Folder management is something that can easily be improved on in Windows and The Magic Folder aims to do exactly this.

The Magic Folder is basically a utility that helps you categorize and move files. When you drag a file into the utility, it will look at the file extension and place Document files (like DOC, XLS, PPT, etc) in the Documents folder. The same principle works for other file extensions - image files like (JPEG, PNG, TIFF, GIF, etc) are automatically placed into the Pictures folder. It's not fixed in stone however where the files you go. You can add/remove file extensions recognized by The Magic Folder and change where files go or even add your own folder locations. Alternatively, you can configure the program to prompt you for the storage location each time you move a folder.

The program does not operate entirely independently of Windows Explorer - when you click The Magic Folder you can select from the list of folders you want to access and then jump directly to that folder in Windows Explorer. Most recently, the developer has updated the folder graphics to encompass four different folder types.

If you don't have time to manage your folders or check where they've gone, The Magic Folder will ensure that you're desktop stays as tidy as possible.

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If you have lots of photos, music, software and documents then it's probably a good idea to begin making backup copies, so that you have everything conveniently stored in CD or DVD. But how can you manage such a collection?

The answer is CD Archiver. This program helps you create an organized catalogue of all your recorded CD and DVD in a very easy way: insert a disc in the drive, choose or create the appropriate category and CD Archiver will read it and store its index of contents in the database. Be warned that, although almost fully automated, the whole process can take a while as the program is a bit slow indexing large discs.

Once you have your database, you can see a nice graphic that displays the distribution and percentages of file types but, what's more important, you'll be able to search for any file with the embedded search engine, without having to check discs one by one.

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Avignon Concept is ta free organiser for personal data for Books, Movies, Contacts and Music, including a fully fledged personal document manager.

The program features more than 40 standard reports, which can be displayed directly on screen, in PDF format and exported to Excel. These reports also give you the possibility to filter your data. Many forms of data can also be imported and exported in XML in several languages including English, French and Dutch. The latest version includes a browser and an internal accounting application for keeping track of your personal budget. Other new functions recently added include a music and movie synchronizing tool, an easier access to movies and music, search your books via ISBN on the internet, improved filtering on users, faster browsing, longer entries in most fields and many other little add-ons.

For For those who prefer a 'one for all' solution to personal organising, Avignon Concept 2008 is a handy app.

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Save all your personal and business notes in a single file, easily organize them and make your life easier. Stop wasting time searching for those important phone numbers, names, plans and ideas!

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Always wanted to manage all your media collections in one product? You want a product you can customize to your needs? Using Data Crow allows you to create a huge database containing all your collected items. Data Crow even retrieves information from the web for you related to your files including front covers, screenshots and links to online information.

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MAKara CDCatalog is an award winning CD/DVD Catalog software. It stores all file/folder information into it's database. You can split CD/DVD's also local folders into categories, browse them offline, and rename it's display label add description and shelf index.

For index any CD/DVD start program and insert CD/DVD into any CD/DVD drive. MAKara CDCatalog will dedect automatically and catalog it at background; finally pop-up catalog properties to modify caption and add shelf index. So you'll never need to insert that CD again for browsing & searching. You can directly launch any file or explorer from software, if there is no cd/dvd program will warn you to insert correct CD and runs that file.

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MyLib is a functional and simple to use cataloger of disks, files and music with extended search, comments, autodescription, export to HTML and account of debtors functions. Having made images of all disks, your collection always will be with you.

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If, like many tech-minded humans, you own a bumper collection of CD-R's, Zip Disks, DVD-ROMs, or hard disks containing countless documents, files, programs and music, then you'll be aware of how difficult it is to keep track of everything. Unless you're super ogranized then nine times out of ten when you want to find a certain file on any of these disks, you have no idea which disk they are on.

Simple Disk Catalog scans your disks deeply and generates a catalog of each one in a database. This catalog contains all the directory tree of your disks and it permits you to browse them as if you were browsing them through Windows Explorer.

The app has a unique search tool which works in a similar way to online search engines like Google. By using this search tool, it's possible to you locate a file on any of your disks in a mere matter of seconds. It's even possible to search inside compressed files.

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