Freeware File Utilities

  The listing that follows is part of the 2004 inducted Pricelessware software. If you encounter any broken links or changes to the status of any of the listings, please use the contact form on the contact page.

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Quick Folders Alexey Rubtsov  Version: 1.0.1  Dated: 10 February, 2000  Terms: Freeware  Language: English  Windows Ver: 95 / 98 / ME / NT4 / 2000 / XP  Description: This utility keeps track of folders recently accessed through common open/save dialogs. Most Win9x/NT applications use standard system dialogs when there's a need to get name for a file being opened or saved. Quick Folders adds a small button to a common file dialog, which gives you access to the list of locations (folders) of recently opened (or saved) files.  Download: [ Go to download page ]    (qfold101.zip) (21 Kb)    Additional: Install:  No    Uninstall:  No  Inducted In: 2002 / 2003 / 2004  Notes: Home page not available, but link takes you to Simtel.net listing.

Location:    Home / File Utilities / Directory/Folder: Customizer

ChangeIcon Pierre-Marie DEVIGNE  Version: 1.2.1  Dated: 09 May, 2000  Terms: Freeware  Language: English / French  Windows Ver: 95 / 98 / ME / NT4 / 2000 / XP  Description: Change Icon uses a function that came with Internet explorer 4 to allow customize the appearance of folders in the interface. With Change Icon, it is easy to modify each folder icon individually. you can also add a tip text that will appear when cursor moves over the folder.  Download: [ !! Direct Download !! ]    (ChgIconE.zip) (23 Kb)    Additional: Install:  No    Uninstall:  No  Inducted In: 2003 / 2004  Notes: Requires Internet Explorer 4+

 
Location:    Home / File Utilities / Directory/Folder: Listing

Directory Lister Leszek Skorczynski  Version: 0.7  Dated: 16 June, 2004  Terms: Donationware  Language: English  Windows Ver: 95 / 98 / ME / NT4 / 2000 / XP  Description: Directory Lister lets you list files in selected directories on hard disks, cd-roms, floppys etc. into a HTML or TXT file (listing). It's like the DIR command but MUCH more convenient.  Download: [ Go to download page ]    (DirLister.exe) (362 Kb)    Additional: Install:  Yes    Uninstall:  Yes  Inducted In: 2003 / 2004  Notes: Support for more languages available at site.

Location:    Home / File Utilities / Directory/Folder: Path Copy

Path Copy (PathCopy) Ninotech  Version: 4  Dated: 04 December, 2001  Terms: Freeware  Language: English  Windows Ver: 95 / 98 / ME / NT4 / 2000 / XP  Description: Ninotech Path Copy is a shell extension for Windows that enables to copy the path of a file or directory to the Clipboard. You can then paste the path in to your document, e-mail, etc. You copy the path of a file or directory by right-clicking it in the Windows Explorer and choosing Copy Path from the context menu. The context menu then offers nine standard ways of copying the path, in addition to the user defined copying methods that you create yourself: - Short Name: File/folder name converted to 8.3 characters - Long Name: File/folder name - Short Folder: Parent folder name converted to 8.3 characters - Long Folder: Parent folder name - Short Path: Full path name converted to 8.3 characters - Long Path: Full path name - Short UNC Path: Full UNC path name converted to 8.3 characters (only enabled in network environment) - Long UNC Path: Full UNC path name (only enabled in network environment) - Internet Path: Full UNC path name converted to Internet path (only enabled in network environment).  Download: [ Go to download page ]    (pathc400.zip) (155 Kb)    Additional: Install:  No    Uninstall:  No  Inducted In: 2002 / 2003 / 2004  Notes:

Location:    Home / File Utilities / Directory/Folder: Shortcuts

DirKey protonFX  Version: 2.0a  Dated: 07 December, 2003  Terms: Freeware  Language: English  Windows Ver: 98 / ME / NT4(SP4+) / 2000 / XP  Description: Dirkey is a small utility that enables you to define bookmarks for folders and go back to these bookmarked folders from within File Open/Save dialogs and Windows Explorer. You can set and go to these bookmarks using your keyboard or your mouse. When Dirkey is active you can press Ctrl+Alt+0..9 in e.g. an Open/Save File dialog and a bookmark will be set on the current folder. You can go to any bookmarked folder by using Ctrl+0..9 in the same or another supported window. All bookmarks are global and are preserved when you turn your computer off. You can also open bookmarked folders in a new Explorer window.  Download: [ !! Direct Download !! ]    (DIRKEY20.EXE) (145 Kb)    Additional: Install:  No    Uninstall:  No  Inducted In: 2003 / 2004  Notes: If upgrading from 1.x, please read the upgrade guide first. For Windows 95 users and users of 98Lite, you may try 1.3e from the archives [http://www.protonfx.com/dirkey/archive.php]

