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03 May 2011
The best Windows Explorer replacement and file manager available
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Type: Time limited demo
Platform: Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 64-bit, Windows 7, Windows Vista 64-bit
Manufacturer: GP Software
Size: 16.7MB
Number of Downloads: 3964
Price: £37.65
A file manager is, at its simplest, a utility program which presents lists of files and allows the user to perform actions of some kind on those files.
File managers are useful for moving files between folders, making backup copies of files, viewing pictures and playing sounds, running other utility programs on lists of files, deleting unwanted files and many other 'housekeeping' tasks.
Quite simply, Directory Opus is one of those 'must have' tools, that you come across from time to time. Its general purpose is to replace your existing Windows Explorer and let you do more, the way you want to do it, more quickly.
Highly customisable, you can choose to work in a single-window mode, dual-pane window, use Directory Opus as your FTP tool and synchronise files between computers.
With built in support for ZIP files, you can handle your archives as if they are regular folders. No need for external archive management tools.
Directory Opus can be slightly overwhelming when you first install the application. However, persevere with the tool and work to customise the interface to your requirements, and you'll soon find that, if you went back to Windows Explorer on another machine, you'll wonder how you'll ever cope again.
This is a major new release of Directory Opus, v10. New features include full support for Windows 7 and more.
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Hi Keith, Many thanks for your comment on the Directory Opus 10 download article. We simply do not have the resources to re-write an article for every download we update (note, update), so unless there are huge changes to an updated product, normally the previous review will remain and we'll tag on a paragraph about the latest version. We'll take another look at Directory Opus 10 soon and will look at re-writing the review to bring it more up-to-date with the latest release.
Posted by: Chris Wiles 18 Jul 2011
Disappointing review
Directory Opus as a product is fantastic and very deserving of its 5 stars - if you don't already have it and need better file management tools, I wholeheartedly recommend it. But I have some major issues with this review, which I find rather unhelpful: 1. The comments date back to 2006 - on a review titled Directory Opus "10", which was released in 2011. 2. Looking at the bulk of the review, it is extremely generic and appears to have been written for v8. This ties in with the dates on the comments. I think we can now draw our conclusions as to when this article was actually written. 3. The only specific mention of v10 is in the final paragraph and from the blatant lack of detail it is pretty clear you haven't attempted to review v10 compared with v9 - I wonder if you have in fact even installed v10. And point 3 is my main issue. Having bought and used all versions of Opus up to and including v9 and found it invaluable, I am now evaluating the trial of v10. And a week later, I am really struggling to work out why I should upgrade. I was hoping your review would give me some pointers in case I'd missed the point, but it is no help at all - v9 worked fine with Windows 7 and slightly tighter integration (which is all that you mention) isn't worth a $50AUD upgrade. So it is a (very) disappointing review. Ironically your review reads a little like an advert for the product, but has done nothing to persuade me to upgrade to the newer version.
Posted by: Keith H 16 Jul 2011
Perfect
Started using Opus 20 years ago on my Amiga 4000 and was very pleased when it was produced for Windows later. In my humble opinion, the file management on all versions of Windows is pretty dire, and Opus makes a computer much more usable. This single programme has had more use and saved more time than any other programme I have used.
Posted by: Peter 10 May 2011
Expensive
Directory Opus is very expensive but I find it essential. It saves me hours of work and aggravation every week. I wonder why Rimete make his contribution. It doesn't contribute anything and, wierdly, he uses an abbreviation which he has to explain, and then doesn't use it again. Doh!
Posted by: Henry Winkelmann 10 Nov 2009
Was always the best
Going back to the the days of the Amiga and at that time the battle of the DU's (Directory Utility) and Opus was the best then. I like directory replacements but can't comment much on the PC version of of Opus, since I don't own it. I still use (although) old but fast and still handles some chores one that was called Fileplus. Will have to look at Opus again (do they have a retro version) or a configuration of the old Amiga with new features?
Posted by: Rimete 14 Oct 2009
The best of the best
I've tried, over the years, most of the Explorer replacements. There's a lot out there, some of them are even free. Many of them offer functionality that's sadly missing from Explorer. But the only one I've found that does everything you want (and if it can't, out of the box, can be customised so it can!) is Opus. Yes, it costs money. Yes, there's a bit of a learning curve. But for anyone who works with files anything more than once in a while, Opus is the file manager Explorer ought to be. Superb.
Posted by: Tim 12 Oct 2009
misleading description
Let's try "Free TRIAL" next time. As mentioned by the other commentor, it is NOT FREE! There are so many 1,000's of websites that will let anyone download trial-ware. To use the description "free" along with the word "download" implies one is offering the trialware for "free".
Posted by: Keepin-it Real 09 Oct 2009
"Free download" - Ha!
What's with this nonsense of promoting a product as a "free download"? I might expect to find on the website of unscrupulous companies seeking to dupe the unaware. But here at vnunet.com?! Sure, you can download Microsoft Office 2007 for free. But it's not free, and not even evil MS tries to play that game. Likewise, Opus Directory is NOT free, so please remove the misleading statement. vnunet.com comment: by 'free', we mean that there is no charge to download from our (or another) server. It's clearly shown as either shareware or trial software - we're not promoting the application as freeware.
Posted by: Bruce Fraser 10 May 2008
Fantastic tool
Upgraded from v6 a few months ago and now don't know how I used Windows without it. Love the syncronisation tool so you can sync files between different drives an even servers! John.
Posted by: John Walters 22 Jul 2006