alternative file managers?

[pokerfan]

If there's one default application that comes with any operating system out of the box, it's a file manager. But whether it's Windows Explorer or the OS X Finder, your operating system's default file manager doesn't always offer all the features you want for handling your files. That's why for this week's Hive Five, we want you to tell us about your favorite alternative file manager. Read on for more details and to nominate your favorite alternative file manager in the comments.

http://lifehacker.com/399049/best-alternative-file-managers">Five Best Alternative File Managers (from Lifehacker)

Any fellow Total Commander users here?

[KitchenWitch]

1. I guess I am a luddite - I still use Windoze Exploder

[pokerfan]

5. Yikes

:puke:

I hates Exploder in all its forms.

[KitchenWitch]

6. Are any of those file managers freeware?

[pokerfan]

7. Total Commander nags you at startup

but that's about it. It's worth supporting, though. Handles archived (compressed) files as easily as moving into a directory. Also makes a handy ftp client.

[KitchenWitch]

8. OOOOH

Sounds great.

[pokerfan]

9. Full functionality in the shareware version

But if you do decide to keep it, please consider registering.

The multi-rename feature especially rocks.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Total_Commander

Total Commander is a shareware Orthodox File Manager (OFM) for Windows. Some features include a built-in FTP client, file compare, archive file navigation, and a multi-rename tool.

At one point, Total Commander was called Windows Commander; the name was changed in 2002 after the developers received a letter from Microsoft alleging "Windows" was a registered trademark.<1>

This application is written by Christian Ghisler in Delphi 2 (32-bit version) and Delphi 1 (16-bit version). The program is extensible by programmers via an open plugin-API and it has the ability to bind external programs for viewing or editing files. Many plugins are freely available for e.g. different packer formats or file viewer for special file formats.

A freeware version of Total Commander also exists for Windows Mobile.

The main version is shareware – the user should register or delete it within 30 days. The unregistered version nags for registration every time it starts, but it retains full functionality, even after the 30-day trial period.

One notable feature of Total Commander is that in addition to allowing access to Windows partitions, there is a plugin that allows users to access both EXT2/EXT3 and Reiser partitions on the same machine. Hence, for dual-boot machines with Windows and Linux, Total Commander allows access to files stored on the Linux partition while running Windows.

The download is about 2MB; available in both 16- and 32-bit versions, for the various versions of Windows, and is compatible with Linux using Wine.

[mainegreen]

2. sadly, too often 'ls -al' is my file manager.

:(

[pokerfan]

3. If the comand line interface was good enough for my dad...

:)

[KitchenWitch]

4. *.* is my favorite way to search!

:P