Extended File Details

LeeLu Soft

Extended File Details is a lite tool that allows you to know more about any file, no matter its format. Run Extended File Details and drag and drop the file you want to investigate. It will show you version, developer, language, description, modification date or the size. Then, choose whether to add other file or to export information as text file. Extended File Details can be useful if you want to know something more about any file.

AnyFileBackup

AAR Innovations

AnyFileBackup allows users to make backup files of any part of your computer by uploading files into the cloud, FTP servers or by sending them to your email accounts. You can choose full directories and sync them so that they are permanently backed on FTP servers or on the email account you choose. Also, the program lets you program backup files so that they are done automatically even though you aren't present. You can even work remotely thanks to the program's control panel. AnyFileBackup is the ideal tool for users and businesses that don't want to lose any important files. As the saying goes: prevention is better than cure.

WinMend Folder

Winmend

WinMend Folder is an easy-to-use application that allows you to hide any file or folder making it invisible to any user. Once you have made invisible any file, you'll need to run the program and enter a password to unveil all those hidden files and folders. WinMend Folder can be interesting if you share your computer and want to keep privacy or protect some files and folders.

Cobra File Defrag

Cobra Apps

Cobra File Defrag is a good application if you want to make your computer run better. You'll reach that goal by defragmenting folders or the whole disk. One of the main advantages of Cobra File Defrag is that it includes a new technology that helps your disk not to be fragmented again. Cobra File Defrag will help you, for example,to install a gama adnd defragment the folder where it has been installed to make it run better. This application can be specially useful for users using an old or not very powerful computer.

Protect My Disk

SecuSimple

Protect My Disk is a simple application with which you can protect your USB drives from any virus of malware specifically designed to damage them. The majority of users know, it is not uncommon to connect and disconnect a USB flash drive from different computers, and this is how they are infected. And once this happens, the infection will spread quickly to other computers. Protect My Disk loads with only one click, so this does not happen. The only thing you have to do is install this application on your computer, and it will protect any USB drive or memory card that is inserted. Protect My Disk is an interesting tool for users who use flash drives and other similar drives a lot, and it will save you more than a headache.

DiskTriage

TimeAcct

DiskTriage is a tool to get all the necessary information about your hard drive and its available free space. The program lets you view the information in the form of a tree where you can easily see a breakdown of the occupied space by different criteria like size, directory name, percentage of use, unused space, date, or space used. Other possibilities included in DiskTriage let you save the reports of all your operations in XML format, compare multiple analyses over time (different dates), or complete combined actions with batches of files. DiskTriage is a great application for users who want to keep their hard drive under control and in good condition. Its interface is a bit rough, though, which may turn off some users.

ADRC Hard Disk Checker

ADRC

Hidden Flash Card Copier

Tricoli Soft

Hidden Flash Card Copier is a simple application that when running on background, will let you create backups automatically. It is really curious. You only have to set the format of the files you want to backup and each time you select any oft them, it will be automatically copied to the selected USB memory device. Hidden Flash Card Copier can be very useful for students when they want to copy all documents and have them in their pendrives.

Super DeDupe

Vladimir Ivchenkov

Super DeDupe is a free application that helps you find and eliminate all kinds of duplicated content on your computer within minutes. This program helps you search specific directories all over your hard drive. Thereby allowing you to pick out duplicated files within huge image folders, for example. Once you've finished an analysis, you'll get to eliminate these files directly, and you'll also have the option to exporte your results onto an excel spreadsheet and from there go over each and every one that you want to erase or not. Super DeDupe is a super useful tool for users with tons of songs and images, that want to be sure they don't have any duplicate files in their vast collections.

FilesCollection

N/A

Sanity Check

Resplendence Software

Sanity Check is a small tool made to detect, with a quick scan, any malware or rootkit hidden on your computer. Elements you can detect with Sanity Check include: hidden processes, processes with fake names, processes that attempt to impersonate Windows files, processes without product or company information, and hidden drivers. The program also has two modes: normal, for a quick, one-click analysis; and advanced, for a more detailed look at all the processes, drivers, and routines active on your computer. Sanity Check is easy to use and very useful, especially if it detects unusual activity on your computer. With it, you can make sure your computer is protected from hidden malware in just a few seconds.

