacs)Dired'. cmu.edu.
  24. ^'Emacs 20.6 under OS/2'. Home.snafu.de. Retrieved 2013-12-30.
  25. ^'Emacs FAQ for MS Windows'. Free Software Foundation. 2013-08-27. Retrieved 2013-12-30.
  26. ^'Archived copy'. Archived from the original on 2006-01-25. Retrieved 2009-04-04.CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link)
  27. ^'Archived copy'. Archived from the original on 2012-07-15. Retrieved 2009-04-04.CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link)
  28. ^Last edited 2010-05-28 22:59 UTC by AaronHawley (diff) (2010-05-28). 'Emacs On VMS'. EmacsWiki. Retrieved 2013-12-30.
  29. ^ ab'Projects/KDE on Windows/Installation - KDE TechBase'. Techbase.kde.org. 2013-06-09. Retrieved 2013-12-30.
  30. ^ ab'The MacPorts Project - Available Ports'. MacPorts. Retrieved 2013-12-30.
  31. ^Cygwin or Win32 Native
  32. ^Runs in text mode inside Terminal window
  33. ^http://www.schwan-clan.de/index.php?lang=en&fr0=AmigaFrameNav.php%3Flang%3Den%26sub%3D0&fr1=amiga%2FAmiCygnix.php%3Flang%3Den
  34. ^Windows 95 and later
  35. ^Windows Mobile
  36. ^Content Dependent (System) refers to a system which attempts to detect the dominant type of files in that folder and then select the most appropriate view mode for you automatically.
  37. ^ abActivating Image-Dired command in the graphical interface.
  38. ^Tab-bar mode can be activated to show the tab-bar (else it will be hidden).
  39. ^Optional image thumbnailer plugin since v0.3.4 (24/5/2007)
  40. ^The text interface, which can be partially graphical with some plugins, such as embedded image/video viewers, for example. But the text interface is only emulated with the ConEmu mod - it is graphical and TrueColor in reality.
  41. ^ abWith the ConEmu mod or plugins
  42. ^With ConEmu Far Manager plugin conemu-maximus5
  43. ^Via 'Mirrored Browsing' feature
  44. ^Requires an additional licence (purchased separately)
  45. ^Files matching certain user defined criteria (e.g. name pattern, attributes) are displayed in another color. Example: Since Windows 2000, the UI guide requires NTFS compressed files and folders displayed in blue, whereas uncompressed ones are black.
  46. ^Mass Rename is a feature to rename large number of files in a convenient way and including a preview, see the screenshot for an example. Common options are subdirectory inclusion, wildcards, manual mode (offering to edit names as text files in editors), counters, time related fields (e.g. 'date created'), path related fields (e.g. 'parent directory name'), regular expressions, etc. See also: Batch renaming.
  47. ^Altap Salamander offers to show only selected files and hide unselected ones, also in picture viewer, etc. For selection, the usual wildcards and add/subtract/intersect with 1..N stored selections are offered.
  48. ^ACL is dependent on the type and version of file- and operating system. Altap Salamander offers quick access to owner, auditing and permission settings in WinXP with NTFS 5.
  49. ^With plug-ins, or this can be implemented as a macros
  50. ^Konqueror can undo, not redo.
  51. ^ abNeeds KRename, an application that integrates into Konqueror and Krusader.
  52. ^Create new file with desired name, then paste contents.
  53. ^Only text which is dragged from another program and dropped into a folder in GNOME Files (Nautilus) can be pasted as a new file.
  54. ^Removed in version 3.29.
  55. ^Path Finder apparently integrates with KnoxArchived 2011-06-19 at the Library of Congress Web Archives, an encryption utility.
  56. ^ abcThe encryption feature in Windows 2000 Professional, Windows XP Professional, and Windows Server 2003 is in fact a user-transparent filesystem-level encryption feature for NTFS. The file manager merely enables or disables it.
  57. ^Supported up to Windows XP only. Document scraps are not supported in Windows Vista and later.
  58. ^Via system File Properties dialog, NTFS-only. Must be enabled manuallyArchived 2007-05-28 at the Wayback Machine in Windows versions prior to Server 2003.
  59. ^Via system File Properties dialog, NTFS-only.
  60. ^Encryption is supported for Zip and Rar, other formats depend on the editable ARCHIVER.BB2 file
  61. ^'Dual-pane file manager for Mac - Commander One'. mac.eltima.com. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  62. ^'Shell Commands in Dired'. www.gnu.org. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  63. ^Press and release Alt
  64. ^Via plugins, or manual with helping of the embedded Advanced Compare.
  65. ^Extensible via compression plugins, supported formats list depends on distribution package maintainer
  66. ^Can be done in two steps
  67. ^'Two-pane file manager for Windows with symlink and large file support'. stackexchange.com.
  68. ^'Flogisoft - Nautilus Terminal'. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  69. ^'Launchpad - Nautilus Terminal'. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  70. ^'Path Finder 7 by Cocoatech'. www.cocoatech.com. Archived from the original on 29 May 2013. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  71. ^'LXDE.org Forum - Try PCManFM with a tabbed terminal included'. forum.lxde.org. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  72. ^'Two-pane file manager for Windows with symlink and large file support'. stackexchange.com. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  73. ^Copying directory junctions across drives creates an empty directory in the target
  74. ^'Xfile: The Standard Setter - Features'. rixstep.com. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  75. ^'xplorer² tour#6: external command console'. zabkat.com. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  76. ^via XYplorer script- SlideShow
  77. ^'XYplorer - 9.90 Released'. www.xyplorer.com. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  78. ^'Krusader - Twin panel file management for your desktop'. krusader.org. Archived from the original on 2008-10-03. Retrieved 2008-07-22.
  79. ^IFilters

