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A d d a d v anc e d t ools t o File E xpl o r e r

What you n eed: DMEX; A ny Windows version (XP t o 1 0)
Time required: 20 minutes
he free program DMEX a dds a s mall sync contents of any t wo folders,rs,
Tpop-up window that you c an activate rename multiple fi les in one g o,
by pressing Ctrl+F1 within any W indows/ access your favourite f olders, a ndnd
File Explorer window. I t h as many useful copy t he file n ames of any f older.der.
options that Explorer doesn’t o ffer. For Y o u c an also create your own
example, y ou can align m ultiple E xplorer keyboard shortcuts for e ach o f
windows s o t hey a ppear s ide by side, these tasks.

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STEP To install t he program, go to www.snipca. STEP Move your cursor to it to see o ptions to arrange two w indows
1 com/26400, t hen c lick the ‘ download 2 horizontally, v ertically , or multiple w indows horizontally or
h ere’ link
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t he Download
indows and
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w ant t o s ave t heir
DMEX click
vertically 1 . I f y ou’ve a rranged
section at the t op. R un the d ownloaded setup fi le (it alignment, click ‘ Save positions’ 2 . Y ou can then click ‘ Restore positions’ 3
doesn’t c ontain any j unk) until y ou need to click to quickly r estore this saved p osition. S ome o ptions have keyboard
Finish. T o u se DMEX, o pen W indows/File E xplorer, shortcuts 4 (Strg i ndicates y our C trl k ey, a nd Umsch i ndicates S hift). We’ll
then press C trl+F1. Y o u’ll see a s mall pop-up window show you h ow to customise these defaults and a dd shortcuts for o ther
with five o ptions 1 , e ach o f w hich h as further options in Step 7. Of all D MEX’s o ptions, F ile O perations has t he most
dropdown menus. The first option – A rrange features 5 .
Explorer Windows 2 – i s u seful i f y ou tend to use
many Explorer windows a t o nce.
STEP The first option lets you c reate a
1 3 new s ub-folder w ithin t he one
you’re in 1 . S ynchronize Wizard
2 opens a n ew box w here you’ll see
2 options to sync the c ontents o f a ny two
folders. Y ou can choose w hich f older y ou
3 want to sync items t o, and r eplace or
update files in the f older y ou’re s yncing.
DMEX also lets you m ove fi les from your
current f older t o i ts parent folder 3 (the
folder a bove the o ne you’re in). Y o u c an
also see h ow much storage space that
folder i s c onsuming 4 and h ow much
free space you h ave w ithin t he drive
you’re in 5 .
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