Should I remove Direct Folders?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
43% remove it57% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #13,742
United States Rank #12,235
Reach 0.0217%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 11.71 days
345.46 days >
Average installed length: 181.51 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 3.7 |
1.87% |
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| 3.62 |
15.46% |
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| 3.61 |
4.45% |
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| 3.5 |
0.47% |
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| 3.32 |
0.47% |
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| 3.31 |
0.23% |
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| 3.3 |
0.47% |
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Direct Folders
What is Direct Folders? (from Code Sector)
Direct Folders guarantees you quick and direct access to your favorite and recent folders. Now you can jump to any deeply nested folder in just a single mouse click! It also automatically resizes every standard file dialog, so you can see a larger number of files. You will be able to find what you are looking for with ... Read more
Overview
Direct Folders is a software program developed by Code Sector. The most common release is 3.62, with over 20% of all installations currently using this version. During setup, the program creates a startup registration point in Windows in order to automatically start when any user boots the PC. A scheduled task is added to Windows Task Scheduler in order to launch the program at various scheduled times (the schedule varies depending on the version). The primary executable is named df.exe. The setup package generally installs about 10 files and is usually about 2.07 MB (2,169,523 bytes). Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 7 (SP1) and Windows 10. While about 49% of users of Direct Folders come from the United States, it is also popular in Netherlands and Germany.
Program details
URL: codesector.com/directfolders
Help link: www.codesector.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Direct Folders\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Direct Folders\unins000.exe"
Estimated size: 2.07 MB
Files installed by Direct Folders
| Program executable: | df.exe |
| Name: | Direct Folders |
| Direct Folders |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\direct folders\df.exe |
| MD5: | a4f27336515545ae602da324fbb3556a |
Additional files:
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df64.exe - Direct Folders (Direct Folder Helper x64)
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Setup.dll - Direct Folders Control Panel
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unins000.exe - Inno Setup (Setup/Uninstall)
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Config.dll
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dfh64.dll
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Hook.dll
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Test.exe
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- df.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{C4E846BD-CE56-40BD-9610-D50B051EC89A}' (runs on registration).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
- df.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Direct Folders.
Startup File (User Run)
- df.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Direct Folders' and executes as C:\Program Files\Direct Folders\df.exe.
Startup File (All Users Run)
- df.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'Direct Folders' which loads as "C:\Program Files\Direct Folders\df.exe".
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| df.exe |
| Memory: | 5.55 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0004492484% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00024931% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00019994% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 257,349 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 198 Bytes | |
| df64.exe |
| Memory: | 1.2 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0000169883% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00001555% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00000144% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 223 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 0 Bytes | |
How do I remove Direct Folders?
You can uninstall Direct Folders from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
- On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
- Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
- When you find the program Direct Folders, click it, and then do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall.
- Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).
- Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Direct Folders.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 56%
Win Vista 0%
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HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 43%
Keep it 57%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
61.12% |
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| Windows 10 |
29.74% |
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| Windows XP |
6.09% |
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| Windows Vista |
3.04% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
23.24% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
20.42% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
14.79% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
6.10% |
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| Windows 10 Home |
6.10% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro |
5.63% |
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Geography
49.03% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
49.03% |
| Netherlands |
5.98% |
| Germany |
5.41% |
| Canada |
3.47% |
| Italy |
3.47% |
| France |
3.09% |
| Belgium |
2.12% |
| India |
2.12% |
| Australia |
1.93% |
| United Kingdom |
1.93% |
| Taiwan |
1.54% |
| Sweden |
0.97% |
| New Zealand |
0.97% |
| Romania |
0.97% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Dell |
24.02% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
21.83% |
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| Acer |
16.59% |
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| GIGABYTE |
14.41% |
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| ASUS |
8.30% |
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| Toshiba |
3.93% |
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| Intel |
2.18% |
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| Lenovo |
2.18% |
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| Samsung |
2.18% |
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| Medion |
1.75% |
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| American Megatrends |
0.87% |
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| Alienware |
0.87% |
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Common models |
| ASUS All Series |
5.67% |
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| Dell XPS 8300 |
2.84% |
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| HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
2.13% |
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| Gigabyte GA-970A-D3 |
2.13% |
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| TOSHIBA PORTEGE R830 |
2.13% |
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| Shuttle Inc. DS57U |
2.13% |
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About (from Code Sector Inc.)
Code Sector is a software company that was founded in 1999 with the goal of developing personal and small-business applications for Microsoft Windows.
Publisher URL: codesector.com