Using a PIM to catalog files and folders

Posted by Alexander Deliyannis
Jun 16, 2012 at 11:56 PM

Dr Andus wrote:
>The main obstacle is the hierarchical organisation: Windows
>Explorer or my other PIMs would only allow me to see the contents of one folder at a time.
>I want to be able to see all my folders and files, so I can start rearranging the contents
>into new themes or connect them to existing themes.

FYI there’s at least two alternatives to Windows Explorer that can show so called “flat views” including all files in subfolders in a single view. They are Directory Opus (paid) and UltraExplorer (freeware). UltraExplorer’s website http://www.mustangpeak.net/ seems to have gone blank but a Google search will find the installer in many software libraries.

I’ve found this view very useful for overview and reorganisation via links. Keep in mind that it might require increased PC resources for large numbers of files.