Pleased to launch the new version of RecentX. The new version is called Filezo.
Filezo gives you speedy access to any file, folder or app on your Windows PC with just few keystrokes. You can jump to any file/folder without browsing into deep hierarchy. Within 3-5 seconds. Saves enormous time! And money of course. That’s not it. Tag files and folders to group them, color code them for quick identification. And much more.
We have hundreds of folders in our systems. And it gets really hectic to look for specific files lost somewhere in the lot.
Tagging folders is therefore what i would suggest. Just like how you tag files, tagging folders will help you stay organized and makes things more accessible.
In our previous post, we gave steps on how to tag files directly from Windows File explorer, using Filezo, and why it is better than Windows.
Windows offers the ability to tag files. But it only permits tagging of images, videos, and documents. You cannot tag any other type of file in Windows. Plus Windows doesn’t let you tag a folder.
This post will show you how you can tag folders in Windows using the Windows File Explorer and an alternative software, Filezo. Filezo lets you tag any file or folder. This is the most important difference between Filezo and Windows tagging system.
This post will tell you how to tag folders directly from File Explorer using Filezo. You will be able tag even files in the same way.
What is Filezo?
Filezo is a superfast launcher for Windows designed to make your computing life joyful. It gives you instant access to any of your files, folders and apps without the need to browse through hierarchical folders. Type and go! That’s it.
Tagging files and folders using Windows File Explorer
Sadly, Windows does not have a direct way to tag folders. You have to use third party apps to do that.
But don’t worry. Filezo has you covered.
Tagging folders from Windows File Explorer using Filezo
Here’s a short video about this feature:
These are the steps to tag files and folders directly from Windows file explorer, using Filezo:
Open Windows File Explorer.
As shown in the video, we will add tags to files first. Select the files and right click and choose “Show more options”.
Click on Tag files and folders.
We have created a new tag called “Vacation”
To check, open the Tags pane in Filezo and double click on the tag. And there are the tagged files.
Now to tag folders, right click on the folders to select them.
Choose tag files and folders.
Now we will create a new tag called “Projects”.
In Filezo, select the folders tab and in search bar type hash. All the tags created will be listed.
We will select Projects tag from here. And the folders will be listed.
We can also tag files and folders from within Filezo. One way is to right click on a folder or files and select Tags.
You can just drag and drop the tag over the folder or files. So simple!!
Conclusion
Tagging things with Filezo is fast and easy. All your items can be accessed quickly.
You can do a lot more with Filezo. It has amazing features you should definitely try.
Another cool thing about Filezo is that it allows searching by multiple tags also. Hold the Ctrl key and select the second tag button from the toolbar in Filezo. You will see the second tag being added automatically.
Tags or labels are very important when working with files. They help you stay organized and increase productivity by saving your time and effort on looking for things.
We know that Windows offers the ability to tag files. But it only permits tagging very limited type of documents. You cannot tag any file in Windows. Plus Windows doesn’t let you tag a folder.
This post will show you how you can tag files in Windows using the Windows File Explorer and an alternative software, Filezo. Filezo lets you tag any file or folder. This is the most important difference.
What is Filezo?
Filezo is a superfast launcher for Windows designed to make your computing life joyful. It gives you instant access to any of your files, folders and apps without the need to browse through hierarchical folders. Type and go! That’s it.
Tagging files and folders using Windows File Explorer
Transcription of the above video:
Open the ‘Files’ tab in Filezo.
Right click on a file and select the Tags option from the menu.
We can assign multiple tags using comma as shown in the video.
Let’s try another way of creating a tag.
Go to the Tags pane and add a new tag.
Choose your preferred tag color.
Now drag and drop the tag on the file.
Right click on the tag for more options like edit or delete.
Let’s open the ‘Folders’ tab now.
Drag and drop the Marketing tag on the folder.
Just double click on the tag to view the tagged folders.
Another way is to type # in the search box and select the tag from the tags list.
Our Verdict
Both Windows and Filezo have minimal steps to tag files.
However, there’s a twist here. Windows has a limitation so it only permits tagging of images, videos, and documents. You might not see the tagging option even on supported file types on rare occasions, depending on the file format.
Also, if you use a different file system, or transfer or shift your files to other computers or external hard drives and thumb drives, then the tags are removed.
Thereby, we would definitely go with something reliable like Filezo.
Another cool thing about Filezo is that it allows searching by multiple tags also. Hold the Ctrl key and select the second tag button from the toolbar in Filezo. You will see the second tag being added automatically.
