The File Explorer Replacement - The Files App for Windows!

Опубликовано: 13 Март 2026
на канале: Productive Tech
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The Windows File Explorer, it's been around for a while with very little change over the years. So in this video, I'll show you an alternative to the file explorer that you might want to consider. The "Files" application. This is an open source application that attempts to modernise the Windows 11 File explorer while providing features that should of been added into the File Explorer by default. I'll be going over some of the applications key features, comparing it to the default file explorer and finally I'll go over some of the things that you should consider before switching to it for yourself. Either way, I'm sure you'll appreciate some of the features that this application brings to the table.

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VIDEO INFORMATION
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⏲ Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
0:22 How to get it
1:00 Modern Sidebar
1:17 UI Icons
1:43 Improved View Panel Interface
2:16 App Settings
3:11 The Preview Pane
4:12 Split View
5:00 Compact Overlay
5:31 Column View
5:56 Smooth Scrolling
7:46 Start-up Times
8:46 Performance Hit
9:36 More Prone to Crashing
9:57 Miscellaneous Things
10:19 Is it worth it?
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https://files.community/



TOOLS I USE
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📷 Stock Footage and Icons:
Pexels: https://www.pexels.com/
Coverr: https://coverr.co/
Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Ma...
Unsplash (Wallpapers): https://unsplash.com/
Reshot: https://www.reshot.com/
UX Wing: https://uxwing.com/
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🎵 Audio Sources:
Youtube Audio Libary
Freesound - https://freesound.org/
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#file #computer #windows


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