Windows Explorer is a good-enough solution for most people who need simple file management functionality on Windows. However, if you’re any sort of power user, you’ve probably bumped up against some of its limitations. There are a number of free and paid alternatives that pack features Microsoft’s default file manager sorely lacks, but you’d be hard-pressed finding one that can beat the feature set Total Commander has to offer.

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The $38 you pay for this program also gets you free upgrades for life. But even if somewhere down the road Ghisler changes his mind, I'd pay for upgrades without a blink. Consider: I've used this program for years and it has never crashed, it's feature set is remarkable and always expanding, it's blazingly fast, intuitive and highly customizable. I use TC more than any other program I own -- easily the finest piece of software on any of my computers. Worth every penny.

Could you suggest a freeware alternative ?

Uhm... yes. I mentioned two on the last paragraph Xplorer2 Lite and FreeCommander.

Sorry, I missed them completely.

I was feeling a little stressed out.

Overloaded by my kids' holiday projects.