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File Pilot: A file explorer built for speed with a modern, robust interface

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Re: File Pilot: A file explorer built for speed with a modern, robust interface

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The best part of this is the typing for a system command once you right click a file, helps a lot to quickly get to items I need to run on the file. Microsoft should done something like this in W11 instead of the shitty extra menu nonsense and many other annoyances on W11.

Microsoft, watch out for "garage" people like vjekoslav here.

Re: File Pilot: A file explorer built for speed with a modern, robust interface

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I like Windows Explorer because of the Directory Tree. I like being able to expand a folder on the left hand side, and any folder inside it will also be shown nested underneath it.

I've been looking for a similar file explorer for MacOS, but all of them follow the the MacOS Finder method.

Re: File Pilot: A file explorer built for speed with a modern, robust interface

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I like Windows Explorer because of the Directory Tree. I like being able to expand a folder on the left hand side, and any folder inside it will also be shown nested underneath it. I've been looking for a similar file explorer for MacOS, but all of them follow the the MacOS Finder method.

I had the same issue with linux, I am using PcManFM but frankly it's not as good as explorer. I very much prefer the old explorer that drew the tree and branches. None of file managers I tried had this basic functionality.

Re: File Pilot: A file explorer built for speed with a modern, robust interface

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Nice work, really snappy, love the "speed at the your fingertips" approach. I absolutly am willing to shell out some EUR for such life-altering tools. I have been entrenched in the https://www.ghisler.com/ camp for 20+ years for three main reasons: 1. function keys for copy/move etc. like in mc, norton etc. 2. navigate (even larger) archive files in every format under the sun as if it were an extension of the file sy…

Between all two-panel clones of the Norton Commander [1] FAR [2] is by far the best of the bunch /rimshot.

Very keyboard-oriented, extremely capable, super fast, open source with a vast plug-in library. A console app on top of that and it looks like the original. What's not to like.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norton_Commander

[2] https://www.farmanager.com/

Re: File Pilot: A file explorer built for speed with a modern, robust interface

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

There are a few good Finder alternatives for macOS, including Path Finder, ForkLift, Commander One, and Double Commander (FOSS).

Path Finder went to a subscription-only model, no way to outright purchase a license sadly.

The quality of Path Finder went downhill many years ago as well.

Re: File Pilot: A file explorer built for speed with a modern, robust interface

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Please, I beg you dear developer, replace my stupid MacOS finder with your superpowers!

I've found this article recently: https://www.xda-developers.com/4-finder-alternatives-on-maco...

Hahaha, that's great. Halfway down this article, there's a link to an old article on File Pilot.

Re: File Pilot: A file explorer built for speed with a modern, robust interface

#129

If there's a portable version of this I can run on my work computer, I will! (stand-alone version, it's so fast!) The Windows built-in File Explorer is godawfully slow. Like, slower than I remember it being in the late 90's. Motivation-sappingly slow. But I think it's because my work computer has it's inescapable synchronisation to OneDrive, and so every folder and every file it has to scan for a thumbnail or whateve…

OneDrive is an abomination. I never asked for it on my computer. It is infuriating that MS apps default to saving to it.

Re: File Pilot: A file explorer built for speed with a modern, robust interface

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I’m not sure if this is really the right place to ask, but it’s close enough so I’ll ask anyway - why are there no apparent file explorers that allow simultaneous “multi depth” viewing? For example, if Folder A contains only Subfolders B and C which are both empty, why are there no explorers that show eg 2 boxes called ‘B’ and ‘C’ inside A’s icon/view? If a directly has dozens of empty folders, and 2 subfolders have…

Directory Opus lets you see this by enabling relative size bars in file lister views: https://resource.dopus.com/t/calculate-folder-sizes-automati...
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