Can this built - in
file explorer replace your favorite third - party alternative?
The Quick Access list in
File Explorer replaces the old Favorites list from Windows 7, and is a slight redesign of the Favorites list.
File Explorer replaces the old Files application announced with Windows Phone 8.1.
Not exact matches
It
replaces Command Prompt (aka, «cmd.exe») in the WIN + X menu, in
File Explorer's
File menu, and in the context menu that appears when you shift - right - click the whitespace in
File Explorer.
The old Links button in the Welcome screen was
replaced with a button that launches our new internet browser and
file explorer.
If you
replaced the ribbon with the command bar (in the «Disable the
File Explorer Ribbon and Change the Look of the Navigation Bar» section above), select «Folder Options» from the «Tools» menu.
The navigation pane in older
File Explorer had a tab «Favorites» which is now
replaced with «Quick Access» which helps users to navigate to their frequently used locations and the recently used
files quickly.
The single sync engine will
replace the current lineup of three utilities: One for Windows 7 / 8 / Mac for consumer services, another for OneDrive for Business (based on the old Groove sync capabilities), and the newest one for Windows 8.1, offering support for a new feature, «placeholder
files,» which allow a Windows 8.1 user to browse the contents of OneDrive in the
File Explorer utility, with local and cloud
files existing side by side.