If you make extensive use of Windows Explorer to move/copy files, a tool you might want to take a look at is Windows Double Explorer. Windows Double Explorer manages two or more Windows Explorer in one application. Also you can add your favorite folders with drag and drop to the toolbar for quick access. Not only does this tool allow split pane views, it...

If you have a card reader on your computer, you have probably noticed that Windows create a new drive for each reader. While this can be useful if you use each reader, but the odds are there are probably several you do not use. So instead of keeping them around, you can suppress them using NoDrives Manager. This utility works on any version of Windows XP and...

One of the frustrating settings in Windows Vista that doesn’t work correctly as it did in XP is the ability to apply folder view settings of the current folder to all folders. You can still set this option the same way you would in XP, but it just doesn’t seem to work. Well, there is a fix available here. Just follow the instructions:Copy the reg...

Whenever you have a large number of folders, inevitably some will be more important than others such that you want them to stand out in the list. Typically, you accomplish this by using special characters, caps or punctuation in the folder name. An alternate way to do this would be to change the color and/or icon of the folder. A free tool to make this process...

When you have a folder full of pictures, using the preview/thumbnail view of Windows Explorer is really useful for finding a specific picture or just browsing. If you have ever wanted to change the size of these thumbnails, here is how. This simple walk-through shows you how to use Tweak UI to make the change as well as what the results look like. Making the...

Windows Vista ships with a really nice feature built into Windows Explorer which is folder breadcrumbs. By simply clicking on a folder in the navigation path, you are instantly jumped back to this location. To add this functionality to older versions of Windows, try the free Explorer Breadcrumbs tool. Not much to explain here as the usage is really self...

Every Windows user is familar with the open and save dialog boxes which are used by virtually every Windows application out there. While this dialog box has some handy navigation functions such as the ability to add new folders and navigate up, back and forward, for even more functionality in these dialogs check out the open source utility FileBox...

If you make extensive use of Windows Explorer to move, copy and reorganize files of any type you probably find yourself either having 2 explorer windows open or jumping back and forth between folders on the tree view. If this is the case, try the free tool, Folder Box (about 2/3 of the way down the screen). Folder Box allows you to create a second pane inside of...