Sorry, should have specified...I don't use winblows that much, I would Like those features on Linux.
think i installed something old on some operating system and it blew up when I exceed some max for the old system. long filenames, or special characters in filenames, or something. maybe that would be fixed now. > > > 3. file manager had features I maybe could find now but have not, such as -- > > tiling *or* cascading several directories, and dragging files from one to > > another, > > harder to set up with tabs or multiple instances of file manager. > > --(maybe its fond memories, but I think I could) select several files and > > sort ONLY > > THEM, leaving the others unmoved, --sort on file extension, --sort with > > wildcards (probably can, just my ignorance?) --show date and time even for > > not > > the last 24 hour files (I think I did find such a file manager, but it > > lacked some > > other critical functions, or crashed all the time. > > > > You can still install the old File Manager > > https://github.com/Microsoft/winfile/releases > > You can use the corner dock to get four explorer windows > > > two really big plusses afaik only in linux: > > --I can expand a subdirectory now without jumping completely to it, which > > win > > 3.1 could not do --also like that when attaching to an email, or opening, I > > can > > select from "recently used" > > > > > You can have Multiple Desktops ... I have multiple desktops, but they are all the same UI. my "wish" was to have different UIs on different desktops, a big order, I realize, it requires some underlying shared tool kit and being friendly with each other.