Utilities

Storage

• Backup procedures and utilities
• NAS (Network Attached Storage)
• Synchronizing Data
• Drive Encryption

File Management

QTTabBar

• QTTabBar is a shell extension for the standard File Explorer (a.k.a. “Windows Explorer” in Windows 7 or earlier)
• It adds tabs to File Explorer with many other customizable functions and features.
• To activate, after installing:
  • Open File Explorer
  • Click on the “View” tab, then the “Options” drop-down menu.
  • Select “QTTabBar” to enable the add-in for the Explorer.
• To access the QTTabBar Options, right-click the + tab.

Save the current tabs, so they open the next time File Explorer is launched

1. Open tabs to the locations you want to save
2. Right-click the empty space to the right of any existing tabs
3. Then click Groups > Create a Group from All Tabs

Reference

• Top tech tip: how to make file explorer more usable with QTTabBar
• I tested QTTabBar in Windows 11 and it works!

Total Commander

• File manager
• Two file windows side by side
• Tabbed interface, regular expressions, history+favorites buttons
• 10 Features of the BEST Windows File Manager = TOTAL COMMANDER + install review

Files

• Files is a file manager for Windows with features like multiple tabs, panes, columns, shell extensions in the context menu and tags.

Bulk Rename Utility

• Allows you to easily rename files and directories.
• Replace numbers, insert strings, convert case, add auto-numbers, process directories and sub-directories, and more.
• How to rename multiple files at once on Mac

Operating System Scan/Verification Tools

Microsoft Safety Scanner

• Scan your system

MRT (Malicious Software Removal Tool)

• Type “mrt” at the Command Prompt

System File Checker (SFC)

• Type “sfc /scannow” at the Command Prompt
• – Using System File Checker in Windows 10
• – Use the System File Checker tool to repair missing or corrupted system files

Communications

PuTTY: a free SSH and Telnet client

• SuperPuTTY is a windows based application which manages PuTTY ssh terminals.
  • Multiple PuTTY ssh session in tabs.
  • Save connection for multiple sessions, which can then be organized into folders.

Live Recovery/Diagnostic OS and AntiVirus Media

Multimedia, Graphics, Audio

Screen Capture Utilities

Audio

Spek – Acoustic Spectrum Analyser

• Use Spek to determine the real bit rate of audio files.

fre:ac – free audio converter

• fre:ac is a free audio converter and CD ripper for various formats and encoders.
• It features MP3, MP4/M4A, WMA, Ogg Vorbis, FLAC, AAC, and Bonk format support, integrates freedb/CDDB, CDText and ID3v2 tagging and is available in several languages.