Using someone else's pc at work and missing Servant Salamander file manager. Windows File explorer is so slow by comparison (I don't like waiting for icons to draw as I don't look at them anyway) and a two-pane file manager makes so much sense (copy files from left to right). It doesn't show a direcory tree but I find I don't miss that.
Looking for a freeware alternative I discovered that the 1.52 version of Salamander is freeware so I've installed that. It looks very basic and is lacking many of the bells and whistles of the 2.5 beta like plugin support for ftp/sftp sites, zip files, toolbar buttons etc but it appears to have the bare essentials:
- it is fast
- it can browse networks
Conclusion: better than Windows Explorer, not as good as the latest version but a bargain at the price.
MUST drill this into my head as it is so nice: / key on numeric keypad opens command shell.
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