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File Explorer

file manager application that is included with releases of the Microsoft Windows operating system
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File Explorer

Summary

File Explorer is a software[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of software entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (626 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • File Explorer's image is recorded as Windows Explorer-Darstellungsfehler Screenshot 2025-02-06 162455.png[3].
  • File Explorer's instance of is recorded as software[4].
  • File Explorer's genre is recorded as operating system shell[5].
  • File Explorer's genre is recorded as file manager[6].
  • File Explorer's follows is recorded as File Manager[7].
  • File Explorer's follows is recorded as Program Manager[8].
  • File Explorer's developer is recorded as Microsoft[9].
  • File Explorer's operating system is recorded as Microsoft Windows[10].
  • File Explorer's software version identifier is recorded as 22H2 (10.0.22621.2215)[11].
  • File Explorer's Commons category is recorded as Windows Explorer[12].
  • File Explorer's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/029dsq[13].
  • File Explorer's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ph316221[14].
  • File Explorer's different from is recorded as Q16250135[15].
  • File Explorer's different from is recorded as Xplorer²[16].
  • File Explorer's different from is recorded as Finder[17].
  • File Explorer's different from is recorded as GNOME Files[18].
  • File Explorer's icon is recorded as Microsoft PowerToys-Logo File Explorer Preview 02.png[19].
  • File Explorer's Quora topic ID is recorded as File-Explorer[20].
  • File Explorer's Quora topic ID is recorded as Explorer-exe[21].
  • File Explorer's P6009 is recorded as 13522[22].
  • File Explorer's SteamGridDB ID is recorded as 5277921[23].

Why It Matters

File Explorer ranks in the top 1% of software entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (626 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] It is known by 55 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

Related Entities

File Manager Microsoft Microsoft Windows software

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . support.microsoft.com. Retrieved . support.microsoft.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). File Explorer. Retrieved April 6, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/file-explorer
MLA “File Explorer.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 6 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/file-explorer.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_file-explorer_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{File Explorer}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/file-explorer}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-06}}
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