Location:    Home / File Utilities / Directory/Folder: Structure Copy

TreeCopy RJL Software  Version: 1.11  Dated: 15 May, 2004  Terms: Freeware  Language: English  Windows Ver: 3.1 / 95 / 98 / ME / NT3 / NT4 / 2000 / XP  Description: Have you ever needed to copy a directory structure without copying the files? TreeCopy now makes this possible. Our small program will allow you to select the source directory and destination directory, and it will proceed to copy ONLY the directory structure. The utility is bundled with functionality such as a command line interface, display of Win32 or Win 3.x display, showing different drive types, and much, much more!  Download: [ !! Direct Download !! ]    (treecopy.exe) (301 Kb)    Additional: Install:  No    Uninstall:  No  Inducted In: 2003 / 2004  Notes:

Location:    Home / File Utilities / Disk Space Reporting

TreeSize JAM Software  Version: 1.7  Dated: 04 July, 2003  Terms: Liteware / Requestware  Language: English / French / German  Windows Ver: 95 / 98 / ME / NT4 / 2000 / XP  Description: TreeSize tells you where precious space has gone to. TreeSize can be started from the context menu of a folder or drive and shows you the size of this folder, including its subfolders. You can expand this folder in Explorer-like style and you will see the size of every subfolder. Scanning is done in a thread, so you can already see results while TreeSize is working. The space, which is wasted by the file system can be displayed and the results can be printed in a report.  Download: [ !! Direct Download !! ]    (TreeSizeSetup.exe) (682 Kb)    Additional: Install:  No    Uninstall:  No  Inducted In: 2000 / 2001 / 2002 / 2003 / 2004  Notes:

 

SpaceMonger Sean Werkema  Version: 1.4.0  Dated: 16 October, 2000  Terms: Freeware  Language: English (American and British) / French  Windows Ver: 95 / 98 / ME / NT4 / 2000 / XP  Description: SpaceMonger is a tool for keeping track of the free space on your computer. Each file or folder on a given drive is displayed in a box in the main window whose size is a relative comparison to all the other files in your system. The program supports popup info-tips that can display the full filename, the icon, the date, size, and attributes of any file or folder. You can delete files from the right click menu and customize the number of files to be shown as well as the color scheme.  Download: [ Go to download page ]    (spmn140.zip) (103 Kb)    Additional: Install:  No    Uninstall:  No  Inducted In: 2001 / 2002 / 2003 / 2004  Notes:

Location:    Home / File Utilities / File Compression: Unzip

ExtractNow Nathan Moinvaziri  Version: 3.56  Dated: 03 December, 2003  Terms: Donationware  Language: English  Windows Ver: 95 / 98 / ME / XP  Description: ExtractNow lets you extract multiple archives with the click of a button. Supports ZIP, RAR, ACE, JAR, ISO, IMG, IMA, IMZ, BIN, MP3, LHZ, LHA, SIT file formats.  Download: [ Go to download page ]    (extractnow.exe) (1.17 Mb)    Additional: Install:  No    Uninstall:  No  Inducted In: 2003 / 2004  Notes: For SIT support you must download [http://nmoin.brinkster.net/en/stuffit5.engine-5.1.dll] and save it to your ExtractNow directory.

Location:    Home / File Utilities / File Compression: Zip-Unzip

7-Zip Igor Pavlov  Version: 3.13  Dated: 10 December, 2003  Terms: Donationware / Open source (LGPL)  Language: English  Windows Ver: 98 / ME / NT / 2000 / XP  Description: The main features of 7-Zip: Highest compression ratio in new 7z format; 7-Zip is free software distributed under the GNU LGPL; Supported formats: 7z, ZIP, CAB, RAR, ARJ, GZIP, BZIP2, TAR, CPIO, RPM and DEB; For ZIP and GZIP formats 7-Zip provides compression ratio that is 2-10 % better than ratio provided by PKZip and WinZip; Self-extracting capability for 7z format; Integration with Windows Shell; Powerful File Manager; Powerful command line version; Plugin for FAR Manager.  Download: [ Go to download page ]    (7z313.exe) (920 Kb)    Additional: Install:  No    Uninstall:  No  Inducted In: 2003 / 2004  Notes: Localizations for 41 languages.

