Highly configurable file management environment using
    well known and easy-to-learn Windows user interface.
  
  Drag&Drop files from FileProbe to other apps, or vice versa.
    Full compatibility with MS Explorer, the Windows shell and
    clipboard.  
  
  Built-in file viewers supporting images (jpeg, bmp, gif,
    ...etc), text browsing, web contents (html), hex viewing,
    and more. 
  
  A deeply multi-threaded design that allows for handling
    any number of concurrent file operations (copy, download,
    move, backup, search, extract, compress, upload, ...etc).
  
  The FileProbe layered frames system allows for selecting
    between a number of predefined main window layouts.
    It is also easy to create fully customized personal main
    window layouts, best suited for the particular file
    management tasks at hand.  
  
  Highly configurable folder browsers (file listings) and
    directory tree viewers allow for showing precisely the
    file details you are interested in.  
  
  Integrated and efficient support of all common types of
    compressed archives (Zip, Cab, Tar, Arj, Rar, Ace, Jar,
    Gz, Z and more). 
  
  Advanced file selection capabilities allow for working
    with filename wildcards, size, date and file attribute
    criteria.
 
  A built-in advanced FTP client enables FTP with Drag&Drop,
    filename wildcards, file viewing, ...etc.  
  
  The multi-threaded implementation allows for browsing
    local drives and folders, remote directories, compressed
    archives, ...etc, while background file operations are in
    progress.
 
  Capable of working with custom file selections spanning
    multiple directories (multi-folder selection, or recursive
    selection).

  FileProbe handles local drives, networked drives, the
    desktop browsing space, the Win32 shell browsing space
    (My Computer, Control Panel, Recycle Bin, ...) and more. 
  
  Configurable syntax coloring high-lighting built-in text
    viewer for most common programming languages (C, C++,
    Java, Basic, Pascal,...), scripting languages (Perl, Bat,
    VBScript,...) and document languages (html, tex).   
  
  You can browse and view images and text files inside
    FileProbe while file operations are proceeding in the
    background.

  Main application window divided into non-overlapping frames.
    Frames can be created, moved and destroyed, allowing for
    full user customization.
  
  The frames system allows for emulating well known user
    interfaces such as MS Explorer and Norton Commander.
 
  A single frame can contain several layered tools, such as
    a File Viewer, a Folder Browser and a Tree Browser. Each
    tool is represented by a tab used for its activation.
 
  Individual frames in a layout can be maximized to the
    full application window. This enables zooming in a
    particular FileProbe tool for more detailed work.
   

   
  Zip, Cab, Tar, Arj, Rar, Ace, Jar, Gz, and Z compressed 
    archives are supported.
 
  The contents of compressed archives are accessed by
    single or double-clicking the archive.
 
  The built-in file viewers of FileProbe also work from inside
    compressed archives. No need to manually extract the
    files to temporary directories. FileProbe does this job
    silently in the background for you.
 
  Files inside a compressed archive can be dragged and
    dropped directly from inside the archive.
 
  New compressed Zip archives (and other types) are
    created with a few simple keystrokes.
 
  With FileProbe, it is easy to create self-extracting Cab
    archives with nice GUI front-ends, enabling the creation
    of user-friendly self extracting modules.
 
  The directory structure of compressed archives show
    up in Tree Browsers. This provides efficient navigation of
    large archives.
 
  With FileProbe, you can run Setup.exe style programs
    directly from inside compressed archives. FileProbe silently
    takes care of extracting required files.
 
  FileProbe allows for accessing nested compressed archives,
    by simple double-click navigation. An example here is a
    Tar archive located inside a Gz archive, or a Rar file located
    inside a Zip file.
  

   
  A powerful and intuitive FTP client is integrated into
    FileProbe. There is no need to switch to a different
    application and user interface when accessing remote
    FTP connections using FileProbe.
 
  Advanced selection, sorting, searching and file viewing
    tools work equally well in FTP folders as in ordinary
    local disk folders.
 
  FileProbe can handle several concurrent FTP operations in
    the background. You can upload and download FTP files,
    while at the same time browsing and viewing files in
    other FTP directories.
 
  FileProbe allows for multiple connections with the same
    FTP site, provided that the remote server allows for that.
 
  Using FileProbe, it is easy to control two remote FTP
    servers on the Internet and send files between them
    (so called server-to-server operations). With this
    method, the content of files travels the most efficient
    path between the two servers, it does not have to go
    through the controlling FileProbe FTP client.
 
  With FileProbe, efficient copy/move operations inside
    FTP servers are possible (server-intern operations).
 
   

   
  The Folder Browser is the frame type where the files of
    a given folder are listed.
 
  It is easy to select which fields of information are shown
    and which are hidden (small, large icons, filename, file
    dates, file size, file attributes).
 
  Files can be sorted in many ways, such as by name,
    by size, by date, by type+name, by type+size, by type+
    date, name+numeric sorting, type+name+numeric sorting.
 
  The level of detail for each field can be customized
    (long/short form date, exact/approximate file size, ...etc).
 
