Buzz Folders

Infinity Cube Software

Buzz Folders is a tool that lets you easily and quickly navigate different folders on your hard disk. Once installed, the app will display a window just below every folder that you open, where you can directly access other folders that you may have previously established as favorites, as well as the folders belonging to the app you are currently using. Configuration options let you set the size of the window, adjust the color of the different sections, and even activate and deactivate sounds. You can also put certain programs on the black list, so that the window will not appear. Buzz Folders is a very interesting app, although its interface is not very intuitive.

Ashampoo HDD Control

Ashampoo Gmbh

Ashampoo HDD Control is a maintenace tool to help you keep your HDD on fit. Prevent and repair any error within a pair of clicks. It can monitor your Hard Disk to prevent it against any error, but it can scan it too. Ashampoo HDD Control also incldudes a simple application that will erase any error from your HD and will make it work perfectly. As long as you use your computer , your disk stores useless data and fragmented files which make work slower and slower. Use the built-in defragmenter to solve that problem. Ashampoo HDD Control is an easy-to-use application that will rejuvenate your computer within two clicks.

ActiveSmart

Ariolic Software

ActiveSmart is a software designed to protect your hard drive from any possible error or malfunction that may damage it. The program’s main window displays the hard drive’s overall health as well as its performance, temperature, and free space. There is also a detailed graphic that will let you know about any variation in the temperature. In the rest of the tabs, you’ll find all the info related to your hard drive, a complete SMART report, and a free disk space 'analyzer'. ActiveSmart is very useful application when it comes to protecting something as valuable as your hard drive, the health of which shouldn't be taken for granted.

MeinPlatz

Hrg Nenad

MeinPlatz is a free tool that can analyze your hard disks and folders for free space, or uselessly occupied space. Once you chose which disk you want to analyse, the program will show you a list of all the folders with the space they each occupy (normally 'My Documents' and 'Program Files' will occupy most of the hard disk). All you have to do is right click on one of them to repeat the process, this time focusing on a folder. This way you can see where the greatest concentration of occupied space is on your computer, and where you have free space. MeinPlatz is a very intuitive application, by which you can explore the annals of your computer in a matter of seconds.

McAfee Secure URL Shortener

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Oops!Backup

Altaro

Oops!Backup is a useful application for making backups of any part of your hard drive that you deem particularly important. The application offers constant protection, meaning every time you make a change to a folder you've selected to be monitored, the change will be recorded and copied to the backup. The backup itself can be stored on a portable hard drive, another computer connected to the same network, or a USB memory device of your choosing. Thanks to ReverseDelta technology, the application will only back up the parts that have actually changed, helping your computer save space, time, and energy. Oops!Backup is a good way to keep your important folders always protected.

VirtualLab Data Recovery

BinaryBiz

VirtualLab is a comprehensive tool that helps you recover files that have been damaged, lost, or simply deleted by accident from your hard drive. The application can scan any partition on your hard drive that might be damaged, recover files that have been 'permanently' lost (but not always), recover lost emails, and even pictures that have been damaged or deleted from the camera's memory card. Best of all, the program makes it extremely easy to do any of these things. The interface conveniently presents all the options to the left of the screen, just one click away. VirtualLab offers really outstanding results. If you look for old pictures, for example, you might find some that you didn't even remember you had.

HDDlife for Notebooks

HDDLife

HDDlife for Notebooks is a tool designed to, primarily, provide you a higher degree of security regarding your hard drive's health. The program can show you a constant visual and written representation of the state of your hard drive, which will usually be in perfect health (modern hard drives are very resistant). However, the best way to use the program is to minimize it so that it just appears on the taskbar. Then, you can just hover your cursor over the program icon to see information about your hard drive's temperature and health. HDDlife for Notebooks is an interesting application which will let you completely stop worrying about possible hard drive failures.

FlyffyApp

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FlyffyApp is an useful application that will help us upload any file in order to share it with other people. You only have to install this application, create an account -totally free- and start uploading files. Once you have uploaded the files you want, you will be able to access them at anytime from any computer. That means you can share the link so your friends can see or download them. It works very similar to DropBox and you can upload videos, music, pictures, documents and more. FlyffyApp can be ery helpful if you want to share files with your friends or if you want to access any file from many different computers. It's llike having an extra hard disk accessible from anywhere.

SharedSafe

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SharedSafe is a tool that turns your email account into a secure vault where you can store the most important files and folders on your hard drive. The application works in a way that's very simple and complex at the same time: while installing it, you link it to your preferred email account so any folder or group of files that you choose to protect can be sent encrypted to that same address. Of course, this encryption code will not be revealed to the email server, nor to SharedSafe. In addition, the program integrates perfectly with Windows, so all you have to do to sync an item is right-click it and choose the desired action. Quick, easy, and smooth. SharedSafe is a very useful application that can save you precious time by storing your files safely in your email account.

