Direct Folders 3.3 is now free for home users
Mar 21st, 2008 by Jeff
- Added: Roll-up and Always on Top feature.
- Right click on Maximize button to roll-up window and on Close button to set it Always on Top.
- Added: Multi-monitor support.
- Changed: Removed files from Recent menu since they handled by Windows itself.
- Added: Better handling an incorrect recent folders path.
- Added: Option to prevent specific applications to change global recent folders.
- Added: Hold Ctrl key to open folder in the new Explorer window.
- Added: Right click on Direct Folders menu to get a context menu.
Basic version of Direct Folders is now free for non-commercial use.
Note for registered users: please contact me to get a new key for Direct Folders Pro.
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Is this Vista compatible. The left double click does not seem to work.
What distinctions between Direct Folders and Direct Folders Pro? Thanks.
UserA:
In http://www.codesector.com/directfolders.php at bottom of page you can see the diferences
You can also buy a Pro version of the program with the following features:
* The Info Panel shows the full path, big icon, date and size of the selected file.
* Check each of your drive’s free space right from the File Save dialog box.
* Set default folder for any application.
* Rebound to the last used file in that folder.
* Customize folders icons in the Direct Folders menu.
>Peni
Thanks, has not noticed…
>Code Sector
Direct folder very good and convenient program! But I constantly use Total Commander, whether the Direct Folder will be integrated with a Total Commander (for example, how in a XFilesDialog)? It is planned or not?
Thanks.
Currently you can use a hot-key (Win+Q by default) or double click to create a new tab.
Not yet tested it under Vista.
“Not yet tested it under Vista.”
Not yet tested???????????? It’s more than a year ago that Vista was released!!!!!!
I’m sorry, you need to improve your programming skills.
The trial of 3.21 was just fine, expect for not being able to use the middle key on Vista 64.
This version is junk. First of all, why I do need to restart my 15GB $300 operating system to install your lousy 900KB file?! That wasn’t needed with 3.21! And why does nothing happen when I click on “configure…”, another issue I didn’t have with 3.21 and why the heck doesn’t the middle mouse click not work in diallog boxes?
Piece of crap, I’m going to looks for something that actually works. How you expect people to buy the pro version is beyond me.
Btw, next time don’t steal ideas, this program is complete rip of Chameleon Folder.
Restart is needed because your $300 piece of junk can’t delete file hook.dll. Or you think that InnoSetup makes restart just for fun?
Middle mouse click don’t suppose to be working, DF uses left button double click.
And may be Chameleon Folder is complete rip of Direct Folders?
Because it was released 2 years after the DF.
Spent about a hour trying to figure out why configuration dialog didn’t opens. Vista didn’t like: 1) something in resource file and 2) name Setup.dll! You can try it yourself: rename df.exe to setup.exe and try to run it. Vista will show scaring message “An unidentified program wants access to your computer”. To make it “identified”, rename it back to df.exe, fd.exe, WhatAHellIsIt.exe or anything you like…
So I removed resource file (it was useless anyway), renamed setup.dll to config.dll and it works again.
There’re more issues, of course. DF will not work in applications with admin privileges. If you run DF “as adminstrator”, it stops working in applications without admin privileges. Also, since DF is 32 bit app it won’t work in 64 bit Explorer and so on. What a wonderful operation system…
Under Vista (SP1), double clicking in Explorer doesn’t work, nor does double clicking on the desktop. It works in (some) open dialogs, though, and folder select dialogs too.
Hello Jeff, i really like you application and would like to buy the PRO version, but just need to know, when you will fully support Vista 64-bit?
Thank you in advance,
Peter
Hi
Double clicking does not appear to work on Windows Vista. Or is there something I am missing?
Current version will not work in applications with admin privileges. Vista x64 support is almost ready.
Hello Jeff,
Wonderfull software ! It really saves a LOT of time
Do you think it’s possible to make unrelated functions in Direct Folders as an option? I’m talking about “Rollup” and “Always on top” features. I use Winroll to do that and they do not get on well…
Regards,
Marc.
This is an excellent program, if it were not for the fact that it can’t be used on administrator accounts, and it will not work on 64-bit operating systems.
I use XP x64, and I use an administrator account. I would use this program and likely buy the pro version if it was made to work on 64-bit operating systems (XP x64 included–not everybody uses vista), and administrator accounts.
Hi,
I use Direct Folders since this free version has been released, and I’m really happy whit it. It’s by far the best software of its category I tried.
But I’ve got a little problem, not sure if it’s a bug or not : in a save as dialog box, if I double-click on a button on the top toolbar (like “navigate back” or “up one level”), the Direct Folders menu appears. That’s quite annoying since I often click quickly on these buttons to navigate through my folders.
Current version will not work in applications with admin privileges. Vista x64 support is almost ready.
Wow, thats great news. I am waiting.