Encoding Decoding Free

N/A

Encoding Decoding Free is a tool that allows you to encrypt any file or document on your computer so that you can protect and hide important information that you don't want to fall into the wrong hands. Once the program is installed, it incorporates itself into the Windows shell so that all you have to do is right-click on any file and select 'code/decode' to start the process. Your other option, of course, is to open the program manually and drag the file in question inside the window. To encrypt your files you'll need to establish your own password, and the program will instantly tell you how secure it is. Encoding Decoding Free allows its users to add an extra layer of security to important and/or personal files both quickly and easily.

Smart Eraser

TevSoft

Smart Eraser is a safe deletion application which offers several possibilities when choosing the kind of deletion you want to perform. In addition, it also includes an advanced search engine which allows you to find and delete certain kinds of files and perform actions only on them. Deleted files are overwritten using an algorythm which guarantees it will not be able to be accessed anymore. date and name will be changed, the extension is generated randomly and more actions. In short, it does many actions in order to make sure that those files are totally destroyed and unavailable. One of the most interesting points about Smart Eraser is its intuitive interface and its easiness of use. That makes of it a must have if we want to protect our privacy when deleting important files. Smart Eraser is a very interesting application that will also integrate itself in the right-click menu to help you delete files even faster.

Sotf4Boost Dup File Finder

soft4boost

Every time you save multimedia files, such as music, videos and pictures, it's usually not long before you start running into identical files, even more so if you have a large music or photo collection. Sotf4Boost Dup File Finder is a tool that has been designed to help you find and eliminate all useless duplicate files stored on your computer, potentially letting you free up to 50% of your hard disk space. With Sotf4Boost Dup File Finder you'll be able to search for all those duplicate files with one simple click. Then all you'll need is a couple of seconds for this powerful tool to scan your entire hard drive. This piece of software comes with a powerful search engine designed to find duplicate files by content, regardless of their names, very useful for when you have several files of the same song or the same picture saved several times but with different names.

Reclmg Manager

SlimWare

When you run into a system error and need to reinstall Windows, you may sometimes lose some important files in the process. RecImg Manager is a tool that allows you to restore and reinstall Windows 8 in just a few minutes, without losing any documents or personal files. The program makes backup copies of all of your files before restoring the system, just in case you need to recover something that gets lost. You can program it to make backup copies at specific times, and can always delete them to save disk space if need be.

DiskWipe

Diskwipe

Disk Wipe helps guarantee users that their information is erased permanently from their hard drives and other storage devices, such as USB drives, SD memory cards, and other devices like MP3 players, cameras, etc. This tool will instantly delete all the information that you want gone. You won't be able to retrieve the slightest trace of what you've erased. This will ensure that any file or document is permanently erased. The program is compatible with many different formats for text, audio, and video, as well as other file types. This will make cleaning out your old hard drive as easy as opening up this tool and running it.

DiskEncryptor

KernSafe Technologies, Inc.

DiskEncryptor is a transparent encryption system that can create encrypted disk units on your hard drive or create new virtual disks. These encrypted partitions work just like other partitions, and the encryption process itself works invisibly in the background so it doesn't get in your way. The program does not let you read or write data on a partition unless it is unlocked with the correct password. This is the perfect tool to safeguard your files in large packages stored in partitions. Thanks to DiskEncryptor, no one can access them without your permission.

eScan Internet Security Suite

MicroWorld Technologies Inc.

eScan Internet Security Suite is a security tool that protects your personal information and creates a safe environment with which to browse the internet, shop, or make any kind of transaction online. The program offers a wide scope of useful features that will help fight against any and all attacks or intrusions while avoiding viruses, spam, spyware and adware. One of the program's many features is the option of scanning files to check if they are infected and should be eliminated. There is also a feature that keeps your PC more alert while you are using it. All files that are found to be damaged can be restored through the program. Another useful tool is the ability to view all of the information about the current activity on your PC.

Immunos

Immunos

Immunos is a tool that finds and removes any harmful elements that could damage your system in an effective way. You can set regular scans to improve the performance of your PC, and forget about having to clean it manually. It has five major options: analysis, upgrade, configuration, logging and support, along with an easy and intuitive interface with a help option to solve any doubts that may linger. The program gives you the option to scan any file, or group of files, individually or collectively just by right-clicking and selecting scan with Inmmunos.