IZArc Ivan Zahariev  Version: 3.4.1.6  Dated: 29 March, 2004  Terms: Freeware  Language: Multiple languages supported  Windows Ver: 95 / 98 / ME / NT4 / 2000 / XP  Description: IZArc is the ultimate archive utility suports many archive formats like: 7-ZIP, A, ACE, ARC, ARJ, B64, BH, BZ2, BZA, CAB, CPIO, DEB, ENC, GCA, GZ, GZA, HA, JAR, LHA, LIB, LZH, MBF, MIM, PAK, PK3, RAR, RPM, TAR, TAZ, TBZ, TGZ, TZ, UUE, WAR, XXE, YZ1, Z, ZIP, ZOO. With a modern easy-to-use interface, IZArc provides support for most compressed and encoded files, as well as access to many powerful features and tools. It allows you to drag and drop files from and to Windows Explorer, create and extract archives directly in Windows Explorer, create multiple archives spanning disks, creating self-extracting archives, repair damaged zip archives, converting from one archive type to another, view and write comments and many more. IZArc has also build-in multilanguage support. IZArc is the most complete archive utility available today.  Download: [ Go to download page ]    (IZArc34.exe) (3.04 Mb)    Additional: Install:  No    Uninstall:  No  Inducted In: 2004  Notes:

 

PowerArchiver 2001 Ivan Petrovic  Version: 6.11.0  Dated: 01 March, 2001  Terms: Freeware  Language: English  Windows Ver: 95 / 98 / ME / NT 4  Description: Full built-in support for ZIP, CAB, LHA(LZH), TAR(+TAR.GZ, +TAR.BZ2) and BH (BlakHole) archives and XXE and UUE Internet encoded files. Built-in support for reading and extracting: RAR, ARJ, ARC, ACE, ZOO, GZIP and BZIP2 archives. Multiple disk spanning, passwords, comments, renaming files in archive, installing archive, checking archive for viruses, integrated viewer with support for TXT, RTF, BMP, JPG(JPEG), ICO, WMF and EMF files. Create ZIP, RAR, ACE, ARJ, LHA and BH SFX archives. Complete integration with Windows Explorer: d&d, powerful Explorer Shell Extensions. and more  Download: [ !! Direct Download !! ]    (powerarc611.exe) (2.04 Mb)    Additional: Install:  No    Uninstall:  No  Inducted In: 2000 / 2001 / 2003 / 2004  Notes: Version listed is the last available Freeware version. An updated unrar.dll file available at [http://www.rarsoft.com] may be needed to download .rar files.

 

ZipGenius M.Dev Software  Version: 5.5.1.400  Dated: 09 May, 2004  Terms: Freeware  Language: English  Windows Ver: 98 / ME / 2000 / XP  Description: ZipGenius has greatly evolved during these years and today it isn't just a zip/unzip application, but it is a perfect companion for your work. ZipGenius is a great solution for who needs to archive and protect its files and projects, but it is also suitable for everyone who just want to share pictures and music files. Flexibility: ZipGenius features are unusual for a program of this type: you get support to TWAIN device (scanners and digital cameras), files extraction to CD-R writer (only under Windows XP?), a FTP client (FTPGenius). and other things. Power: ZipGenius 5 will make you use the right button of your mouse in a very clever way: all the most important functions have been replicated there. ZipGenius fully integrates with Windows? Explorer shell and, specifically, it takes advantages from using Windows? XP innovative features, such as built-in support to CD-R writers. Safety: In ZipGenius 5 we focused to increase data security, so we introduced some features to achieve these results: archive history file is encrypted, most recently used files list can be enabled (always or per session) or disabled, and CryptoZip 2.1 gives better encryption algorhythms to lock your archives.  Download: [ Go to download page ]    (zg551std.exe) (7.06 Mb)    Additional: Install:  No    Uninstall:  No  Inducted In: 2003 / 2004  Notes: Cannot be installed under Windows 95 and NT4: use ZipGenius 1.4 SR3.

Location:    Home / File Utilities / File Manager: Browser

2xExplorer Nikos Bozinis  Version: 1.4.1.12  Dated: 02 October, 2002  Terms: Donationware  Language: English  Windows Ver: 95 / 98 / ME / NT4 / 2000 / XP  Description: Lightweight and powerful, fully shell integrated and extremely usable for increased everyday productivity, 2xExplorer is an ideal dual-pane replacement for explorer, compatible with all 32-bit windows platforms.  Download: [ Go to download page ]    (2xex1412.zip) (392 Kb)    Additional: Install:  No    Uninstall:  No  Inducted In: 2001 / 2002 / 2003 / 2004  Notes: Support for other languages available at site.

