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Explorer++ Changelog

What's new in Explorer++ 1.4.0 Beta 2

Aug 5, 2021
  • Bug fixes:
  • In certain situations, the application could crash when closing a tab. See #252.
  • If the main toolbar was moved below the address bar, the application would crash when selecting the address bar.
  • A column present in version 1.3.5 was removed in an earlier development version. If a user ran version 1.3.5 and then updated to 1.4 beta 1, the application could crash when opening the "This PC" folder (due to the removed column no longer being valid).
  • A large number of memory leaks in the XML load/save code have been fixed.
  • Previously, not all columns were being saved to the XML config file properly.
  • Some thumbnails weren't being retrieved correctly (e.g. PDF thumbnails).
  • The set default columns dialog wasn't saving changes that were made. See #215.
  • The "New Tab" jumplist item wasn't working correctly.
  • Paths ending in backslashes weren't being parsed correctly when passed via the command line. See #202.
  • The display window size was sometimes set incorrectly when resizing it. See #233.
  • The text for a column wasn't always being retrieved correctly.
  • Previously, even if another column was moved into the first position, the first column would still always have its text to to the name of each item. See #194.
  • The 48x48 move to icon wasn't being displayed correctly.
  • The size of the 48x48 refresh icon wasn't correct.
  • Misc:
  • Seconds are now shown again when displaying dates. See #149.
  • An error message is now displayed when opening an item on the application toolbar fails. See #145.
  • Due to the way in which listview items were deleted when navigating away from a folder, navigations away from large folders could be slow. This process should now be quicker. See #273.

New in Explorer++ 1.4.0 Build 388 Development (Nov 9, 2018)

  • New features:
  • Support for the "Date Deleted" and "Original Location" recycle
  • Bin columns has been implemented.
  • When renaming a file, it's possible to move to the next item by
  • Pressing tab. Shift+tab can now be used to move to the previous
  • Item.
  • Bug fixes:
  • When right-clicking on the listview background in Windows 10,
  • Explorer++ would crash. To resolve this, the OneDrive shell
  • Extension is now ignored when showing the menu. See #35.
  • Fixed issue with date conversion. Previously, dates would be
  • Converted in the current time zone, rather than the time zone
  • In effect at the time being converted.
  • Fixed an issue that caused taskbar thumbnails (shown on Windows
  • 7 and above) to not always be displayed correctly. See #55.
  • When renaming a file, it's possible to press tab to put the
  • Next file into edit mode. On Windows 10, pressing tab would
  • Select the next file, but it would not go into edit mode.
  • Fixed. See #50.
  • Previously, when creating a file via the new menu in Windows
  • 10, the file would not be put into edit mode. Fixed. See #48.
  • The Explorer++ icon shown in the volume mixer was larger than
  • It should have been. Fixed. See #24.
  • Under certain conditions, switching to a tab using the taskbar
  • Thumbnails would result in the wrong tab being selected. Fixed.
  • Under certain conditions, refreshing a tab via the tab
  • Right-click menu would result in the wrong tab being refreshed.
  • Fixed.
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when switching directories.
  • When grouping items by date created/modified/accessed, the
  • Items weren't being properly sorted into their groups (as
  • Month/year boundaries weren't being handled). Fixed.
  • Previously, when a date was formatted as a friendly date,
  • Year/month boundaries weren't being taken into account. This
  • Meant that a date would only be shown as "Yesterday" if it was
  • In the same month/year as the current date. Fixed.
  • When opening the set file attributes dialog, the creation date
  • Shown was incorrect. Fixed.
  • There was an issue that meant that the group sorting direction
  • In one tab could affect the group sorting order in other tabs.
  • Fixed.
  • There was an issue that prevented labels in the treeview from
  • Being unfolded. Now, if you move the mouse over a treeview
  • Label that's only partially visible, the rest of the label will be shown in a tooltip.
  • Fixed a number of memory leaks.
  • Misc:
  • Windows XP is no longer supported. Windows Vista is now the minimum supported version.
  • Builds are now digitally signed.
  • All menus are now drawn in the standard system style, rather
  • Than a custom style.
  • The format used to display dates has been updated. Previously,
  • The date and time were separated by a comma. Now, they're
  • Separated by a space.
  • Dates are now displayed without seconds.
  • The way in which the document summary fields (e.g. title,
  • Subject) are retrieved has been updated. This means that the
  • Fields should now be displayed for more file types (e.g. Word
  • Documents).
  • The columns in the select columns dialog are now sorted by
  • Name, with the current set of columns appearing at the top of
  • The list.
  • When grouping by file extension, the application would attempt
  • To retrieve the extension for both files and folders. Now, the
  • Extension will only be retrieved for files. Folders will be
  • Grouped together in a "Folder" group.

