FRSFileMgr

Purpose

FRSFileMgr is a true Windows file manager.

Why Did We Create FRSFileMgr?

While Windows has its own built-in file manager, its interface has become so convoluted over the years, because it does a little bit of everything. FRSFileMgr only focuses on managing your files, your directories, and your drives. Nothing else. Each have dedicated menus for them. FRSFileMgr handles all of the typical file-management functionality, and then some!

You can get a complete and total overview of all of your drives in your PC. You can associate notes with your files. You can bookmark directories for quick access. You can flag files to launch, again, for quick access. You can set up a complete back-up system for all of your important files (with built-in ability to restore from those back-ups). You can set up macros if you find yourself doing repetitive tasks on specific files or directories. You have control over how the application looks (background shading) and the text fonts used. You can set up change-logs to see what Windows and/or software applications are doing to your system. There are also a number of dedicated reports to help you find files to consider removing.

There is a ton of functionality built into the application, so take some time to explore it. And everything is thoroughly documented, via the main "How-to" menu and via the "Info" buttons on the various windows.

Download the application and see if you like it better than Windows' File Explorer. If not, no harm done. If you do, we'll welcome you as a new customer!

Key Features

• Easier to use than Windows File Explorer, because it only manages files, directories, and drives; nothing else.
• Rename a group of files (e.g. digital camera files) in one go.
• Completely reverse almost any file or directory change.
• Add your own notes to files.
• Get a one-glance overview of all of your computer's drives.
• Bookmark often-used files and/or directories for later recall.
• Built-in ability to set up back-up configurations to manually or automatically back-up your important files.
• Set up macros for often repeated tasks.
• Easily view and extract compressed files (with complete undo support to bring everything back to the way it was).

FRSFileMgr In Action

FRSFileMgr presents two panes within the main window. On the left is the Directory Browser, and on the right is the main Files grid. The Directory Browser only shows drive letters and directories, and the Files grid only shows files (Windows Explorer also shows sub-directories with the files listings, which is confusing). In FRSFileMgr, when you select something on the left in the Directory Browser and the selected drive or directory itself contains any files, they will be shown in the Files grid on the right. If it has no files, the listing on the right will be empty.

The Directory Browser lists all of the disk drives inside your computer that are visible to Windows, which have been assigned a drive letter. It will also list any connections you have established with other computers, via your home or office network, if those connections have been assigned a drive letter. External drives, such as hard drives, digital camera media readers, a cell phone, and e-readers can also be shown as drive letters if your computer has the necessary drivers installed for those devices and the Windows operating system recognizes them.

When you start FRSFileMgr for the first time, it will show only the drive letters on your computer. Click on the "+" symbol to the left of the drive letter, which will expand the listing, showing all of the top-level directories found. You can further expand individual directories to reveal their sub-directories. As you expand more and more directories, it may become visually overwhelming. You can then click on the "-" symbol next to an expanded directory and collapse (or hide) its listing of sub-directories.

To do anything with, or to, a directory, select it in the Directory Browser, and then click on the desired menu command of the main "Directory" menu. You can also right-click on the directory in the Directory Browser, or press the Shift+F10 keyboard shortcut.

Similarly, to do anything with, or to, a file, click anywhere in the row where the file is listed in the Files grid, and then click on the main "File" menu. You can also right-click on a file in the Files grid, or press the Shift+F10 keyboard shortcut.

Be sure to explore all the menus to find out what all FRSFileMgr can do for you. And, above all, take your time. FRSFileMgr is a very powerful tool, and it can do a lot of damage if you are not careful. However, unlike Windows Explorer, nearly all actions performed in FRSFileMgr can be reversed using the "Undo" menu. So, please, take your time and "experiment" with the application. Click on the "How-to" menu to learn more about the features that are provided with FRSFileMgr.

FRSFileMgr Trial Period

FRSFileMgr comes with a one-time, 21-day trial period during which you can use the full functionality of the application for free. There are no artificial limitations imposed within the application during that time period. When the free trial period is over, you must purchase a license for FRSFileMgr, to continue to use it. All of the data you entered during the free trial period will still be there after you have paid for your license. There is no separate download required after you have purchased your license. The status bar indicates how many days you have remaining in your free trial period.

FRSFileMgr Privacy Policy

It's Your Data!

FRSFileMgr data and settings are stored in binary files on your computer. Our products never upload your data to our server nor any third-party server. Our products do not report your interaction with our products to our server nor any third-party server. An Internet connection is not required to use our products. Please note that individuals who have access to your physical computer could potentially have access to your copy of FRSFileMgr and the data you store in it. Always protect your computer from outside access by setting a strong password on it.

Uploads

FRSFileMgr does not upload any information to the Fourth Ray Software web site nor to any third-party server. We do reserve the right to communicate your FRSFileMgr license number during a product upgrade check in a future version, so that we may verify your paid-for version. However, this is currently not being done.

Automatic Upgrades

When automatic upgrading is enabled (under your control), FRSFileMgr connects to the Fourth Ray Software server, if your computer has an Internet connection active, to determine if a new version of FRSFileMgr has been released by Fourth Ray Software. It compares the latest version number listed on the server against the version you have installed. If a new version has been released, the new software installation program will be downloaded to your computer, and FRSFileMgr will automatically run that upgrade when you close the application (you will see a notification window). See the application's documentation center for how to disable automatic upgrades, if so desired.