Q-Dir the Quad Explorer for Microsoft’s Windows Desktop and Server!

The Q uad- Dir ectory-Explorer makes your files and folders easy to manage, either installed or as a Portable Windows program as an alternative Freeware to Microsoft’s File Explorer.

Fast and easy access to your hard disks ergo advanced file management for network folders, USB-sticks, floppy disks and other storage devices Is the most popular tool from the category file management on Software OK!

Important! ► add to trusted application under Windows 10 from 2020, 2021 !

Key features in the alternative File-Explorer

Why alternative file manager!

Q-Dir is a great alternative file manager for Windows with a amazing Quadro-View technique.

You don’t have to give up your usual work habits, Drag’n Drops, view types, and other standard functions of your current file manager.

No! Q-Dir gives you extra useful functions to make you happy. Save time by reducing mouse-clicks and hand movements . Q-Dir does not have to be installed and can be executed easily from any location, such as the Desktop, and can be carried on a small USB-stick or other memory device.

Q-Dir’s file management is based on MS Windows Explorer, but 4x plus Explorer Tab Views and with more functionality! More and more data makes for a larger file management challenge on you Windows OS.

Q-Dir allows you to save folder combinations as a favourite to open any time. Up to 64 folder combinations can be saved in a favorite, since each of the four windows is equipped with tabs (ie 4 x 16 tabs 4 x Tree View plus 4 x Address Bar), different colors for different file types .

Frequently asked business question!

The first time you start Q-Dir you will be presented with a license screen.
The program is free and the license info is only displayed the first time (per PC).

Some Features!

# Q-Dir Versions History

New in version 9.39 // 15 April 2021 Fine-tuning in Quad-Explorer for the new MS Windows 10 update! Some correction in the Explorer list views and various improvements. Update of the language files in Q-Dir.

New in version 9.33 // 31 March 2021 Tests and adjustments for the next MS Windows 10 update Updates to the language files and fine-tuning in Quad Explorer

New in version 9.31 // 19 March 2021 Small corrections for MS Windows Server 2019, 2016, . Language files update in Quad Explorer General optimization in Q-Dir for Windows

New in version 9.27 // 11 March 2021 Another improvement in the main menu: Edit and View menu Small corrections under MS W10 x64 Home and Pro Language files update and general optimization in Quad-Eyolorer for Windows

New in version 9.23 // 4 March 2021 Update due to false virus report on MS Windows 10 OS Only for security reasons, although there was no virus. Language files update and general optimization

. complete Versions History

# Q-Dir is multilingual and a popular program worldwide:

Language	%	Translator Name
1	German / Deutsch	99 %	Nenad Hrg
2	English / Englisch	100 %	Nenad Hrg
3	Polish / Polski	68 %	Mizo
4	Traditional-Chinese / 中國傳統 （台灣）	81 %	Danfong Hsieh
5	Italian / Italiano	99 %	bovirus
6	French / Franзaise	99 %	Drake4478
7	Simplified-Chinese / 中文(简体)	90 %	龙程 dufei22
8	Russian / Pусский	98 %	Игорь Недобой, Скороспелов Леонид,Bonvivant
9	Korean / 한국어	99 %	맹봉균
10	Nederlands / Dutch	73 %	Ton Huisman
11	Turkish / Tьrkзe	98 %	Kaya Zeren / Devrim Yalзin
12	Greek / Ελληνικά	96 %	Γιώργος Γεωργίου
13	Argentinean / Spanish	62 %	Mario Guillermo Macri
14	Slovak / Slovenskэ	81 %	Sepp Winkler
15	Czech / Ceskэ	99 %	Dalibor Mašek
16	Japanese / 日本	98 %	dim / maboroshin
17	Danish / Dansk	98 %	P. Allan
18	Brazil / Portuguese	59 %	por Pix
19	Romanian / Romвnă	62 %	Eugen Dobrea
20	Swedish / Svenska	94 %	Tryggve Karlsson
21	Croatian / Hrvatski	68 %	Dragomir Brcan
22	Slovenian / Slovenščina	100 %	Vinko Kastelic
23	Finnish / Suomi	73 %	Pentti Virmavaara
24	Arabic / العربية	73 %	Mohamed Bassuny Mohamed
25	Hungarian / Magyar	98 %	Zityi’s Translator Team
26	Ukrainian / Українська	73 %	Hamulyak Mikola
27	Estonian / Eesti	79 %	Vahur Kull
28	Spanish / Espaсol	96 %	Daniel Ortega
29	English-UK / Englisch(UK)	84 %	Nenad Hrg / Scott
30	Norsk / bokmеl	89 %	Karl Gudmund Helland
31	Serbian / Srpski	90 %	Ana Mašanović
32	Spanish-Colombia / Espaсol-Latinoamйrica	100 %	Carlos A Medina R
33	Bulgarian / Български	96 %	Стефан Димитров
34	Malay / Malaysia	95 %	Washington
35	Indonesian / Indonesia	98 %	Indonesian Super Girl
36	Filipino / Pilipino	98 %	Abraham Lincoln

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Supported Operating Systems:

Windows 10 — Pro / Enterprise / Home,
Windows 8.1 — Enterprise / Pro,
Windows 8 — Enterprise / Pro,
Windows 7 — Enterprise / Home Basic / Home Premium / Pro / Starter / Ultimate,
Windows Vista — Enterprise / Ultimate / Business,
Windows XP — Home / Pro,
Windows Server — 2000-2008 / 2012 / 2016,
Windows 98.
(x32/x64) — All versions of Windows.

