Exploring Your File System

FileBoss provides a rich environment for exploring your file system. And it can be easily configured to suit your needs. From its multi-paned, multi-tabbed capabilities (optional of course) to its innovative modes for displaying file times, FileBoss makes you more productive.

See a whole drive's worth of files at once

Create a Virtual Folder of all your files using the Find > Find by Name... command from the main menu. But instead of entering file patterns to find just enter an asterisk (*) to let FileBoss create a Virtual Folder of all you files that you can then sort any way you want. You can even view them within their folder structure using the View > Display Nav Structure toggle from the main menu.

Tabbed Interface

Opening a folder in a new tab

FileBoss uses a tabbed interface. Up to fifty folders and virtual folders (typically the results of a search) can be open at a time.

To open a folder in a new tab simply click the Explore button. To open a new tab to a specific drive or bookmark click the down arrow on the button and select from the popup list.

Displaying a folder in the current tab

Click the down arrow on the favorites button to display a drive or bookmarked folder in the current Explore tab (if there is no current Explore tab a new tab will be created to explore the folder).

Both of the above commands are also available on the file menu:

Tab Groups - One Tab, Dual Tabs or More

When more than one tab is available you can put one or more of them into a new tab group using the Tab Group button on the top toolbar. Which button is available is determined by what is appropriate for the current tab.

Closing a Tab Group

To close a Tab Group simply close all its tabs and that Tab Group will automatically close.

Tab commands on the main menu

You can also manage Tab Groups (including creating horizontal Tab Groups) using the Window > Tab Groups > menu.

Dual Pane Mode

Starting with version 3 FileBoss no includes a traditional dual pane mode. For more about this special mode please Dual Tabs and Tab Groups.

Innovative File Time Modes

One of the unique and certainly most useful features of FileBoss V2 is its innovative modes for displaying times. FileBoss has introduced two new modes in addition to the traditional date display. These modes are controlled by the changing icon on the main toolbar and the View > File Times > menu.

Configure it Your Way

Use the configuration Wizard (Options > Configuration Wizard from the main menu or simple Ctrl+Alt+W) to quickly change many of the major settings including the main look of FileBoss, the toolbars, date and time modes, sticky select and others.