Explore2fs John Newbigin  Version: 1.00 pre6  Dated: 20 October, 2002  Terms: Freeware  Language: English  Windows Ver: 9x / ME / NT4 / 2000 / XP  Description: Users of NT who have problems with partitions which are not detected can now use the Native IO feature of Explore2fs. This uses the partitions as identified by NT at boot time. This access is not available from the Win32 subsystem so Explore2fs can bypass Win32 and interface directly with the Native API. This supports drag and drop, as well as many other improvements. Subtle bugs in write support are being ironed out as well as other UI improvements. Despite being version 1.00, I think Explore2fs will join the list of 'Permanent beta' software, for now anyway.  Download: [ !! Direct Download !! ]    (explore2fs-1.00pre6.zip) (357 Kb)    Additional: Install:  No    Uninstall:  No  Inducted In: 2004  Notes: Read the FAQ before using this program.

PowerDesk V Communications Inc.  Version: 5  Dated: 25 November, 2002  Terms: Liteware / Registerware / Nagware  Language: English  Windows Ver: 95 / 98 / ME / NT4 / 2000 / XP  Description: PowerDesk is a simple, fast and fun way to organize and manage files, digital photos, MP3 music files and web images on your PC. It's convenient and it saves time! In just one, two or three clicks, you can customize your PC: move, copy, zip, label, color code, search, view, prioritize, convert, and use your files the way you want to use them. Our Free version of PowerDesk 5 provides a number of the features of our more powerful PowerDesk Pro edition. This is fully usable without any time-limits. Click here to compare PowerDesk Pro with PowerDesk. Download it today and find out what you have been missing!  Download: [ Go to download page ]    (pd5free.exe) (1.61 Mb)    Additional: Install:  No    Uninstall:  No  Inducted In: 2001 / 2002 / 2003 / 2004  Notes: Web page describes the Shareware Pro version. Compare the features here [http://www.v-com.com/product/PowerDesk_Pro_Compare2.html]

TrackerV3 Donald Lessau  Version: 3.60.0022  Dated: 02 September, 2004  Terms: Freeware (Non-commercial use)  Language: English  Windows Ver: 98 / ME / NT4 / 2000 / XP  Description: TrackerV3 is a File System Explorer with Instant preview facilities of image (incl. PNG, JPEG, GIF, TIFF and more), audio, and video files (with detailed media info.). Instant file content view for all files (ASCII and binary), including text extraction from binaries. Instant preview of installed and uninstalled TrueType and Type-1 font files. ID3v1.1-tag view and edit. Generates various file reports to clipboard or CSV-formatted files. Displays the real! disk space for files and folders, is small, fast, and RAM-friendly.  Download: [ Go to download page ]    (trkv360.zip) (786 Kb)    Additional: Install:  Yes    Uninstall:  Yes  Inducted In: 2004  Notes:

Location:    Home / File Utilities / File Manager: Tools

Attribute Changer Romain Petges  Version: 5.23  Dated: 15 February, 2004  Terms: Freeware  Language: English / French / German / Italian / Spanish  Windows Ver: 95 / 98 / ME / NT4 / 2000 / XP  Description: Changing attributes and date/time stamps on file and folders in Windows is somewhat troublesome - Attribute Changer will helpfully assist you in this task. This application acts as a Windows shell extension and simplifies changing file and folder attributes by adding itself to the context menus for drives, folders and files. Filters and exceptions can be used to fine tune the update process. Version 5 is a complete rewrite of the product and features many long awaited enhancements, such as direct access to date and time options, displaying current attributes for selected files and folders and relative date/time adjustments. Furthermore, it now features a multi-language enabled installer. Why use Attribute Changer? Drop read only attributes from CD copy operations; Date and time synchronization on files and folders; Compress files and folders on NTFS partitions; Alter every attribute supported by the operating system and many more powerful operations.  Download: [ !! Direct Download !! ]    (ac.exe) (800 Kb)    Additional: Install:  No    Uninstall:  No  Inducted In: 2002 / 2003 / 2004  Notes: Power user tool... Damages could arise through misuse of this program!!

FileTargets Moon Software  Version: 1.4.0  Dated: 28 March, 2001  Terms: Freeware  Language: English  Windows Ver: 95 / 98 / ME / NT4 / 2000 / XP  Description: FileTargets is a shell context menu extension that adds a sub-menu with all your favorite folder names to the context-menu of all files and folders in your system so you can copy/move selected files to pre-defined, most used folders with the click of a mouse. FileTargets menu is similar to the standard SendTo menu but is much more advanced since it allows you to create subgroups, automatically add new folders, copy file path names and much more. Some features: * Copy/move files with only 2 clicks! * Make subgroups to group your target folders * If the folder of interest is not listed in the submenu you can use the Browse for Folder functionality to pick up new folder on the fly * Special configuration window lets you add/arrange/remove folders from the menu with ease * Copy filename/path of selected file(s) to the clipboard Important! This program requires the following installation password (case sensitive): ILikeMoonSoftware  Download: [ Go to download page ]    (FileTargets_140.exe) (460 Kb)    Additional: Install:  No    Uninstall:  No  Inducted In: 2002 / 2004  Notes:

OpenExpert BAxBEx Software  Version: 1.40  Dated: 31 May, 2002  Terms: Freeware (Non-commercial use)  Language: English  Windows Ver: 95 / 98 / ME / NT4 / 2000 / XP  Description: Ever had the problem that you frequently use a file type with more than one application, while you can only associate one application with that file type? The new OpenExpert is the answer to this problem! Instead of messing around with a fixed association of a file type with only one application, it adds an "Open with" item to the context menu of the chosen file type with all the applications you decide. So you can easily open your graphic files in your favorite paint programs or view your HTML files in either Netscape or Internet Explorer, just with a few mouse clicks. You can even add different versions of the same program to the OpenExpert menu. Main Features: Adds a user-configurable "Open with" sub-menu to each file. Allows an unlimited number of applications for each file type. Easily add applications for any file types. Import and export of configuration data to copy settings to another system. Very small memory footprint.  Download: [ !! Direct Download !! ]    (openexp.exe) (649 Kb)    Additional: Install:  No    Uninstall:  No  Inducted In: 2001 / 2002 / 2003 / 2004  Notes:

Properties Plus Kish Designs  Version: 1.65  Dated: 15 May, 1998  Terms: Freeware  Language: English  Windows Ver: 95 / 98 / ME / NT4 / 2000 / XP  Description: PropertiesPlus adds additional functionality to your right-click menu under the menu option PropertiesPlus. Here you'll be able to modify file attributes, file extensions, and the time stamps of single files, multiple files, or files contained within the folders. Display the bytes allocated. This program is simple to install and easy to use. If you frequently require more control over your files than that allowed by the base Windows application, PropertiesPlus will allow you considerable flexibility.  Download: [ !! Direct Download !! ]    (pplus165.exe) (226 Kb)    Additional: Install:  No    Uninstall:  No  Inducted In: 2001 / 2002 / 2003 / 2004  Notes:

WAssociate Wilbert Hengst  Version: 3.4  Dated: 04 December, 2003  Terms: Freeware  Language: English  Windows Ver: 95 / 98 / ME / NT3 / NT4 / 2000 / XP  Description: WAssociate manages the associations between file name extensions and file types stored in the Windows registry. These stored file types determine the appearance and actions supported for a file by Windows. WAssociate is about being in control when double or right clicking a file, quickly editing context menus, associated commands and changing icons and descriptions. Control freaks have easy access to the Windows registry key HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT, and more...  Download: [ !! Direct Download !! ]    (WAssociate.zip) (376 Kb)    Additional: Install:  No    Uninstall:  No  Inducted In: 2004  Notes: NT, 2000 and XP users must have the proper rights to edit the registry.

Location:    Home / File Utilities / Files: Backup

Karen's Replicator Karen Kenworthy  Version: 2.2.3  Dated: 22 June, 2003  Terms: Donationware (Non-commercial use)  Language: English  Windows Ver: 95 / 98 / ME / NT4 / 2000 / XP  Description: Automatically backup files, directories, even entire drives! Karen's Replicator copies selected files from one drive/folder to another. Source and Destination folders can reside anywhere on your network. Files larger than 2 GB are supported. Options include repeated copies at intervals as short as a few minutes, or as long as several months, copy only files that have changed, and the replication of file deletions. Specify which files should not be copied, and also which days a file should be skipped!  Download: [ !! Direct Download !! ]    (ptreplicator-setup.exe) (1.36 Mb)    Additional: Install:  No    Uninstall:  No  Inducted In: 2004  Notes: Requires Visual Basic Runtime v6.0 which is also available at site

XXCopy Pixelab  Version: 2.85.8  Dated: 14 August, 2004  Terms: Liteware (Non-commercial use)  Language: English  Windows Ver: 95 / 98 / ME / NT4 / 2000 / XP  Description: XXCOPY is a command line utility for easily backing up files and folders. It provides more that 200 advanced features for even the most seasoned user. Probably the most popular use of XXCOPY is as disk- cloning tool. It can duplicate an entire system drive that can boot Window 9X/ME (though not NT/2000/XP). When converting files with long file names to the DOS 8.3 file-name convention, XXCOPY handles the long file name correctly and doesn't give the two files the same 8.3 name. XXCOPY can be used to synchronize directories and overwrite read-only files. With XXCOPY, you can back up up directories incrementally without the use of archive bit. Exclude directories or files from copying by wild cards. Qualify file by file date/time (Before, On, or After). Copy hidden/system files. Flatten a directory tree into files in one directory. Copy only the first n bytes and more. XXCOPY comes with a 16-bit version (XXCopy16).  Download: [ !! Direct Download !! ]    (xxcopy.zip) (246 Kb)    Additional: Install:  No    Uninstall:  No  Inducted In: 2002 / 2003 / 2004  Notes:

