This video will guide you how to instantly and effortlessly launch any folder in Windows using RecentX.
What is RecentX?
RecentX is a smart launcher for Windows designed to make your computing life joyful. Here are some of the many cool things you can do with RecentX:
Effortlessly access any file, folder or program on Windows in less than 5 seconds!
Assign tags to frequently used files/folders. Makes things even more faster.
Integrates with Windows File open/save window so that you don’t have to to navigate any folder when opening or saving a document.
It has a clipboard manager too that remembers all the text & pictures copied to a clipboard so that you can pick & paste them again.
One of the features of RecentX is that you can launch any Windows folder, any level deep, in a jiffy!
See how this is easily possible.
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To effortlessly launch a folder:
Select the “Folder” icon of RecentX. A list of all the folders on your system will be displayed.
Type the search keyword, and all folders having the keyword will be displayed. Ex: If you type “project,” all folders having the keyword will be displayed instantly.
You can even search only the “Recent” folders since RecentX automatically remembers your frequently accessed folders. “Recent” list lets to pick you folder faster.
Not just this. You can even access network folders along with local folders. They are the folders shared with you through another network or system.
When you assign tags to folders, you can quickly open related folders without typing any keywords.
You also have other folder options like copy, paste, command prompt, copy path, etc. You don’t need to open your file manager for common file operations. RecentX can help you complete these tasks faster.
This article will tell you how to select files and folders in the open & save window faster and easier than usual, using RecentX, an innovative file launcher for Windows.
When you have to open a file from an application like notepad or excel or the most commonly used word, 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 RecentX which will open a file quickly for you.
What is RecentX?
RecentX is a smart launcher for Windows designed to make your computing life joyful. Here are some of the many cool things you can do with RecentX:
Effortlessly access any file, folder or program on Windows in less than 5 seconds!
Assign tags to frequently used files/folders. Makes things even faster.
Integrates with Windows File open/save window so that you don’t have to navigate any folder when opening or saving a document.
It has a clipboard manager too that remembers all the text & pictures copied to a clipboard so that you can quickly pick & paste them again.
Integrating with the Windows File open/save dialog
Here is a short video showing how this works:
All you need to do is:
Open the file Open/Save window.
Open the RecentX window too.
In the RecentX window, search for the file quickly and select it. The file name will be automatically displayed in the File Open/Save window too.
Now select “Open” in the Open/Save window and that’s it, your file will open instantly.
Not just files, you can use RecentX 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.
This video will guide you how to instantly launch any program in Windows using RecentX.
What is RecentX?
RecentX is a smart launcher for Windows designed to make your computing life joyful. Here are some of the many cool things you can do with RecentX:
Effortlessly access any file, folder or program on Windows in less than 5 seconds!
Assign tags to frequently used files/folders. Makes things even more faster.
Integrates with Windows File open/save window so that you don’t have to to navigate any folder when opening or saving a document.
It has a clipboard manager too that remembers all the text & pictures copied to a clipboard so that you can pick & paste them again.
One of the features of RecentX is that you can launch any program faster and easier than the Windows start menu & Windows search.
See how you can do this.
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Open the RecentX window and select the “program” icon.
Search for the program in the search bar. You do not have to type the whole name. With just a few letters, the results will quickly display. This is something that the Windows search cannot do
Unlike the Windows search, RecentX lists out all the search results and not just the top three or five.
Also, Windows cannot find programs from all the places in the system say your hard drive. But RecentX can do this for you.
Thus RecentX proves to be more efficient and convenient than Windows.
RecentX 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.
Sounds cool right?
Here’s how you can do this.
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Open any file opening application, say, Notepad.
Open the File Open/Save window. Normally, you would have to search through a lot of folders and sub-folders. But not anymore since you now have RecentX.
Open RecentX and select the file from the list that you want to open.
The file will be automatically selected in the File Open/Save window too.
Click on “Open” and your file will be automatically opened.
Not just for opening but RecentX can be used to save files quickly in the required folder too.
All you need to do is open the Save As window and use RecentX to select the destination folder and it will again be selected automatically.
Click on “Save” and you will be directed to the folder.
Name your document and finally “Save” it conveniently.
This video will guide you how to tag files, folders, programs, bookmarks, websites and clipboard items in Windows using RecentX.
What is RecentX?
RecentX is a smart launcher for Windows designed to make your computing life joyful. Here are some of the many cool things you can do with RecentX:
Effortlessly access any file, folder or program on Windows in less than 5 seconds!
Assign tags to frequently used files/folders. Makes things even more faster.
Integrates with Windows File open/save window so that you don’t have to to navigate any folder when opening or saving a document.
It has a clipboard manager too that remembers all the text & pictures copied to a clipboard so that you can pick & paste them again.
Among the many useful features of RecentX, one is that you can tag items that you frequently use so that you can instantly access them without much search efforts.
See how this can be easily done:
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Open the RecentX window.
Click on the icon for files and view your recent files.
Select the file you want to add tags. Ex: If you want to add a tag to the file, “Insurance claim.txt.”
Right click on the file and see the tag option. Add the tag. You can add multiple tags too.
You can thus save a lot of time in searching for files. Just search for the tag and all files having the particular tag will be listed.
Editing and deleting tags is equally simple. Right-click on the particular tag under the search box to edit or delete it.
If you use the same word repeatedly for your files, you can add smart tags to them. Smart tags are nothing but “saved keywords” so that you don’t have to type the same word each time. Ex: “.PDF” can be a keyword for all your PDF files.
Right click on the “tags” option and add your smart tag. This makes accessing files a lot easier.
Editing and deleting smart tags is in the same manner as for regular tags.