New in Explorer++ 1.4.0 Development (Jul 6, 2018)

  • New features:
  • Support for the "Date Deleted" and "Original Location" recycle bin columns has been implemented.
  • When renaming a file, it's possible to move to the next item by pressing tab. Shift+tab can now be used to move to the previous item.
  • Bug fixes:
  • When right-clicking on the listview background in Windows 10, Explorer++ would crash. To resolve this, the OneDrive shell extension is now ignored when showing the menu. See #35.
  • Fixed issue with date conversion. Previously, dates would be converted in the current time zone, rather than the time zone in effect at the time being converted.
  • Fixed an issue that caused taskbar thumbnails (shown on Windows 7 and above) to not always be displayed correctly. See #55.
  • When renaming a file, it's possible to press tab to put the next file into edit mode. On Windows 10, pressing tab would select the next file, but it would not go into edit mode. Fixed. See #50.
  • Previously, when creating a file via the new menu in Windows 10, the file would not be put into edit mode. Fixed. See #48.
  • The Explorer++ icon shown in the volume mixer was larger than it should have been. Fixed. See #24.
  • Under certain conditions, switching to a tab using the taskbar thumbnails would result in the wrong tab being selected. Fixed.
  • Under certain conditions, refreshing a tab via the tab right-click menu would result in the wrong tab being refreshed. Fixed.
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when switching directories.
  • When grouping items by date created/modified/accessed, the items weren't being properly sorted into their groups (as month/year boundaries weren't being handled). Fixed.
  • Previously, when a date was formatted as a friendly date, year/month boundaries weren't being taken into account. This meant that a date would only be shown as "Yesterday" if it was in the same month/year as the current date. Fixed.
  • When opening the set file attributes dialog, the creation date shown was incorrect. Fixed.
  • There was an issue that meant that the group sorting direction in one tab could affect the group sorting order in other tabs. Fixed.
  • There was an issue that prevented labels in the treeview from being unfolded. Now, if you move the mouse over a treeview label that's only partially visible, the rest of the label will be shown in a tooltip.
  • Fixed a number of memory leaks.
  • Misc:
  • Windows XP is no longer supported. Windows Vista is now the minimum supported version.
  • Builds are now digitally signed.
  • All menus are now drawn in the standard system style, rather than a custom style.
  • The format used to display dates has been updated. Previously, the date and time were separated by a comma. Now, they're separated by a space.
  • Dates are now displayed without seconds.
  • The way in which the document summary fields (e.g. title, subject) are retrieved has been updated. This means that the fields should now be displayed for more file types (e.g. Word documents).
  • The columns in the select columns dialog are now sorted by name, with the current set of columns appearing at the top of the list.
  • When grouping by file extension, the application would attempt to retrieve the extension for both files and folders. Now, the extension will only be retrieved for files. Folders will be grouped together in a "Folder" group.

New in Explorer++ 1.3.5 (Feb 4, 2013)

  • New features:
  • Added support for another drag and drop format (which is used, for example, by Outlook 2003 when copying attachments).
  • Bug fixes:
  • The 'Open in New Tab' menu item was not always been added to the folder context menu. Fixed.
  • Previously, file times could not be set for a directory using the set file attributes dialog. Fixed.
  • A UTF-16 LE BOM is now written when pasting text (as a file).
  • Misc:
  • Logging is now avilable. It can be enabled using the following command:
  • explorer++.exe -enable_logging
  • Information will then be saved to Explorer++.log, which will be created within the same directory as the executable.

New in Explorer++ 1.3.1 (Sep 6, 2011)

  • New features:
  • The sort mode and direction are now saved in the search dialog.
  • Bug fixes:
  • The image in the about dialog would not be shown when a translation was loaded. Fixed.
  • Misc:
  • The help file (if present) can now be launched from the Help|Help menu. It must be named "Explorer++ Help.chm" and be in the same folder as the Explorer++ executable.
  • Updated 'Always hide the link (.lnk) extension' option to read 'Hide the link (.lnk) extension'.

