Are they any good?
How do they compare to Windows explorer?
What are the drawbacks and advantages?
What's your favorite one Geek?
The three I mention all work.
The are not as clean as windows explorer, it you have changed fonts and size these alternative viewers have a little trouble with adjusting the fonts, icons and spacing. It notice that right off because of my vision problem.
My favorite is Free Commander. It gives you a two pane view and you can be looking at folders in one area and contents of a specific folder over on a different drive. Neat when you want to do a manual update for two drives with specific files only.
The one called explorer++ seems to be a 'portable' files viewer. You can put it on a USB stick and do not have to install it. Seems to work good enough for a helper, but not a real replacement.
Cubic Explorer would be the best choice for a replacement if you are having trouble with Windows Explorer. It has more options so that it is operatically your 'My Computer' and 'Control Panel' in one. But I have not used it enough yer to prefer it over by first choice. I have shortcuts to all three on my desktop and it is full to try things with them.
So far, none of these has done any damage.
For me, the big advantage is you can have two disparate programs viewing your file structure and each none can have settings that suit your needs for the moment.
Of course, you don't have to have these programs, but they are a reel help when you find the built-in Windows Explorer is awkward for your preferences. You fan drag and drop between the n all. And each one may have a different visual presentation.
I like having more choices.
