PowerDesk

by Avanquest Software

A dual-pane file manager for Windows with file search, folder sync, archive tools and a disk space analyzer.

Operating system: Windows

Publisher: Avanquest Software

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PowerDesk is a file manager for Windows that is easy to pick up and learn to use while offering a large number of features over the standard Windows file manager. It can help you organize all of your different types of files while allowing you to keep track of everything through its dual-pane interface.

PowerDesk allows you to sync folders ensuring that the same things are in both folders. This is very useful on a shared work network because it will ensure that everybody is using the same version of the files and that everybody has access to the same files. It is also handy for backing up files or for keeping a laptop and a desktop PC in step.

PowerDesk comes with a size manager for your hard drive. This is a visual tool that shows you exactly how much free space is on your hard drive. It also shows you how you're using space on your hard drive. It can show you what types of files you have and where they're stored.

PowerDesk allows you to easily create and extract archives in over 30 of the most popular compression formats and to look inside them. This allows you to easily and conveniently share multiple files at one time with other people over the internet.

PowerDesk adds a File Finder so you can easily search through all of your files by keyword, file type, size or date, even inside ZIP archives. This is great if you know you've saved a file but you're not sure exactly where you saved it to.

With PowerDesk you can fully customize the way everything is displayed. Once you're satisfied with the display you can save it as a layout and then you can always have that layout displayed when you start it up. Or if you have multiple users you can save multiple layouts and each user can have their own layout.

PowerDesk is published by Avanquest. Older releases such as PowerDesk 6 came in a free edition, while the current PowerDesk Pro 9 is paid software that is compatible with Windows 10 and adds FTP access, file encryption and a duplicate file remover.

PowerDesk helps you organize files of any type on your computer in a quick and efficient manner.
Windows XP or later (Pro 9 supports Windows 10)
256 MB RAM
100 MB of free hard disk space

PROS
Offers advanced file management and organization features.
Enables file and folder synchronization effectively.
Handles over 30 archive formats for compression and extraction.

CONS
Limited functionality in the free version.
Interface may seem outdated to some users.
The full Pro edition is paid software.
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