New in Explorer++ 1.3 (Aug 22, 2011)

  • New features:
  • The complete state of most dialogs are now saved.
  • Most dialogs can now be resized.
  • Significant improvements to split file dialog.
  • Context menu extensions are now shown on the main right-click context menu.
  • Enhanced undo functionality. Multiple rename operations (such as those performed by the mass rename dialog) can now be undone as a single set.
  • Delete permanently' button added to main toolbar.
  • Added 'Close Tabs to the Right' entry to the tab right-click menu.
  • The listview hover time can now be set by the user.
  • Right-clicking search dialog results now brings up the file context menu.
  • Search dialog results can now be sorted by name/path.
  • Added 'Case sensitive' option to filter dialog.
  • The folder navigation sound can now be disabled via the options dialog.
  • The search dialog can now search using regular expressions. A case insensitive flag has also been added.
  • Deleting an item in the treeview will select the parent folder prior to deletion (allowing the previously selected folder to be deleted).
  • Right-clicking on the root desktop folder in the treeview now brings up its context menu.
  • Trailing spaces are now trimmed when renaming an item in the listview/treeview.
  • Bug fixes:
  • In Windows 7 when closing a tab, the wrong taskbar preview pane would be closed (i.e. the taskbar preview pane for another tab would be closed instead).
  • Fixed a crash that occurred when collapsing a node in the treeview.
  • When single-click activation was enabled, and an area in the listview was selected, any file under the mouse when it was released would be opened. Fixed.
  • Fixed 'Open Parent in New Tab' bug (parent of current tab would always be opened, regardless of which tab was clicked).
  • When opening a folder in a locked tab, the newly created tab was not switched to correctly (which caused directory modifications to fail, for example). Fixed.
  • Fixed toolbar bug (when a button was added or removed from a toolbar, the length of the toolbar would be reset, causing it to resize).
  • Fixed listview gridline issue (Windows XP only).
  • Under certain circumstances, translation DLL's would still be loaded, even if they did not match the current version. Fixed.
  • Filename extension is now hidden correctly (if required) in details view.
  • Size column now remains right aligned after sorting.
  • When allow multiple instances was not set, and a new instance was started, it would not restore the previous window correctly if it was minimized. Fixed.
  • Summary information stream codepage wasn't been checked. Fixed.
  • Fixed control panel handling bug.
  • Fixed drag and drop memory leak.
  • Fixed bugs in mouse wheel handler.
  • Fixed bug in options dialog (apply button not enabled when changing size selection in files and folders tab).
  • Misc:
  • Version number now takes the form: Major.Minor.Micro.Revision.
  • Improved drag and drop interoperability.
  • File sizes are now formatted according to the current system locale.
  • When collapsing the direct parent of the current folder in the treeview, the listview selection would change to the parent. Now works when collapsing multiple levels.
  • The 'Size On Disk', 'Total Size', and 'Free Space' columns are now right aligned.
  • The current directory is now set when the directory or tab selection changes.
  • Updated 'Handle zip files' option to read 'Open zip files in Explorer++'.
  • The error message shown on a translation DLL version mismatch will now be shown in the target language (when possible).
  • The (main) right click context menu is no longer owner drawn.

New in Explorer++ 1.2 (Sep 13, 2010)

