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O.P. Windows Explorer alternative (suggestions?)
I'm looking into getting a Windows Explorer alternative.  There's a few that seem to be pretty good, but I'm hoping you guys can give me some suggestions from experience.  They don't have to be freeware, I just want to know what's the best overall.
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I'm looking for something to replace explorer.  So I can just open my documents like I normally do, and it uses the new explorer.
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05-05-2007 03:13 AM
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I'm looking for something to replace explorer.  So I can just open my documents like I normally do, and it uses the new explorer.


That shouldn't be too difficult. There's bound to be a registry entry somewhere to change that.

TC looks pretty nifty.

Just curious, why do you want to replace explorer anyway?

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lol that looks like a rip off of good old Norton Commander

i had that program on DOS :P

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Directory Opus has an option of replacing Explorer, but I find it too feature-overloaded.

I still prefer the original explorer, but when I need to use an alternative, I use TC.
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RE: Windows Explorer alternative (suggestions?)
I had been looking for an alternative for about a year. Pretty much, I just wanted Windows Explorer with tabs and a bit extra. I tried everything. Then after seeing a link to it in another forum I found QT TabBar. Quite simply it adds tabs to Windows Explorer with some extra options. SOOOO GOOD!
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O.P. RE: Windows Explorer alternative (suggestions?)
I like that QT TabBar, it's quite useful (more so than what I was even looking for).  I have but one question.  How do I stop it from going back or forward two folders when I hit the back/forward button on my mouse?
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5+ years ago, I used to use and like Ontrack PowerDesk file manager, which now seems to have become acquired by a company I've never heard of.  At the time, it seemed to offer a nice improvement over Explorer shell for $free -- I never bothered to purchase the "Pro" version.  I didn't stop using it for any cause regarding the program.  It just became something I eventually failed to reinstall after a format and discovered I was fine without. 

I've been meaning to see what has become of it all this time --  of course, as of a few days ago, I may have turned into a Macintosh user, as I've bought a MacBook to replace my stolen Windows laptop.  So far, I'm quite enjoying it.  :)
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LiteStep is a pretty good complete windows shell replacement
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