File Compression and Archiving
7-Zip
7-Zip is a popular, LGPL-licensed, free, open-source tool, available for Windows and Linux, for file archiving and compression. 7-Zip supports a wide variety of archive formats, including 7z, ARJ, BZIP2, CAB, CHM, CPIO, DEB, DMG, GZIP, HFS, ISO, LZH, LZMA, MSI, NSIS, RAR, RPM, TAR, UDF, WIM, XAR, ZIP, and Z.
Free, open-source, available for Windows and Linux
Winmail.dat Reading and Converting
Winmail.dat Reader
Winmail.dat Reader is a free, user-friendly tool for opening winmail.dat files. Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft Exchange Server often send attachments using winmail.dat or win.dat files, so recipients who use other email clients, such as Opera or Thunderbird, may not be able to open them directly. Winmail.dat Reader can open these files, so the contents may be saved as needed.
When it comes to email attachments, it is very important to have working, up-to-date antivirus. Email attachments are a common vector for the transmission of computer viruses, so it is important to protect your system with a good email scanning anti-virus package, such as AVG. For more information, just contact us.
Free
Disk Space Usage Analysis and Treemapping
WinDirStat
Windows Directory Statistics, also known as "WinDirStat", is a GPL-licensed, free, open-source tool, that offers a visual representation of a PC's disk usage. WinDirStat will analyze your disk, and provide a variety of useful statistics, and an easy to understand, graphical representation of your disk space usage. If you are running low on space, and need an easy way to see what files are taking up the most space, this tool is a great choice.
Free, open-source
Disc Image Creation and Burning
ImgBurn
ImgBurn is free, very user-friendly tool for Windows that allows the creation of images from optical discs, including CD, DVD, HD DVD, and Blu-ray, and burning disc images to physical media. Supported image formats include BIN, CUE, DI, DVD, GI, IMG, ISO, MDS, NRG and PDI, and ImgBurn can also be used to author and burn DVDs, and music CDs. For example, Linux distributions are often distributed by offering ISO images for download, which ImgBurn can easily burn onto a physical CD or DVD, for use in installation. Most users will not need this tool, but for those who do, this is a great, user-friendly choice.
Free
Batch File Renaming
PublicWare File Renamer
PublicWare File Renamer is a free, powerful, user-friendly tool for renaming multiple files quickly and easily. Simply drag and drop the files in need of new names into File Renamer, set the options, including removing, inserting, replacing, and much more, and you can rename any number of files in just a few clicks. Some programs may become unusable if needed files are renamed, so it is important to rename only files that are not needed by the system or other programs.
Free
Recommended for advanced users
Duplicate File Removal
Easy Duplicate Finder
Easy Duplicate Finder is a free, powerful, user-friendly tool for finding duplicate files, and deleting them as desired. Some programs may become unusable if needed files are removed, so it is important to remove only files that are not needed by the system or other programs.
Free
Recommended for advanced users
Temporary File and Registry "Cleaning"
CCleaner
CCleaner is a powerful and popular free tool for cleaning obsolete registry entries, temporary files, history files, and a wide variety of other types of data that build up on any PC over time. As always, extreme caution is recommended when using any tools that affect the system, and in particular, the Windows registry.
Free
Recommended for advanced users