External links[edit]

  • Comparison of Linux file managers: Dolphin, Nautilus, Nemo, PCManFM and Thunar, May 2014
Retrieved from 'https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Comparison_of_file_managers&oldid=913084441'

The Windows 7 System Recovery Command Prompt is a text-based console that allow you to perform maintenance and recovery tasks on your computer by typing the commands that you would like to execute. These commands allow you to perform a wide variety of tasks such as replace infected files, delete infections, repair boot up configurations for your hard drive, resize hard drive partitions, as well as many other tasks. Like the Windows Vista Recovery Command Prompt, the Windows 7 version also allows you to run graphical programs such as Notepad, Regedit, and possibly some anti-malware programs. This is a huge advantage as you now have a much larger variety of tools at your disposal to repair your computer.

In order to access the Windows 7 System Recovery Command Prompt you first need to boot your computer off of the Windows 7 DVD by inserting it into your DVD player and turning your computer on. Your computer will start and you should see the BIOS listing the hardware on your computer as well as other information. When that information has been cleared, your computer will see that a bootable DVD is inserted and present a prompt similar to Figure 1 below. If your computer does not boot off of the DVD, and instead boots directly into Windows 7, then you can read this guide on how to configure your bios to boot from a CD or DVD.


Figure 1. Boot the computer from the Windows 7 DVD

As you want to boot the computer from the Windows 7 DVD, you need to press a key on your keyboard, and any key will do, when you see the above prompt. It is possible that the DVD that came with your computer does not allow you to boot off from it. If this is the case, then your computer manufacturer most likely installed the Windows Recovery Environment directly on to a small partition on your hard drive. To access this partition, you would slowly tap the F8 key on your keyboard after the BIOS information clears from your screen until you see the Windows startup menu. From this menu use your arrow keys to select the option for the Windows System Recovery and press the Enter key on your keyboard. You should now see a black screen with a white status bar at the bottom stating Windows is loading files... After a while, the status bar will turn completely white and you will see a screen stating that Windows is loading. The Windows 7 Setup environment will continue to load and when finished you will be presented with a screen similar to Figure 2.


Figure 2. Configure language and location options in Windows 7 Setup

At this screen you should configure the Language to install, Time and currency format, and Keyboard or input method options so that they are set correctly for your location and language. When done, please press the Next button. You will now be at the main Windows 7 setup screen where you would normally install Windows 7 on to your computer.


Figure 3. Windows 7 Install Windows screen

You should now click on the Repair your computer option, which will bring you to a new screen where the repair process will look for all Windows 7 installations on your computer. When done you will be presented with the System Recovery Options dialog box as shown in Figure 4 below.


Figure 4. System Recovery Options

Select the Windows 7 installation you would like to repair. If there are drivers that you need to load in order for Windows 7 to recognize your hard drives, click on the Load Drivers button and load the files that are needed. When ready, press the Next button to continue.

The automatic Startup Repair screen will now start and attempt to fix any issues that it detects that could cause your computer to not boot properly. This process may take some time, so please be patient while it runs. At one point, if it does not find anything, it will prompt you to perform a System Restore as shown in the image below.


Figure 5. System Restore Prompt

At this prompt press the Cancel button to continue with the automatic Startup Repair process. When the repair process has finished it will state that it cannot fix the problem and ask if you would like to submit the information to Microsoft as shown below. You should press the Don't Send button, which will then cause a screen to be shown stating that Startup Repair could not fix the problems automatically.

Open The File Manager Windows 7


Figure 6. Startup Repair has finished

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Es File Explorer File Manager Windows 7

At this screen click on the menu item labeled View advanced options for system recovery and support. This will bring you to a screen, as shown below, where you can see a list of recovery options that are available.


Figure 7. Choose a recovery tool

At this screen you should click on the Command Prompt option. Once you click on that option, the Command Prompt will open as shown in Figure 8 below.


Figure 8. Command Prompt in the Windows Recovery Environment

If you are unfamiliar with the Windows 7 Command Prompt, the first thing you may notice is that there is no graphical user interface, but instead there is a prompt where you will need to type in all of your commands. Though this may appear daunting, once you learn the commands to type in, you will find that the command prompt is a powerful tool for accessing files, repairing Windows, or removing malware. If you would like to learn more about the command prompt and the various commands that you can use, then please read the Introduction to the Windows Command Prompt tutorial.