Cupcloud

Cupcloud

Sometimes you're so focused on your work, that you suddenly realize that it's time to leave the office, even though you still have lots of things to finish. When you go back to work, it can be annoying to have to open all the documents and websites that you were using before. CupCloud is an application that can help you organize your work better and pick up right where you left off, without decreasing your productivity. This tool is completely free, and it works by saving, opening, and sharing all the documents and websites that you are using, with just a click. How does it work? It's really simple. When you need to stop working, you just have to access CupCloud and click 'Cup.' Once you do this, all the folders, files, and websites that you were using are automatically saved in the program. When you need to get back to work, just click 'Upcup' to reopen everything you were working on. This tool not only saves files and websites that are open on your screen, it also lets you share them with your friends and co-workers.

Lolabox

N/A

If you've already heard of Lolabits, a cloud storage service, you may be interested to know that there's now a desktop client. Lolabox has been designed so that you can upload any file to the cloud by dragging it to the client. You can upload multiple files simultaneously and resume downloads if you lose your Internet connection. When a friend shares a file with you, you can download it by dragging the link to the Lolabox folder. You can also set your Lolabits settings so that all files are downloaded through this client. But the Lolabox desktop client is not just for transferring files. It's also a music player which can play music stored on your hard drive or in your Lolabits folder. It can also take and save screenshots on your computer.

BackupToZip

Canadian Mind Products

BackupToZip is a tool that lets you easily create backups, helping you keep your most important documents safe. It's a lightweight program that barely takes up space on your computer. This is a great feature, since it means it doesn't affect your computer's performance. This program backups your files to a ZIP folder, so you can choose more than one document at a time to copy. Once the copies are made, you can move them onto any flash drive, save them on a DVD, or on any other unit connected to your PC. The most outstanding feature of BackupToZip is that once you create a backup copy, all the changes that you make are automatically saved to the ZIP files. This means your backups are updated automatically, without having to manually save them again.

Nuker

Frizzy Software

Nuker is a simple application to destroy all the files that are difficult to get rid of for various possible reasons. When you run the program, you'll see a bar where you can search for all the files you want to destroy once and for all. Once you find them, just press the nuke button to safely delete them. Nuker is really useful if your computer has some sort of damaged file, a virus-infected program, malware, or some sort of unknown error on a file. The interface is really simple and intuitive, since it only has the search bar and the delete button. Besides that, the ads that appear on the lower side of the screen can be turned off from the settings panel.

Duplicate File Finder

Autosofted

When you make copies of important files because you don't want to lose them, or when you take on the task of organizing your files, it's possible that duplicate files remain stored on your hard drive and take up valuable space unnecessarily. In order to avoid this problem and to free up some space on your PC, there is Autosofted Duplicate File Finder, a tool that will help you find and directly eliminate any kind of duplicate folder. With this tool, you’ll be able to destroy all those copies that you made long ago, or those automatically created that you don't want to maintain. For Autosofted Duplicate File Finder to work, you’ll need to indicate the exact location where you want it to scan files, so that if you suspect that there are many files of the same type in the same folder, you can just select it and the program will do all the work. After finishing its search, this program will give you a complete listing of all the duplicate folders and their location on your PC so you can find them and eliminate them. If, for whatever reason, you tend to accumulate many copies of folders, Autosofted Duplicate File Finder will free up some space for you. Using this program regularly will help you maintain a system free of duplicate folders.

Fortres 101

Fortres Grand

If you share your computer with other people and notice that things change every time you use it, you can use Fortres 101 to keep people from altering aspects of your computer. Fortres 101 is very easy to use. With it, you can protect certain aspects of your computer from being edited or erased. You can also use it to protect your computer from malware. This application works invisibly in the background, so it's unlikely that others will notice it. With it you can make sure everything's in order the next time you use your computer. After installing this application, you'll need to review all the possible categories and decide what you want to protect. You can protect the desktop settings so that nobody can alter the background color or icons, for example. Or you can keep people from changing Windows 8 settings or the network configuration, which is especially useful if you want to make sure no one connects to an unsecured network. Protecting each of these elements is easy. All you have to do is double-click on each box to change it from inactive to active. Even if a third party discovers Fortres 101, they won't be able to change any of its settings unless they have the password you used when you first installed the application. This ensures your PC will be doubly protected. With Fortres 101, you can protect every aspect of your computer or just a select few in custom combinations, all depending on your needs. If you need to activate and deactivate these options regularly, Fortres 101 also has a pause option, making it easier to access and control the entire computer.

