Allen Explorer is a basic file management program that requires certain advanced system permissions, which may trigger warnings from some security software. If you encounter prompts during the installation process, such as for modifying the registry or adding scheduled tasks, please click on "Allow" or "Trust" buttons to proceed.

According to Windows system specifications, setting the default file manager or configuring the Win+E shortcut key requires modifications to the registry. It's possible that the security software on your computer is preventing Allen Explorer from making changes to the registry, causing the settings not to take effect. In such cases, you need to add Allen Explorer to the security whitelist and then try configuring the settings again.

You can select the corresponding file or folder in Allen Explorer, right-click, and choose the "System Menu" option to bring up the right-click menu of the Windows system. If you frequently use this option, you can utilize the "Pin system menu items here" feature to pin your commonly used system menu items to the right-click menu of this software.

You can go to "Settings" - "Right-click Menu" - "Built-in Menu Items" to set the menu items to either "Folded" or "Unfolded" in the right-click menu.

You can configure four workspace modes in "Settings" - "Tab page" - "Default Workspace Mode for new tab," including "Full Workspace," "Left/Right workspaces," "Up/Down workspaces," and "Copy the Current Tab" Additionally, by right-clicking on the "+" button located on the right side of the tab bar above the main window, you can choose the workspace mode for creating new tabs.

You can configure this in "Settings" - "General Controls" - "Dual Workspaces sharing a single address bar".

Right-click on the "Start" or "Tree" button at the upper left corner of the Allen Explorer main interface to set the default style for the navigation bar.

Click on the "Layout" button at the upper right corner of the Allen Explorer main interface, then choose the navigation pane style to open the preview pane.

1.Hold down Shift and right-click to directly invoke the system right-click menu.

2.Hold down Shift while dragging file items to force-move files; hold down Ctrl while dragging file items to force-copy files; hold down Alt while dragging file items to create shortcuts.

3.In the address bar, type cmd or ps to open CMD and PowerShell in the current path.

4.After selecting files/folders, press the Spacebar to preview the selected files/folders.

5.Shift + mouse scroll wheel allows horizontal scrolling; Ctrl + mouse scroll wheel enables switching between display modes.

When the clipboard contains text information, right-clicking within a folder will show the option "Paste as TXT File" in the context menu, allowing you to directly paste and generate a text file. Similarly, when the clipboard contains image information, you can also directly paste it as an image file.

Allen Explorer deeply integrates with Everything, utilizing its service interface for file searches. Please ensure that Everything is running and configured properly.

Allen Explorer currently does not support file management for mobile devices.

Folders set here will open by default in Windows File Explorer instead of Allen Explorer (even if this software is set as the default file manager). This feature is designed to address advanced usage scenarios involving various cloud drives, SVN, and other special folders.

Click here to download the "cleanup program." Ensure that your security software (such as Kaspersky, 360, etc.) allows the "cleanup program" to modify the registry when running it.