{"id":217089,"date":"2021-04-02T00:00:16","date_gmt":"2021-04-01T21:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/how-to-run-windows-3s-file-manager-in-windows-10\/"},"modified":"2021-04-02T00:00:16","modified_gmt":"2021-04-01T21:00:16","slug":"how-to-run-windows-3s-file-manager-in-windows-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-run-windows-3s-file-manager-in-windows-10\/","title":{"rendered":"#How to Run Windows 3\u2019s File Manager in Windows 10"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6aefe26cc845e\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6aefe26cc845e\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-run-windows-3s-file-manager-in-windows-10\/#Managing_Files_Before_File_Explorer\" >Managing Files Before File Explorer<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-run-windows-3s-file-manager-in-windows-10\/#How_to_Get_the_Classic_Windows_File_Manager\" >How to Get the Classic Windows File Manager<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><strong>&#8220;#How to Run Windows 3\u2019s File Manager in Windows 10&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-721819\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/win3_file_explorer_hero.jpg?width=1200&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"The Windows 3.x File Manager Icon on a Blue Background\" width=\"1200\" height=\"555\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Throwback alert! Microsoft\u2019s vintage <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File_Manager_(Windows)\">File Manager<\/a> program, which originally shipped with Windows 3.0 in 1990, has been ported to Windows 10, and it\u2019s available for free from Microsoft. Here\u2019s how to get it.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Managing_Files_Before_File_Explorer\"><\/span>Managing Files Before File Explorer<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In versions of Windows earlier than Windows 95, you needed to use a special <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>lication to copy, move, and delete files within Windows itself. In Windows 3.x, this application was called <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File_Manager_(Windows)\">File Manager<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-721848 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Windows_3_file_manager.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"File Manager running in Windows 3.0\" width=\"650\" height=\"480\" data-crediturl=\"http:\/\/toastytech.com\/guis\/win30.html\" data-credittext=\"ToastyTech\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">File Manager running in Windows 3.0 (1990). <span class=\"imagecredit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/toastytech.com\/guis\/win30.html\">ToastyTech<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Even after Windows 95 integrated file-managing functions directly into the Windows shell\u2014creating <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File_Explorer\">Windows Explorer<\/a>\u2014some die-hard fans <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.computerhope.com\/issues\/ch000122.htm\">still used File Manager<\/a> because they preferred its concise, tree-based interface.<\/p>\n<p>Some of those File Explorer fans are still out there today, and three years ago, one of them took Microsoft\u2019s <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.techspot.com\/news\/74084-microsoft-releases-source-code-legacy-windows-file-manager.html\">open-source release of the original Windows 3.x code<\/a> and turned it into a modern version of File Manager for Windows 10.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-721847 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/file_manager_today_1.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"File Manager running in Windows 10\" width=\"650\" height=\"398\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The modern version of File Manager running in Windows 10.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The interface for the modern File Manager is basically the same as the old version. You can sort files with toolbar buttons, manage drives and directories in multiple sub-windows, and even format disks\u2014but this time, it supports 64-bit Windows, long file names, and other modern conveniences.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Get_the_Classic_Windows_File_Manager\"><\/span>How to Get the Classic Windows File Manager<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-721853\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/file_manager_windows_store_2.jpg?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"File Manager in the Windows Store\" width=\"650\" height=\"250\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Microsoft maintains\u00a0File Manager as an open-source project under the MIT License on GitHub. You can <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/microsoft\/winfile\">download it on GitHub<\/a> as a ready-to-run EXE file (Winfile.exe), and it\u2019s even available for free in the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/store\/apps\/9p7vbbbc49rb?ocid=badge\">Microsoft Store<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s all the fun of Windows 3.0 file management without the baggage of MS-DOS. Just run it, and you\u2019ll think it\u2019s 1990 all over again\u2014even if you weren\u2019t there the first time. Have fun!<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>Windows 3.0 Is 30 Years Old: Here&#8217;s What Made It Special<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n setTimeout(function(){\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s) } (window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n   fbq('init', '335401813750447');\n   fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  },3000);\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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