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Windows 3.0 had a file manager? I remember trying to use Windows 3.0. My memory is that file management was basically dropping down to the MS-DOS layer and usin

Windows 3.0 had a file manager? I remember trying to use Windows 3.0. My memory is that file management was basically dropping down to the MS-DOS layer and using the DOS prompt to do it.

zamadatix 8y ago
Yep, and even weirder Microsoft recently MIT licensed the source for the NT4 version of that file manager (with changes so it runs/compiles on modern Windows) https://github.com/Microsoft/winfile https://github.com/Microsoft/winfile
- Crinus 8y ago
  There is also a retro branch to make it work in earlier versions of windows (i think the goal is to backport it to Windows 3.x).
  - anoncake 8y ago
    Theyre porting the NT port of the 3.x file manager to 3.x?
    - Crinus 8y ago
      Yes, the codebase had several changes and improvements since 3.x.
- tracker1 8y ago
  Wild, IIRC, the NT version had an option to "unlock" files and show you who's accessing a given file... I also happened to like aspects better than later Explorer versions, here's hoping for some interesting enhancements and a better File Manager.