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I like powertoys, especially ‘fancy zones’! But Explorer is something I stopped using more than a decade ago when I encountered TotalCommander - that I cannot

I like powertoys, especially ‘fancy zones’! But Explorer is something I stopped using more than a decade ago when I encountered TotalCommander - that I cannot do without!!! The regex-supporting live-preview batch-filenaming utility alone is awesome. I work so much faster (with the keyboard) than will ever possible in Explorer! I could write for hours about the greatness of TCM, but as that’s a little off topic here I won’t :-)

ApostleMatthew 4y ago
I’ve totally fallen for Directory Opus. Most powerful file manager I’ve ever used, and I’ve only used a fraction of its features.
- paintman252 4y ago
  Yeah I also use it daily. itš awesome
anilakar 4y ago
FanzyZones is absolutely essential if you're using large monitors.
- dr_kiszonka 4y ago
  I use FancyZones as well but I get annoyed that it doesn't seem to preserve custom layouts between reboots. I have to switch to my layouts manually after every reboot. Have you experienced it too? I am curious about whether it is something on my end or not.
  - di4na 4y ago
    It has a setting to remember. If it does not it means you have a problem with display detections
  - anilakar 4y ago
    FancyZones seems to forget currently selected layout every time it is updated and every time a new Windows developer preview is installed. Other than that, it should be exactly as you left it.
- erikbye 4y ago
  How 'bout FancyWM?
jpeter 4y ago
PowerToys has a batch rename utility that is integrated into explorer
ZoomZoomZoom 4y ago
Don't forget about its Free Software counterpart - Double Commander. Cross-platform, feature packed, constantly updated, Lua-scriptable, supports TC plugins, written in Free Pascal. https://doublecmd.sourceforge.io https://doublecmd.sourceforge.io
RachelF 4y ago
Yes, when I see someone using Explorer instead of Total Commander, I feel sorry for them. There's an enhanced TC called TC UP with additional utilities: https://www.tcup.pl/index.php/en/ https://www.tcup.pl/index.php/en/

ApostleMatthew 4y ago

I’ve totally fallen for Directory Opus. Most powerful file manager I’ve ever used, and I’ve only used a fraction of its features.

paintman252 4y ago
Yeah I also use it daily. itš awesome

anilakar 4y ago

FanzyZones is absolutely essential if you're using large monitors.

dr_kiszonka 4y ago
I use FancyZones as well but I get annoyed that it doesn't seem to preserve custom layouts between reboots. I have to switch to my layouts manually after every reboot. Have you experienced it too? I am curious about whether it is something on my end or not.
- di4na 4y ago
  It has a setting to remember. If it does not it means you have a problem with display detections
- anilakar 4y ago
  FancyZones seems to forget currently selected layout every time it is updated and every time a new Windows developer preview is installed. Other than that, it should be exactly as you left it.
erikbye 4y ago
How 'bout FancyWM?

jpeter 4y ago

PowerToys has a batch rename utility that is integrated into explorer

ZoomZoomZoom 4y ago

Don't forget about its Free Software counterpart - Double Commander. Cross-platform, feature packed, constantly updated, Lua-scriptable, supports TC plugins, written in Free Pascal. https://doublecmd.sourceforge.io https://doublecmd.sourceforge.io

RachelF 4y ago

Yes, when I see someone using Explorer instead of Total Commander, I feel sorry for them. There's an enhanced TC called TC UP with additional utilities: https://www.tcup.pl/index.php/en/ https://www.tcup.pl/index.php/en/