FCorp - Image Hijacker

Fahmy Corporation

If you share your computer with others and would like to protect the apps you’ve installed or simply avoid curious eyes, then FCorp - Image Hijacker is for you. This is an app that can conceal other tools by giving them another image in order to avoid suspicion of what’s really inside. This app lets you completely hide some programs too. You can modify the icon, change the name and even assign a fake message that’ll keep away any one that decides to sniff around your private information. FCorp - Image Hijacker can help you avoid anyone from accessing your personal information or find out what you’re doing with the apps in your computer. Also, if you want to take it to the next level, you can eliminate the security threat by assigning a password that’ll only grant you access. Keep your computer under control and easily free yourself from curious eyes.

360 Document Protector

Qihoo 360 Technology

More and more people are affected by famous Trojan viruses called 'ransomware'. Which, once inside your computer, encrypts important files and documents making them totally unusable. The creators of these viruses usually ask for a 'ransom' for decrypting your valuable information. However, if you refuse to pay, it'll unfortunately mean losing your data forever. Now, thanks to 360 Document Protector, you won't have to worry about ransomware anymore, since it automatically backs up all your documents. In case of infection, it also allows you to recover your data to its most recent version. In that case if the virus has already infected some of your files and you didn't have time to back them up, 360 Document Protector offers you an integrated decryption system to quickly and securely decrypt your valuable information. Thankfully, you'll now be able to recover the data that you believed was completely lost and in the criminal hands of supposed 'hackers' who actually in most cases don't even know how to decrypt information that they themselves have blocked. All in all, if you're looking to increase your computer's defence systems, rendering it immune to blackmail at the hands of ransomwarers, you can now rest assured thanks to 360 Document Protector. This tool is as useful as it is essential particularly due to the increase of predator software on the internet.

SSuite File Shredder

Van Loo Software™

Sometimes, you need to delete certain files you don't use anymore. However, if you want to make sure they're completely gone without a trace, sending them to the Windows recycle bin just isn't enough. That's where SSuite File Shredder comes in. It's a program that will completely destroy any and all evidence of files that you want to erase from your hard drive. The interface in SSuite File Shredder is so simple that all you have to select the files you want to delete. Once you've completed the list, the tool will get to work deleting the files and will present you with a screen showing the discarded elements. If you want to delete different files and make sure they don't leave a shred of evidence that they ever existed on your computer, SSuite File Shredder is an incredibly useful tool that expands on the possibilities offered by the recycle bin your operating systems provides by default.

Manager for Files

Apps4.Store

Manager For Files is an application for managing all the files you have saved on your computer. This way, you'll have total control over all the information stored on your computer. Manager For Files has a graphic interface that's similar to that of the computer's BIOS. With the keyboard or the mouse, you can access any of your files to copy, paste, move, or select and interact with it. One of the best parts of Manager For Files is that you can filter files by name, type, and date of creation to find what you want more quickly. You can also use this application to compress or decompress files in ZIP, RAR, GZIP, 7Z, TAR, or ISO. If you want complete control over all the files on your computer, Manager For Files is a great application to help you organize and modify anything on your computer and carry out any task you want.

Makesoft DuplicateFinder

Makesoft

Makesoft DuplicateFinder is a tool that lets users analyze their equipment in search of any duplicate document and delete it with the tap of a button. The smart design of the menus in Makesoft DuplicateFinder makes using all of its features surprisingly simple since, to start the process, you simply have to select the filepath where you want to do the analysis. Once you've chosen it you just have to tap Start Scan and it runs automatically; when this finishes you'll see a full list of the names of the duplicate files as well as the space they take up on your hard drive and, if needed, you can also delete them by tapping Delete Selected Files. The efficiency of Makesoft DuplicateFinder is total as it checks both the name and the size of the document, parameters that only very rarely match up. Nonetheless, Makesoft DuplicateFinder also gives you the option to hand-review all the marked duplicates and untick ones if you suspect they have been misidentified. Makesoft DuplicateFinder helps users free up inefficiently used space and organize folders crammed with obsolete documents and files.