Utility Forge · category 02

Files tools.

What a file really is, what a folder contains, and how to tidy it safely.

  • What type of file is this?
  • Is this download signed?
  • How do I organise Downloads?
  1. In development

    FileScope

    What is this file, really?

    Tell me what this file actually is, without executing or uploading it.

    1. File
    2. Metadata
    3. Identity
    4. Findings

    Files Free Read-only

  2. In development

    Tidy

    How do I organise Downloads without losing anything?

    Safely organise messy folders such as Downloads, with a preview and an undo.

    1. Files
    2. Proposed organisation
    3. Preview
    4. Confirmed operation

    Files Free

Guides

Files problems, fixed by hand.

How-to · 14 min · updated

Inspect a suspicious file with built-in Windows tools

An attachment or download you do not trust? Find out what it really is without opening it: the real name and type, its SHA-256, its Authenticode signature and its Mark-of-the-Web, using only PowerShell and File Explorer, and learn what each result does not prove.

How-to · 8 min · updated

Organise Downloads safely without a cleanup utility

Sort a cluttered Downloads folder into category folders with PowerShell, without losing or overwriting anything: inventory the files, build and review a move plan, catch name collisions, confirm each move, keep a record and undo it if needed.