Tagging files and folders be extremely useful. And sharing them with other users is even more beneficial to businesses and organizations. Tagging lets you group files distributed across different folders or systems. Filezo allows you to assign multiple logical attributes without actually changing their physical locations.
Filezo lets you do exactly this in Windows. Tagged files and folders can be shared with other users over the network.
What is Filezo?
Filezo is a superfast launcher for Windows designed to make your computing life joyful. It gives you instant access to any of your files, folders and apps without the need to browse through hierarchical folders. Type and go! That’s it.
Among the many useful features of Filezo, one is that you can tag items that you frequently use so that you can instantly access them without much search efforts.
Tag files and folders using Filezo.
Here is a short video showing how this works:
Transcription of the above video:
Open the ‘Files’ tab in Filezo.
Right click on a file and select the Tags option from the menu.
We can assign multiple tags using comma as shown in the video.
Let’s try another way of creating a tag.
Go to the Tags pane and add a new tag.
Choose your preferred tag color.
Now drag and drop the tag on the file.
Right click on the tag for more options like edit or delete.
Let’s open the ‘Folders’ tab now.
Drag and drop the Marketing tag on the folder.
Just double click on the tag to view the tagged folders.
Another way is to type # in the search box and select the tag from the tags list.
That’s it in the video. Sharing tagged files and folders with other users over the network is so helpful in organizations, they just have to install Filezo and index the same shared folders. They will have instant access to the same tags. This can be very useful for businesses.
This video will guide you how to instantly and effortlessly launch any folder in Windows using Filezo. Accessing a folder the traditional way can be really time-consuming, as you have to manually navigate through a long and often confusing folder hierarchy every single time you need to open it.
What is Filezo?
Filezo is a superfast launcher for Windows designed to make your computing life joyful. It gives you instant access to any of your files, folders and apps without the need to browse through hierarchical folders. Type and go! That’s it.
One of the features of Filezo is that you can launch any Windows folder, any level deep, in a jiffy!
Quickly launch any folder on your Windows PC using Filezo.
Here is a short video showing how this works:
Transcription of the above video:
Open the ‘Folders’ tab in Filezo.
Type your keyword in the search box.
Double click on the folder and that’s it.
Let’s see how to tag folders in Filezo.
Select a folder from the list and right click.
Click on the ‘Tags’ option and assign the tag.
Let’s go to the tags pane and edit the tag.
Right click on the Tag and select the Edit option.
We can change the tag color for quick identification.
There are some key functions to manage the folders.
Choose Explorer here to open the containing folder.
We can add a comment to any folder using Note option.
We can directly open the Windows File Explorer menu from Filezo.
Filezo automatically remembers our favorite folders. It also supports hierarchical and color-coded tags. Accessing a folder any level deep, is insanely fast in Filezo.
This video will guide you how to select a file when opening or saving it in Windows using Filezo. The traditional way of opening a file is not only slow but also quite tedious, often requiring you to navigate through multiple folders just to find what you need.
What is Filezo?
Filezo is a superfast launcher for Windows designed to make your computing life joyful. It gives you instant access to any of your files, folders and apps without the need to browse through hierarchical folders. Type and go! That’s it.
Filezo has a fantastic feature wherein you don’t have to navigate any folder when opening or saving a document in Windows file Open/Save dialogue box.
Quickly select a file when opening or saving it in Windows using Filezo.
Transcription of the above video:
Open Notepad, select File and Open menu.
The Filezo app integrates with almost every File open/save dialog on your PC.
Now let’s search and select the file inside Filezo.
The file is automatically selected in the Windows file open window. Done.
And it works the same way when saving a file.
Let’s save the document.
Instead of browsing through multiple folders, open the Folders tab in Filezo.
Jump to any folder you want just by selecting that folder inside Filezo.
Name your document and save it. And it’s done.
If we don’t want the Filezo window to show automatically along with the File open/save dialog, we can go to settings and disable the option Integrate Filezo with windows file open save window. With this new feature of Filezo we don’t have to dig through endless folders before you finally find what you want.
We will explore how Filezo makes copying, renaming and deleting files innovative and fun! With Filezo it’s very easy to search for a file or folder where we want to make any changes. It skips several unnecessary steps and makes file copy/rename/delete operations super quick!
