Full Specifications
- GENERAL
- Release
- November 30, 2017
- Latest update
- November 30, 2017
- Version
- 6.78
- OPERATING SYSTEMS
- Platform
- Windows
- Operating System
- Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows 98, Windows 10, Windows 2000, Windows 2003, Windows Server, Windows Vista, Windows XP
- Additional Requirements
- None
- POPULARITY
- Total Downloads
- 99,164
- Downloads Last Week
- 1
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User Reviews
4.3/5
54 User Votes
Good, but needs some improvement
mv0hraSeptember 24, 2013
- Pros
- Much better than Windows Explorer
- Cons
- Does not sort files by size, it thinks it has done it, but it just sorts them alphabetically.
- Summary
- Would recommend this over Windows explorer, but the best one has to be Directory Opus, but then it does come with a price tag.
100 Times better than Windows Explorer
starrymAugust 2, 2013
- Pros
- Multiple possible screens to move and copy to different folders.
- Cons
- Seems to want to be updated almost daily.
- Summary
- If I need to do anything more complicated that copying a single file to the desktop, I go to Q-Dir.
Very handy to install in own pc.
osloklanApril 25, 2013
- 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.
Seriously, What is it for again?
MeowWwsApril 1, 2013
- 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!
Wonderful program. I use it all the time.
DoctorPanaceaNovember 26, 2012
- 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 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.<br /><br /><span class='notifyMsg'> Updated </span>on Nov 26, 2012<p/>I should have stated in the original that I am an amateur programmer and have worked with computers for 25 years.
Very good multi-pane file manager
BaliusNovember 14, 2012
- 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.
Does a Simple Task Well
timbrady1124August 31, 2012
- 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.
So much easier to use than Explorer
starrymMarch 10, 2012
- 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.
- Summary
Great program for shifting files.
malenybillJanuary 27, 2012
- 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.
great free application
guy1407January 15, 2012
- 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
Developer's Description
By Nenad Hrg