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Mac OS X - like file manager and/or ADM-like outliner
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Posted by Michal
Sep 6, 2008 at 07:28 AM
I’ll second the Directory Opus recommendation—it’s a great file manager. I own this software for about a year and use it as a Windows Explorer replacement (on my Vista Business Dell laptop). Has an extremely elaborate user’s guide, take a look here: http://nudel.dopus.com/opus9/index.html#introduction
BTW, free only today, by Giveaway of the Day: “ShellLess Explorer”. Description - “This simple yet powerful application is perfect for browsing the files on your compute. With its tabbed browsing feature, you can easily switch between different common operations and keep track of multiple files.” I can’t recommend this software myself since I use Directory Opus. But it’s worth reading the users’ comments at the Giveaway of the Day website by the end of the day…
http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/shellless-explorer/
Posted by CRC
Sep 6, 2008 at 01:35 PM
Folks:
If I understand the request I believe I have just the answer for you and it is free (although a donation would be appropriate). The file manager is called “UltraExplorer” and you can find it at: http://www.mustangpeak.net/ .
I think what you are looking for is called “column mode” but that is just one of the treats of this tool. It is terrific, in active development, and there is a new version coming soon (it is in Beta).
I am not sure why nobody seems to know about this I think it gives every other file manager I have tried a run for their money (I decided that upgrading my license for Directory Opus was not worth it with UltraExplorer available).
Give it a try!
Charles
Posted by Chris Murtland
Sep 6, 2008 at 02:46 PM
Charles,
I tried out UltraExplorer, and its column view is indeed what Alex was asking about. Pretty cool, especially since it’s free. Makes a good addition to the arsenal even if it doesn’t become my main file manager (I use the built-in FTP client from Directory Opus very often, and I haven’t had time to try UltraExplorer’s features beyond the column view). Thanks for the tip.
Chris
Posted by Chris Murtland
Sep 6, 2008 at 02:55 PM
I notice UltraExplorer also has the same flattened folder view as Directory Opus.
Posted by Bob
Sep 6, 2008 at 03:51 PM
Doesn’t look like it’s under development anymore, but WinBrowser looks/works like the OS X file manager: http://www.winbrowser.com/winbrowser.htm