Install
Every release on GitHub ships the app in four forms: two installers and two portable downloads. Windows 10 or 11, 64-bit.
| File | What it is |
|---|---|
filemanager-vX.Y.Z-windows-x64-setup.exe | Setup (NSIS), per-machine: asks for admin, installs in C:\Program Files\FileManager |
filemanager-vX.Y.Z-windows-x64.msi | The same as an MSI, for silent or managed deployment |
filemanager-vX.Y.Z-windows-x64-portable.zip | The portable exe and the README, zipped |
filemanager-portable.exe | The portable exe alone: no installation, run it from anywhere |
Both installers add an all-users Start menu entry and an entry in Settings > Apps, and a newer version replaces the old one. Use one of the two, not both.
Silent install
filemanager-vX.Y.Z-windows-x64-setup.exe /S # add /D=C:\path to change the folder
msiexec /i filemanager-vX.Y.Z-windows-x64.msi /qn
msiexec /x filemanager-vX.Y.Z-windows-x64.msi /qn # uninstall
Settings
With the installers, settings are saved in %APPDATA%\FileManager\settings.json and kept on uninstall.
The portable exe keeps them next to itself (see below). Open them from the ☰ menu or
with Ctrl+,.
Portable mode
filemanager-portable.exe (alone or from the portable zip) reads and saves settings.json in its own folder
instead of %APPDATA%, so the folder can travel on a USB stick. If that folder can't be written (for example
under Program Files), it falls back to %APPDATA%\FileManager. About in the ☰ menu shows where the
settings are.
From source, the portable exe is cargo build --release --features portable.
Build from source
Windows and a recent stable Rust toolchain (edition 2024):
git clone https://github.com/XPOL555/GPUIFileManager
cd GPUIFileManager
cargo build --release # target\release\filemanager.exe