NexusFile: File Manager for Windows

Manage your files/folders fast and effectively

Dual Pane
You can see two folders side by side.
And it makes you to do compare, navigate and copy/move operations fast and effectively.
Multi-Tab
Besides dual pane, you can use tabs on each pane.
Use Ctrl+Tab to navigate through tabs opened.
FTP
NexusFile supports simple FTP functions.
So you don't need to launch another FTP client for a little FTP operations.
Archive
NexusFile supports ZIP, RAR, ARJ, ACE, ALZ extraction and ZIP compression without any external programs.
7z, iso and other formats will be supported soon.
Colors
You can customize colors by file types. This helps distinguishing files at glance.
Advanced Rename
Insert, Delete, Find/Replace, Numbering and more can be done with Advanced Rename.
Also you can combine these actions and save so you can use it later.
Work Folder
If you set a folder as an work folder. you can go to that folder with shortcut key right away.
Also copy/move/extract files/folders to an work folder with only two step keyboard shortcut. (ex: Alt+C -> 1(Work Folder Number)
Shortcut Keys
Almost all functions have their shortcut key. So you can manage files very fast without moving your hand to the mouse.
You can customize these shortcut keys.
Folder Tree
NexusFile supports old NCD style folder tree(F10).
Skin
Default skin is black. But if you don't like it, you can change skin by selecting menu [View > Skin].
Portable
NexusFile doesn't use registry or any system folders. Download zip version if you want to carry NexusFile in your USB.

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How to backup my settings?

All settings are saved in a folder below. Just copy this folder to your backup location.

NexusFileInstallationFolder\userdata (ex: c:\Program Files\NexusFile\userdata)

If you are using Windows Vista/7, settings can be saved here

c:\Users\UserName\AppData\Roaming\NexusFile

Does NexusFile support 64bit?

NexusFile is 32bit program. But there is no big problem using on Windows 64bit version.
Development tool I'm using doesn't support 64bit yet.
I'll release NexusFile 64bit version as soon as possible when a development tool supports 64bit.

I don't like black background and file list color.

You can customize all colors on Options dialog ([Tools > Options] Color section)

I don't like black window.

You can choose a skin by selecting menu [Views > Skin].

Can I set column width?

No, you can't. Column width is determined automatically and cannot be set manually.

Command Line Options

Open NexusFile with the specific folder
ex1) NexusFile.exe /dir1:"c:\Program Files"
ex2) NexusFile.exe /dir1:"c:\Program Files" /dir2:"d:\my work\projects"
ex3) NexusFile.exe /dir:"d:\Projects\"

Open NexusFile with dual pane or single pane mode
ex1) NexusFile.exe /pane:single
ex2) NexusFile.exe /pane:dual

Open NexusFile with the specific user settings
ex) NexusFile.exe /userdir:"d:\settings\NexusFileSettings1"

NexusFile 5.3.1.5460 June 5 2011

Added: 7z, iso, cab, tar, bz2, z, egg file extraction
(Using ARK library - http://www.bandisoft.com/ark/)
Improved: Adding to zip now can contain empty folder.
Added: File Checksum function (CRC, MD5, SHA1)
Fixed: Deleting a folder made with mklink deleted all files/folders inside of the original folder.
Fixed: Size Format option wasn't saved.
Fixed: Uncheck empty recycle bin on Disk Cleanup Dialog didn't work.
Fixed: Scroll problem on details, thumbnails view mode
Fixed: Advanced Rename replace problem ex) Find:0, Replace:1 0000 => 0101
Fixed: File time was not displayed right in FTP
Fixed: Error on Select Dest dialog (Division by Zero)
Added: can disable auto save settings by editing nexusfile.ini autosavesettings value to 0
Fixed: Text encoding problem when joining text files.

