Apple laptop File manager programe?

Question

The file system preinstalled in Macbook pro is a nightmare when trying to find files in my Desktop or Documents. Is there a better filemaker or organiser I could instal for free on my OSX system which will allowe me to organise my files and find them more effectively? I like the Android application I use for my phone called Astral File management but obviously that's just a phone app and I need a file organiser for my laptop. Anything similar would really help. thank you

Answer 1

Path Finder: http://cocoatech.com/

Leap: http://www.ironicsoftware.com/leap/

ForkLift: http://www.binarynights.com/



Those are the big 3. I don't know of any free ones at all, sorry.

Answer 2

In what way is it a nightmare? What do you want to achieve that you are unable to with the Mac OS? Type the first letter, or the first few letters, and hit tab to find a named item. Not sure what the file is called but remember it mentioned a particular word. Search that word with Spotlight and it will find the file. Use Smart folders to automatically group and sort your stuff.

Answer 3

We are not familiar with your Android thing. Try MuCommander. It can be set to work like Windows Explorer (makes separate alpha-numeric lists for directories and normal files). If you can please explain what it is about Finder that is nightmare-ish, that would go a long way towards getting a good answer.