If you’ve ever imported a couple hundred photos from your camera, you know the most common file names a camera uses are essentially meaningless. If you want a quick and easy way to find and replace specific parts of a file name, FreshBatch is a lightweight tool that does just that. More »
Belvedere, our automatic file management tool for Windows, has updated with a few new features, like the ability to move folders around and add tracks to iTunes. More »
iCloud is great for swapping files between Apple-approved programs, but it doesn’t do much else. QuasiDisk is a file manager that allows you to store whatever you want on your device and gives you access to iCloud’s folders. More »
If you like the look of Windows 8′s new version of Windows Explorer, but don’t want to use the developer preview, free app Better Explorer brings some of the perks to your Windows 7 desktop. More »
You need root access to edit a lot of files in Linux, but terminal work can get tedious. Here”s a simple way to add a shortcut to your applications menu for a root-enabled Nautilus. More »
Linux only: While lots of people like advanced file browsers like previously mentioned Total Commander or Path Finder, sometimes the explorer can get overwhelmingly complicated. Nautilus Elementary is a mod that compacts and streamlines Nautilus in GNOME to make file browsing easier. More »
Windows only: Tiny, portable utility Folder Menu adds quick access to your favourite applications and folders through a popup navigation menu—and it even works in those irritating File Open dialogs. More »
Windows only: If you’re prone to leaving files to linger in your designated download folder and never quite getting around to deleting them, Auto-Delete should be your organisation buddy. After selecting a folder to be monitored you are offered a handful of options: age of files to be deleted, inclusion of subfolders, and whether or not the files will be directly deleted or moved to the recycle bin. If you’re in the market for a more versatile file janitor that can handle more than one folder, check out Belvedere for Windows and Hazel for Mac OS X. Auto-Delete is freeware, Windows only. Auto-Delete [via Download Squad]
