What’s New in the Latest Version

• Robocopy function (smart copy/move with resume capability)
• Copy & Move operations
• Paste support
• Mirror Backup with scheduling

Overview

xPlorer is a powerful NVDA add-on that makes File Explorer operations faster and more accessible. It provides quick access to common and advanced file management tasks such as compressing to ZIP, safe renaming (with separate name/extension fields), reading file/folder/drive sizes, copying filenames to clipboard, copying file contents without opening them, and much more.

Hot Keys

• NVDA+Alt+X → Open the xPlorer Context Menu
  Instantly access all xPlorer functions from one convenient submenu.

• NVDA+Shift+Z → Compress selected items to ZIP
  Compress one or multiple selected files/folders into a ZIP archive automatically.

• NVDA+Shift+C → Copy selected file/folder names to clipboard
  Copy the names of all selected items for easy pasting elsewhere.

• NVDA+Shift+F2 → Rename selected file safely
  Opens a dialog with separate fields for filename and extension — preventing accidental deletion or corruption.

• NVDA+Shift+V → Copy file content without opening
  Copy the full text content of supported files (≤10 MB each) directly to clipboard.
  Supported extensions: .txt, .rtf, .py, .js, .html, .css, .xml, .json, .csv, .md, .ini, .conf, .cfg, .java, .cpp, .c, .h, .php, .rb, .pl, .sh, .bat, .ps1

• NVDA+Shift+I → Invert selection
  Quickly toggle between currently selected and unselected items.

• NVDA+Shift+X → Say size
  Announces the total size of selected files, folders, or drives (supports multiple selections).

Features (Toggle in NVDA → Preferences → Settings → xPlorer)

• Automatically select the first item in a folder
• Announce “Empty Folder” when entering an empty directory
• Suppress announcement of DirectUIHWND class (checked by default)

Robocopy – Smart & Reliable File Operations

Robocopy is far superior to standard Windows copy/move:

• Skips files that are already identical
• Resumes automatically after interruption (perfect for large transfers)
• Ideal for moving or copying huge amounts of data without ever starting over

Mirror Backup with Schedule

Set up fully automatic mirror backups that run on your schedule:

• Every few minutes, hours, days, or weeks
• Uses Robocopy to keep the destination folder 100% identical to the source
• Runs silently in the background — no manual work required

A simple, reliable, hands-free backup solution.

Donation

If you enjoy my add-ons and would like to support future development, you can donate here:
https://github.com/chaichaimee