DISK AND FILE UTILITIES - FREE SOFTWARE

WIDGET PROGRAM MANAGER

Takes a snapshot of your system at the time the program first starts. This snapshot will show all of the processes, modules, and threads that are running on your PC. You will be able to end a process, reboot your PC, and shut down your PC. You will also be able to view the CPU usage, memory load, and others on your PC in real time. (1.0MB)

DOWNLOAD added Aug 31 '00

SPACE MONGER

SpaceMonger is a tool for keeping track of the free space on your computer. Each file or folder on a given drive is displayed in a box in the main window whose size is a relative comparison to all the other files in your system. So, for example, if the "Windows" box takes up 90% of the screen, the "C:\Windows" folder and all its sub-folders and files are taking up 90% of your "C:" drive. (103KB)

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FREEMETER

FreeMeter is a utility that monitors system performance. Some things that can be monitored include: Disk Space Usage, CPU Utilization, Disk Transfer Rates, Memory Usage, Running Processes, Page File Usage and more. (888KB)

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FIND UNUSED FILES

Have you ever wondered how many files are unused on your disk for the last 300 days? Find Unused Files can show you a report of such files. You can tell it to look for files which have not been used for a certain number of days. (580KB)

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DEPENDENCY

Most programs require the support of additional files sometimes not included in order to run properly. Dependency will show you the dll's and ocx's as well as their size and location that the exe of the program is dependent upon. (95KB)

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TYPE PARSER

This utility is used to get information on the usage of your drive, by grouping similar extensions and showing how they are distributed on your hard disk. (383KB)

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RUBY

A program designed to catalog the files on CD-Rs. A search can be initiated on the database just like the Windows Find feature. Find the disc that a particular file is on with this utility. Can also catalog floppies, Zip disks, other removable media and even hard drives. (4.2MB)

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DISK INVESTIGATOR

Display the true drive contents by bypassing the operating system and directly reading the raw drive sectors. View and search raw directories, files, clusters, and system sectors. Verify the effectiveness of file and disk wiping programs. Undelete previously deleted files. (557KB)

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DISCLIB

Disclib is a CD collection organizer program. It may be used as a catalogue of CDs. After creating the catalogue, disclib stores file and folder names and tree, allows user to categorize folders and files, and allows searching all the files from the collection CDs without need to place them in CD reader. Disclib may place in the catalogue any windows folder not only folders on CDs. Disclib has a customizable Multilanguage functionality. (1.9MB)

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PARTITION MANAGER

Ranish Partition Manager is a boot manager and hard disk partitioner. It gives users high level of control for running multiple operating systems, such as Windows 98/NT/XP, Linux, FreeDOS, and FreeBSD on a single disk. (169KB)

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DBF TO CSV

DBF2CSV is a free utility to convert .DBF database files to .CSV text format (comma-separated values). Full source code is included. Written in Perl. Also includes three tiny Perl v4 interpreters in case you don't already have Perl installed. Runs under Windows, DOS, OS/2, Linux, Unix, etc. and probably any other OS that supports Perl version 4 or 5. (440KB)

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FOLDERS REPORT

The FoldersReport utility scans a drive or a base folder that you select, and displays essential information for each folder that it finds: The size of all files inside the folder, The real files size on the disk, number of files inside the folder, number of hidden files, number of compressed files, and number of subfolders. (22KB)

DOWNLOAD added Jul 23 '03

MST ISUSEDBY

Software Tool which you can use to determine what process on your system has a particular file open. This is important, for example, if you want to copy or delete a file and you don't know why it isn't working. Windows XP only. (552KB)

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PC INSPECTOR FILE RECOVERY

Data recovery program that supports the FAT 12/16/32 and NTFS file systems. (2.8MB)

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FIVE

FIVE has been designed to detect whether files have been modified between 2 uses of FIVE. Enables users to encrypt/decrypt selected files and check whether selected files have been tampered with. (465KB)

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DISKTECTIVE

With Disktective you can find out the real size of your directories and distribution of used space inside them. Each directory may contain hundreds of subdirectories each containing many files. Simply run Disktective and let Disktective create a complete report displaying the real sizes of all directories and their containing subdirectories. (422KB)

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ZERO ASSUMPTION DIGITAL IMAGE RECOVERY

Recovers deleted images from digital camera card. Generally, program should work with any media type (e.g. CompactFlash, MemoryStick, SmartMedia and so on) accessible by means of operating system. You need the use of your camera or the appropriate card reader you normally use to transfer images from camera to PC. (610KB)

