A better open source File Manager for Windows

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Files an amazing open-source File Manager project for Windows! I will replace your default Windows Explorer (still can't get used to the name File Explorer). I will show you why I'm using Files, but what also needs to be improved! #Windows #Filemanager #HomeLab
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00:00 - Introduction
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01:23 - What is Files?
02:30 - Why is it better than Windows File Explorer?
04:06 - Even more experimental features!
06:39 - What needs to be improved?
07:36 - Why I love this project
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@Moukrea 2 года назад

Might add it to my "Must have" list for Windows! Alongside the following: - TaskbarX (haven't made the move to Win11 yet) - WinDynamicDesktop for dynamic Wallpaper based on time - QuickLook to preview some document types with ease - ModernFlyouts for better/nicer Volume/Brightness Up/Down and media control tooltips - TaskbarGroups to group my applications in the Windows taskbar much like on macOS - PowerToys which should definitely be native to Windows - Chocolatey as package manager

@tobilpcraft1486 2 года назад

- TranslucentTaskbar - RoundedTB - ElevenClock

@CarlosAlvsan 2 года назад

I would add tabby terminal.

@sambit1suranjan 2 года назад

No need for CHocolatey as Windows now have official 'WinGet'

@Moukrea 2 года назад

@@sambit1suranjan I've heard about it, is that as complete as choco? I've heard many packages are yet to be found on it

@christianlempa 2 года назад

Awesome suggestions! Thanks mate ❤

@BryanCinemas Год назад

I can't believe how much better this is compared to the regular files explorer, Thanks for sharing this.

@HeshamALAhdal 2 года назад

This is absolutely a must-have app for windows! thank you so much for sharing this

@christianlempa 2 года назад

You're so welcome!

@KR1ML0N 2 года назад

this is very slick looking. Im going to have to try this out. Thanks

@christianlempa 2 года назад

You're welcome :)

@upphil7 Год назад

Cooler Einblick ins Programm!

@angelo9982 Год назад

thank you so much, i was looking for a files manager that told me what size every folder was so i could see what i needed to delete

@BigFarm_ah365 10 месяцев назад

So glad to see this, I was using Files for a long time and loved it, but I had found in in the MS Store. After several fresh installs I went to reinstall and found it was $10. If I were in a position to support developer I would, but $ is tight

@GregHolman1 2 года назад

Papermerge seems worthy of your evaluation as a docker app on truenas working with a windows daily driver environment. And, couldn't agree more that the potential for using tags in the "files" file explorer app is a major wishlist capability which I hope matures soon. Thanks for videos.

@chedrickmaghanoy5567 11 месяцев назад

hi its been 1 year for you about this concern i wonder if u find good file manager yet

@amankeswani621 2 года назад

I absolutely love this app, as a windows 10 user whos planning to upgrade to 11 it gives me a peek of how it works, it also has many more functions and is much cleaner in design!

@BALLOOROOM 2 года назад

It took Apple years multiple macOS releases to get tagging right in Finder. It was a complete basket case in the beginning but now works fantastic. Would be very impressed if a few open source guys could implement it as well.

@christianlempa 2 года назад

Hmm interesting, yeah maybe in future versions it will be more practical

@kamiyado1252 Год назад

super informative video, thank you :)

@mrcjay 2 года назад

Es ist wirklich das einzige Englisch was ich fließend verstehe. Ich liebe dein Englisch deine Videos sind einfach Klasse weiter so !

@christianlempa 2 года назад

Haha vielen Dank! Freut mich 😀

@HiltonT69 2 года назад

Been using it for a while now and love the latest version.

@christianlempa 2 года назад

Oh yeah me, too 😀

@mumblefluff 2 года назад

Am I missing something? Files is much slower to navigate, each time it has significant delay when entering or leaving the folder, how is no one mentioning this? It's clearly a deal breaker isn't it?

@MAHIM2000 2 года назад

Same here

@cracked21 Год назад

yes

@alejandroenriquez8508 Год назад

Sadly in windows 10 is laggy and slow

@Ne0diam0nd Год назад

Yeah, I uninstalled it just for that detail, just a let down

@nD-ci7uw Год назад

good you mentioned that, That is the 1st thing I want: SPEED. Features comes next

@emmanuelkafuihayibor774 2 года назад

This is great I love it

@christianlempa 2 года назад

Thanks! 😀

@MamRadVlaky 2 года назад

Nice, but where to download it? It forces me to go into MS store that I have blocked. Why there isn't just regular installer to download?