1toX

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1toX is a lightweight tool that lets you divide in parts any file of up to four gigabytes in size and then rejoin them easily. The software can work with several files simultaneously and includes 13 different preset sizes to divide any file you want. That said, you can still enter a different size manually. One of the most interesting options when you're dividing your file into parts is that you can set a password, so if you want to rejoin all the pieces you need to have this program installed, and have the password too. 1toX is quite a useful tool for creating lots of small files that you can rejoin in just a click. Ideal for splitting large files onto different drives.

Duplicate Commander

WinSimple Software

Duplicate Commander is an interesting tool that can have your computer cleaned. It will detect any duplicate file and will ask you to choose whether to keep them or to delete them to have files only once. When you use Duplicate Commander you scan your computer for duplicate files in order to save space and make your computer run better. More free space always means better performance, so you should run Duplicate comnnacer and enjoy a better computing experience. When we have a big HD we usually waste memory space by saving the same file several tmes, when you download them or when you copy photos from the camera. That means you can have some GBs wasted. Duplicate Commander offers an easy way to find all those duplicate files and eliminate them.

AVG LiveKive Airspace

AVG Technologies

AVG LiveKive Airspace is a cloud storage tool that lets you create backups of your entire hard drive (or just certain essential folders) quickly and easily. Besides the ability to back up your files, you can also sync entire folders across different computers or even schedule the running of certain processes at set times and intervals. As if that weren't enough, AVG LiveKive Airspace also lets you share files quickly and easily with any user on any computer, even if they don't have the application installed. Despite the fact that the upload speed could be a little better, AVG LiveKive Airspace is a worthwhile tool that works perfectly well. It's easy to use, accessible, and reliable.

Vonuff Vdrive

George Zou

Vonuff Vdrive is an application that can turn any folder on your hard drive into a virtual drive. Once the application is installed, all you have to do is right-click on the folder you want and choose the 'map virtual drive' option. After this, a small window will appear where you can choose the type of drive and the name you want. To remove a folder as a drive, all you have to do is reverse the process: right-click the drive and select the 'unmap' option. Vonuff Vdrive is a very useful application, that's also very easy to use. The interface is far from complicated, and you can do everything right from Windows Explorer.

FileFiller

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FileFiller is an application to create totally useless files full of different characters and random data. The files can have a maximum size of 4GB if you're working on a FAT hard drive, or 80GB if you're using a NTFS. Of course, you can give the resulting file any name and extension you want, even though it's irrelevant, since it will do absolutely nothing.

QuickSync

Softlogic Integrations

One of the inconveniences of folder-syncing applications is that the actual synchronization process is often pretty complicated to set up. If you need an application like this that's also easy to use, QuickSync is a good option. With QuickSync, you can sync folders simply by dragging and dropping the origin folder and destination folder into the application window. The application will also assist you by displaying helpful messages during this process, although all they do is point out which folders to drag to the application window. Despite being incredibly simple to use, QuickSync also has advanced settings, scheduling capabilities, and backup copies for each synchronization.

Unformat

LSoft Technologies Inc.

Unformat is a pretty useful application that can give you the solution to data loses. Its goal is to recover files you have deleted by mistake. Unformat can restore files from deleted hard drives, flash memories and USB sticks formatted as FAT32, NTFS or FAT. It's very easy to use and the process is well organised in 5 simple steps, so you won't need to be an expert, in fact you'll be able to recover files even being a newbie. Don't hesitate, if you have recently deleted file by mistake and you want to recover them, Unformat is what you need. It's easy to use and the results are excellent.

Greenfish DataMiner

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Greenfish DataMiner is a tool that lets you recover all sorts of data from a damaged CD or DVD or one that you have accidentally recorded over (in case the disc is rewritable). Using the app is as simple as double-clicking on the .exe file and, without installing, selecting the type of disc that you want to recover information from. The program will quickly list all the files available to be recovered, as well as their size and extension, so that you can find the ones that you're looking for more easily. Greenfish DataMiner can be useful in specific cases, so having it saved just in case (remember that it doesn't have to be installed) is an excellent idea.

Once Renamer

Moochos

Once Renamer is a tool to change the name of several files very quickly and with just a click. The process is very simple: import the files you want to rename, edit the names (or the extensions), and process the changes. In a matter of seconds you'll see the results. Once Renamer performs a very specific task and does it very well. Its interface is also very comfortable (although it's a little outdated) and you don't need to install it, meaning you can take it with you anywhere on your USB device.