Location:    Home / File Utilities / Files: Cleaner

Empty Temp Folders Finn Ekberg Christiansen  Version: 2.8.3  Dated: 16 August, 2001  Terms: Freeware  Language: English  Windows Ver: 95 / 98 / ME / NT4 / 2000  Description: Empty Temp Folders (emptemp) helps you manage folders that contain temporary files, left over by other applications. It's easy to add any folder and you can empty a folder (or all folders) with one click. List and delete cookies, history files and temporary internet files (this requires MS Internet Explorer version 5+). Find and delete temporary files outside the normal temp folders. Display the amount of memory the content of the clipboard takes up, and delete it. And it can find broken shortcuts (.lnk files) on your harddisk, so you can delete or fix them.  Download: [ !! Direct Download !! ]    (emptemp2Setup.exe) (667 Kb)    Additional: Install:  No    Uninstall:  No  Inducted In: 2002 / 2003 / 2004  Notes:

Location:    Home / File Utilities / Files: Removal

Eraser Heidi Computers Limited  Version: 5.7  Dated: 03 August, 2003  Terms: Donationware / Open source (GNU GPL)  Language: English  Windows Ver: 9x / Me / NT4 / 2000 / XP  Description: Eraser is an advanced security tool which allows you to completely remove sensitive data from your hard drive by overwriting it several times with carefully selected patterns. Eraser's source code is released under GNU General Public License. The patterns used for overwriting are based on Peter Guttmann's paper "Secure Deletion of Data from Magnetic and Solid-State Memory" and they are selected to effectively remove magnetic remnants from the hard drive. Other methods include the one defined in the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual of the US Department of Defence and overwriting with pseudorandom data. You can also define your own overwriting methods.  Download: [ !! Direct Download !! ]    (Eraser57Setup.zip) (206 Mb)    Additional: Install:  No    Uninstall:  No  Inducted In: 2000 / 2001 / 2002 / 2003 / 2004  Notes: If updating, uninstall previous version first.

Location:    Home / File Utilities / Files: Renamer

Lupas Rename Ivan Anton  Version: 4.2  Dated: 01 September, 2004  Terms: Donationware  Language: Multiple languages supported  Windows Ver: 95 / 98 / ME / NT4 / 2000 / XP  Description: Program developed to rename a few or a massive number of files with a lot of features. Here are a few features to help you rename the files: Rename files and folders including recursive subdirectories; Shell Integration (right click); Instant Preview (Optional); Undo; Make a Batch file to rename and for UNDO operation; Save and Load your options into an INI File; Filter by any masks: *.mp3;*.mp2 or ???a*.txt. Load/Edit a Text Files in a Small Editor to help renaming files; Displays and Sort Ascendent/Descendent by any column (name, path, size, dates ...); Replace the name or extension by any text; Replace a substring by other with Matchcase Optional; Crop n Chars (Left and/or Right); Insert any string before and/or after the filename or extension; Convert Case (Upper, Lower, Initial, Reverse Initial); Autonumbering in any place of the name or extension of the filename.  Download: [ Go to download page ]    (LupasRenameSetup.exe) (555 Kb)    Additional: Install:  Yes    Uninstall:  Yes  Inducted In: 2004  Notes:

Oscar's File Renamer Mediachance  Version: 1.1  Dated: 06 August, 2002  Terms: Freeware  Language: English  Windows Ver: 95 / 98 / ME / NT4 / 2000 / XP  Description: The Renamer takes and enhances the idea of editing files in directory in a full featured Text editor and then writing all the changes at once into the files. Open Renamer, select directory and the files will appear in the File Name Editor which is a normal full featured text editor with some additional changes (f.e. you can't add or delete [a line or enter invalid characters in a filename]). You can use all the editor functions like Quick find, Replace, multiple Undo/Redo, Macros and of course normal editing [as well as various tools like Upper Case/Lower Case or sequential numbering]. Each file is on a new line and [you] can easily move with arrows like in a normal text. When the files you wanted to rename are done simply click Apply Changes and all files will be physically renamed.  Download: [ !! Direct Download !! ]    (Renamset.exe) (542 Kb)    Additional: Install:  No    Uninstall:  No  Inducted In: 2004  Notes:

