fXplorer

File management might seem like an easy and rudimentary task, but if your computer is filled with various, chaotically spread programs and shortcuts, it becomes mission impossible. Windows puts its own set of tools at your disposal to easily navigate through your disk drives, but other, specialized applications like fXplorer want to make the whole experience even more comfortable.

After a short and uneventful setup process you’re free to take the application for a spin. There’s no main window to work with, so don’t worry if nothing pops up when launching it. The place you want to start looking is the system tray, with a new icon added that represents the supposedly enhanced folder navigation option.

Several popular computer areas are available by default, such as the desktop, control panel, and computer. An additional panel is placed on your desktop, with no preset elements. Truth be told, navigation is indeed enhanced, narrowing down your effort to mouse movement and click on the item of interest.

Customization is possible, but not abundant. A personalization method is to simply drag shortcuts or files of interest over the menu to have new entries added. However, hitting the “customize” button gives you the possibility to create entire folder structures.

Another method is to get the desktop toolbar active. The same elements as the tray icon are made available, for greater comfort. Adding more files is done in the same manner, namely through drag and drop. You can place the toolbar on either of the four screen edges, as well as enable an option that hides it, considering it’s more of an obstacle, rather than offering help.

Bottom line is that fXplorer comes as a simple alternative to common or complicated methods of browsing through folders and accessing files and programs. Although it’s packed with little variety in terms of customization and set of features, its simplicity and proper implementation of features make it worth at least a try.