@beemkhan 2 года назад

Tried this for a week, customised it and actually liked it however its resource heavy and not as snappy as the other ive tried. I use XYPlorer. Hovers around 8-10mb memory usage while files is easily 120mb+

@t-trothulani8643 2 года назад

I got a problem with the themes there don't appear the only they that appear is the default theme can you help with that issue

@GaudyGabriev02 Год назад

OneCommander is my favorite File Manager: Has a cleaner list detail, can put files and folders labels colors, show files size, manage 1 or 2 path (switch between horizontal or vertical layouts) tabs, preview settings, background folder covers, costumization, search feature, etc.

@CuervoViejo 10 месяцев назад

I have problem with OneCommander, BSOD on windows 11 ¬¬

@xhv0c 2 года назад

it won’t let me view files (i have to click view file but there is only an open option, that only opened a command console)

@AnkushKumar-mb6sf Год назад

Is there any file manager for windows which have feature to add multiple cloud storage like mega, drive, pcloud etc.

@Djblois1 2 года назад

I wish Microsoft would add more APIs to replace core functions. Like add an API for file manager, the task bar, the start menu, onscreen keyboard, etc. This will allow power users to really customize their computers and they will be more stable than the hackey way this tools are often built to overcome the lack of an API.

@christianlempa 2 года назад

That is such a great idea! I wish the folks at M$ would do that

@SupremeSkeptic Год назад

the folders and files don't even show in the app... Do you know what settings might have caused this?

@Ridethebomb777 5 месяцев назад

Excellent file manager ..... does me just fine. Cheers.

@christianlempa 5 месяцев назад

cool!

@Glatze603 2 года назад

Hi Christian, I first saw this file manager 3 weeks ago (TechHut made a video about it) and I like it. If you have ever worked with linux-desktops, you wunder (I do!) why microsoft didn´t change functions in the windows file-manager for years (multiple tabs, folder size etc.). I think files will become better in further releases, too. Thanks for the video :-)

@christianlempa 2 года назад

Hey Markus! Thanks :) Yeah I also watched the video but thought I might give my own opinion on it as a windows power user :D

@Glatze603 2 года назад

@@christianlempa Yes and this is very good and usefull!!!

@mrbarrington-smythe9033 Год назад

I also find it incredible that MS haven't implemented tabs. I' been using the excellent QTTabbar on windows 10, to get this functionality for quite a while. Not sure if it works with Windows 11, but I'll be sure to check this program out when I do eventually upgrade my OA if not.

@christianlempa Год назад

They now have implemented tabs xD

@Julian-ft2zq Год назад

TidyTabs works great too and isn't limited to just the windows file explorer, some features do require payment though.

@zhishunzhang6419 2 года назад

I've closed Files App, but Files process is still running in the background and consume more than 30% CPU resource. It is a bug……

@lylewalker9917 Год назад

It's quite interesting to see and use an alternative UI. I can't see any option to show a directory tree in the left pane. My reason for searching out alternatives to Microsoft's explorer was the problem I have with the latest version closing-up the expanded tree on me. Then I have to re-drill the tree for three levels to get to the next file to open or move. With Files I seem to need to do that each time in the right-hand pane. So I won't be continuing with "Files" for now. I saw other comments about "Files" being slow - maybe it is fixed, it seemed quite responsive to me.

@reason2463 Год назад

Not running very well on my Win 10 Pro machine. Crashes when I right click to cut/paste, stopped showing my drives. Apparently it has a ways to go before it's dependable.

@Bigtbone205 2 года назад

Right click menu for OneDrive files is missing the OneDrive options like ‘share’

@w_i_k_i_d 2 года назад

Will this work for WIn 7 x 64 ? Is there an *.exe file for this ? THanks

@tcb069 2 года назад

WILL THIS WORK ON WINDOWS 10 ? I HAVE A LAPTOP AND A DESKTOP WITH WINDOWS 10 AND A LAPTOP WITH WINDOWS 11, TRYIN G TO GET THEN TO LOOK ALL THE SAME

@mwilliams1854 3 месяца назад

I downloaded the program but cannot find where I can add a TAG to the list of TAGS it shows under the TAG dropdown.

