" FILE MANAGEMENT TOOLS ‘anaging fles and folders is not only limited to your shelves or drawers but in fact plays a very important role in the digital world. Data or files scattered on your hard rive will definitely have you pulling your hair when the need arises. In addition to this most of us also have the tendency to save the same files over and over again in different locations thereby increasing redundancy. This in fact adds up to space i Get Organized Find organizing your data too taxing? Here’s a list of applications that will definitely make the process much easier. 8 SANDEE BALACHANDRAN being unnecessary consumed by fles that are actually not required. Honestly speaking you wouldn't know as to how much space you could actually recover, but that would require you to go through the contents of every folder. ‘There are & number of tools that tone could make use of, but choosing the most appropriate tool makes a lot of difference. For instance, lets say you don't have a search tool and make use of Windows search. It would actually take a while to locate a fle, Wouldn't it be batter if you had an application that could locate the fle In seconds? So here are a list of tools that will rot only helo you search for what you're looking for faster but will also allow you to find duplicate files, organize (from photos to videos ta music) and allow ye to rename multiple files at the press of button. FINDING DUPLICATES (One of the easiest tools that you can get your hands on Is the application called Easy Duplicate Finder. It's easy ta use and has an interface that cannot get any simpler. You have the file ‘explorer towards the top left comer of the screen while you can add folders and drives that need scanning towards the right, The program also provides predefined "Scan filters” for specific fie types such as Office, Music, Video, Web and many more to narrow down the search. File sizes can also be defined to make it even more specific. Other than ‘this. you could also try applications such as Double kille, Duplicate Cleaner or MultiFind. However, we strangly recommend that you use Easy Duplicate Finder 90 07/2030 « TELLIGENT COMPUTING CHIP UIE strode toseBATCH FILE RENAME Renaming multiple fles can be = ‘eal pain especially when you have ‘hanciful of them to rename. For those of you who are avid photographers would. ‘actually know the amount of effort that goes into renamina multiple files, Now as the name suggests Batch Fle Rename is not only a renaming tool but FILE MANAGEMENT in fact it does much more, There are a list of options that you ean add which include Space. Date/Time. Path name and even Text In. addition to this you can also choose to temove spaces, text and numbers. Allin allthis ttle toot highly customizable and its totally free £9) CO mmMMstnlorionrantesanBaNTO NDNA tt >|) @ BLD F- Sieviem Chey SI Samdcinminy CS amencTattodts Gift SE? Git * otrtate Google ras Sey isn a ate Cp ang eo. (eso Sach Sole acunFsinea ley het te Emaned Content ener en an in aoe Cet noe ins 1 Gelap ever ens ot dew mens 1 ier pets ager aun, and web try ne he gt a yu con eh th cama Dee Eton 2 mt Bhim or) FILE SEARCHING TOOLS ‘When it comes to searching for files on your PC there is absolutely nothing that can go up against Google's Desitoo Search. It seamiessly indexes files in the ‘background once the machine is idle. Anything and everything can be indexec while a few selected file types can also be disabled, The ontion of excluding certain files, folders or drives is also thrown in. Searching for a particular file cannot get easier than this. Simply type the file name in the search bar ‘and you will ind it in seconds, There is absolutely nothing beyone this marvellous search tool _ FILEORGANIZING TOOLS: “There are a whole list of organizers ‘such as Picasa for photo management, “Beyond Compare for analysing/ "comparing the contents of two different folders/text/data/picture etc. For ‘music (and probably a few videos) ‘management there is always iTunes. and Windows’ own Media Player (Gieferabiy Media Player 1). Last but “not the least is the Directory List and “Print. This fine little program allows ‘you to scan cirectories and displays ‘the final result either In Excel format or Word thereby giving you a very straightforward and simple view the older contents. & sandeep balschandranchioin INTELLIGENT comPUTING CHIP 07/2010 §