Normally, copying, renaming or deleting files using a file manager such as Windows File Explorer is quite tedious. We need to open source folder and destination folder and then copy one by one. But Filezo here is going to save us a lot of time.
What is Filezo?
Filezo is a superfast launcher for Windows designed to make your computing life joyful. It gives you instant access to any of your files, folders and apps without the need to browse through hierarchical folders. Type and go! That’s it.
Using Filezo, you can easily perform frequent file operations such as copy, move, delete and rename without launching a file manager such a Windows Explorer.
Copy, rename, delete files using Filezo
Here is a short video showing how this works:
Transcription of the above video:
Open the Files tab in Filezo.
Let’s search for files with the keyword “Budget”.
We will copy couple of files from this list. Notice that the files belong to different source folders.
Right click and copy them.
Let’s simply switch to the folders tab in Filezo, pick the destination folder, right-click, and paste.
Let’s double-click on the folder to check the files and here they are.
We will now rename a file using Filezo.
Search for the file in the Files tab, right-click, and select Rename. That’s it.
Deleting files is just as simple. Right click on the file and select delete. And it’s done.
Filezo lets you take a quick shortcut, skipping several steps, to do the same thing. Apart from these functions, you can use the standard Windows File Explorer menu too from within Filezo to access advanced File Explorer plug-ins. Filezo makes things fast and fun!
This post will tell us how to attach/share files quickly using Filezo app for Windows.
When we have to attach files to an email we have to look into various folders to select the file. We have to keep the note of the path of the file located.
But Filezo lets you just pick your file or folder without browsing through deep hierarchical folders. Without walking through the tedious folder path, we can easily access our files and folders using Filezo.
What is Filezo?
Filezo is a superfast launcher for Windows designed to make your computing life joyful. It gives you instant access to any of your files, folders and apps without the need to browse through hierarchical folders. Type and go! That’s it.
Open the ‘Files’ tab in Filezo and search for the file.
Now just drag and drop this file over the email. And it’s done.
Next we will see how to drag and drop a folder to Google drive.
Click on the ‘Folders’ tab and search for the folder.
Drag and drop this folder to Google drive. That’s it.
Without walking through the tedious folder path, we can easily access our files and folders using Filezo. This is how it saves a lot of your time and efforts.
This article will tell you how to select files and folders from the File open/save dialog, faster and easier than usual, using Filezo, an innovative file launcher for Windows.
When you have to open a file from an application in Windows you generally have to search for the file in various folders. You probably won’t remember where the file is located among a large number of folders and subfolders. Also, the file may have different versions at different places if you have the habit of taking backups.
This consumes a lot of your time and effort. This is why you should use Filezo which will help you locate and open a file instantly for you.
What is Filezo?
Filezo is a superfast launcher for Windows designed to make your computing life joyful. It gives you instant access to any of your files, folders and apps without the need to browse through hierarchical folders. Type and go! That’s it.
Choose File / Open menu and we can see that the Filezo app opens along with the File open/save dialog on your Windows PC.
Search and select the file inside Filezo.
The file is automatically selected in the File open/save window.
Go ahead and open the selected file.
Next we will open the Folders tab in Filezo.
Jump to any folder you want just by selecting that folder inside Filezo.
Name your document and save it.
If you don’t want the Filezo window to show automatically along with the File open/save dialog, we will disable the option from Settings panel as shown in the video.
Not just files, you can use Filezo to open folders too. You need to follow the same steps again, and the folder will open within a few seconds. This is how it saves a lot of your time and efforts.
Hey Guys! In this blog post we will see how to copy files without their folders. This approach is particularly useful when working with large collections of files, as it enables you to focus on the specific files you need, rather than navigating through multiple layers of folders.
Let’s take a look on how to achieve this using Copywhiz first.
What is Copywhiz?
Copywhiz enhances your file-copy experience by letting you to have more flexibility & control over the file copying and backup process.
In the Source field, browse to the folder containing the files you want to copy.
In the Destination field, choose the folder where you want to place the copied files.
In the Operation Mode, select Diff (No Overwrite) or Copy.
Ensure that the Filter option is set to *.* to copy all files.
Uncheck Include Directory to prevent copying the folder structure.
Click Execute to start copying the files.
Conclusion
Copywhiz comes with a steep learning curve and lacks the flexibility and convenience. Copywhiz stands out with its intuitive interface, advanced filtering options, and unique “Paste without folders” feature. Whether you’re a casual user or a professional, Copywhiz transforms file copying into a hassle-free experience.
