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Add to SafariWhen comparing Finder.app vs File Manager Pro, the Slant community recommends File Manager Pro for most people. In the question“What are the best Mac file managers?” File Manager Pro is ranked 7th while Finder.app is ranked 19th. The most important reason people chose File Manager Pro is:
It is kind of annoying to have tons of movies on the NAS, but having recognizable icons for the movies in a file manager can really help.
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Pros
Pro Built-In
Comes with your system, and is updated alongside the rest of it, so it should never break suddenly or lag in terms of supported features. This is the finder most software will expect to find and use.
Pro Applescript
Finder is well-supported by Applescript and/or Automator.
Pro Movie poster as file icons
It is kind of annoying to have tons of movies on the NAS, but having recognizable icons for the movies in a file manager can really help.
Pro Disk overview on click
You can know what's happening on your drive by clicking on a particular segment.
Pro Built in text editor
Sometimes a simple text file is just enough, being to open a text editor therefore can come in very handy. Be it to view, edit or generate a text file.
Cons
Con Very few features
Need for a lot of external tools.
Con No cut option in context menu
Con No right click > create new folder option
Con Write index hidden files to all external storages you connect to
Con Sorts folders between files in some settings
Folders and sorting gets weird in some cases.
Con subfolders side-by-side but no file details
The side-by-side view of several sub folders is useful for many people, but in this view you loose all file details.