@uznavi0101 6 месяцев назад

It appears fine and everything. I've been using it for some time now, and the most significant issue I've encountered is its inability to handle large files. Whenever I attempt to open folders containing files larger than 5-20GB, the application simply crashes. Do you have any suggestions on how to solve this issue?

@Dirizabl 2 года назад

I disabled it as the default file manager because, when starting it from folder shortcuts, it would only open the Home folder. Basically, I would always have to manually navigate to folder I want to go to.

@christianlempa 2 года назад

Hmm can understand that

@cdurdetrouver Год назад

Did the problems you talked about are been fixed ?

@oussamakarem5744 2 года назад

can you make a video about docker networking and proxmox wireless connection? best regards, keep it up 💪

@christianlempa 2 года назад

Hmm not sure what exactly you're looking for. Anyway, thank you :)

@AcvaristulLenes 11 месяцев назад

Looks nice but I favor functionality over design (when I can't have both). Total Commander remains my power tool for efficient and fast file management (batch rename, archiving, search, preview). Bought the license to thank Ghisler for the hundreds of hours saved during huge batch file renames. My freeware loving clients get FreeCommander XE.

@trollingisasport Год назад

What would optimal would be a side navigation panel that is engaged with a hot key that stays open with other programs so you never have to leave what you are doing.

@sundancekid7618 2 года назад

can files replacing file instead create duplicate files?

@joshingwithyahaha 2 года назад

This completely screwed up my default Windows File manager when I didn't like using this Files app. I don't know how to fix my file explorer and I have done everything that the internet has provided and I still don't know what to do.

@peterschmidt9942 Год назад

Most Linux file managers have the tab and split pane views already and it's one thing I miss when I have to use windows explorer. At first I wanted Dolphin to almost mimic Windows file explorer, as explorer is essentially already in split pane mode. Now I wish Windows would do what Dolphin does LOL. Another feature thats handy is being able to switch on a terminal window at he bottom that automatically moves to whatever directory you select in the FM. Great for command based apps like ffmpeg and similar without having to type cd .. or cd /// etc, just click and it's done.

@lauritztieste 7 месяцев назад

What about Wintoys? It contains a great list of toggles to change windows hidden settings

@obiwankenobi661 10 месяцев назад

does it have "group by date"? to me any file explorer that doesnt have this feature is near unusable.

@mandrael 2 года назад

Good file manager, better overview. But the preview is too small to read a pdf page on my 27 inch monitor. I also tried One commander, which offers a handy column view an a big preview. But Files does look easier and clearer.

@christianlempa 2 года назад

Thanks, good feedback 😀

@JaeTeL Год назад

What's that audio mixer you have on your desk? I don't see it listed on your kit page.

@christianlempa Год назад

I think that was the GoXLR mini, but i'm not using it anymore.

@dsm.youtube 2 года назад

Two words - Total Commander )

@christianlempa 2 года назад

Please no, total commander is awful

@dsm.youtube 2 года назад

@@christianlempa But why? The only downside of TC is lack of shiny skins. But instead it offers a ton of functionality: different colors for different file types (aka tagging) - sure file comparison - out of the box group renaming (by template or regexp) - easy show sizes of all folders inside catalog (on demand, by hotkey) - sure tabs for each panel - ofcourse plugins - yep, a lot hotkeys for ANY operation etc etc etc

@jennster360 Год назад

Would love an open source file manager that comes at least close to Directory Opus or the other option would be going back to Linux...

@foxhoundv1210 2 года назад

They would probably need to have a personal DB to hold tags so that way if they get copied or moved the tag settings go with it too.

@christianlempa 2 года назад

I guess that's how they do it now

@AnotherAgnostic Год назад

Your link to the Windows store isn't working.

@radio_marco Год назад

Can you get somehow a simmilar ribon like on Windows 10 and prior? That's what I miss from Windows 10.

@tcb069 2 года назад

IS FILES APP BY YAIR A THE RIGHT ONE ?

@AAA-xc4zm Год назад

Does this support windows 10

@sairos4057 2 года назад

how to uninstall it?

@HanhaloArt Год назад

For me, the main question is - can you reassign Win+E shortcut to use this or any other file manager?

