There are so many benefits to using this file manager over the Windows version that there simply won’t be room in this article. I have run into some quirks using the portable version but it could still be useful on a flash drive if you travel. Note: I have Explorer++ fully installed on my system. It is free and can be used in a portable fashion if you choose to do so. Then, during the Windows 95/98/XP days, there was PowerDesk. Thankfully, there are and always have been other, much better, choices that don’t seem to suffer a debilitating form of amnesia. Open it, and it’s right back to the size, position, and useless tiles view that Microsoft’s white-coats think is the best choice for everyone on the planet. I can position it and size it just the way I want.

It never remembers the previous window size and location.

OK, so I click on the Details View option again. I can click the Details View option but when I change to a different directory it goes right back into one of those crummy tile views that I find quite worthless.

It never remembers that I want to see all the directories in Details View.

I shouldn’t have to add parameters to the link, either. I know there are registry hacks that will force it to accommodate me, but why should a person have to tamper with the registry to achieve such a basic goal.

I want it to open a specific directory every time I fire it up.

It never remembers that last directory I used.Other than my overall dislike for the program, here are a few specifics: Since I never use it I am certainly not qualified to explain its use.

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