Explorer Buddy: A wildcard helper plugin for the Windows Explorer. Change file attributes, copy, move, rename and delete files recursively using wildcards

Highlights:

Enhanced Details View

Explorer Buddy provides you with two additional sortable columns in the Explorer's detail view:

  • The "Extension" column gives you the freedom to search for "the .ini-files" instead of looking for "Configuration Settings". File extensions do not change when installing new applications that handle these type of files.

  • The "Short filename" column shows you what might have been used in the registry or an a diskette. You can view the long and the short name of a file at one glance.

 

Wildcard selection

With Explorer Buddy you can select files by typing wildcard strings:

  • Simply type in the search pattern and Explorer Buddy does all the "mouse clicking" for you. You have the choice of selecting files in the folder currently displayed in Explorers's detail view only, or do a recursive search in all sub-folders as well.

Wildcard operations include:

  • Wildcard Select:
    Select files in the currently displayed folder for Drag & Drop

  • Wildcard Rename:
    Rename all files matching the search pattern

  • Wildcard Move:
    Move all files matching the search pattern into a different folder and (if necessary) rename them in one go

  • Wildcard Copy:
    Copy all files matching the search pattern to a different folder and (if necessary) rename them in one go

  • Wildcard Delete:
    Delete all files matching the search pattern into the recycle bin or remove them permanently

  • Wildcard File Attribute Change:
    Independently change the file attributes, like "Hidden", "Archive" and so on, of all files matching the search pattern

 

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Explorer Buddy extends the capabilities of the Windows Explorer by adding a context menu to the detail view. The user can select and manipulate files by using wildcard expressions, even recursively into sub- folders. Problems that may arise during lengthy file operations are anticipated and taken care of before operations start. Batch operations run without interruptions by message boxes that the operating system might otherwise pop up. Operations include Wildcard Select for Drag & Drop, Wildcard Rename, Wildcard Move, Wildcard Copy, Wildcard Delete and Wildcard Change File Attributes. Explorer Buddy generates reports with detailed information as to which operations succeeded and which failed. Furthermore, Explorer Buddy adds to additional columns to Windows Explorer's detail view, giving the user the possibility to sort by file extension (like *.exe or *.bak) and to view the short (8.3) names of files.