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Windows file management program

Windows File Manager (WinFile)

The Windows File Manager lives again and runs as a native x86 and x64 desktop app on all currently supported version of Windows, including Windows 10. I welcome your thoughts, comments and suggestions.

There are two primary versions of the source code in the master branch:

original_plus tag: refers to the source for WinFile as of Windows NT4 with minimal changes so that it compiles with Visual Studio and runs on current Windows.

current master: contains my personal changes / additions to WinFile.

I will consider bugs fixes and suggestions for minor changes to the master branch. Feel free to create a pull request or post issues as you see fit.

I will not be changing the original_plus sources nor creating other branches for other purposes. You are welcome to do that on your own.

Download The App

If you are running Windows 10, you can download the app from the store

If you just want to download the WinFile application without worrying about compiling from the source code, we have a number of precompiled versions available.

Please select the version which you would like to download.

Latest build from master (located on Azure): Win32 (x86), x64, ARM.

To see more release binaries, including of older versions, see the releases page.

The Windows File manager was originally released with Windows 3.0 in the early 1990s. You can read more about the history at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File_Manager_(Windows).

What it looks like

Thanks to @Speps for the link; not sure who uploaded the image to Wikimedia.

Changes in original_plus

The source code provided here (in the src directory) was copied from the Windows NT 4 source tree in November 2007. The tag named original_plus contains a very limited set of modifications from the original sources to enable WinFile.exe to run on current Windows. The most significant changes are:

1. converted to Visual Studio solution; works on VS 2015 and 2017
2. compiles and runs on 64-bit Windows (e.g., GetWindowLong -> GetWindowLongPtr, LONG -> LPARAM)
3. added a few header files which were stored elsewhere in the NT source tree (e.g., wfext.h)
4. deleted some unused files (e.g., winfile.def)
5. converted 64-bit arithmetic from internal libraries to C
6. converted internal shell APIs to public APIs (the primary reason the old version would not run)

The help directory contains both winfile.hlp and winfile.chm. Winfile.hlp was in the NT4 source tree, but does not work on Windows 10 any more. Winfile.chm was copied from a regular installation of Windows 98 and works on Windows 10. As is, WinFile.exe tries to launch winfile.hlp which fails.

To create your own local branch referring to this release, run git checkout -b original_plus .

Changes in master v10.0 after original_plus

The master branch contains changes I have made since 2007. The changes have been solely determined by my needs and personal use. Some of the changes have limitations that fit the way I use the tool. For example, the path index which supports the new goto command only contains information for the c: drive.

I have also not redesigned or restructured WinFile in any major way.

Version v10.0 represents the entire set of changes from Nov. 2007 until this OSS project was created. For changes post v10.0, see the commit and release history.

In summary v10.0 has the following changes/new features compared to original_plus:

1. OLE drag/drop support
2. control characters (e.g., ctrl+C) map to current short cut (e.g., ctrl+c -> copy ) instead of changing drives
3. cut ( ctrl+X ) followed by paste ( ctrl+V ) translates into a file move as one would expect
4. left and right arrows in the tree view expand and collapse folders like in the Explorer
5. added context menus in both panes
6. improved the means by which icons are displayed for files
7. F12 runs notepad or notepad++ on the selected file
8. moved the ini file location to %AppData%\Roaming\Microsoft\WinFile
9. File.Search can include a date which limits the files returned to those after the date provided; the output is also sorted by the date instead of by the name
10. File.Search includes an option as to whether to include sub-directories
11. ctrl+K starts a command shell (ConEmu if installed) in the current directory; shift+ctrl+K starts an elevated command shell ( cmd.exe only)
12. File.Goto ( ctrl+G ) enables one to type a few words of a path and get a list of directories; selecting one changes to that directory. Only drive c: is indexed.
13. UI shows reparse points (e.g., Junction points) as such
14. added simple forward / back navigation (probably needs to be improved)
15. View command has a new option to sort by date forward (oldest on top); normal date sorting is newest on top

You can read the code for more details.

Contributor License Agreement

As mentioned above, this project welcomes contributions and suggestions. Most contributions require you to agree to a Contributor License Agreement (CLA) declaring that you have the right to, and actually do, grant us the rights to use your contribution. For details, visit https://cla.microsoft.com.

When you submit a pull request, a CLA-bot will automatically determine whether you need to provide a CLA and decorate the PR appropriately (e.g., label, comment). Simply follow the instructions provided by the bot. You will only need to do this once across all repos using our CLA.

This project has adopted the Microsoft Open Source Code of Conduct. For more information see the Code of Conduct FAQ or contact opencode@microsoft.com with any additional questions or comments.

What Makes a Good Pull Request for WinFile?

If you are interested in contributing and/or suggesting changes to the actual application, you might find it helpful to read this post first.

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Licensed under the MIT License.

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Original Windows File Manager (winfile) with enhancements