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A '''file manager''' or '''file browser''' is a [[computer program]] that provides a [[user interface]] to manage [[computer files|files]] and [[folder (computing)|folders]].<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |encyclopedia=Computer Language Encyclopedia |title=Definition: File manager |url=https://www.computerlanguage.com/results.php?definition=File%20Manager | access-date=June 9, 2023}}</ref> The most common [[Computer file#Operations|operations]] performed on files or groups of files include creating, opening (e.g. [[file viewer|viewing]], playing, editing or [[computer printer|printing]]), renaming, [[file copying|copying]], [[Computer file#Moving methods|moving]], [[file deletion|deleting]] and searching for files, as well as modifying [[file attribute]]s, properties and [[file permissions]]. [[Folder (computing)|Folders]] and files may be displayed in a [[tree structure|hierarchical tree]] based on their [[directory structure]]. | A '''file manager''' or '''file browser''' is a [[computer program]] that provides a [[user interface]] to manage [[computer files|files]] and [[folder (computing)|folders]].<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |encyclopedia=Computer Language Encyclopedia |title=Definition: File manager |url=https://www.computerlanguage.com/results.php?definition=File%20Manager | access-date=June 9, 2023}}</ref> The most common [[Computer file#Operations|operations]] performed on files or groups of files include creating, opening (e.g. [[file viewer|viewing]], playing, editing or [[computer printer|printing]]), renaming, [[file copying|copying]], [[Computer file#Moving methods|moving]], [[file deletion|deleting]] and searching for files, as well as modifying [[file attribute]]s, properties and [[file permissions]]. [[Folder (computing)|Folders]] and files may be displayed in a [[tree structure|hierarchical tree]] based on their [[directory structure]]. | ||
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=== Networking === | === Networking === | ||
Some file managers provide [[computer network|network]] connectivity via [[Communications protocol|protocols]], such as [[File | Some file managers provide [[computer network|network]] connectivity via [[Communications protocol|protocols]], such as [[File Transfer Protocol|FTP]], [[Hypertext Transfer Protocol|HTTP]], [[Network File System (protocol)|NFS]], [[Server Message Block|SMB]] or [[WebDAV]]. This is achieved by allowing the user to browse for a [[file server]] (connecting and accessing the server's file system like a local file system) or by providing its own full client implementations for file server protocols. | ||
==Directory editors== | ==Directory editors== | ||
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==Orthodox file managers== | ==Orthodox file managers== | ||
[[File:Midnight Commander 4.7.0.9 on Ubuntu 11.04.png|thumb|[[Midnight Commander]], an orthodox file manager with a [[text-based user interface]]]] | [[File:Midnight Commander 4.7.0.9 on Ubuntu 11.04.png|thumb|[[Midnight Commander]], an orthodox file manager with a [[text-based user interface]]]] | ||
Orthodox file managers (sometimes [[abbreviated]] to "OFM") or command-based file managers are text-menu based file managers that commonly have three windows (two panels and one command line window). Orthodox file managers are one of the longest running families of file managers | Orthodox file managers (sometimes [[abbreviated]] to "OFM") or command-based file managers are text-menu based file managers that commonly have three windows (two panels and one command line window). Orthodox file managers are one of the longest running families of file managers. The concept dates to the mid-1980s: [[PathMinder]] was released in 1984, and [[Norton Commander]] in 1986. File managers based on Norton Commander are actively developed, and dozens of implementations exist for MS-DOS, Unix, and Windows. [[Nikolai Bezroukov]] publishes his own set of criteria for an OFM standard (version 1.2 dated June 1997).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.softpanorama.org/OFM/Standards/index.shtml |title=OFM standards}}</ref> | ||
===Features=== | ===Features=== | ||
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==Navigational file manager== | ==Navigational file manager== | ||
[[File:Winfile 20210710 10 10 22.png|thumb|[[File Manager (Windows)|File Manager]] in [[Windows 10]], displaying the contents of | [[File:Winfile 20210710 10 10 22.png|thumb|[[File Manager (Windows)|File Manager]] in [[Windows 10]], displaying the contents of drive X:]] | ||
[[File:Nemo 4.0.6 screenshot.png|thumb|[[Nemo (file manager)|Nemo]]]] | [[File:Nemo 4.0.6 screenshot.png|thumb|[[Nemo (file manager)|Nemo]]]] | ||
A '''navigational file manager''' is a newer type of file manager. Since the advent of [[Graphical user interface|GUIs]], it has become the dominant type of file manager for desktop computers.<ref>{{Cite web|title=File Managers to Fit Your Every Need|url=https://www.techopedia.com/2/31129/software/operating-systems/file-managers-to-fit-your-every-need|website=Techopedia.com|date=17 June 2015 |language=en|access-date=2020-05-23}}</ref>{{better source needed|date=May 2020}} | A '''navigational file manager''' is a newer type of file manager. Since the advent of [[Graphical user interface|GUIs]], it has become the dominant type of file manager for desktop computers.<ref>{{Cite web|title=File Managers to Fit Your Every Need|url=https://www.techopedia.com/2/31129/software/operating-systems/file-managers-to-fit-your-every-need|website=Techopedia.com|date=17 June 2015 |language=en|access-date=2020-05-23}}</ref>{{better source needed|date=May 2020}} | ||
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Notable examples of navigational file managers include: | Notable examples of navigational file managers include: | ||
* [[Directory Opus]] | * [[Directory Opus]] originally written for the [[Amiga]] computer system | ||
* [[Dolphin (file manager)|Dolphin]] in [[KDE Software Compilation|KDE]] | * [[Dolphin (file manager)|Dolphin]] in [[KDE Software Compilation|KDE]] | ||
* [[DOS Shell]] in [[MS-DOS]]/[[PC DOS]] | * [[DOS Shell]] in [[MS-DOS]]/[[PC DOS]] | ||
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* [[PC Shell]] in [[PC Tools (software)|PC Tools]] | * [[PC Shell]] in [[PC Tools (software)|PC Tools]] | ||
* [[ViewMAX]] in [[DR DOS]] | * [[ViewMAX]] in [[DR DOS]] | ||
* [[XTree]] / [[ZTreeWin]] | * [[XTree]] "perhaps the most popular [[DOS shell]] on the market".<ref>Walkenbach, John (18 January 1988), InfoWorld. Vol. 10, no. 3. pp. 44–47. Retrieved 2025-05-25</ref> in the 1980s. | ||
* [[ZTreeWin]] a tribute of XTree for Microsoft Windows. | |||
==Spatial file manager== | ==Spatial file manager== | ||