NexusFile 5.2.4.5245 January 1 2011

Fixed: Error occurred or stopped when Folder Tree(F10) scans
Fixed: Sometimes, error occurred after deleting files/folders
Fixed: Rarely, folder could be deleted even though some files in it failed to be moved.
Fixed: Folders whose name contains some characters couldn't be zipped
Fixed: Sometimes file list was scrolled unintentionally in scroll by line mode
Fixed: NexusFile was opened in a main monitor after being closed at maximized state in a sub-monitor.
Fixed: Sort Descend/Ascend option was not saved if it is not set in 'Tools > Options' dialog.
Fixed: Sometimes folder size was cropped when using 'Calculate folder size(Ctrl+Shift+R)' function.
Fixed: FTP site 'Remote dir' options was not applied.
Add: Command line option /userdir:"path" added
ex) nexusfile.exe /userdir:"c:\userdata2"
NexusFile will load and save settings from "c:\userdata2"
Fixed: Search didn't work on Shortcut Keys (F12)
Some minor errors are fixed

NexusFile 5.2.3.5099 October 13 2010

Fixed: NexusFile didn't start with error(0Xc0150002) on some systems.

NexusFile 5.2.3.5098 October 10 2010

Added: SFTP support
Added: NexusFile.exe command line parameter /pane:dual|single added
Added: Send to Recycle Bin without confirmation option added (Edit "delconfirm=1" value in nexusfile.ini 0 or 1 can be set)
Updated: DelZIP.dll updated to ver 1.9
Fixed: Extension field was shown even when attach extension option is on
Fixed: BreadZip preview on context menu didn't work
Fixed: File list didn't scroll when drag over
Fixed: Mouse wheel scroll step in Details View was fixed to one line.
Fixed: Icon background in folders pane
Fixed: Add to ZIP took too long when adding files/folders are located in root folder
Fixed: some other minor bugs are fixed

NexusFile 5.2.2.4875 August 24 2010

Fixed: Drive free spaces were not refreshed
Fixed: Dialog size problem in some Windows which doesn't have Segoe UI font
Improved: Move cursor position at the end of inserted macro string when inserting a macro by selecting a menu
Fixed: Date/Time input box accelerator key didn't work on Change Attr/Time Dialog.
Fixed: $(SELECTED) macro didn't include file path for each file.
Fixed: File date age was incorrect.
Fixed: Color was not applied to file size unit
Fixed: showfiletype option in nexusfile.ini didn't work
Fixed: Spaces between list fields increased.
Fixed: Attach File Extension option didn't work
Fixed: Tab order was not consistent on Options dialog
Fixed: Scroll bar skin was too dark
Fixed: Folder Tree Window access violation error
Fixed: Rename dialog couldn't be translated
Fixed: Function key bar showed Ctrl/Alt mode buttons even Ctrl/Alt was not pressed
Improved: Add 'Add to Favorites/Organize Favorites' menu on context menu of address bar
Improved: Scroll by page option now can be applied to Details list style
Fixed: Unnecessary horizontal scroll when moving focused item on Folder Tree Window (F10)
Added: Folder deep level for full scanning on Folder Tree Window(F10) can be set in nexusfile.ini (tfullrefreshlevel)
If set to 10, full refresh will not scan inside of the folders whose deep level is 10.

NexusFile 5.2.1.4748 August 16 2010

Added: UI for customizing shortcut key (F12)
Added: Open all selected files function added
Added: Thumbnail size option (Tools > Options > Thumb Size)
Added: Details list style is added
Added: Date and time format can be customized (Tools > Options > Format)
Added: Size format can be customized (Tools > Options > Format)
Added: Grid row line option (Tools > Options > Show Grid Row Line)
Added: Shortcut key for 'Close Tab' added as Ctrl+W
(If you are using older version, this will not be applied)
Changed: Shortcut key for 'Go to Documents' has been changed from Ctrl+W to Ctrl+G
(If you are using older version, this will not be applied)
Improved: Thumbnails view improved
Improved: UI default font changed to Segoe UI for better look on Vista/7
Improved: Scroll Bar design improved. (can be customized by editing skin image)
Improved: UpdateCheck.exe is removed. Now update check is done internally.
Improved: Save file/folder list now saves as Unicode
Fixed: Couldn't access folder/file which has encrypted attribute
Fixed: Tab history was broken when folder name has [ or =
Fixed: Backspace shortcut key didn't work in root folder of archive file
Fixed: Invalid characters appeared when renaming in FTP mode
Fixed: FTP encoding problem
Fixed: macro didn't work in copy handler setting
Fixed: focus was not changed when click tabs or address bar
Fixed: NexusFile didn't start (hang)
Fixed: $(SELECTED), $(SELECTED1), $(SELECTED2) macro didn't work
Fixed: Selected files information wasn't updated when using advanced selection/deselection

