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Windows Explorer replacement?

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Windows Explorer replacement?

from WinCustomize Forums
I decided to make my Desktop a full blown explorer.exe-less desktop. Running DX, Objectbar, and WB all takes up less RAM then using explorer! One thing however is the fact that I cna't use Windows Explorer. Is there a program you know of the does everything explorer can and more?
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Reply #26 from WinCustomize Forums Top

There is a Beta of PowerDesk Pro 6....has it's own skinning capability too....works a treat but suffers from the odd bug.....[it's in beta].

I'm currently trying out ExplorerPlus....but as yet it won't remember preferences which is a pain in the bum....and PD5 has better options for the 'quickview' than either  PD6 or EP6...

Reply #27 from WinCustomize Forums Top
....been a PDPro user since 4...
Start11 - Customize the Start Menu and Taskbar in Windows 10/11.
Reply #28 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Ah....[Doreenosis]...found how/where to set the preferences in EP+....so that's an improvement....
Reply #29 from WinCustomize Forums Top
There is a Beta of PowerDesk Pro 6....has it's own skinning capability too....works a treat but suffers from the odd bug.....[it's in beta].

Very interesting - thanks for the tip.

Just for fun, I tried Antares and it did a nice job of skinning the PD toolbars, too.

Am I right in thinking that if WB and IP still don't handle PD very will, then they probably won't in the near future? I figure if Jafo uses PowerDesk then it probably would have been one of the first apps to get completely skinned if it was at all possible. Just a thought.



Reply #30 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I figure if Jafo uses PowerDesk

I use it and have done so for many years due to using LiteSTEP as a shell and therefore not wanting to be loading Explorer as a file manager...

Reply #31 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Toolbar icons look really good in EP6, which I am trying but it does stinks that it nor PD will not use the file folder animations.