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Goto top of this pageExplorer Context Menu Addons

Agent Ransack - also in Other File Utilities
(search files for text; see the matching lines)
http://www.agentransack.com
ClipName
(put the file name (long or short) onto the clipboard)
... seems more accurate than GrabIt
http://www.mainsoft.fr/freeware_en.htm
ExecParm
(execute file - with command line parameters)
Frhed - also in Other File Utilities
(pretty good hex editor/viewer)

http://www.kibria.de/frhed.html
GaugeIt
(directory/subdirectory size)
http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/
Lakes/2659/tools/win
GrabIt
(put the file name (long or short) or file contents onto the clipboard)
Recase
(change case of a file name)
http://bluefive.pair.com/recase.htm
Split Files
(split big files into smaller lumps and remerge them later)
the author's website has vanished; it was ... http://space.dolphin.free.fr/Windows
a copy of the download stored on this website ... split 3_1.zip

Goto top of this pageExplorer Properties Dialogue Addons

Date and Time
(modify file dates)
the author's website has vanished; it was ... http://space.dolphin.free.fr/Windows
copies of the download stored on this website ... shdate 1_41.zip dfolder 3_2.zip
Folder Size
(display tree and folder/subfolder sizes)
ImageSize
(picture size and other info)
http://www.pair.com/vsap
Wave Info
(display information about .WAV (and other RIFF) files)
http://www.mda-vst.com
(and follow the Utilities link)

Goto top of this pageOther File Utilities

7-zip
(good WinZip replacement)
http://www.7-zip.org
Agent Ransack - also in Explorer Context Menu Addons
(search files for text; see the matching lines)
http://www.agentransack.com
BK ReplaceEm
(Text replace on multiple files)
http://www.orbit.org/replace
CSDiff
(compare files or folders, with good report output)
http://www.ComponentSoftware.com/
products/csdiff
Direct to Printer
(SendTo menu addon - sends a file to the printer ... goes with the 'print to file' facility)
the author's website has vanished; it was ... http://space.dolphin.free.fr/Windows
a copy of the download stored on this website ... direct2printer 2_0.zip
DirSize
(calculates how many bytes various folders contain)
http://skyscraper.fortunecity.com/
techie/842
File Attribute Stripper
(strip Readonly, Hidden or System attributes from multiple files)
http://www.mda-vst.com
(and follow the Utilities link)
Frhed - also in Explorer Context Menu Addons
(pretty good hex editor/viewer)

http://www.kibria.de/frhed.html
KDiff3
(interactive 3-way folder and text file compare/merge)
http://kdiff3.sourceforge.net
Klik-A-Dir
(really neat tool for navigating around a file structure)
http://www.angelfire.com/in/honysoft
MindExpander
(expands MAC compressed files, incl. BinHex 4.0)
http://www.mindvision.com/Consumer/
products/ME/Default.asp
PitPad
(like notepad but also has a hex edit mode)
http://www.pszczepanik.exe.pl/eg
Power Archiver
(good WinZip equivalent - NB the latest version on the PowerArchiver site is Shareware, i.e. NOT free)
http://www.powerarchiver.com
a copy of the (old) freeware version stored on this website ... powarc61.exe
qFileSync [was called FileSync, changed due to ambiguity]
(bulk synchronize of folders/files)

NB 'mirror' mode makes good backups on UDF format CD-RW disks

http://qwertie.netfirms.com/qfreeware/filesync.html

http://www.geocities.com/Qwertie256

WinCmp [a.k.a. Compare It]
(interactive text file compare/merge)

The latest versions on the GrigSoft site are Shareware, i.e. NOT free ... http://www.grigsoft.com

copies of the (old) freeware versions stored on this website ... wincmp.zip | winsin.zip

WinSin [a.k.a. Synchronize It]
(interactive folder compare/merge)

WinMerge
(interactive folder and text file compare/merge, with syntax highlighting)
http://winmerge.sourceforge.net
WinTail
(monitor the end of a file - good for log files)
http://www.geocities.com/
SiliconValley/Vista/8632
Zip Scan
(search through many zip, cab or jar files for specific files names / contents)

The latest version on the ZipScan site is Shareware, i.e. NOT free ... http://www.zipscan.co.uk

a copy of the (old) freeware version 1.3 stored on this website ... zipsca13.zip

Zip Search
(search through selected zip files for specific files names / contents)
http://www.fullcircuit.com

Goto top of this pageDisclaimer

The sites linked are for my convenience. Inclusion of a link to a site on this page is not an endorsement of that site or any products or software available from it, nor does it imply any warranty of the specified software, nor does it imply any association with the owner of the site. I will not be liable for any damage done as a result of following any of these links.

That said, the specific pieces of software listed have all worked for me in some manner at some time; while I hope that you have the same success, I cannot guarantee that you will.

Please email me if any links don't work.


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