It should be noted that when you boot into the Windows 7 Recovery Environment the drive letter for your Windows installation may not be the same. For example, if your Windows installation is normall on the C: drive, it may not be located at the D: drive. To determine what drive letter your Windows installation is located on, you can type this command press enter:

bcdedit find 'osdevice'

This command will display output similar to : os device partition=D:. The drive letter after partition= is the drive that your Windows installation is located. To change to that drive letter you can then type D:, or whatever other drive letter it shows, and press Enter on your keyboard.

Using the command prompt is quite simple. Simply type in the command you wish to perform and then press Enter on your keyboard. If you have entered the command properly then it will be executed and the output from the command will be displayed directly within the command prompt. A powerful feature of the System Recovery Console Command Prompt is that not only can you run run console programs, but you can also run certain Windows programs such as Notepad or an antivirus program. Unfortunately, not all Windows programs will be able to run in this environment, so you will need to test them to determine which ones will operate correctly.

To help get you started with using the Command Prompt I have listed a series of console commands that work in this environment. To get help information for each of these programs you can type the program name followed by /h and press the enter key. For example, to see the help information for the copy command you would type copy /h and then press the enter key. As more programs and commands are found they will be added to the lists below. Each of the console commands must be typed into the console in order to execute them.

Description
attribChange permissions on files.
BootrecYou can use the Bootrec.exe tool in the Windows Recovery Environment (Windows RE) to troubleshoot and repair the master boot record (MBR), boot sector,and Boot Configuration Data (BCD) store
bcdedit Displays and allows you to change how Windows boots up. This command is useful for people who are having trouble with the Windows Boot Manager
cdChanges the current directory
chkdskChecks a hard disk for errors and attempts to repair them.
copyCopy a file from one location to another.
delDeletes a file
dirLists the files and folders in the current directory
diskpartLoad the Windows disk management program. From this program you can create, delete, shrink, and expand your existing partitions as well as get information about partitions and hard drives
icaclsChange file and folder permissions and display or modify access control lists (ACLs)
mkdirCreates a new folder
moreDisplays the content of a file one page at a time
moveMoves a file or a folder
regPerform Windows Registry operations.
renRename a file or folder
rdRemove an empty folder
typeDisplay the contents of a file
xcopyCopy a folder or files to another location

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Description/Notes
Notepad.exeOpens up the Windows Notepad so you can view and edit text files. You can also use the file browser when click the File -> Open menus to copy, move, rename, and delete files.
Regedit.exeThe Windows Registry Editor.
rstrui.exeThe System Restore console where you can restore your computer back to earlier restore points.

When you are finished using the Command Prompt you can exit it by typing exit and then pressing the Enter key on your keyboard. The command prompt will close and you will now be back at the list of available repair tools, where you can reboot your computer.

The Windows 7 System Recovery Command Prompt is such a powerful tool because you can perform actions on your files and data without having to be in Windows. This means that if you are infected with malware you can use the recovery environment to clean your computer of rootkits or malware without fear of them hindering your efforts as they will not be started.

An advanced feature of the Windows 7 Recovery Command Prompt is that you can load your Windows Registry hives and then access them using Regedit. That way if you or a program has changed a setting in your Registry that does not allow you to boot up, you can fix it using the command prompt. An example of this would be when an antivirus program incorrectly fixes the Userinit key and thus you are no longer able to login to Windows. To fix this you would start the Windows Recovery Environment Command Prompt and load the hives, fix the changes, and unload them again.

This can be done using the following commands:

Type REG LOAD HKLMTempSoft <rd>:WindowsSystem32configsoftware and press Enter to load the Registry hive.

Type regedit.exe and press Enter to start the Windows Registry Editor.

Browse to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINETempSoftMicrosoftWindows NTCurrentVersionWinlogon key within the Registry Editor.

Double-click on the Userinit value and change the data to read <sd>:Windowssystem32userinit.exe,

Exit the Windows Registry Editor.

Type REG UNLOAD HKLMTempSoft and press Enter to unload the Registry hive.

Type exit and press Enter on your keyboard and then reboot your computer.

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Please note that in the above commands I have specified drive letters as <rd> and <sd>. For the purposes of this guide, <rd> stands for the drive letter of your Windows installation while in the Windows 7 Recovery Environment and should be substituted for the proper drive letter. You can use the info here to determine this drive letter. The <sd> drive letter denotes the drive that Windows is installed on when booted normally. For most people, this is typically the C: drive.

As you can see the Windows 7 Recovery Command Prompt is a powerful tool in fixing problems that would normally be unsolvable. If you find other Windows programs that work within the recovery environment, please let us know about them in the forums, so we can add them to this tutorial.

As always if you have any questions or tips on using the Windows 7 command prompt you should let us know in the Windows 7 Help Forums.

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