@christianlempa Год назад

There is an experimental feature for that, yea.

@HanhaloArt Год назад

@@christianlempa awesome! Thanks!

@CorinneIsIn 6 месяцев назад

Mine will not permit to be installed. Running Windows 11.

@xed_i2070 2 года назад

Tired it and actually liked it. But it's too resource heavy for me as I have a potato pc. I'll probably use an Add on for tab browsing. Can't decide between qttabbar and clover.

@alexandermkrtychyan5531 2 года назад

Far Manager is the best file manager for me for many years.

@christianlempa 2 года назад

Haven't tested that one

@AlexandruFlorinSerban 2 года назад

hehehe, mc under linux, very similar

@erics8362 2 года назад

Does is support shortcuts? Like win+e?

@christianlempa 2 года назад

If you set it as your default explorer, yes

@YanierFigueras 2 года назад

Tried it last week for a few days, but it's slow and buggy on latest Win 10 pro

@christianlempa 2 года назад

Yeah it's still not perfect, agree with that 😉

@fabs9930 2 года назад

The File Manager keeps reloading on shared folders with a lot of folder/files. Someone else has this issue ?

@christianlempa 2 года назад

Hm no, have you raised a Bug on their GitHub page?

@bobsteven2363 Год назад

I tried it for a few mins and was amazed by how much better it looks and how better the ui is. I also enjoy the tabs feature. Then I went ahead and tried to do some basic file managing. Dragging files does not work, thats fine, maybe I can get used to use to cut. It doesn't work for half of the operations. Okay, maybe I can just copy and paste and delete later. Crashes. HMMM, hate on windows, but hey at least windows do the bare minimum of "working"

@rRecoveryProd 3 месяца назад

At least Windows Explorer has tabs now, but yeah we need all the other features.

@quas3728 3 месяца назад

sadly, default explorer doesn't keep tabs when I closed the explorer.

@xormak3935 2 месяца назад

It's a neat program but i still find myself going back to TotalCommander (and its contemporaries, depending on the platform i am on) just because it's so much faster to navigate than either Files or the native File Explorer.

@killet2768 Год назад

Thank you. God's work. Exactly the video I was looking for.

@christianlempa Год назад

Thanks! :)

@JI5HNU 2 года назад

try 'fluent search' for windows search alternative!

@christianlempa 2 года назад

Oh that seems awesome! Thanks 😀

@samhanna7382 2 года назад

it looks good but is slower than windows default file explorer. i used it for few months and then when uninstalled it ..my windows file explorer stopped working , i cant open it and it gives an Application not found errror . i tried few ways of fixing it. didn't work and now i have to reinstall windows. so be careful.

@christianlempa 2 года назад

Yeah Version 1 was really slow! It was improved now a lot!

@ralkey 7 месяцев назад

I would love to use files but i'm still on windows 10 and the difference in styles would look so bad. wish there was a windows 10 version

@SkipInPerth 8 месяцев назад

After watching this my first thought is tags may be an attribute in ntfs alternate stream. Just curious anyone tried "streams yourfile.ext" on a file with a tag (streams is is an Microsoft sysinternals tool you can download) ?

@translucidmedia 2 года назад

Miller columns please!

@GeoStreber Год назад

I would love this to be ported to Linux. I find most file managers on Linux lacking in some way or another.

@AcvaristulLenes 11 месяцев назад

Did you try Krusader? That's what I use on Linux for ages.

@GeoStreber 11 месяцев назад

I used all the file managers on Linux and finally settled on PCManFM, even though I'd prefer Dolphin. It just happens not to run well on my distro, as I use GNOME.@@AcvaristulLenes

@Techiesse 2 года назад

Is it available for windows 10?

@christianlempa 2 года назад

Yeah you can use it in win10 as well

10 месяцев назад

Not opensource project but 1000X more more powerfull in my own opinion : Total Commander. It need some time to get use of it... but once you use it you don't want something else anymore.

@handlehaggler 5 месяцев назад

BRO your face doesnt need to pop up every 2 secs. i came here for the apps

@Nicklas7 8 месяцев назад

Cooles Programm, werde ich definitiv ausprobieren. Btw. als ich die Stimme gehört habe hab ich gedacht oh ein deutscher. Dann sehe ich den Namen und ich lag richtig 😅

@ukaszb6303 2 года назад

Why wouldn't you just put link to the project in the description?