  • New features:
  • Taskbar thumbnails are now shown for each tab in Windows 7 (this can be turned on/off by toggling
  • Show taskbar thumbnails' in the Options dialog).
  • New Tab' added to Tasks jump list in Windows 7.
  • Numerous improvements to drag and drop/copy and paste.
  • Text on the clipboard can now be pasted as a file.
  • The file will be given a name of the form:
  • Clipboard Text ([datetime]).txt.
  • This also applies to drag and drop.
  • Images on the clipboard can now be pasted as a file.
  • The file will be given a name of the form:
  • Clipboard Image ([datetime]).bmp.
  • This also applies to drag and drop.
  • The contents of the address bar can now be dragged and dropped.
  • Large toolbar icons added.
  • Files can now be dropped onto existing application toolbar buttons. This will open the dropped files in that application.
  • Automatically synchronize treeview with main pane' option added; this setting controls whether or not the treeview will automatically stay in sync with the listview whilst browsing.
  • Automatically expand nodes on selection' option added; if this setting is enabled treeview nodes will automatically expand when they are selected.
  • Shift+Mousewheel down and shift+mousewheel up can now be used to browse backwards and forwards, respectively.
  • The tab bar can now be hidden when there is only one tab.
  • The tab bar can now be shown at the bottom of the listview.
  • A navigation sound is now played when entering a folder.
  • The current folder is now selected when navigating up.
  • Listview groups can now be collapsed (Vista and later).
  • Listview checkboxes can now be turned on by selecting
  • Use check boxes to select items' in the Options dialog.
  • Closing the last tab will now close the main window provided the corresponding option is selected in the Options dialog).
  • Items can now be rearranged in details view.
  • It is now possible to show file sizes in one of: Bytes/KB/MB/GB/TB/PB.
  • Ctrl+Backspace can now be used to browse to the root of a tab.
  • Shift+Double Click will now open the selected folder in a new window.
  • "Desktop", "Pictures", "Music", "Videos" and "Documents" are all now valid address bar shortcuts.
  • Bug fixes:
  • Several dialogs weren't closing when Escape was pressed. Fixed.
  • Fixed 'Copy Universal File Paths' bug.
  • Previously, if 'Hide file extensions' was checked, the display names of both files and folders would be altered. Fixed so that only files names are altered.
  • When 'Single-click to open an item' was selected, navigation up would occur on a single click, instead of a double click. Fixed.
  • Fixed directory modification bug.
  • Fixed set file attributes dialog bug (file dates weren't been saved correctly).
  • Fixed treeview rename bug (child items not updated).
  • Fixed treeview sort bug.
  • Fixed toolbar positioning bug.
  • Fixed custom infotips bug.
  • Misc:
  • All settings are now saved to the registry (or XML file) when 'Ok' or 'Apply' is clicked in the Options dialog.
  • The treeview no longer syncs with network/UNC paths.
  • Copied data now remains on the clipboard after Explorer++ exits.
  • Search dialog now turns patterns of the form '???' into before searching.
  • Main window now obeys startup position information e.g. minimized / maximized, etc).
  • Wildcard select/deselect is now case insensitive.
  • Can now scroll listview/treeview, even when it does not have focus.
  • The options dialog is now modeless.
  • Handle zip files set to false by default.
  • Note:
  • On the 64-bit version of Windows, the control panel may not show all items, and any 64-bit shell extensions will not work. If you have a 64-bit version of Windows, it is recommended that you use the 64-bit version of Explorer++.

New in Explorer++ 1.1 (Apr 6, 2010)

  • New features:
  • Explorer++ can now replace Windows Explorer for all folders (Vista and later only).
  • New drag and drop type supported (this will now allow files to be dropped from Outlook and url's from a web browser's address bar).
  • Column widths are now saved and restored for all tabs.
  • Added 'Save Column Layout as Default' under the 'View' menu which will save the current tabs column layout as the default.
  • Items in the treeview can now be dragged and dropped using right click.
  • Folder sizes can now be disabled on removable and network drives.
  • The privilege level can now be shown in the title bar by 'Show privilege level in title bar' in the Options dialog.
  • The extended right click menu is now shown when shift is held down and an item is right-clicked.
  • Locked tabs now display a lock icon, rather than the normal folder icon.
  • Double clicking in a tabs whitespace will now navigate to the parent folder.
  • Middle click can now be used to open items in the treeview in a new tab.
  • Middle click can now be used to open items on the bookmarks toolbar in a new tab.
  • Middle click can now be used to open items on the drives toolbar in a new tab.
  • Bug fixes:
  • All items in the treeview are now sorted corerctly.
  • Icons for the treeview are now gathered in a background thread.
  • Icon overlays are now shown in the treeview.
  • When .lnk extensions were hidden, and a file with the .lnk extension was renamed, it would lose its extension. Fixed.
  • When items were renamed, no icon overlay would be set. Fixed.
  • Under certain conditions (for example, when .lnk extensions were hidden in Windows Explorer), and a file of that type was renamed, its extension would be hidden in details view in the 'Name' column. Fixed.
  • When the system font size for menus was changed, the custom menus would be sized incorrectly. Fixed.
  • When the treeview had focus, the file action buttons on the main toolbar (cut, copy, past, delete, etc) would be incorrectly disabled. Fixed.
  • When a tab was locked (lock tab and address), it would not be possible to open a new tab. Fixed.
  • Fixed toolbar bug.
  • Fixed search bug.
  • Fixed drives toolbar issue.
  • Misc:
  • Explorer++ will now only load translation DLL's that match the version of the main executable.
  • Updated About dialog and image.
  • Added menu image for Edit->Paste Shortcut.