THE Rename Herv頔houzard  Version: 2.1.6  Dated: 21 February, 2004  Terms: Donationware  Language: English / French / Italian  Windows Ver: 95 / 98 / ME / NT4 / 2000 / XP / 2003  Description: THE Rename is a program designed to help you to rename files and folders en masse with a number of possibilities and options. You can rename a series of files with a counter: pict0001.jpg, pict0002.jpg, pict0003.jpg... You can rename files so the prefix is in upper case and the extension is in lower case. The program is useful for people who publish pages on Internet and need to convert file names to lower case. The file attribute changer is a very useful option for anyone using a CD recorder. You can rename pictures with their width and height. You can rename audio files (MP3, VQF, OGG and WMA files) based on their internal tags. You can rename files and folders If you have a digital camera, THE Rename can use (EXIF) tags that your camera include inside photos.  Download: [ Go to download page ]    (therename.zip) (2.70 Mb)    Additional: Install:  No    Uninstall:  No  Inducted In: 2002 / 2003 / 2004  Notes: Uninstall old versions before updating.

Location:    Home / File Utilities / Files: Splitter

Chainsaw Gerhard Schmeusser  Version: 3.6  Dated: 06 December, 2003  Terms: Freeware  Language: Multiple languages supported  Windows Ver: 95 / 98 / ME / NT4 / 2000 / XP  Description: Split large files into smaller ones. Features: Intuitive user interface, Chunk size up to 2GB, with the parts there is a batch file which puts them together again, All settings are saved between sessions, Redirect output to different drive or path, Can always stay on top of desktop, Realistic chainsaw sound!  Download: [ !! Direct Download !! ]    (chainsaw.zip) (180 Kb)    Additional: Install:  No    Uninstall:  No  Inducted In: 2000 / 2001 / 2002 / 2003 / 2004  Notes:

Location:    Home / File Utilities / Files: Undelete

Drive Rescue Alexander Grau  Version: 1.9d  Dated: 30 June, 2002  Terms: Freeware  Language: English  Windows Ver: 95 / 98 / ME / NT4 / 2000 / XP  Description: rive Rescue is a program for exploring your hard disk, and locating lost files on it. The idea for this program originated from processing a disk with Scandisk--which suddenly contained no data. Since off-the-shelf Windows methods could not recover any of it, this program was successfully created, to find important information of the file system, to look for lost data and to restore it.  Download: [ !! Direct Download !! ]    (driverescue19d.zip) (984 Kb)    Additional: Install:  No    Uninstall:  No  Inducted In: 2002 / 2003 / 2004  Notes: Version listed is the last available Freeware version.

PC Inspector File Recovery CONVAR  Version: 3.0  Dated: 07 February, 2003  Terms: Freeware  Language: Multiple languages supported  Windows Ver: 95 / 98 / ME / NT4 / 2000 / XP  Description: PC INSPECTOR File Recovery is a data recovery program that supports the FAT 12/16/32 and NTFS file systems. Finds partitions automatically, even if the boot sector or FAT has been erased or damaged (does not work with the NTFS file system). Recovers files with the original time and date stamp. Supports the saving of recovered files on network drives. Recovers files, even when a header entry is no longer available.  Download: [ Go to download page ]    (pci_filerecovery.exe) (3.79 Mb)    Additional: Install:  No    Uninstall:  No  Inducted In: 2003 / 2004  Notes: The software must be installed and run on a second, independent drive.

Location:    Home / File Utilities / Files: Validate; Undelete

CDCheck Mitja Perko  Version: 3.0.1.43  Dated: 09 April, 2003  Terms: Donationware (Non-commercial use)  Language: Multiple language support  Windows Ver: 95 / 98 / ME / NT4 / 2000 / XP  Description: CDCheck is utility for prevention, detection and recovery of damaged files with emphasis on error detection. It can check each of your CDs and DVDs and indicate which files are corrupted. CDCheck reporting features tell you exactly where the problems are. CDs can get damaged in a number of ways, so the program helps you determine whether your data is safe before it's too late. The program also provides a comparison option that lets you select a reference directory on your hard drive (or some other device). CDCheck ensures that the contents on a disc match those in the directory, and effectively alerts you of differences. Besides that CDCheck supports creation of CRC files which provide extra safety that files on your CDs are still exactly the same as they were. In addition to CD-ROMs, the program can be used with all other local or removable media (disk drives, floppy disks, ZIP drives...) visible by the operating system (Windows Explorer).  Download: [ Go to download page ]    (CDCheckSetup.exe) (827 Kb)    Additional: Install:  No    Uninstall:  No  Inducted In: 2003 / 2004  Notes:

 

