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"Very handy to install in own pc."
Version: Q-Dir 5.55
Pros
A great alternative file manager to have around.
Cons
There were a few quirks I encountered but nothing annoying.
Summary
Great to see visually what files are doing if you are transferring etc.
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"Seriously, What is it for again?"
Version: Q-Dir 5.52
Pros
+Good for non-analytical comparison. Like...clarity?
Cons
+have the same function as your mouse cursor, move, minimize and maximize.
Summary
If you are new to Windows and have problem comparing your business analytic or reports and decide to use this, I say....Just quit already you FOOLS!
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"Wonderful program. I use it all the time."
Version: Q-Dir 5.42
Pros
The ability to put up four different "file managers" simultaneously is the strength of this program. You can also create a list of favorites. Installation is painless. (However, when you install an updated version, you have to drag the installation file to the desktop and install from there, or use Windows Explorer, because the new version cannot install over the old one IF you have the old version open.)
Cons
Any "con" that I give is not a discouragement to others about this program.
As strange as it sounds, the program offers too much. It has too many trivial features that make it difficult to use at first. I have used the program for years, and I do not know what some of the options do. For example, you have an option for whether to have a tree in each of the views. To me it is silly not to have a tree in each of the four views, but in any case the abundance of options can be overwhelming.
A few weeks ago I did some MAJOR rearranging of files on my computer. Somehow in the process I must have accidentally triggered an option. I was suddenly not able to see any directories (folders) in the files area of View #3; I could see them in the tree, but not in in the files area. Normally you can see both folders and files. It took me weeks to discover that I could copy the settings from a "good" view to the "bad" view to restore the normal view.Summary
Despite the complications that the cornucopia of options presents, this program is indispensable to me. I use the 32-bit version. I have a 64-bit Windows 7 OS, and I have tried the 64-bit version of Q-Dir, but I am pretty sure that it caused a problem with 7-Zip. As I remember all of this, the 64-bit version of Q-Dir messed up the "context menu" in regard to 7-Zip, a zip/unzip program. (The context menu is the stuff that pops up when you right-click on a file, such as a zip file.) What happened was nothing disastrous, just annoying; the context menu was more cumbersome to use to get to the function of 7-Zip. I believe I tried this on two different occasions, with different updates of Q-Dir, several months apart in time.
I should have stated in the original that I am an amateur programmer and have worked with computers for 25 years.
I recommend this program without reservation. You may have to scratch your head over some of the options, but the defaults may be fine for you. It has been so long since I began using Q-Dir that I no longer remember what the defaults are. When you install an update, it knows how to use your previous settings. You can always use the defaults until you learn how to set your preferred options.
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"Very good multi-pane file manager"
Version: Q-Dir 5.41
Pros
Fast, Efficient, compact, powerful, familiar
Cons
Can't think of any. It does what it says on the box
Summary
I've been looking for a simple, powerfull multi-pane file manager that just uses it's screenspace for managing files, rather than showing off fancy chrome, and this is it.
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"Does a Simple Task Well"
Version: Q-Dir 5.33
Pros
Easy to install and use and does what it says.
Cons
Unaware of any.
Summary
If you need to move files around to search for them on multiple devices, this tool does it for your.
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"So much easier to use than Explorer"
Version: Q-Dir 5.0
Pros
Lets you see where you are copying or moving from and to.
Cons
For some reason it took two tries to install, but that hasn't happened before with other versions.
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"Great program for shifting files."
Version: Q-Dir 4.94
Pros
Easy to use
Cons
The character size goes larger -automatically- after some time of use. Maybe there is a setting for such, but I haven't found it.
Summary
Overall good.
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"great free application"
Version: Q-Dir 4.93
Pros
Simple to use, let you open more than two file lists
Cons
Non that I could find.
In general I wish it could share the same keys as good old norton commander (2xExplorer does!!!)Summary
A good one
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"Great Free File Manager"
Version: Q-Dir 4.93
Pros
Does a great job, especially since it is free.
Cons
Four pane viewing sounds good, but I had trouble changing one pane without the others all changing, too!
Summary
If you can figure it out, excellent for free.
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"very full of options and tabs replacement of explorer"
Version: Q-Dir 4.81
Pros
2 or 4 windows in one and as many tabs in each window
Cons
maybe the too many options!
Summary
I always use it and update it
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