Workbench 1.0

This GUI doesn’t have this feature. Workbench has no designated file manager. To view all the files (not only those with icons), one must drop to CLI (Command Line Interface).

Workbench 2.04

This GUI doesn’t have this feature. Workbench has no designated file manager, but the application manager can be used to view all the files, not only those with icons (as in case of Workbench 1.x).

DeskTop 1.1

File manager in DeskTop 1.1

GS/OS 5.0.4

File manager in GS/OS 5.0.4

GS/OS 6.0.1

File manager in GS/OS 6.0.1

BeOS R5.0.1 PE

File manager in BeOS R5.0.1 PE

CDE 1.5 in Solaris 9

File manager in CDE 1.5 in Solaris 9

GEOS 2 for C64

File manager in GEOS 2 for C64. The screenshot has bigger pixels (shrink)(enlarge) and wrong aspect ratio (correct)(ignore). Shown here are five different views of the disk (by icon , by size , by type , by date , by name ). File selection/dragging/etc. is possible only in the first view.

GEOS 2.1 for Apple II

File manager in GEOS 2.1 for Apple II

GeoWorks Ensemble 2.0

File manager in GeoWorks Ensemble 2.0

NewDeal Office 3 Eval.

File manager in NewDeal Office 3 Eval.

BreadBox Ensemble Lite

File manager in BreadBox Ensemble Lite

GNOME 2.2.0 in RedHat 9

File manager in GNOME 2.2.0 in RedHat 9 (Nautilus) The fifth screenshot shows an interesting ability to add emblems to files or directories.

IRIX 5.3

File manager in IRIX 5.3 with thanks to Ian Young

Lisa OS 1.0

File manager in Lisa OS 1.0. The screenshot has wrong aspect ratio (correct)(ignore), and is a reproduction.

Lisa OS 3.1

File manager in Lisa OS 3.1 with thanks to James Musheno. The screenshot has wrong aspect ratio (correct)(ignore). The document windows can be displayed in three modes: “pictorial view” , “alphabetical view” and “chronological view” . Note the outlines of icons corresponding to opened documents.

System 1.1

File manager in System 1.1 (Finder)

System 3.0
System 4.2

File manager in System 3.0 (Finder)

System 7.0

File manager in System 7.0 (Finder)

System 7.5.3

File manager in System 7.5.3 (Finder)

Mac OS 8.0

File manager in Mac OS 8.0 (Finder)

Mac OS 9.0

File manager in Mac OS 9.0 (Finder)

Mac OS X DP

File manager in Mac OS X DP

Mac OS X DP 2

File manager in Mac OS X DP 2 with thanks to Steven Troughton-Smith

Mac OS X DP 3

File manager in Mac OS X DP 3 (Finder)

Mac OS X DP 4

File manager in Mac OS X DP 4 (Finder)

Mac OS X Public Beta

File manager in Mac OS X Public Beta (Finder)

Mac OS 10.0.4

File manager in Mac OS 10.0.4 (Finder)

Mac OS 10.1

File manager in Mac OS 10.1 (Finder)

Mac OS X Jaguar

File manager in Mac OS X Jaguar (Finder)

Mac OS X Panther

File manager in Mac OS X Panther (Finder) Finder is adorned with new brushed metal look. Available are: icon view , list view , column view , and the “classic” view without sidebar and toolbar (available by pressing the button in the upper right corner of the window).

OPENSTEP 4.2

File manager in OPENSTEP 4.2 (File Viewer) OPENSTEP’s File Viewer features unique Shelf for parking bookmarks to most used places (here with three default places), an icon-illustrated current path and the actual files in one of three distinctive views.

Rhapsody DR2

File manager in Rhapsody DR2 Rhapsody’s file manager is very similar to that in OPENSTEP, even though it hides the Shelf by default.

MS OS/2 1.30.1

File manager in MS OS/2 1.30.1

OS/2 2.1

This feature is not yet documented on this site.

OS/2 Warp 3

File manager in OS/2 Warp 3

OS/2 Warp 4

File manager in OS/2 Warp 4

QNX 6.2.1 NC

File manager in QNX 6.2.1 NC (Photon File Manager)

ArthurOS 1.2

File manager in ArthurOS 1.2 The file manager in AcornOS allows basic file operations. Drag and drop is not supported. Selecting a file does not deselect the previous one.

RISC OS 3.11

File manager in RISC OS 3.11

RISC OS 3.7

File manager in RISC OS 3.7

Sibo/Psion Series 3a
Sibo/Psion Siena

This feature can be found in the Application manager section.

EPOC R5/Psion Revo

File manager in EPOC R5/Psion Revo with thanks to Daniel Beardsmore The second screenshot shows the system-wide zooming in/out option, available through menus and dedicated off-screen buttons.

EPOC R5/Psion Series 7

File manager in EPOC R5/Psion Series 7 The second screenshot shows the system-wide zooming in/out option, available through menus and dedicated off-screen buttons.

Windows 1.01

File manager in Windows 1.01. The screenshot has an extra border (remove)(show) and wrong aspect ratio (correct)(ignore).

Windows 2.03

File manager in Windows 2.03

Windows 3.0

File manager in Windows 3.0

Windows 3.1

File manager in Windows 3.1

WfW 3.11

File manager in WfW 3.11

Windows NT 3.1 Workstation

File manager in Windows NT 3.1 Workstation

Windows NT 3.51 Workstation

File manager in Windows NT 3.51 Workstation

Windows 95
Windows 95B

File manager in Windows 95

Windows NT 4.0 Workstation
Windows NT 4.0 Server

File manager in Windows NT 4.0 Workstation

Windows 98

File manager in Windows 98

Windows 98 SE

File manager in Windows 98 SE

Windows 2000 Pro
Windows 2000 Advanced Server

File manager in Windows 2000 Pro

Windows Me

File manager in Windows Me

Whistler 2257

File manager in Whistler 2257 The icon views are already the same as in Windows XP, but in different order – Tiles , Thumbnails , Icons (default) , List and Details .

Windows XP Pro

File manager in Windows XP Pro

Windows Server 2003 Web

File manager in Windows Server 2003 Web. The screenshot has an extra border (remove)(show).

Longhorn 4015

File manager in Longhorn 4015. The screenshot has an extra border (remove)(show).