Windows Explorer
Fewer than 5 people recommend it so far, so there's no written verdict. Here is what commenters said.
1recommend
2warn against
Jul 31, 2026first mention
Oct 8, 2026latest mention
Why people recommend it
“I used to have Windows Explorer with the column view in the main pane and the tree view on the left pane and it was perfect”
Caveats and dissent
“Explorer is a pretty important piece of the experience, and its currently a nightmare.”
Windows 11 useron “Sumatra File Manager”
“windows fully locks up and becomes unusable with video CDs”
Often compared with
Threads where it came up
Data: windows-explorer.json. Quotes are verbatim; the verdict and theme labels are written by a model from these comments, and every clause links to its sources.
All comments 4
“Explorer is a pretty important piece of the experience, and its currently a nightmare.”
“windows fully locks up and becomes unusable with video CDs”
“I used to have Windows Explorer with the column view in the main pane and the tree view on the left pane and it was perfect”
“can't see any speed difference between a program written in Pascal (Total Commander, which I use every day) and one written in C++ (Windows Explorer)”