If you are interested in participating in the beta version of Resco Explorer, you can head on over to Resco to download the current build of the product.  As a longtime user of Resco, I’ve no trouble recommending trying out a very good File Explorer replacement.

Some of the new features and enhancements are listed below.

General features:

• Quick-search bar
• Status bar
• Customizable keyboard shortcuts
• File Types Highlighting
• Speed measuring for copying/moving/beaming
• Customizable startup folder

Network drive mapping:

• explicit user/password
• optional drive name
• permanent/virtual drive (connected on startup/first use)

Encryption:

• Viewing encrypted files with built-in viewer (decryption in memory)

Bluetooth:

• Remembers recently used Bluetooth devices (Microsoft Bluetooth stack only)

Today plugin:

• running applications
• smart movement using arrows
• Add Document remembers last folder

Other improvements:

• Delete confirmation — option “Do not use Recycle Bin”
• Multi-selection mode and Drag’n'drop via keyboard shortcut (HW key)
• Open With — option “Enclose path into quotes”
• dialog font supports Japanese devices
• copying write-locked files (e.g. pim.vol)
• Folder Properties — recursive file attribute setting

Via: jkOnTheRun - Resco Explorer 2007 beta available

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