Windows Explorer is the tool built into Windows that can be used
to navigate and organise folders. It can be used in a couple of
ways - as individual folder windows or as a file navigator with
a tree structure. While both options have their uses, they also
have limitations and this goes some way to explaining the sheer
number of Explorer-replacement tools that exist. Q-Dir is one
such utility, but rather than offering the dual-paned view
favoured by many programs, this software goes a little further
by feature four panes. This Quadro-View approach means that it
is easier to work with numerous folders at the same time, or
copy and move files between media with ease. Each pane of the
program can be used to display a different folder or drive and
colour coding can be used to highlight files of a particular
type. Built in support for .zip and .cab files makes it easy to
work with compressed file formats and an integrated FTP client
means that files can be easily uploaded and downloaded from your
web space. A much