Even though many new versions of the Windows are released over the times, some essential tools have come a long way with the same old patterns without much updates on them. So, here are some alternative tools you can check out with much better functionality than the standard ones as compiled by the InfoWorld.
# Tixati: Simple and free Bit Torrent client software, Tixati that has all the details of peer, seed and file transfer. The software includes features like
easy and quick install, detailed bandwidth information and charting, supports all the file formats like the DHT, PEX and Magnetic links which simplifies the downloads.
It also includes features like the efficient peer-to-peer selection and chock algorithm offering improvised techniques.
# File Shredder: Want to permanently delete files from your computer or your laptop? Use File shredder to delete the files once in for all from your hard drive. People normally use the ‘Delete’ option on the keyboard to remove the files from their computers, but this option only removes bits of information from the hard drive. This data can be retrieved by using the recovery softwares and tools available for the Windows. So, with the File shredder software all the data can be removed permenantly with no traces of it left behind.
It also has other features like the 5 shredding algorithm modes to choose from and also contains integrated disk wiper to wipe out the unused disk space on the hard drive.
# Desktop management tool-Auslogics Duplicate File Finder: Auslogics duplicate file finder is a simple file management tool with an easy to use interface to find the files that has to be deleted to free up space on the computer. The software allows the user to find the files that are duplicated or unwanted ones, which eat up space on the hard drives.
The interface is very easy to use, where users can just select the folders they want to search and select the options with file types and click on the scan button. The Auslogics file finder is free to install and is a recommended product for the systems with low resources.
# Space Sniffer: Can’t figure out which folder takes major space on the hard drive? No problem, Space sniffer will help you with that in a very
innovative way. The Space sniffer software is a free disk analyzer for Microsoft windows platform that uses the tree map view to display the disk usage.
It requires no installation and is free for all users and its best feature includes a tree map view to show the allocations of space, filters to enable the users to focus on the specific files and folders where different colors can be chosen for file folders.
# Comodo Backup Software: Comodo is a free backup software that allows scheduling, self restore and provides many more features required for data maintenance and storage. One of the main features of the software is the online storage, where all the important files will be stored safe and can be accessed from any computer.
The Comodo allows its users to listen to music, view pictures and play videos straight away from their cloud storage facility with the feature of copying the data onto a disk.
# VLC media player: Though the newer versions of the Windows media players are out, the problems with it still stays. So, that’s where the VLC media player steps in with its simple user interface and its ability to play almost any video format with no extra software or downloads needed for it.
The VLC has easy controls with a built in codec that plays all the video formats with internet streaming support, conversion of different file types and supports individual frames.
# Free Commander: It is an easy replacement for the windows file manager that helps you manage the files easily in a simple user interface. Some main features of the software includes an optional tree view for each panel, built in file viewer, calculation of the file size, built in function to handle compressed files like ZIP and RAR, drag and drop function and many more.
The software is free to install and is one of the easiest software to manage files on the desktop and laptop.
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