NexusFile 5.1.4.3805 June 11 2010

Fixed: FTP file transfer problem
Fixed: character encoding problem in FTP
Fixed: WinRAR compress problem
Fixed: Program start window position problem when using Dual Monitor
Several bugs are fixed

NexusFile 5.1.4.3766 June 9 2010

Fixed: drag & drop didn't work

NexusFile 5.1.4.3765 June 8 2010

Added: File > Calculate Selected Folder Size
Added: Tray Icon (Tools > Options : Etc - Hide when minimized)
Changed: NexusFile icon redesigned
Fixed: Favorite folder was not added when path name is long
Fixed: Search was not working in Chinese, Japan or Korean on Folder Tree Window
Improved: $(PROGRAMDRIVE) macro can be used in copy handler option in nexusfile.ini
Improved: following macros can be used in Function Key definition
Focused Pane: $(PATH), $(DRIVE), $(SELECTED), $(FILENAME), $(NAME), $(EXTENSION)
Left Pane: $(PATH1), $(DRIVE1), $(SELECTED1), $(FILENAME1), $(NAME1), $(EXTENSION1)
Right Pane: $(PATH2), $(DRIVE2), $(SELECTED2), $(FILENAME2), $(NAME2), $(EXTENSION2)

NexusFile 5.1.3.3652 December 20 2009

Added: TeraCopy or KillCopy can be used as a copy/move handler in NexusFile
edit usecopyhandler,copy handler value in userdata\nexusfile.ini file in order to use TeraCopy or KillCopy as a copy handler
Fixed: Auto refresh keep refreshing file/folder list even when there is no change in current folder
Added: Option for not displaying 'Delete' button on Send to RecycleBin dialog
Fixed: Crashed when open a ZIP file created in MAC OS
Added: Command line option for specifying initial folder for each panes.
ex) nexusfile.exe /dir1:"c:\windows" /dir2:"d:\data"
Fixed: Font option was not applied in folder list
Fixed: ESC key function didn't work when folder list is focused
Added: "Open with new tab" menu added in Folder context menu.
Improved: Quick Search text is displayed on the top right corner of the window.
Improved: ftp:// format address in address bar pops up FTP connection dialog.

NexusFile 5.1.2.3550 November 30 2008

Fixed: Error occurred when using keyboard shortcut to execute functions in some environment.
Fixed: "Please insert CD" message was showed up when NexusFile starting up.
Fixed: Hide drive list didn't work
Fixed: Disk size on Folder/Disk info bar was not updated.
Fixed: Multi-Volume RAR compressed file couldn't be extracted.
Fixed: "Allow only one process of NexusFile" option didn't.
Fixed: Errors on Tabs
Fixed: When a drive is focused, Properteis(F9) didn't work.
Improved: Select Same Extension selects folders when a folder is focused.

NexusFile 5.1.1.3345 November 24 2008

Several bugs on version 5.1.0.3345 are fixed

NexusFile 5.1.0.3345(Test Version) November 15 2008

Changed: Internal structures are changed for future versions
Added: User can customize toolbar (Customize interface is not supported yet. User should edit toolbar.xml in user data folder manually)
Added: FTP CHMOD command (Change Attributes) function
Improved: FTP engine version upgraded
Changed: Skin structure is changed and default skins are improved (Skinks for older version cannot be used for new version)
Changed: When Ctrl+click on an file/folder, focused item is also selected.
Changed: Name and extension are edited separately.
Fixed: Memory leaks on Select Destination dialog.
Fixed: Copy/Move/Delete/Extract/Add progress dialog was always top of other windows.
Fixed: There was no error message when copy failed because destination file is being used in another program.
Fixed: Properties button was not working on Folder Tree Window.
Improved: User can cancel when Copy/Move/Delete preparing status.
Improved/Fixed: dealing ZIP archive file improved
Improved: Date format on New Folder dialog can be changed in Control Panel-Regional and Languages
Improved: In advanced rename numbering mode, step can be negative value so user can numbering descent order.
Improved: File attributes are displayed with drwxrwxrwx format in FTP listing
Improved: You can search shortcut keys in Help > Shortcut.
Improved: Address bar display
Improved: Activate NexusFile window with Win + Q shortcut key
Changed: all user files are stored in user data folder
(If you are using Windows Vista and not with administrator account, all user files are stored in C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Roaming\NexusFile folder)
Improved: Folders window can be shown in each window when Dual Window mode (Shortcut Key: Alt+F3)
Added: miListStyleAutoList1, miListStyleAutoList2, miListStyleNameList, miListStyleThumbs are added in shortcut.ini
Added: User can run custom command in FTP (System > Command Line)
Improved: NOOP command is sent every 30 seconds for keeping FTP session.
Changed: language file format is changed to UTF8
Macro Variables are added for settings (External program, Function Keys command, User Folders location, External Archive folder
$(PROGRAMDIR): folder where NexusFile is installed
$(PROGRAMDRIVE): drive where NexusFile is installed