  When the date for a specific file is shown, one can
    select between:
   
     The last file modification date,
     When the file was created,
     The last time the file was accessed.
 
  When for a specific field all details are not shown, the
    full information pops up when holding the mouse pointer
    over the field.
 
  Full Drag&Jump&Drop and MS Windows clipboard support.
    The Jump part allows for navigating up and down the
    folder structure while actually dragging the files.
 
  Configurable font and spacing in Folder Browsers.
 
  Double-click navigation or single-click navigation
    (customizable).
 
  Standard MS Windows file popup menus with practical
    FileProbe add-on menu entries.
 
  File selection with filename wildcards.
 
  Automatic file selection with advanced file matching
    criteria.
 
  File selection with well known mouse interface.
 
  File selection with common keyboard shortcuts.
 
  Norton Commander compatible keyboard shortcuts for
    common file operations, such as F5 - Copy Files, F6 -
    Move Files, F7 - Create New Folders.
 
  User-defined file-filters allows for showing only files
    matching a certain filename/size/date/attribute criteria.

   
  A generic file viewer is integrated into FileProbe. It allows
    for one or several file viewing frames inside the FileProbe
    main window.
 
  The file type is resolved against underlying viewer types.
    FileProbe viewer technologies include:
   
      Z-Soft text browser
      Z-Soft image viewer (bmp, jpeg, tiff, tga, pcx, png, pct)
      MS IE Web viewer (html, gif, doc, pdf)
      Z-Soft generic hex/binary viewer
      Integrated QuickView/QuickViewPlus Viewer
 
  In the image viewer, a convenient image zoom function
    allows for viewing images from 6% size to 1600% size,
    also with snap to frame auto-zooming choice.
 
  QuickView and QuickViewPlus can be used to view files
    from inside FileProbe.
 
  File viewer history, Edit, Print and file+viewer properties
    available for most viewer types.
 
  A single file can be conveniently viewed with multiple
    viewer types. It is easy to swap between a web view
    and a HTML tag view for a single HTML file.
 
  It is easy to configure and bind file types to viewer types.

   
  Syntax highlighting for most common programming
    languages (C, C++, Java, Basic, Pascal, SQL, Matlab
    and IDL/ODL).  
 
  Search for strings, wildcards and regular expressions.
 
  Syntax high-lighting for common scripting languages such
    as Perl, VBScript, Bat and Python. 
 
  Quick line-number navigation.
 
  Syntax highlighting for page describing languages including
    html and tex.
 
  User configurable tabs, font and font-size.
 
  File-type resolved from either filename wildcard or from
    a regular expression matching first line of text of a file
    (Unix style). This allows for matching file types with
    syntax coloring schemes.
 
  Handles both PC and Unix types of text files equally well.
   
  It is easy to define new syntax coloring schemes.

   
  The Tree Browser shows the directory structure of all
    drives and all folders relative to the desktop using a
    well known MS Explorer style control.
 
  FileProbe may contain one or several Tree Browsers, where
    each Tree Browser either controls a specific Folder Browser
    or a pair of Folder Browsers.
 
  The directory structure of compressed archives (Zip, Cab,
    ...etc) is shown in Tree Browsers.
 
  The internal structure of remote FTP connections is easily
    overviewed in Tree Browsers.
 
  Commands that allows for automatic full directory tree
    expansion of selected branches, drives, archives or FTP
    sites.
 
  Full Drag&Jump&Drop support in Tree Browsers, where
    the Jump part allows for navigating the directory tree
    while actually dragging the files.

   
  Copy and move files and directories inside FileProbe
    using Drag&Drop.
 
  Copy, move files between FileProbe and other MS
    Windows apps using Drag&Drop.
 
  Drag files from FileProbe and open them in other apps
    by dropping them there.
 
  Zip files can be dragged, dropped and extracted using the
    right mouse button (also all other types of compressed
    archives).
 
  Zip archives (and other types) can be created by
    dragging a selection of files to a directory, selecting
    Compress from the drop popup menu.
 
  When holding files with the mouse during a Drag&Drop
    operation, one can use the space-bar to navigate up and
    down directories. In this way, it is eays to locate the the
    target directory during the Drag&Drop operation. It is also
    referred to as Drag&Jump&Drop.

   
  Folders such as the Desktop, the Recycle Bin, Favorites,
    the Control Panel (and many others) all represent different
    types of services rather than plain disk storage. They're
    often called shell-folders.
 
  Shell folders are conveniently accessed from inside
    FileProbe, and all operations on shell folders are supported.
 
  Drag&Drop to and from shell folders inside FileProbe.
 
  Optionally, shell folders can be browsed as ordinary
    disk folders (their actual file contents is then shown).

   
  The simple file selection dialog allows for selecting all files
    matching a certain filename wildcard (*.doc, file?.txt, ...)
    in a certain folder, or in a folder and all its subfolders.
 
  The advanced selection dialog allows for specifying 
    selection criteria consisting of one or more of a filename
    wildcard, a size interval, a date interval and a file
    attribute criterion. 
 
