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Disk Utilities:

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• 123 ZIP! (32-bit) - (515 KB) Probably the most useful shareware application you'll ever find. This top-rated program allows you to ZIP and UNZIP the files you download through a simple Windows interface. HIGHLY recommended!
  
  
• More Space (32-bit) - (480 KB) frees up valuable hard disk space by locating duplicate files and file/folder hogs. Gives you a ton of statistics about file age, size, and access, switching between graph mode and Explorer mode so you can take action and delete files. Homepage here.
  
  
• SpaceMan (32-bit) - (1.2 MB) Another nice utility to analyze and clean up the files that are clogging your hard drive -- can remove duplicates as well. Homepage here.
  
  
• Disk View (32-bit) - (1.0 MB) A simple, easy way to identify what is taking up all the space on your hard drives. Disk View uses a vibrant colored bar and pie chart to display your hard drives, their directories, and their files along with percentage disk utilization. Homepage here.
  
  
• Directory Watch (860 KB) - Great utility for keeping track of how much 'stuff' you have on your hard drive. Gives total file size for all files within any directory, even nested.
  
  
• WinBAR - (150 KB) For Win3.X users with Taskbar-envy, this is a nice program. A Win95-style taskbar sits at the bottom of your screen and allows you instant access to all your programs for easy launching. Highly configurable.
  
• Free Space (32-bit) - (1.0 MB) Free up disk space without losing programs on your hard-drive. Homepage here.
  
  
• Diskarella (32-bit) - (962 KB) Remove unwanted files from your hard-drive. Homepage here.
  
  

File Utilities:

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• 123 ZIP! (32-bit) - (515K) Probably the most useful shareware application you'll ever find. This top-rated program allows you to ZIP and UNZIP the files you download through a simple Windows interface. HIGHLY recommended!
  
  
• SafeKeeper Backup (32-bit) - (365KB) designed to be the easiest, most powerful backup utility around. This program will backup all your key system and registry files, along with any specific files or directories you choose, saving them in organized, compressed, industry-standard ZIP format. Your critical data it too important to accidentally delete: Quicken files, business records, homework, calendar/PIM data, address books, e-mail correspondence, programming files, web pages, etc. Use this program to safely store duplicate copies on your hard drive. Also here. Homepage here.
  
  
• WinZipP (32-bit) - (943K) Another popular program for unzipping downloaded files. Homepage here.
  
  
• File Fission Wizard (32-bit) - (1.5 MB) A great file splitting utility that allows you to break up (and rejoin) large files into several smaller files. Perfect for splitting up a huge file to fit onto several floppies when you need to transport it. Homepage here.
  
  
• RZ-Split 97 (32-bit) - (820 KB) Another nice file splitting utility. Split and rejoin files of any size. Homepage here.
  
  
• Momshell (32-bit) - (657 KB) Launch applications quickly and easily with this file utility that sits in your system tray and is an alternative to Windows Explorer. Homepage here.
  
  
• Cruiser (32-bit) - (275 KB) simple and fast file navigation system that quickly lets you open, access, copy, and move files to/from any location on your hard drive, using a series of cascading pop-up menus. Allows quick access to any files or folders you use regularly. Very good. Homepage here.
  
  
• WinGo (32-bit) - (191 KB) - Another great way to access commonly used files and folders from your system tray. You can add "aliases" to any folder or file on your hard drive, and instantly open an Explorer window to that location just by clicking -- no need to drill down through 6 levels of Explorer searching for the folder you want. Homepage here.
  
  
• QuickView Plus (32-bit) - (3.8 MB) A universal file viewer, lets you open, print, and view: spreadsheets, images, HTML files, database files, presentation files, text documents. No need to have the program the file was originally created with, this is like the Swiss Army knife of file viewer programs -- it does it all! Homepage here.
  
  
• The Grouper (32-bit)- (228 KB) The fastest, easiest way to organize and group your programs and files. Small tabbed interface allows you to add 12 programs into pushbuttons for instant access. Each button can also hold an unlimited number of additional files in a handy pop-up menu. Store all your Internet programs in one button and launch them all with a single click. Store your favorite screen saver in a button and activate it instantly with a click. You'll be amazed how much faster you can access your files when you don't have to search through all your drives and directories to find them. Much easier than adding files to your Win95 START button.
  
• Moo! - (20 KB) The name doesn't say much, but it's a quick and powerful file launcher. Type in the first letters of the program you want and hit ENTER. Lots of custom options.
  
  
• Blanch (32-bit) - (200KB) Launch all your applications with ease.
  
  
• FolderMatch (32-bit) (2.1 MB) FolderMatch will compare files and folders by size and date, by contents, by version stamp, by cyclical redundancy, or by checking on floppy, harddrive, CD-ROM, zip or network drives. Comparison results are shown with colorful, easy-to-understand icons. A mass file re-namer and a date/time stamper are included in this remarkably easy-to-use program. There are many powerful options to choose from. Simple enough for a novice to use, yet feature-rich enough for a power user to exploit. Homepage here
  
  
• FolderWatch (32-bit) (932 KB) FolderWatch is a program that monitors changes to a number of folders on your computer and makes copies of files found in monitored folders. Homepage here
  
  
• Singularity (32-bit) (502 KB) Powerful file manager with double-panel framework. Homepage here
  
  
• Zip Wave (32-bit) (1.3 MB) Easy to use visual archive utility with support for 15+ popular formats (ZIP,CAB,ARJ,RAR,LHA,TAR,GZ,ACE,JAR,ZOO,UUE.). Featuring advanced functions: archive explorer (arborescence), browse archives displaying preview of graphic files (30+ formats), archive converter, search engine, advanced manipulations (create,move,delete,.) and much more! Homepage here
  
  
• Space Hound 32 (32-bit) (5 MB) Sniff out wasted space with The Best Duplicate File Finder available. Space Hound 32 eliminates duplicate and unused files that are cluttering up your hard drive and causing problems. Make your operations faster because your system doesn't have to look through thousands of unnecessary files to find the ones you need. Homepage here
  
  
• Power Drawers (32-bit) - (125 KB) - Power Drawers is the fastest way to organize and access all your files.Selected Best in It's Class by Windows Magazine. It's right-click menus save time & boosts productivity. Homepage here.