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Schedule Files And Folders Deletion With Autodelete

By Rizwan | Published: August 12, 2010

Autodelete is a freeware that automates the task of deleting files and folders. You can select any folder and specify a particular time after which it is to be deleted (all files in the folder will be permanently deleted). The application will automatically delete files that are older than the specified time period. A log of all deleted activities can also be created.

Move Folders & Files In Bulk [Bulk File Manager Updated]

By Rizwan | Published: July 26, 2010

A few days back, we reviewed Bulk File Manager v0.6 and discussed a host of functions that the application offers. Its author recently updated us with the news of newest version of the application, v1.0. A quick glance into this latest version revealed a couple of new, interesting features that were introduced by the product developer. Discover these new file managing features that can help you further organize your computer’s files and folders below.

The Big Bad Launcher: Launch Files, Folders, And Websites With A Single Click

By Rizwan | Published: July 26, 2010

The Big Bad Launcher is an application that enables you to launch application files, folders and websites with a single click. It is useful for users who need to work with many different applications. It is also helpful if you have to switch quickly from one folder to the other. Additionally, you can launch multiple sites with this tool.

Copy Changed/Modified Files From One Folder To Another In Windows

By Nakodari | Published: July 2, 2009

If you are looking to copy only those files that have been modified/changed from the pool of thousands of other files, then it is unquestionably a difficult task. I have personally seen users making complicated scripts for such a task, if you are an ordinary computer user with no programming background, you are still lucky.

How To Mass Download Multiple Files In One Go

By Nakodari | Published: May 10, 2009

Are you a network administrator or a computer geek who wants to download hundreds or thousands of different files at one go? Mass Download is a free tool for Windows that lets you download multiple files instantly. It has been specifically build to use multiple threads, so that it can download the files even faster than most download managers.

To begin, first create a new text document, add all URLs in it(one URL per line), and save it.

downloading multiple files

Upload And Share Any Type Of File On Twitter With FileSocial

By Nakodari | Published: May 6, 2009

Sharing photos and videos on twitter is easy. But when it comes to sharing compressed files, music, etc, you will first have to upload it to a file host, make the URL short, and then share it on Twitter. Well, not anymore.

FileSocial is a free service that let’s you upload and share an type of files on Twitter. Just sign in with your Twitter account, select the file and it’s description and hit Upload. The maximum limit is 20MB/file and formats such as pdf, jpg, doc, txt, zip, rar, mov, avi and mp3 are also supported.

How To Download Multiple Files From Rapidshare Automatically

By Nakodari | Published: February 23, 2009

Rapidshare Auto Downloader (Alternative Link) is a free tool that lets you download multiple files from Rapidshare instantly. It saves you the headache of having to downloading multiple files one by one. Just add all the links and press Download, and it will handle the rest automatically.

Copy the URL of the file from Rapidshare.

rapidshare file link

Now paste this URL in the under Links and click Add Link. Once all URLs have been added, click Start Download to begin downloading your files.

How To Find And Recover Your Lost Files In Hard Disk, USB Drive, Or Memory Card

By Nakodari | Published: February 21, 2009

What if your Digital Camera memory card gets accidently formatted? Or worse an important office file from your hard disk or USB drive gets deleted. Fret not, since these deleted files are still recoverable. DiskDigger is a free portable app that lets you recover all lost files of any type(image, document, video, data, etc).

Run the executable file and you will see the list of drives detected(both internal and external).

disk digger main window

Completely Remote Sensitive Data From Your Hard Drive With Eraser

By Nakodari | Published: February 12, 2009

In December I covered a way to permanently delete files from Windows, but a readermeadowmuffin points out another great app for completely removing sensitive files. Eraser is a free opensource tool for Windows that completely removes files that you no longer need, in other words it’s a secure data removal tool. it works by overwriting your data several times with carefully selected patterns.

Note: When you delete a file from your hard disk using the Windows delete button, the file is only temporarily removed(even through you have emptied the recycle bin) and can be easily recovered. To permanently remove an important file and make it unrecoverable you have to use 3rd party tools like RightDelete, Eraser, etc.

How To Batch Rename Multiple Files And Folders In Windows Instantly

By Nakodari | Published: January 22, 2009

You come back from a trip after taking hundreds of photos, all these photos have names which are a combination of both alphabets and numbers. Now you want to batch rename your photos, there are tons of free tools through which you can do this but there is one tool that stands out from the rest. ReNamer is a powerful batch rename utility which allows you to quickly rename your files and folders in the most easiest way. What makes it stand out from the rest is the feature which allows you to add rules.

Update: For more advanced renaming tools, check out FileGrinder and Advanced Renamer.

Convert Windows Media Center(.wtv) Video File To Other Formats

By Nakodari | Published: January 19, 2009

Note: You can also convert wtv files using Windows Live Movie Maker.

The default video format for recording a video in Windows Media Center in Vista is .wtv only if you have TV Pack installed, also keep in mind that Microsoft has shifted from the old dvr-ms format to the new wtv format. In Windows 7 beta the default recording format is also wtv. There are many commercial software that support converting of wtv to other video format, but unfortunately such feature is not present in any free video converters.

So the best way to convert wtv to other video formats is to first convert it into dvr-ms and from there convert it to other video formats such as mpeg, avi, etc. This is a little tricky but an easy way to do it.

Find And Remove Duplicate Videos, Songs, Pictures, And Documents Instantly

By Nakodari | Published: January 17, 2009

There comes a time when our hard disk becomes cluttered. There are multiple files lying around and we don’t know about it. Sometimes we download a software and few months later a new version is launched and we forget to delete the old setup file. Sometimes we have a same song, picture, or document in multiple directories. Having duplicate files can consume a good amount of hard disk space.

How To Browse And Extract Individual File(s) From ZIP Or RAR Archive Without Downloading Them

By Nakodari | Published: January 16, 2009

Do you want to browse the archive and view it’s content before downloading it? Or you want to download only few files from the archive? LoadScout is a free app that lets you browse files inside remote archive and download them instantly. It has a build-in download manager which can download files easily from both web and FTP server. To test this software I uploaded a RAR archive with different sample pictures.

How To Sync Your Files And Folders In Windows With SyncToy

By Nakodari | Published: January 14, 2009

Are you looking for a way to sync two folders, so that the change in one folder results in the change in the other? SyncToy, if you haven’t heard of the name before, is a free tool developed by Microsoft that can sync your photos, videos, files, between any two folders. This can save you a lot of time if you make frequent backups and do everything manually.

How To View, Analyze, And Delete Contents Of Index.dat Files

By Nakodari | Published: January 12, 2009

Before I begin, let me explain how Index.dat can be a potential privacy threat to you. Index.dat files are hidden files on your computer that contain all tracks of your online activity, where have you been on internet, what sites you visited, list of URLs, files and documents you recently accessed. Index.dat Analyzer is a free utility through which you can find, view, examine and remove all information that you think preaches your privacy. It can also come handy if you want to keep a check on your kids and family members.

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