We’ve known since last August that Windows 8 would include a much-improved file copying system, with better ways to track copy jobs and deal with conflicts. A recent tweak to Windows 8 also means you can automatically choose to skip obvious duplicates when copying files from one location to another. More »
Dropbox Automator is a powerful web app that connects to your Dropbox account and monitors the folders of your choice, performing automated actions you define whenever new files are detected. This can be anything from converting a document to PDF, resizing images and uploading them to Facebook, plus a whole lot more. More »
One of the most common complaints about the Explorer interface in Windows 7 was that it dumped the ‘up’ button used to move up in the directory structure. The good news is that it’s returning in Windows 8. The perhaps more controversial news is that Microsoft will achieve that by using the often controversial Ribbon interface. More »
One task Windows traditionally hasn’t handled so well is copying very large files, or very large numbers of files. Many Lifehacker readers use Windows Explorer alternatives to avoid those issues, but Windows 8 looks like it will make the process a little simpler. More »
When Google redesigned Docs earlier this year, one casualty was the use of checkboxes to select multiple files. Google Docs has now restored checkboxes to the site, though it hasn’t dumped the Shift and Control/Command keyboard shortcuts it introduced in their place. [Google via Google Operating System]
Where Windows has Explorer, Mac OS has Finder. Both let you preview and manage files and launch applications, but there’s some notable differences in how they work, especially if you use the keyboard for navigating. Here’s the main ones to watch out for. More »
