[UTiLS] File & Disk Management

01. Disk2vhd

Disk2vhd allows you to create a Virtual Hard Disk (VHD) of a live machine, which can then be loaded using Microsoft Virtual PC or Microsoft Hyper-V.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-gb/sysinternals/ee656415

02. Defraggler

Using Defragler you can defrag individual files on an NTFS or FAT32 file system.

http://www.piriform.com/defraggler

03. PageDefrag

PageDefrag allows you to view the defragmentation status of the system Page File and Registry Hives and defragments them. It also allows you to defragment events logs and Windows 2000/XP hibernation files.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-gb/sysinternals/bb897426

04. PsPad

PsPad is a powerful text editor that can be used as a substitute for Notepad and is useful for creating scripts, programming, file comparison, etc.

http://www.pspad.com/en/download.php

05. MD5Summer

Using MD5Summer, you can quickly generate MD5 hashes for files within a folder, allowing you to ensure or verify file integrity.

http://www.md5summer.org/download.html

06. Universal Viewer

Universal Viewer is a multi-format file viewer that allows you to view different file types from a single interface. Supported file formats include Text, Image, MS Office, Audio, Video, amongst others.

http://www.uvviewsoft.com/download.htm

07. FreeCommander

FreeCommander is a comprehensive file manager that aims to be an alternative to Windows Explorer.

http://www.freecommander.com/fc_downl_en.htm

08. Recuva

Using Recuva you can recover files you accidentally deleted from your machine.

http://www.piriform.com/recuva/download/standard

09. Steganos LockNote

Steganos LockNote allows you to securely store confidential notes such as license keys, passwords, phone numbers, etc. It uses AES-256 encryption to store your text in a self-executable container that requires a password to open it.

http://www.steganos.com/us/products/for-free/locknote/overview/

10. Microsoft SyncToy

SyncToy is an application that can be used as a backup utility to synchronized files and folders between two locations.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=c26efa36-98e0-4ee9-a7c5-98d0592d8c52

11. 7-Zip

7-Zip is a powerful file archiving utility with a high compression ratio that supports a multitude of compression formats, including 7z, GZIP, TAR, ZIP, CAB, MSI, etc.

http://sourceforge.net/projects/sevenzip/

12. PeaZip

PeaZip is a cross-platform file and archive manager that supports volume spanning, high levels of compression and encryption and support for a wide range of archiving formats.

http://sourceforge.net/projects/peazip/

13. Bacula

Bacula is a suite of applications that allow for the backup, recovery and verification of data across a network.

http://sourceforge.net/projects/bacula/

14. Areca Backup

Areca Backup is a file-based backup application that supports incremental, image and delta backups to a local drive or an FTP server.

http://sourceforge.net/projects/areca/

15. DirSync Pro

Directory Synchronize Pro is a powerful synchronization utility used to synchronize the contents of a directory to a given location. It provides scheduling, filtering, and logging functionality.

http://sourceforge.net/projects/directorysync/

16. Amanda Network Backup

Amanda is a powerful multi-platform backup and archiving application that supports tape, disk, and optical media. Using a single master backup server, you can set Amanda to backup multiple clients across your network.

http://sourceforge.net/projects/amanda/

17. WebSynchronizer

WebSyncrhonizer allows you to manually or automatically backup, replicate and synchronize files to an FTP server or across your network.

http://sourceforge.net/projects/websynchronizer/

18. KGB Archiver

KGB Archiver is a file archiving tool with a high level of compression that uses AES-256 for its encryption feature.

http://sourceforge.net/projects/kgbarchiver/

19. Iometer

Iometer is a disk I/O performance analysis tool that allows you to perform stress tests and displays the read and write speed of a specified drive.

http://sourceforge.net/projects/iometer/

20. Notepad++

Notepad++ is a powerful text editor that can be used as a substitute for Notepad and is useful for creating scripts, programming, file comparison, etc.

http://notepad-plus-plus.org/download