File Manager of the Year

anestis89 · 02-07-2017, 02:17 AM

I voted for SpaceFM. I found it to be the best compared to others i have tried. I like thunar a lot too. Also, one that I haven't used and want to try is mc.

Some people also suggested vifm. I didn't know about that. As a vi fan, I will certainly give it a try :)

nigelc · 02-07-2017, 04:27 AM

I use Dolphin as that came with kde.

273 · 02-07-2017, 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by SCerovec

mc is second to none in regards of speed.
Be it in lower runlevels, on X or through a serial protocol, you get an convenient and tweakable interface.
Are you up to copy, compare or explore files and directories, mc won't let You down. What isn't there is easily added via user menus.
And then the remote protocol support:
-ftp
-samba
-ssh
and possibly more...
Had it support for any sort of thumbnail preview, i think even bat-man would use it

I'll have to give mc another try. Last time I played with it I found that, for some reason, copying and moving were a little counter-intuitive and the sftp support was difficult to set up. However, I'm fairly sure that was a bination of Debian packaging and my unfamiliarity. It's certainly very useful and powerful.