Fantastic piece of software! Great, great, great thanks to the Author for making it freeware. God bless you! )
It's not as complex and featured as Total Commander, but it's the best FREE file commander there actually is as for now.
I strongly recommend the latest (XE, build 601 Beta) version, which is FAR superior and less buggy than 2009.02b version.
As for now I don't think I miss any of the features which are available from the competition. Maybe little things like being able to MOVE the "Name" column to the far right, or more customized, a bit faster thumbnails view mode.
Also I'd like to switch to a tab automatically after a short period of time while dragging some files to it.
But these are minor things I'd like to be added/changed.
I didn't find to this day any MAJOR bug that could effectively put me off of Free Commander XE. I use it all day at home, and even have a portable version I can use at work.
Again big thanks to the Author!
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- Posted Oct 07, 2012 for v2009.02b
Views INSIDE zipped files, Duel Screens, many commands, small or large icons, DOS window, desktop snapshot, Zip/UnZip, Disk Wipe, Quick View, and many more functions. I have tried others, (Total Commander, Multi-Commander and others)
Free Commander is the best.
It shows files that won't show in other file managers!
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- Posted Apr 18, 2012 for v2009.02b
Operating System Win XP professional SP3. -
Since installing the latest version of Free Commander I have had an occasional problem (provoked by an as yet unknown action of mine) as follows:
FC pops up a 'create a new folder' - pop up will not cancel.
creating a folder works but the pop up does not cancel afterwards regardless of the number of folders created.
Must use Task Manager to kill FC.
Re-opening FC instantly pops up this window.
This also affects MS Outlook - create a new email message and click in subject or body - a 'spell check complete' pop up appears which will not go away again must kill outlook from Task Manager.
Only solution found is to uninstall FC, reboot, reinstall, then all works fine until next provoked!
I am not sure if the problem is in FC or simply some strange interaction-I will post again if I discover the provocation - I suspect it may be a stray click while moving the mouse cursor across the FC window but not yet sure and can't afford the time to try.
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- Posted Feb 01, 2012 for v2009.02b
I love this software for many reasons. It is like going from using index cards in a box to a quick computer search. Like going from 1979 to 2011. Windows Explorer always lacked. At best it was obtuse, and it seemed more and more clicks were required to get to any folder you wanted.
In Windows 7 (or maybe Vista?) Microsoft took a big step backward by removing the customization of toolbars in Windows Explorer.
Most of all, I love FreeCommmander because I do not have to deal with those !X libraries. I tried to like them. I tried to use them. I tried to see why they were useful. In the end, I found them to be a nuisance, an extra step and confusing.
It was one of the few fatal flaws of Windows 7. I hope they kick them to the curb in the next release.
So no more libraries, and major organization that I have just tapped the surface of. I love so much useful information in front of me at once. Oh, and I the customizable toolbars are the icing on the cake!
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- Posted Apr 30, 2011 for v2009.02b
The Nerve of some people. Give them something for nothing, and they expect everything. Tightwads.. Well Free Commander, is very much like Norton Commander. Minus a couple features. Aside all that it is very versatile. If your looking for better, then spend 30, or 40 bucks, and get total commander, or WinNC. I use both WinNC, and freeware. WinNC is more complex then this, but that's the difference between free and trial. Want free, then expect basic. Want more then expect to spend money.
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- Posted Apr 23, 2008 for v2007.10a
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