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MOUSESOFT DIRECTORY SIZE

MDS reports space used on your local and network drives. Quickly identify where space is used. Export results to HTML, Text and Excel. Sort results by Size or Name. (2.3MB)

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HD TUNE

Benchmark: measures the raw performance, Transfer Rate, Access Time, CPU Usage, Burst Rate. Hard Disk information which includes partition information, supported features, firmware version, serial number, disk capacity, buffer size, transfer mode. Hard Disk Health, S.M.A.R.T. Information (Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology), Power On Time, Error scan, Temperature display. Windows XP only. (654KB)

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FREEUNDELETE

In case of accidental deletion of files on a NTFS file system (used by default in Windows XP, 2000 and NT) FreeUndelete is the utility to help. (1MB)

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HDDLIFE

Controlling the health of your hard drives using the S. M. A. R. T. technology. Constantly monitoring the state of your hard drives in the background mode. Displaying the temperature of your hard drives. Get warned about a possible hard drive failure. Win XP only, non-commercial use only. (1.4MB)

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FILEMAP

FileMap lets you take control of the growing number of files on your system by making record lists of those in the Windows, the System, and the C:\ root directories so you can constantly check what has been added (or removed). (143KB)

HOMEPAGE | | DOWNLOAD added Apr 1 '05

SPEEDEFRAG

SpeeDefrag is a program which restarts your computer and runs only defrag.exe with optimized windows settings. This makes defrag work faster. SpeeDefrag will automatically shutdown your computer after completing the defragmentation process. (750KB)

HOMEPAGE | | DOWNLOAD added Dec 14 '05

NTFS READER

DiskInternals NTFS Reader is a tool that provides a read access to NTFS disks from Windows 95, 98 and Me. It is designed to save any files from NTFS disks to any visible local or network drive. Compressed and encrypted files are supported. (700KB)

HOMEPAGE | | DOWNLOAD added Feb 14 '06

HDCLONE

The Free Edition of HDClone offers all necessary abilities to copy a complete hard disk onto another, larger hard disk. This can be utilized to migrate an existing installation to a new hard disk as well as for data rescue. (3.3MB)

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UNLOCKER

Cannot delete file: Access is denied. The file is in use by another program or user. Make sure the disk is not full or write-protected and that the file is not currently in use. Unlocker is the solution. (183KB)

HOMEPAGE | | DOWNLOAD added April 9 '06

DISK CLEANER

In a matter of seconds Disk Cleaner calculates recursive folder size (including all files and sub-folders) for all folders on the entire NTFS drive. It allows drilling down through any particular folder to its subfolders and helps identify space-hungry ones. (642KB)

HOMEPAGE | | DOWNLOAD added May 1 '06

METAMORPHOSE FILE N FOLDER RENAMER

Allows many command line renaming operations in a single utility, perfect for those of us that need to rename large numbers of files and/or folders on a regular basis. However, the ease of the interface ensures a one-time user (I need to rename 5 gigs of mp3's) will not find it too frustrating to use. (3.7MB)

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OVERWRITE PROTECT

When copying files, if the same file exists this program will copy temporary files so the old files are not over written. (1MB)

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FOLDER GUIDE

Utility that provides fast access to your frequently used and favorite folders. It can operate as the part of your context menu in your Windows Explorer. After quick install it will appear in context menus of Windows Explorer and Open/Save dialogs as "Folder Guide" item.With Folder Guide, you no longer need dozens of mouse clicks to navigate to your desired folder. (798KB)

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DISK INDEX

Disk Index is a simple tool for indexing files and folders on a disk. Disk Index scans any disk (e.g. hard disk, CD-ROM, network disk) for files and folders and writes an index with a disk summary to a regular text file. (640KB)

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CATFISH

Disk catalog browser. Save snapshots of all your disks & removable media (ZIP disks, CDROMs). Quickly find files in all catalogs by name (with wildcards), size, and/or date. See all total file and subdirectory counts as well as total space usage. (114KB)

HOMEPAGE | | DOWNLOAD added Jul 6 '06

AUSLOGICS DISK DEFRAG

Auslogics Disk Defrag is a compact, manual defragmentation tool that supports FAT 16, FAT 32, and NTFS (with compressed and encrypted files). For the individual user, Disk Defrag is more than adequate for the job of maintaining high-level disk performance. (1.4MB)

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FOLDER MARKER

Allows you to change colors of folders from standard yellow to allow better folder organization. (1MB)

HOMEPAGE | | DOWNLOAD added Aug 24 '06

DISK INDEX

Disk Index scans any disk (hard disk, CD-ROM, network disk, etc.) for files and folders and writes the list and disk summary to a regular text file so it can be viewed with any text viewer or editor. (640KB)

