Twelve Reasons
You Need FileBoss

Whether you are currently using Windows Explorer or some other file manger see what FileBoss can do for you. Going far beyond the old dual-pane, Norton style file managers FileBoss was designed from the beginning with the needs of today's large file systems in mind.

Multiple Views

No need to shift one window back and forth between folders.

The number of Explore Views or File Sets that can be open is limited only by the memory available - in other words the number is limitless for all practical purposes. Screen shot

Graceful Error Recovery

No more aborting a copy just because of a problem with one file.

FileBoss detects problems copying a file or overwriting an existing file and will give you the option of correcting the problem (such as closing a file or program in use), skipping just that file or skipping all remaining files.
Naturally all problems will be logged. Screen shot
 

Conflict Resolution

You can decide what to do when.

When target files already exist during a copy operation the copy can be skipped, overwrite the existing file, overwrite only if it exists, sequentially rename the target file, sequentially rename the file being copied or just ask you what to do.

Persistency

FileBoss will remember where you were, even in multiple Views.

All open Explore Views and File Sets will be automatically saved when FileBoss is closed and restored when FileBoss is started again.
Naturally you can specify what types of Views, if any, will be automatically reopened.
You can also save the state of all open views by name and reopen them again as a group at any time.
And FileBoss can be set to restart with Windows

Bookmarks

FileBoss will remember even when you don't.

Quickly mark any folder, local or on a network, for quick reference in the future. Bookmarks can be used to quickly display a folder in a new Explore View or to open a new Explore View to show (we did mention that many views can be open at the same time). More...
 

Sticky Selections

Selecting files the way it should have been in the first place.

Click one entry it is selected. Click another entry and it too is selected. Highlight a range of entries and they are added to the selected files. Select files by file patterns (e.g. *.bmp | *.jpeg ) and they will be added.
And combined with various select (and deselect commands) selecting files - even thousands of files - is easy. This is Sticky Select mode where selections are additive.
And, of course, sticky selection mode is easy to turn on and off should you wish to select files the old way.
Want more? No problem. Even with many files and folders selected you can still rename, delete, recycle or open just one file without affecting the selected files.
More...

Useable Drag & Drop

Drag & Drop the way it should be.

You can specify (and change as easily as clicking a command button) the default drop mode (copy, move or create shortcuts).
In addition you can set FileBoss to use Windows' normal copy engine or FileBoss' Advanced Copy Engine (that allows error retries, configurable warnings and collision resolution.) More...
 

1,000s of Files at Once

What Explorer can't even do with one file, FileBoss can do with 1,000s.

Courtesy of File Set Views FileBoss can sort, display and manipulate (copy, rename, delete) thousands of files in multiple folders across multiple drives and even across networks all at a time quickly and easily.

Logging

No more wondering if you really did what you think you did!

Action results (e.g. files copied, renamed, deleted, etc) are written to three log windows: Summary, Details and Errors. These entries are kept even if the Results window is closed so that they can be seen after the fact simply by opening the Results window.
In addition the Results can be written to disk files of your choosing. Screen shot
 

Flexible, Powerful Renaming

Rename one file or thousands of files any way you want.

FileBoss provides a range of options for renaming files:
   search and replace text

   change extensions

   sequential numbering

   delete or replace spaces

   set to lower case, upper case or word cap (name, extension or both)

   convert to true DOS 3.8 names, and much, much more.
Each file can individually confirmed (and, of course, changed) or you can tell FileBoss to just to do it all without asking again. More...
 

Compare, Merge & Purge

Compare and merge either automatically or with complete control.

Compare two folders, paths or drives (even across a network). Compare all files or only specific files (you can tell FileBoss which files to include and/or which files to exclude when comparing folders, paths and drives).
Once FileBoss has compared the folders/paths/drives you can have it quickly merge all the folders or tell it which folders and which files should be updated.
You can even select files by their status and folder (newer, older, lonely) and then perform any file operation on them, such as delete, rename or copy. More...

Drop Zones

Next generation Drag & Drop - great for sorting files.

Little graphics kept together in small box that represent folders. Drop files on them and they are copied or moved to that folder. You can even have Drop Zones that create shortcuts to the dropped files or that send them to the recycle bin or delete them forever.

Any number of Drop Zones can be open at any time.

They can be saved as a group reopened later.

Files can be dropped from FileBoss, Windows Explorer or any program or dialog that supports the Windows Drag & Drop standard.

Drop Zones can float on top of all other Windows for ready use.

Drop Zones can remain visible and useable even when FileBoss is minimized. More...

Click here to buy from our online store.