QuickPar Peter B. Clements  Version: 0.9.1  Dated: 04 July, 2004  Terms: Freeware  Language: Multiple languages supported  Windows Ver: 95 / 98 / ME / NT4 / 2000 / XP  Description: QuickPar is a utility for creating Parity Volumes using the Reed Solomon algorithm. For details of the algorithm used, see the parchive website at SourceForge. Parity Volumes may be used to verify that a set of files have not been corrupted, or to reconstruct damaged files (providing that you have a sufficient quantity of Parity Volumes to match the missing or damaged files). QuickPar uses the PAR v2.0 specification.  Download: [ Go to download page ]    (QuickPar-0.9.1.0.exe) (490 Kb)    Additional: Install:  Yes    Uninstall:  Yes  Inducted In: 2004  Notes:

Location:    Home / File Utilities / Long File Names Tool

LFN Tools The Odi Project  Version: 1.79  Dated: 13 August, 2003  Terms: Freeware / Open source (GNU GPL)  Language: English / German  Windows Ver: 3.0 / 3.1 / 95 / 98 / ME / 2000  Description: Microsoft forgot (or was too lazy?) to implement long file names in DOS when they released Windows 9x. Even for Windows ME there is still no support for long file names. So I did the work for them. Odi's LFN-Tools provide an easy file management under DOS for Win95 long file names. You can display directories with long file names like in a DOS-Box. You can change to directories using their long names instead of their crippled DOS equivalent. This also works on FAT32. This is one solution to the problem of backing up a copy of Windows.  Download: [ Go to download page ]    (lfn-1.79-en.zip) (278 Kb)    Additional: Install:  No    Uninstall:  No  Inducted In: 2001 / 2002 / 2003 / 2004  Notes:

Location:    Home / File Utilities / Search

Agent Ransack Mythicsoft  Version: 1.7.3 b332  Dated: 03 March, 2003  Terms: Liteware  Language: English  Windows Ver: 95 / 98 / ME / NT4 / 2000 / XP  Description: Agent Ransack is a free tool for finding files and information on your hard drive fast and efficiently. When searching the contents of files Agent Ransack displays the text found so you can quickly browse the results without having to separately open each file! Agent Ransack provides compelling advantages over similar search tools: Regular expressions that allow complex rule based searches. Immediate contents results view. Various wizards to walk the user through the searching process.  Download: [ Go to download page ]    (agentran.exe) (792 Kb)    Additional: Install:  No    Uninstall:  No  Inducted In: 2001 / 2002 / 2003 / 2004  Notes: Registration requested, but not required (name and e-mail)

Location:    Home / File Utilities / Search And Replace

Info-Rapid Search & Replace Ingo Straub  Version: 3.1f  Dated: 12 July, 2003  Terms: Freeware (Non-commercial use)  Language: English  Windows Ver: 95 / 98 / ME / NT4 / 2000 / XP  Description: InfoRapid Search & Replace is one of the most powerful text retrieval programs currently available for Microsoft Windows. With its built-in converters, it's excellently suitable for searching and previewing HTML and RTF documents. In pure text files, the found text passages can be replaced after the search is over. The search and replace process can be automated with the help of batch files to replace several phrases in one step. The found documents can be opened in a preview window, in which the matches are highlighted. A special feature is that InfoRapid can use Microsoft Office converters to search WinWord, Excel, Lotus and other documents and preview them in their original layout. The advantages of InfoRapid Search & Replace lie in the diverse search options and in the simple operation and handiness. A click on a hypertext link in the search result list opens the corresponding file in the text viewer and jumps directly to the marked passage. Another click, this time with the right mouse button, brings you back to the search result list. You can browse through the search result list with the function keys F5 and F6, without shifting between the file viewer and the search result list every time. If you discover a word you want to look further on, a double click on it is sufficient to take it as new search expression and start a new search. Up to 999 search result pages and search parameters can be stored in a database, from where they can be recalled via a register.  Download: [ !! Direct Download !! ]    (sr.exe) (1014 Kb)    Additional: Install:  No    Uninstall:  No  Inducted In: 2001 / 2002 / 2003 / 2004  Notes:

ReplaceEm Boolean Dream inc.  Version: 2.0  Dated: 28 April, 1999  Terms: Donationware  Language: English  Windows Ver: 95 / 98 / ME / NT4 / 2000 / XP  Description: ReplaceEm is essentially a text search-and-replace program. However, unlike the search-replace functionality of a standard text editor, ReplaceEm is designed to operate on multiple files at once. And you need not only perform one search-replace operation per file -- you can setup a list of operations to perform. If different groups of files need to have different operations performed on them, this is no problem either. You can also specify a backup file for each file processed just in case the replace operation did not do exactly what you wanted.  Download: [ !! Direct Download !! ]    (bkrep20.exe) (572 Kb)    Additional: Install:  No    Uninstall:  No  Inducted In: 2002 / 2003 / 2004  Notes: Formerly known as BK ReplaceEm.

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