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AURIONIX FILEUSAGE

Aurionix FileUsage integrates smoothly with Microsoft Windows Explorer to add extra columns to Explorer's Detail View. The extra columns display the total size of all files and subfolders within a given folder, the total percentage disk usage and the total number of files within a given folder. (270KB)

HOMEPAGE | | DOWNLOAD added Nov 13 '06

XXCOPY

XXCLONE duplicates the whole Win NT, 2000 or XP system volume to another volume that will become ready to boot without a restore step. You may boot the system from the clone volume by simply swapping the disks when a disaster strikes. Free for non-commercial use. (243KB)

HOMEPAGE | | DOWNLOAD added Jan 16 '07

SCANDIR

Scan (multiple) directories for all or a selection of files. Selection criteria based on filename, path, extension, filesize and / or filedate. Scan results can be printed or saved in an output file. Delete, Rename, Copy, Move or Attrib files. (825KB)

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STARTUP CONTROL PANEL

Startup Control Panel is a control panel applet that allows you to easily configure which programs run when your computer starts. (34KB)

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UNDELETE PLUS

Undelete Plus is a quick and effective way to retrieve accidentally deleted files. The program supports all Windows file systems for hard and floppy drives including FAT12/16/32,NTFS/NTFS5 and image recovery from CompactFlash, SmartMedia, MultiMedia and Secure Digital cards. (526KB)

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RECOVER FILES

Recover Files is a professional file recovery software that allows it's user to recover accidentally deleted files. Even files removed from the Recycle Bin, network drive, compact flash card, portable drives, in a DOS window, or from Windows Explorer with the SHIFT key held down. (1.2MB)

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NT FILE RECOVERY

NT File Recovery is a quick and effective solution to restore accidentally deleted files from NTFS file system. The software supports recovering all types of files like documents, applications, media files etc. Can be run from a flash drive. (340KB)

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MY DRIVES

My Drives customize look of disk drives in windows explorer by replacing drives icons, setting labels and hiding drives. (1MB)

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CLONE GENIUS

If you have a backup and you encounter problems with your computer, you can restore the backup image to return your computer to the state it was in when you created the backup. Instead of just getting some files back, you get the operating system, applications, and your data files from the drive. (32MB)

HOMEPAGE | | DOWNLOAD added Oct 25 '07

TESTDISK

TestDisk is a powerful free data recovery software! It was primarily designed to help recover lost partitions and/or make non-booting disks bootable again when these symptoms are caused by faulty software, certain types of viruses or human error (such as accidentally deleting a Partition Table). Partition table recovery using TestDisk is really easy. (2.1MB)

HOMEPAGE | | DOWNLOAD added Dec 10 '07

PRIMITIVE DISK INDEXER

Primitive Disk Indexer is a simple program that will allow you to save the file structure of any disk. It will allow you to view what folders and files there are on a disk even if you do not have this disk. For example, if you have a large CD and DVD collection, you will be able to view what files there are on any disk without even having to touch that disk and insert it into the CD drive. (3.2MB)

HOMEPAGE | | DOWNLOAD added Feb 14 '08

ADVANCED RENAMER

Advanced Renamer is freeware program for renaming multiple files or folders at once. It can use several different methods for calculating the new name including multimedia tools for sound and picture files. (833KB)

HOMEPAGE | | DOWNLOAD added Feb 20 '08

FINERECOVERY

FineRecovery is a powerful and cost-effective undelete and data recovery software. FineRecovery can be run from a USB storage device. (498KB)

HOMEPAGE | | DOWNLOAD added Feb 28 '08

CHECK DRIVE

CheckDrive offers you an easy way to check your hard drives for errors. CheckDrive may detect and fix hard drive errors that might appear on system crashes or when switching off your PC without a proper Windows shutdown. (28MB)

HOMEPAGE | | DOWNLOAD added Mar 12 '08

EASEUS DISK COPY

Providing sector-by-sector disk/partition copy regardless of your operating system, file systems and partition scheme. The sector-by-sector method assures you a copy 100% identity to the original. EASEUS Disk Copy can be used for copy, cloning, or upgrading your original small hard drive to a new larger drive. (20MB)

HOMEPAGE | | DOWNLOAD added Mar 25 '08

HDD HEALTH

HDD Health is a full-featured failure-prediction agent for machines using Windows 95, 98, NT, Me, 2000 and XP. Sitting in the system tray, it monitors hard disks and alerts you to impending failure. (923KB)

HOMEPAGE | | DOWNLOAD added May 11 '08