A File Manager is any application in charge of manipulating files on storage devices. These programs make it easy to manage files on hard drives, floppy disks, optical discs, etc.
Other names: file manager or file explorer, and file manager or file browser in English.
The basic functions that a file manager allows are: copy, paste, move, create directories, delete, rename and search.
Advanced options may include different types of views, sorting files, previewing media files, sharing files over a network, remote file access, FTP, printing, changing file attributes, changing file permissions, etc.
Windows file manager
In Windows the file manager application is called Windows Explorer, and in newer Windows it is also called This PC.
Windows Explorer or This PC in Windows 10
Alternative applications from other companies are:
-STDU Explorer
– explorer
-Total Commander
File Managers for Linux
– Krusadinho
-Thunar
-PCManFM
– Dolphin
– Konqueror
– Nautilus
– Rodent
– ROX-Filer
File managers for DOS
– Norton Commander
-FAR Manager
– Two Navigators
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