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What's your preferred File Manager
CWuestefeld:
I played with Vole when it was a giveaway several weeks back. I just didn't get it - it was hard to get into due to the lack of menu labels, as you can see above. It might be really powerful if you know it all, but getting to that level's going to be painful. But overall, it gave me the impression of being more an organizational tool than of a tool for ad hoc file management.
FWIW, I've been really happy with the improvements made to XYplorer over the past few months. I now conclude that although it doesn't seem to have the elegance of DOpus, XYplorer's functionality and usability is unsurpassed.
Curt:
When launched first time, the program immediately found an update and offered to download & install it:
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I was puzzled because GAOTD -programs normally comes without the right to update. Of course I clicked Yes.
The updating went fine and the program is now a "Professional" version (in opposition to a "Free" version) - but the necessary register procedure is weird, to say the least; you must click the blue I > Renew (yes, "renew"!).
When I tried to pre-view a pdf file, an error message said svx1007 had stopped working. The error was fatal, and I have removed the program. I didn't like it anyway, the navigation layout is outdated, and there were no "favourite-folders" that I could find.
Curt:
..., the navigation layout is outdated, ...-Curt (November 27, 2013, 01:03 PM)
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"outdated" was maybe not the right word, because Windows has always had a shortcut to "User" - and this one doesn't have such a shortcut anywhere (that I could find)! I cannot know if CWuestefeld was right about Vole Windows Ekspedition, ("But overall, it gave me the impression of being more an organizational tool than of a tool for ad hoc file management"), but I certainly found the program to be very slow navigating with.
It should however be noted that the program has lots of tutorials / user's manuals.
Curt:
I had an idea and went to their homepage to find a portable version. Yes, they have such! I placed it in ProgramFiles X86 and gave it the same key that I gave to the installed version earlier on today - and it works!
:)
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Unfortunately it still doesn't read pdf files, "SVX1007 has stopped working", so I am removing it again; it only has interest to me if I can use it for previewing my eBooks. Further more, I really cannot have it being named Profession Edition - yes, I have quoted the spelling precisely! :o
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DonL:
BTW, today is Cyber Wednesday, Dec 04, 2013, and you still (13 hours left) can get XYplorer's Lifetime License Pro with a 50% discount at BitsDuJour.
Don
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