Of course, all this can be done with multiple Finder windows or multiple tabs that macOS has these days, but that’s just not the same for me. Cut/copy/paste from one location (folder or drive) to the other, rename, duplicate, etc.
Having a single window where I can do all my file tasks. For me, the dual-pane is what it's all about. Now in case you are wondering what’s wrong with Finder, the answer is, from my point of view, a lot.ĭon’t get me wrong there is plenty you can do via Finder and for someone who never used a dual-pane file management app, it might be more than enough. But after a trial run, this native Mac app was the proper replacement for my file management needs and it was a no brainer. A proper file manager for the MacĪt that time FL was, I think, about $19 or so. Luckily for me, in June of 2007 (a full year before I got into Mac and Apple ecosystem), Forklift was introduced. Also, some of them were not native Mac apps back then and were running in Java (I KNOW RIGHT!). Pathfinder was one, muCommander was another but they were all really heavy and didn’t run as smooth as I wanted them to run on a 2008 Macbook. Where is the symbol (I know right?) and is there an alternative file management app like Norton/Total Commander for Mac?Īt that time there were already a number of paid and free solutions. When I started working on a Mac back in 2008, I had two questions. macOS has a lot of great features but file management is not one of them. These types of apps still exist on every OS platform today, and macOS is no exception. An example of a dual pane file manager - Midnight Commander - used even todayĪpps that brought file management in the shape of a visual application with a popular dual pane operation mode. At least until the likes of Norton Commander apps started showing up. UPDATE - Potential pricing model change coming with ForkLift 4 in 2021 - DISCLAIMER: In the interest of full disclosure, this app has been bought with my own funds, all of the opinions you are about to read are my own, nobody is paying for this review, and nobody has reviewed or approved this content before it was posted.ĭo you remember the 80s? How about the 90s? Working in DOS-like operating systems with no graphical UI at all.
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