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Developer and Power Users Tool List for Windows

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Re: Developer and Power Users Tool List for Windows

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Post by abdusco »

rkagerer wrote: post #9

What do folks think of the recommended WinMerge and Perforce Visual Merge, over Beyond Compare? I've been using Beyond Compare for years and have yet to see anything I like better. Total Uninstall should also be on this list, to keep your machine clean if you're like me and try out dozens or hundreds of different software titles per year. SysInternals belongs up there with NirSoft. I used Teracopy for a while but fou…

In the same field as Total Uninstall, there's Bulk Crap Uninstaller[0] that helps you stay sane when fixing up a relative's computer. It finds and helps you uninstall applications unattended, also removes leftover files after the uninstallation.

[0]: https://github.com/Klocman/Bulk-Crap-Uninstaller

Re: Developer and Power Users Tool List for Windows

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Post by jimbob45 »

rkagerer wrote: post #9

What do folks think of the recommended WinMerge and Perforce Visual Merge, over Beyond Compare? I've been using Beyond Compare for years and have yet to see anything I like better. Total Uninstall should also be on this list, to keep your machine clean if you're like me and try out dozens or hundreds of different software titles per year. SysInternals belongs up there with NirSoft. I used Teracopy for a while but fou…

Shout-out to TortoiseDiff over WinMerge/BC3. I routinely get my best results with it because of its superior usability (and it’s free!).

Re: Developer and Power Users Tool List for Windows

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Post by runjake »

jhvkjhk wrote: post #6

I wonder why the author recommend winget but not scoop. Scoop obviously has more community support and that's the most important part of a package manager (more packages, more frequent update, etc).

Winget is the de facto official package manager for Windows. It is or will be included with Windows. I know it’s included in the Insider builds.

Re: Developer and Power Users Tool List for Windows

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Post by dspillett »

fomine3 wrote: post #3

I'll replace WinDirStat with WizTree. It loads immediately because of reading local disk MFT.

I tend to use WizTree for local NTFS volumes where it's MFT analysis benefit is present, it can be so much faster it almost seems like magic.

For everything else on Windows (network mounts, fat/exfat) I currently use Space Sniffer (http://www.uderzo.it/main_products/space_sniffer/)

One thing issue with WizTree is that drawing the result is slow for large trees (a volume with a great many files spread over a the structure) compared to other programs. For one of my local volume at work which happens to include an archive copy of a huge (for VSS) source safe repository WizTree is slower despite the MFT shenanigans because drawing the result after takes enough time to undo the advantage. Though this is on SSD - I expect WizTree would reclaim the speed crown for this dataset on a "traditional" disk, where the reduced random access IO requirements of its MFT scan will be even more significant.

Re: Developer and Power Users Tool List for Windows

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Post by timvisee »

runjake wrote: post #14
jhvkjhk wrote: post #6

I wonder why the author recommend winget but not scoop. Scoop obviously has more community support and that's the most important part of a package manager (more packages, more frequent update, etc).

Winget is the de facto official package manager for Windows. It is or will be included with Windows. I know it’s included in the Insider builds.

It is a mess though, and quite incapable.

Re: Developer and Power Users Tool List for Windows

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Post by Osiris »

abdusco wrote: post #2

I'd add Directory Opus[0] to that list. It's an incredibly customizable and scriptable file explorer that allows you to fit it exactly to your workflow. It's like IntelliJ of file explorers. - Tabbed interface with multiple panes - Every function can be assigned a shortcut - Every button can be scripted - Defaults can be overwritten - Dynamic layouts based on folder contents, path or determined by a script - Custom f…

Another robust file explorer is xplorer2.

Re: Developer and Power Users Tool List for Windows

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Post by alexis2b »

I am a big fan of BareTail and BareGrep when browsing and making sense of any very large set of log files. The pro versions are definitely worth your money: real-time match, regex-to-table log parsing, grep in tail / tail in grep, and all this in an incredibly minimalist UI and a single small exe.

Re: Developer and Power Users Tool List for Windows

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Post by Tempest1981 »

dspillett wrote: post #15
fomine3 wrote: post #3

I'll replace WinDirStat with WizTree. It loads immediately because of reading local disk MFT.

I tend to use WizTree for local NTFS volumes where it's MFT analysis benefit is present, it can be so much faster it almost seems like magic. For everything else on Windows (network mounts, fat/exfat) I currently use Space Sniffer ( http://www.uderzo.it/main_products/space_sniffer/ ) One thing issue with WizTree is that drawing the result is slow for large trees (a volume with a great many files spread over a the str…

How slow are you experiencing? For me, I think it rarely takes more than 2 or 3 seconds for the entire drive.

Great program, free, but I donated.

Re: Developer and Power Users Tool List for Windows

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Post by Osiris »

fomine3 wrote: post #3

I'll replace WinDirStat with WizTree. It loads immediately because of reading local disk MFT.

I used WinDirStat a lot but I've since switched to TreeSize (free edition). WinDirStat is single threaded so you can't really do anything while it's scanning. TreeSize let's you navigate the tree while the scan is still happening.
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