New in Explorer++ 1.0.0.0 (Dec 4, 2009)

  • It is now possible to search for files using Tools->Search.
  • Custom coloring rules can now be applied to the listview (i.e. an items text color can be set based on its filename and/or attributes).
  • Items can now be dragged using the right mouse button (listview only).
  • Tiles view now shows basic file information.
  • New tabs can now be created by double clicking in the blank space to the right of the last tab.
  • Explorer++ can now be restricted to only running one instance by deselecting 'Allow multiple instances' in the options dialog.
  • 'Large Icons' and 'Extra Large Icons' view modes added (vista and later).
  • It is now possible to browse through tabs by moving the mouse over the tab window, and scrolling with the mouse wheel.
  • Various media metadata columns added (Album, Duration, Composer, etc).
  • Columns can now be rearranged by dragging and dropping them in place.
  • Folder sizes are now included when sorting by size.
  • Universal file paths can now be copied by selecting File->Copy Universal File Paths.
  • New items can now be inserted in their sorted position by selecting 'Insert new items in their sorted position' in the options dialog.
  • System files can now be hidden by selecting 'Hide protected operating system files' within the options dialog.
  • The link (.lnk) file extension can now be hidden by selecting 'Always hide the link (.lnk) extension'.
  • Single click activation mode can now be used by selecting 'Single-click to open an item (point to select)' in the options dialog.
  • Zip files may be opened externally by deselecting 'Handle zip files' within the options dialog.
  • All tabs can now be forced to have the same width by selecting 'Force all tabs to have the same width' in the options dialog.
  • Double clicking a tab will now close it (provided 'Double click to close a tab' is selected in the options dialog).
  • Ctrl+double clicking a folder will now cause it to open in a new tab.
  • Alt+Home will now browse to the default tab folder.
  • In rename mode, F2 will now cycle between selecting an items filename, extension and filename and extension.
  • Ctrl+1...8 will now select the specified tab (between the first and eigth tab).
  • Ctrl+9 will now select the last tab.
  • In rename mode, tab will now select the next item and place it into rename mode.
  • Application toolbar buttons can now have their names hidden (so that only the icon is visible on the toolbar).
  • Right-clicking on the folder icon in the display window will now show the context menu for the selected files (or the normal right-click menu if no items are selected).
  • Ctrl+Scroll will now cycle through each of the view modes within the listview.
  • Ctrl+Pg Up and Ctrl+Pg Down as well as Ctrl+] and Ctrl+[ can now be used to select the previous and next tabs, respectively.
  • Alt+double click will now show an items properties.
  • When creating a file/folder in details mode, the item would be selected, but immediately taken out of rename mode. Fixed.
  • Improved listview grouping.
  • Fixed several drag and drop bugs.
  • Improved drag and drop item repositioning.
  • Fixed cut/copy bug.
  • Fixed 'Open In New Tab' treeview bug.
  • File->Set file attributes now works for the treeview as well.
  • Folders with a total size greater than 4GB would have their size shown incorrectly when the 'Show folder sizes' option was enabled.
  • The icon modifier shown when dragging and dropping now matches the action that will take place when the item is dropped.
  • Previously, if file was been pasted into a tab, and the directory of that tab was changed, the files would continue to be added. Fixed.
  • When creating a new tab, its directory would not always be monitored. Fixed.
  • Items would not always be correctly ghosted when they were cut. Fixed.
  • When creating a new folder using the 'New Folder' button on the main toolbar, the item would not be put into rename mode if the current directory was a directory root. Fixed.
  • The 'Open new tabs next to the current one' option was not been correctly read back from the registry, causing it to lose its value between sessions. Fixed.
  • The bookmarks toolbar would not be updated when a bookmark was renamed. Fixed.
  • Fixed double click bug.
  • When switching folders, the column header in details view was not been updated.
  • When entering a folder with an ampersand (&) in its name, the ampersand would be incorrectly translated into an underscore. Fixed.
  • Fixed new menu bug. Improved mass rename dialog.

