The problem with Pablo Commander is that it's hard to maneuver in. I expected that there would be an intuitive way to copy directories between panels, or to open the contents of a directory in the other panel, for instance.
Commander-type software are meant to transcend the meager file managing abilities of the operating system, but when I tried to use PC, I felt as stymied as I did in the Windows environment.
There's potential here, and I like that it's small and portable, but I feel as though I'm working for the software rather than the other way around.
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- Recommend to a friend? No
- Posted Oct 22, 2013 for v1.4
I used all available file commanders: Norton, ExplorerXP, FreeCommander, A43 and PowerDesk included but Pablo quickly became my daily factotum. It is small, simple, intuitive, neat, fast, reliable and straightforward. It lacks useless bells and whistles. It can be mastered in less than five minutes. No install, so take it or kill it. I will bet you leave it.
One small drawback: Pablo always comes up full screen. It cannot remember its last windows size but one can live with that.
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- Interface
- Features
- Ease of use
- Value
- Recommend to a friend? Yes
- Posted Jul 24, 2005 for v1.4