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File Manager with Lightning Fast Response AND Graphical File Structure
Having learned the difference between File Managers and Search tools here I've been using Void Tools Everything now for a while.
However, I keep returning to Windows Explorer because, to effectively use Everything, it is more efficient to be able to type in the directory names I want to search in.
Trouble is, due to my sort of scatter shot directory naming NaMiNg_- CconVENtionS - Lo! These many years! - right now I need to use Explorer just to get the Folder name right. Not to mention where it may be nested! :D
That suggests an interesting (though perhaps parochial just to me?) dilemma. Is there any Explorer-replacing high-speed-executing File Manager that, in addition to the kind of lightning fast responsiveness as Everything, also SHOWS a graphical display of the existing directory structure, so that one can click on files instead of typing the file names?
Sincerely,
OT
However, I keep returning to Windows Explorer because, to effectively use Everything, it is more efficient to be able to type in the directory names I want to search in.
Trouble is, due to my sort of scatter shot directory naming NaMiNg_- CconVENtionS - Lo! These many years! - right now I need to use Explorer just to get the Folder name right. Not to mention where it may be nested! :D
That suggests an interesting (though perhaps parochial just to me?) dilemma. Is there any Explorer-replacing high-speed-executing File Manager that, in addition to the kind of lightning fast responsiveness as Everything, also SHOWS a graphical display of the existing directory structure, so that one can click on files instead of typing the file names?
Sincerely,
OT
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Just curious, does Opus have folder and file comparison built in? I currently use either WinMerge or BeyondCompare for this, but would be interested in a file manager where a comparable level of functionality was built in...
Also it looked like Opus can search for files by meta data, but not file content, is that correct? And that searching is done real time, no indexes built, yes?
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Also it looked like Opus can search for files by meta data, but not file content, is that correct? And that searching is done real time, no indexes built, yes?
»bp
@oaktree,
While I can't boil it all down into "and the winner is...", if you are interested in shopping around you might take a look at this wiki page that shows some of the features of many of the popular file managers...
»bp
While I can't boil it all down into "and the winner is...", if you are interested in shopping around you might take a look at this wiki page that shows some of the features of many of the popular file managers...
»bp
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Hi Bill & Joe,
Seems like Directory Opus uses Window's own index?
Bill, are you using Everything with the Show Search Everything folder context menu item
selected?
Sincerely,
OT
Seems like Directory Opus uses Window's own index?
Bill, are you using Everything with the Show Search Everything folder context menu item
selected?
Sincerely,
OT
Bill, are you using Everything with the Show Search Everything folder context menu item selected?Yes, I have that enabled. I mostly use Everything just by clicking on it in the traybar, but occasionally bring it up from a folder.
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For what it’s worth, this is the “short list” I have in my Favorites when I looked at this last. I have read about some of the features of these, and they seem interesting, but some combination of learning a new tool and no one solution seemed to have all the cool features I wanted. And a few are non-trivial cost (but still reasonable) that I wasn’t ready to invest to see how all the advanced features worked in production mode.
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Hi All!
I was JUST about to become a Dopus Opus but...it has some limitations:
https://resource.dopus.com/t/cant-see-scan-for-norton-antivirus-in-right-click/36205
and
https://resource.dopus.com/t/not-always-my-default-explorer/36206
Bill, your advice on the Context Menu for Everything will really do the trick.
Thanks to you ALL!
Sincerely,
OT
I was JUST about to become a Dopus Opus but...it has some limitations:
https://resource.dopus.com/t/cant-see-scan-for-norton-antivirus-in-right-click/36205
and
https://resource.dopus.com/t/not-always-my-default-explorer/36206
Bill, your advice on the Context Menu for Everything will really do the trick.
Thanks to you ALL!
Sincerely,
OT
Welcome OT.
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it has some limitationsCan you name any software that doesn't? :)
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Hi Joe,
You wrote:
Sincerely,
OT
You wrote:
Can you name any software that doesn't? :)Well SAID! :D
Sincerely,
OT
As you know from our other threads together, I've been using Total Commander for more than 20 years:
https://www.ghisler.com
However, based on your criteria in this question, I think you may be happier with Directory Opus (aka DOpus):
https://www.gpsoft.com.au
I can't help you in any way with it or answer any questions about it, as I never use it, but I've studied its features for years, and people whose opinion I trust rave about it. If I ever decide to replace Total Commander (highly unlikely), DOpus will be the first product I try.
They offer a free 60-day evaluation...give it a spin. Regards, Joe