  The advanced file selection criterion can be applied to
    a single folder, or automatically in multiple folders (a multi-
    folder selection).
 
  A selection operation can be configured to select inside
    multiple drives, multiple compressed archives, multiple
    remote sites, ...etc (selection across storage type
    boundary).
 
  The Selection Inspection dialog (keyboard shortcut F9)
    allows for visually verifying that files are selected in
    multiple directories as intended.
 
  Selection algebra allows for comparing selections of files
    in two different directories and modifying these selections
    if files are different or identical.
 
  Selection algebra (keyboard shortcut Shift-F6) simplifies
    tracking down similarities and differences between two
    directories.

   
  A powerful file search engine is built into FileProbe. It can
    search all folders accessible from inside FileProbe (local,
    networked disk storage, compressed archives, remote
    FTP sites and file collectors).
 
  A file search criterion consists of one or more of: 
   
     A filename wildcard
     A file contents criterion
     A file-size interval (files larger than, files smaller than)
     A file-date interval (modified after, last accessed,
       created before, ...etc).
     A file attribute criterion
     A file contents criterion
 
  A file contents criterion can be a plain word/sentence,
    a regular expression, or a hex/binary sequence.
 
  One or more search processes can be in progress at the
    same time.
 
  Output from the search process can be presented using:
   
     A file listing (Folder Browser style)
     A tree style output mirroring the folder structure of
       the search results.
     Plain text output consisting of paths of the found items.
 
  Search results can be saved and browsed at a later point. 
 
  Possibility to search across multiple selected drives.
 
  Search the contents of any number of Zip files (and other
    types of archives) for files matching a specific contents
    criterion.
 
  Search for files in multiple networked computers or
    domains in a single operation. 
 
  Option for Silent Search enables performing background
    file search operations where user interface operations
    (logins, error/notification dialogs,...) are suppressed.
 

   
  The folder synchronization tool enables synchronizing
    two folders or two entire directory trees. You can choose
    to synchronize all files, or only files matching a certain
    criterion. You can sync for new (modified, created or
    accessed) or large files. The exact difference between
    two folders can be visualized with a single click.
 
  The file attributes for a selection of files spanning one or
    multiple directories can be modified in a single operation.
 
  File batch renaming allows for renaming a large set of
    files, possibly distributed over many directories. You can
    use search/replace for strings in filenames and optionally
    suffix/prefix filenames.
 
  It is easy to modify the file dates for a selection of files
    using FileProbe.

  FileProbe can be used to apply a custom DOS command
    to a multi-folder selection of files. This enables using the
    powerful file selection tools of FileProbe, then processing
    such selection with command line utilities. 
 
  With selection algebra, FileProbe can be used to track
    down similarities/differences in different directories. This
    feature can be used as a file duplication checker.
 
  Text listings for drives, archives and FTP connections are
    easily created. You have precise control over the formatting
    of these lists, and they may span a single folder, multiple
    folders, or selected items in multiple folders.

   
  In all file operations, FileProbe can handle selections
    spanning multiple directories.

  An example of a multi-folder selection is all files with
    names matching the wildcard *.tmp on the C:\ drive that
    have not been modified the last week. 
 
  File selections can span multiple Zip archives (or other
    archive types). An example here could be all *.obj files
    within all Zip files in all folders of a given drive.
 
  For lengthy file operations, there is a customizable file
    operation completion notification mechanism.
 
  File operation Log Windows provide detailed text logs of
    file operations. They can be used for checking the success
    of a lengthy file operation, and also for tracking down
    problems with file operations.
 
  Silent file operations allow for suppressing all notifications,
    logins and warnings that normally are shown as dialogs. This
    is useful when doing lengthy background file operations.
 
  Files within a single file operation can be handled in sorted
    or non-sorted order.
 
  Possibility of copying/moving files from multiple directories
    to a single directory (also called flat target).

   
  Any number of concurrent copy/move operations can be
    started from inside a single instance of FileProbe. The user
    interface of FileProbe is not frozen during the progress
    of lengthy file operations as is the case with most
    competing file managers.
   
  While file operations are proceeding in the background,
    you can continue browsing directories, archives and
    remote connections in FileProbe.
 
  You can start and overview multiple FTP upload/downloads
    and HTTP downloads from inside FileProbe.
 
  While a number of file operations are in progress inside
    FileProbe, you can still view text, image and web files
    using FileProbe.
 
  You can launch several parallel file search processes from
    inside FileProbe. The user interface remains responsive while
    these are in progress.
 
  While large backup Zip archives (or other archive types)
    are created (or large Zip files are extracted), you can keep
    using FileProbe for routine file browsing.

   
  Drop your most commonly used folders and files onto the
    Location Bar for convenient single click access.
 
  Create project specific Location Bars holding shortcuts to
    the important files and folders of a given project.
 
  Popup Location Bars are opened from parent Location
    Bars. This provides for a richer set of easily accessible
    shortcuts.