- Quick specs
- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows Vista, Windows 95, Windows Me, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows 98
- Date added: August 20, 2008
- Total Downloads: 5,991
- Downloads last week: 39
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 14 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET Staff
Place your favorite folder shortcuts on the right-click menu with this handy freeware utility. Folder Guide's compact button and results window interface won't take more than a minute to understand. Even the single page Help file is superfluous.
Operating this utility is a piece of cake. Simply click Add to create an alias and insert the folder path. A built-in browse function makes it easy to navigate to the folder. The alias is immediately available under the Folder Guide option on the right-click menu. With a click you can sort the aliases alphabetically, or reorder them using simple Up and Down buttons. Keeping different sets of aliases is easy with Export and Import functions. Our testers found that the program uses few resources, and the quick access to favorite folders saved them time and trouble.
While this is freeware that works very well, we did wish for the ability to set a different font for the aliases. Nevertheless, novices to expert users will find this utility a very useful timesaver.
Publisher's description
From Freeware365 :Folder Guide is a free handy utility that provides fast access to your frequently used and favorite folders with a single click. After quick install it will appear in context menus of Windows Explorer and Open/Save dialogs as Folder Guide item. It also works from the desktop, the Start button. With Folder Guide, you no longer need dozens of mouse clicks to navigate to your desired folder. Version 1.2 adds separator line between alias.
What's new in this version:
Version 1.2 adds separator line between alias.
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User reviews
- Average user rating: 4.6 stars out of 14 votes
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Version: Folder Guide 1.2
"Neat tool, makes it easy to quickly navigate to folders"
Pros: Works great on win xp pro
Cons: None so far, I've been using it for a good while now
Summary: If you want an app that gets you to your hand picked folders quickly, then this app will suit you. Just right click your mouse when in a folder finding process; explorer, saving or opening a file etc.. Choose the location from your custom list. Its ... read more >>
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Version: Folder Guide 1.2
"Extremely handy, but with one problem"
Pros: Very fast and convenient way to open frequently used folders.
Cons: Right click context menu for CD/DVD drive in "My Computer" loses OPEN, EXPLORE
and SEARCH options. When Folder Guide is uninstalled these reappear.
(tried this on two different machines, both XP)Summary: This is such a handy utility, I wish it didn't exhibit this behavior...
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Version: Folder Guide 1.2
"I love - LOVE - Folder Guide!"
Pros: Absolutely one of the best, and more frequently used, add-ons to my system. I regularly have to save, move, copy and delete files across numerous folders and drives. This makes navigating between particular folders a breeze.
Cons: None! This has integrated perfectly in Win98, Win2k, WinXP, and Vista without any problems.
Summary: This is installed on each and every computer I work on, and it has literally saved me hours of tedious navigation from folder to folder. It's easy to configure, doesn't slow my system down at all, and is totally free. HIGHLY recommended!
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Version: Folder Guide 1.2
Pros: It works like a breeze, speeds searching
Cons: Doesn't have grouping capabilities
Summary: Overall a great little program - essential download for speed and productivity
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Version: Folder Guide 1.2
Pros: Easy to use. FIgure it out in about 4 minutes from A-Z. Can't believe it's free.
Time saver! So far replaces my broken folderview program. A Godsent!
No kidding.Cons: None that I can see. Kind of miss my little icons my old program would put at the top of windows explorer for easy clicking but not a big deal.
Summary: Nice. This is what I've been looking for since folderview a program I use to use but kept crashing since they haven't updated it for years. So painsakingly I've been looking for a replacement. And I believe this is it. I would of easily paid for ... read more >>
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