File Sync

FreeFileSync

File Sync is a tool to sync any file or folder on your hard drive with files and folders on another computer or partition. The way it works is so simple that you can have everything ready in just three steps: choose the directory you want to sync, select the destination of the backup copy, and confirm it. After that the program will remember your selections and the folder will sync on its own. You can create several sync plans, of course, For example, you can link the 'My music' folder with your iPod, or the 'My images' folder with a thumb drive. File Sync is a very useful tool that will save you precious time. This means if you often work with different devices it's practically indispensable.

7sDoc

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7sDoc is an advanced search tool to locate files by content. Just type a word from what you are looking for, and the application will search through all documents in formats like .doc, .xls, .rtf, .txt, .html, etc. The first thing to do to start searching is create a custom index where you specify the folders and extensions you want the program to work with. The results of your search are shown in order of relevance, depending on the chain of words you searched. Elements like the size of the file, the number of words in it, and its creation date are all factors that affect the results. 7sDoc is an almost essential tool for users who write a lot on their computers. With it it's much easier to search for a specific text.

CleanUSB

Cryptomax

TheSearchMan

VenusSoft Corporation

TheSearchMan is a lightweight search tool to help you find any file on your hard drive quickly and easily. The program doesn't need to be installed and you can run it and leave it minimized in the system tray without using any resources the entire time you have the computer running (you can have it run at Windows startup). That way, when the moment strikes, you can click the icon and type the name of the file you're looking for (you can even include wildcards if you only know how the file name begins or ends) and the approximate folder where it might be located, then start the search. In a few seconds, you have your results. TheSearchMan is a small and useful tool to have. Even if it doesn't provide any features Windows doesn't already offer, its results and speed are good enough to make it interesting.

ThreatExpert

ThreatExpert

Don't you trust any file on your computer? This piece of software called ThreatExpert will help you solve your doubts. ThreatExpert is a curious application that will give you the possibility to upload any file to the servers of the program and they''ll tell you if the file is infected or not. ThreatExpert is different from the rest of antivirus programs, because this one will ask professionals to analyse it and solve your problems. Hopefully, the reply is quite fast, so you won't be waiting for all the day.

Wipedata

Cryptomax

Wipedata is a tool that allows you to completely delete any element off of your hard drive forever. Whether you want to erase an important document without leaving any traces, or finally get rid of an application that refuses to go away, Wipedata is the most convenient solution out there. Just select the file or folder that you want to eliminate and complete four simple steps. In just a few seconds, the items will disappear from your hard drive. Wipedata is one of the many options that you have when it comes to permanently destroying files. Its strong point, however, is the ease with which it performs its task.

MoveOut

DonationCoder.com

MoveOut is a simple app that lets you move files around on your computer by just establishing a series of rules. These rules will make that, for example, each time you save an image to your desktop, it'll go directly to a folder that you specifically created for this purpose. You can establish as many rules as you want, allowing you to have your computer perfectly organized automatically, without the need to worry about moving files from one place to another. MoveOut is an interesting tool that's especially attractive for anyone who likes to keep their things neat and orderly.

FixEXE

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Free File Wiper

My Portable Software

Free File Wiper is a tool that, once running (it does not require installation), places a small trashcan icon on the lower right corner of your screen. You can then drag any file or folder onto it in order to permanently eliminate it. Files which are sent through this process will be rendered unrecoverable because the areas which are 'freed up' on your hard drive will quickly be overwritten with standard patterns. Even though the icon appears on the lower corner of the screen by default, you can move it and put it wherever you want. You can even change how opaque it is if you feel that it is a bit bothersome. Free File Wiper is very useful for any user who wants to truly erase certain files, because they can usually be recovered quite easily using simple recovery methods.

getFolder

nTrax design

GetFolder is a tool that allows you to create detailed reports about the different folders on your hard drive. You just have to choose the folder or folders that you want to get information about and save that information in the format that you need, whether that be TXT, CSV, HTM or XML. In addition, the program lets you find out some information about your hard drives, including their free, full, and total space. GetFolder is a relatively useful tool for situations in which you need to backup your drive (because you are reformatting or for any other reason), as it allows you to easily and quickly save all of the information about your folders.

Zeta Uploader

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Zeta Uploader is an application that allows you to quickly and easily send various files or folders to one email address. From the program interface, you'll select the files that you want to upload and adjust options like limiting the number of downloads or days before which the link will expire. All files will be uploaded in ZIP format, which you can also password-protect. Once you've finished uploading, a message will automatically be sent to the email you had previously entered. Clicking on the link will start the ZIP file's download at an impressive speed. Zeta Uploader is a useful tool for uploading all kinds of files to the Internet, as it allows you to notify the recipient as soon as the files are ready.