Not just files. You can add tags and smart tags to folders, programs, websites, and clipboards too.
This video will guide you how to copy, rename and delete files in a really innovative way in Windows using RecentX.
What is RecentX?
RecentX is a smart launcher for Windows designed to make your computing life joyful. Here are some of the many cool things you can do with RecentX:
Effortlessly access any file, folder or program on Windows in less than 5 seconds!
Assign tags to frequently used files/folders. Makes things even more faster.
Integrates with Windows File open/save window so that you don’t have to to navigate any folder when opening or saving a document.
It has a clipboard manager too that remembers all the text & pictures copied to a clipboard so that you can pick & paste them again.
An animation showing one of the features of RecentX
Using RecentX, you can easily perform frequent file operations such as copy, move, delete and rename without launching a file manager such a Windows Explorer.
Here is how you can do this:
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Open the RecentX window and search for the file(s) you want to copy. It will be easier to search if you have added tags to them since you can search faster by tags than file name.
Copy the required files all at once.
Select the destination folder from the folders list.
Right click on the desired folder and select “Paste here.” The files will be instantly copied there which you can verify.
To rename a file, right-click on the particular file among the list and select “Rename” or press “F2”. It will be instantly renamed wherever it is located.
If you want to delete a file, right-click on it and select “Remove.” The file will be deleted automatically from the place it is located.
One more thing you can do is access the Windows Explorer menu right from the RecentX menu.
Right click and select “Windows Explorer menu” and it will be displayed immediately.
Thus RecentX proves to be more efficient and convenient than Windows.
This video will tell you how to re-use(Copy or paste) items copied to a clipboard using the new Clipboard History Manager of RecentX.
What is RecentX?
RecentX is a smart launcher for Windows designed to make your computing life joyful. Here are some of the many cool things you can do with RecentX:
Effortlessly access any file, folder or program on Windows in less than 5 seconds!
Assign tags to frequently used files/folders. Makes things even more faster.
Integrates with Windows File open/save window so that you don’t have to to navigate any folder when opening or saving a document.
It has a clipboard manager too that remembers all the text & pictures copied to a clipboard so that you can pick & paste them again.
RecentX has a clipboard history manager that remembers all the text and images that you copy to clipboard on Windows. You can thus paste them whenever needed. Unlike the normal copy and paste, the older item is not lost.
See how this is possible:
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Open the Clipboard window of RecentX. All the text or images you previously copied will be listed.
For Ex. If you copy a file from any place in your system, RecentX will immediately note what you copied and keep a record in the Clipboard window.
The same applies to images copied too.
If you want to paste the file you copied a long time (say, a month) ago, you can directly go to the clipboard window and Copy it from there. You don’t have to search for the file in your system anymore.
If there are files you frequently copy and paste, add tags to them to locate them easily.
Now paste it in the required place.
You can even drag and drop the file if you don’t want to do the above.
This is how RecentX can save a lot of time and efforts in the File Copy/Paste process.
With RecentX, you can quickly find files contained inside specific folders in Windows. This is otherwise quite difficult using the Windows Search. We will show you how to do this using RecentX.
What is RecentX?
RecentX is a smart launcher for Windows designed to make your computing life joyful. Here are some of the many cool things you can do with RecentX:
Effortlessly access any file, folder or program on Windows in less than 5 seconds!
Assign tags to frequently used files/folders. Makes things even more faster.
Integrates with Windows File open/save window so that you don’t have to navigate any folder when opening or saving a document.
It has a clipboard manager too that remembers all the text & pictures copied to a clipboard so that you can pick & paste them again.
If you have some documents inside your “Backup” folder you can search using the following format:
Example:
.docx \backup
The above terms will search for all ‘.docx’ files inside “Backup” folder. It will list files inside all the folders starting with name “Backup” on your computer.
This post will brief you on how to compress files into .zip files simultaneously at different destinations using Copywhiz.
In one of our previous articles, we told you how you could compress multiple files (from different locations) into a .zip file so that it is easier to share them or even create backups for that matter.
In this particular article, we will show how to create multiple .zip files at different locations, simultaneously.
Why .zip files?
Compressing files into a .zip file is very useful to reduce the size of the whole file set. Zipping files mean that you are reducing the size of your original data into a smaller size. Creating multiple such files will help you to take backups easily at different locations (local, remote, pen drive, etc.). Copywhiz will help you achieve this with ease.
What is Copywhiz?
Copywhiz enhances your file-copy experience by letting you to have more flexibility & control over the file copying and backup process.
Steps to create .zip files at multiple locations (folders)
Watch a short video depicting this feature:
Using Copywhiz
Select the files from the source folder and right-click on them and choose Copywhiz–>Copy as shown below:
Right-click inside the destination folder where you wish to create your first .zip file and select Copywhiz–>Paste Advanced:
Copywhiz window will open with the destination folder already selected. Here you need to select ‘Paste as compressed .zip file’ option from the drop-down (under Paste tab) and then add multiple .zip file locations. Separate each file with a comma (,).
If you don’t want to type them manually, you can click on the ‘Add’ option next to the box. This option lets you browse to a destination folder and specify a .zip file name. This feature ensured that you create the file in the right place.
Click on ‘Paste Now’ and it will automatically create .zip files at all those folders you specified.
You can cross-check by clicking on the file icon next to the dialogue box. It will open the destination folders for you. All your files would have been copied there.
Scheduling it for your backups
With Copywhiz, you can even schedule your copying process according to your convenience by clicking on the “Paste Later” option. You get the facility of creating copies of your files every week, every day, or even every hour. You now have a complete file backup solution too.