NexusFile 5.0.2.3206 August 29 2008

Fixed: After once CD/DVD media is inserted and removed, "Insert Disk" message is appeared when NexusFile is launched.
Fixed: Memory leak when using Thumbnail View

NexusFile 5.0.2.3196 August 9 2008

Improved: refresh drive list when a media/disk is inserted/removed or a drive is added/removed.
Fixed/Improved: Shred and Delete didn't work correctly. Now rename and truncate a file before deleting.
Added: You can use ESC key to go to parent folder. [Tools > Options:Option]
Fixed: FPT connection was failed when "ftp://" is contained in an address.
Fxied: error occurred when close a tab when there is one tab left.
Fixed: carriage return character was attached when copy a filename/path.
Added: /dir:path parameter can be used when launching a NexusFile. (ex: nexusfile.exe /dir:"c:\Program Files")
Fixed: a folder is removed from tree even when deleting folder was canceled or not deleted in a folder tree window (F10)

NexusFile 5.0.1.3135 June 9 2008

Fixed: error occurred when rename a long file name.
Fixed: show hidden file didn't work when listing FTP files
Fixed: hidden file name in FTP was not displayed correctly
Fixed: hidden or cut file icon was not displayed correctly
Fixed: FTP download/upload progress exceeded 100% after file exists dialog is shown

NexusFile 5 RC3 May 24 2008

Fixed: critical error that NexusFile didn't free resources it used and cause out of resources.
Fixed: sometimes Ctrl+V(Paste) didn't work
Fixed: error occurred when close an Advanced Rename dialog without doing anything.
Fixed: error occurred when collapsing/expanding folder tree on a folder tree window
Fixed: sometimes move folder didn't delete a source folder after moving.
Several small bugs are fixed.

NexusFile 5 RC2 May 19 2008

Fixed: conflict with X-Neat Windows Manager
Fixed: Icon overlay is not visible when using Tortoise CVS
Improved: Language can be changed without restarting a program
Improved: Skin can be changed without restarting a program
Fixed: Error on splitting a large file ( > 4GB)
Improved: Speed up Folder Tree Window loading time and remove delay when expand/collapse a folder
Fixed: Save Result was always disabled on a folder compare dialog
Changed: tab shape in a classic skin
Changed: Default install path is changed from "c:\Program Files\NexusFile" to "c:\NexusFile" (Because of the User Access Control in Windows Vista)
Fixed: Delete function was disabled on a folder tree dialog
Fixed: File comment was not updated when renaming a file/folder

NexusFile 5 RC1 May 7 2008

Users can customize shortcut keys by editing shortcut.ini file (UI for changing shortcut keys will be added on a later release)
Smart Command Line
: run programs directly in a command line by typing only the name of an execution file after once you open .exe or .lnk in NexusFile.
ex)
  1. go to c:\program files\nexusfile folder then open nexusfile.exe
  2. go to anywhere but an above folder.
  3. run System > Command Line ( Shortcut: / ).
  4. type 'nexus file' and click 'OK'
    => c:\program files\nexusfile\nexusfile.exe will be executed.
Fixed: when you close a tab when there is only one tab, error occurred.
Fix default destination path on a Select Destination Dialog for Copy/Move/Extract operation
Fixed: Thumbnails were not shown when you set list style to Thumbnails and uncheck Show Icon.
Fixed: there was no check status on Main Menu
Fixed: some tooltips are shown in Korean even though language setting is not Korean
more Internal Commands added for Function Keys

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