If we are a user who makes a very heavy use of our computer, it is likely that we have too many messy files and folders in Windows, which can cause more than a headache when we try to search for a specific file or folder, especially if we have hard drive full. To help us with the organization we have applications like Tagging For Windows .
Tagging For Windows is a completely free tool that will help us with the categorization of files and folders in Windows 10. In this way we can always find any file we need quickly with just a few simple settings. Of course, we must be clear that we are not talking about a file explorer such as XYPlorer , but a kind of file manager that works integrated in Windows Explorer.
How to use Tagging For Windows
Download and install
To start using Tagging For Windows, download the installation file from here . Once installed, we will proceed to open Windows Explorer where we will find a new panel called “Tag” at the bottom. At the moment the panel is blank waiting for us to tag the files.
Once we have downloaded and installed it, the program will ask us to enter a license key. This key must be requested for free from this link . The only thing that we will have to put is our name and a valid email address. Later we will receive a first email where we will be asked to confirm the address. Once confirmed, we will receive another email that includes the activation key.
Create labels from Windows Explorer
Now we will proceed to select some files or folders on which we will right-click so that a menu will appear. Within this menu we will select the option “Tag with” and then click on “More Tags”. Next, a pop-up window called “Select tag“ will open. The next step is to right click on the word Tags and the option “New tag group” will appear.
We will use the “New tag group” option to create our first group of tags , being able to change the name to better organize ourselves. Now with the right button we will click on the group of labels and we will create a new label. Then we will click on apply or we can select a new label for the files we select. In this way, the icons will change and they will have a label.
We will also check that the Labels panel that appeared empty at the bottom of Windows Explorer, now shows the name with which we have labeled the file and the location of this label. Every time we want to use this tag, it will only be necessary to select from the contextual menu without having to go through this process again. Each file or folder can have more than one tag , just as a tag can be associated with several files or folders.
Create tags from Search and Tag
When we install Tagging For Windows, the application creates a shortcut on the desktop called “Search and Tag”. The purpose of this application is to search for files and tag them , without using Windows Explorer as we did previously.
If we open it we see how on the left side we find the labels and groups of labels that we have created. We can also use Search and Tag to create tags , following a process similar to that used with Windows Explorer, except that we must right-click on the word “Tags” in the left panel.
The top panel is the search results panel. We can search for files using the “Text to find” field. The “Path (s) for files” field will help us establish a location to search for files. The application is capable of searching for internal folders, units, labels and groups of labels. The supported formats are TXT, RTF, PDF, PPT, PPTX, XLS / XLSX, DOC / DOCX.
By default the program does not search for images, but it is something that we can easily solve. We just have to click on the “Setting” button that is in the upper left. A menu will open where we can check the JPG box to appear in the results. If we want to add another format, just put it in the “Extra Extension” box and click on the plus symbol.