New in Explorer++ 0.9.3.2 (May 11, 2009)

  • New features:
  • An application toolbar has been added, which allows quick access to any program
  • Drag and drop modifier keys (Ctrl+Shift, Ctrl, Shift, Alt) now work
  • Explorer++ is now compatible with paths containing embedded environment variables, such as %systemroot%
  • The tab control can now be extended across the entire window
  • Full row selection in details mode can now be turned on or off
  • Bug fixes:
  • Removable drives can now be ejected and removed safely while Explorer++ is running
  • Drives are now inserted and removed from the drives toolbar dynamically, as they are connected and disconnected from the system
  • If file extensions were hidden, and a file was renamed, the extension would be dropped
  • When renaming a file within the listview, if the proposed filename ended with a trailing space or period, the rename operation would appear to succeed, even though it had no (as filenames cannot end with a trailing space or period)
  • When a folder was put into rename mode, if its name contained a period, everything before the period would be selected (as for files)
  • Corrected folder system infotip bug
  • Previously, if files were dragged into Explorer++, and the auto arrange listview style was on, the files would not be repositioned
  • Fixed drag and drop selection bug
  • Fixed drag and drop position bug
  • Fixed several drag and drop memory leaks
  • When loading from a configuration file, the correct language selection would show up in the 'Options' dialog, but the default language would be used for the UI (regardless of the language that was loaded)
  • The "Show In Groups" option was not been saved to the XML file. Fixed
  • The 'Move Up', 'Move Down', 'Enable' and 'Disable' buttons now work within the 'Set Default Columns' dialog
  • Fixed listview focus issue
  • The background of the listview was previously been set to white, regardless of the system background color
  • Misc:
  • The languages shown in the 'Options' dialog are now generated dynamically, based on any translation DLL's within the same directory as Explorer++
  • The normal rename/replace dialog is now shown when a collision is encountered during a copy/move operation
  • The main windows can now be cycled through in reverse using Shift+Tab
  • The size column in details view is now right-aligned
  • Removed the 'Back' text from the toolbar back button
  • The 'Filter Results...' menu item under View|Filter has been changed to 'Set Filter...'

New in Explorer++ 0.9.2.1 (May 11, 2009)

  • New features:
  • Each tab now has an icon attached to it (the folder icon from the tabs' current directory)
  • The default directory for new tabs can now be set from within the 'Default Settings' pane of the 'Options' dialog
  • Explorer++ is now compatible with application command buttons and keys, such as the back and forward buttons found on some mice and keyboards
  • Infotips can now be turned off, set to the system ones (i.e. the ones used by Windows Explorer), or be set to custom (for now, this simply sets the infotip to be the files modification date)
  • Tab lock state and custom name are now saved between sessions
  • Bug fixes:
  • Fixed several directory monitoring bugs
  • Shortcuts that pointed to a website (via a URL) would previously not be opened within the default browser. Fixed
  • When two files were selected, whose individual sizes were less than 4GB, but whose combined size was greater than 4GB, the combined size would not be shown correctly. Fixed
  • When a file size was between 1000 and 1024 of the specified unit (bytes, KB, MB, etc), the fourth character would not be shown, causing the size to appear to be incorrect. Fixed
  • Fixed a paste file bug
  • If a file that could not be cut (such as a virtual item) was cut anyway using Ctrl+X, the item would be ghosted whether or not it was actually placed on the clipboard. Fixed
  • The address bar would not scroll horizontally. Fixed
  • Fixed tab highlight bug
  • Because of a timing problem, it was possible that when Explorer++ was opened, the first icon(s) shown may not have been correct. Fixed
  • Misc:
  • Ctrl+N can now be used to create a new folder
  • On a rename operation, if a files new name contains an invalid character [/:*?"|], an error dialog will be shown
  • When an item is put into rename mode by clicking on it twice, only the files name (and not the files extension, if any), will be selected
  • An error message is now shown when attempting to open a shortcut that points to a non-existent item
  • Items on the 'Go' menu now have their names taken directly from the operating system. This means, for example, that the 'My Computer' item will be shown as 'My Computer' on XP, but 'Computer' on Vista
  • Added an error message for the situation when a new folder could not be created
  • A slight change to the bookmarks key means that bookmarks saved in previous versions will not have their paths loaded in this version (this only affects bookmarks saved to the registry)

New in Explorer++ 0.9.0.8 (May 11, 2009)

  • New features:
  • Sort by File System now works
  • Folders created using the 'New Folder' toolbar button or menu item are now automatically selected for rename when they are created
  • Bug fixes:
  • Fixed rebar positioning error that occurred when using the "Windows Classic" theme

New in Explorer++ 0.9.0.6 (Jan 31, 2009)

  • Bug fixes: Fixed overflow bug.
  • Misc:
  • Any previous registry settings can now be cleared using the command: explorer++.exe -clear_settings. This command should be used if either version Alpha 1 or Alpha 2 have previously been run.