@christianlempa 2 года назад

Hmm fair point, I'll add it 😀

@Reiner030 2 года назад

you forget to link the shown Files by URl in info text ^^

@christianlempa 2 года назад

Fair point! I'll add it 😉

@Reiner030 2 года назад

@@christianlempa btw found out that it's already compiled available in MS App Store

@happsider 2 года назад

Don't recommend, though it is free. It's really slow; when navigating folders, you'll find right away that waiting even half a second for the data to load in every folder really slows you down and impedes work.

@waheedD12 2 года назад

is this only for windows 11?

@christianlempa 2 года назад

No also windows 10

@MarcusWagnerBMW Год назад

Cant install withou ms store, on github they dont have a separated installer, great "developers"

@Ace-pt4xg 2 года назад

I can't download from microsoft store, anyone have another link to download???

@christianlempa 2 года назад

You can find it on the homepage files.community

@Ace-pt4xg 2 года назад

@@christianlempa thanks you anyway I've try it, But I'm back to using clover

@BYOOx5 Год назад

Wish Linux had this : (

@clamhammer2463 3 месяца назад

I didnt see anything that differentiated it from regular file explorer. Tabs is nice but meh... what about tagging (text) and searching those tags. After seeing what CAN be done with file explorers, this is just closer to a toy project.

@dimitristsoutsouras2712 2 года назад

1 million dollar question is: does it support the ability to view folders as thumbnails flat and show the inside picture named as folder.jpg ... else it is useless for a media library kinda viewer

@christianlempa 2 года назад

The preview shows you the pictures as a thumbnail, when you select small medium or large

@dimitristsoutsouras2712 2 года назад

@@christianlempa yes but does it shows the folder flat or under an angle as windows 10?

@jean-lucburot 2 года назад

This file manager should also be available for Linux! :'(

@christianlempa 2 года назад

Yep, you're right :D

@tinatseigadzira5543 2 года назад

It's open-source, you can compile it for linux lol

@jean-lucburot 2 года назад

@@tinatseigadzira5543 How?

@TheNERDad 2 года назад

Danke, hast du auch so etwas unter Docker, nicht Nextcloud etc.

@christianlempa 2 года назад

Hmm ne leider nicht

@Criscode85 10 месяцев назад

The information provided is good, but it's unfortunate that the files are no longer free and now require payment.

@AMindInOverdrive Год назад

Windows 11 has multitabed windows now. Nice change but waaayyyyyy late IMO. I've tried Files V2, and it has some issues/limitations. It's not perfect.

@christianlempa Год назад

Yep that’s true unfortunately

@RamaOlama 2 года назад

The searchbar isn't working any good at all. It won't find your files, it will find something, but like 2% of what windows explorer will find. Especially on network drives that search is unusable. So sadly not a replacement for windows explorer 😬

@christianlempa 2 года назад

You need to enable the windows search feature in the settings. Did the same mistake first 😉

@DieTabbi Год назад

What I reallymiss and thats a big downsize of the file app, on the left side the navigation, ok you can click on a "drive" and all folders opens yeah where not under it nope in the right window. that where I have to navigate? Nothing similar seen on any file app. Makes navigation more strange. No alternative at the moment for real use for me

@im.weasel 2 месяца назад

Dude where the hell is the themes on github?

@randomlikesebastiaanprivat5302 2 года назад

i smell germany

@jeytis72 2 года назад

I don't think I have understood how to install it. Thanks

@christianlempa 2 года назад

Just install it trough microsoft store

@jeytis72 2 года назад

@@christianlempa thanks

@jcsoto Год назад

Unfortunately, it's way too slow and it doesn't support many formats in the preview pane. Not even TIF files.

@elbertrippee3371 Год назад

Basic search doesn't work so why is this better? Windows explorer is garbage on W10 and I need an application that can search all sub-folders.

@christianlempa Год назад

It works on my machine

@ierosgr 8 месяцев назад

I could change in a blink of an eye to files if they would change the view of the folder as large icons as it was with win 7. Win 11 has visually destroyed all my music collection. It shows the cover of the album in an awful way and that is just sad.