File manager for eclipse

Question

Often i need compare or edit some files, which are not in the project. For example from the removable drive. I like to work with any files in eclipse(so much power!). But to see files, they must be in any project.

I try to place files into some project - it's not comfortable. I need to open file manager and copy files into existing project or create new project in eclipse.

I try create project with "d:\" location, but it overlaps my existing projects and eclipse can't create such project.

I search through plugins and install EclipseCommander - it's not what i want, because there is no "compare with" in context menu, it have popup, it overrides my controls(when commander view is open(but not in focus) and i press f5 in package explorer, eclipse try to invoke "copy" :) ), etc.

Best if i can browse all my computer's files in tree-like view, like "package explorer", "navigator" or "project explorer".

Till now best what i find is to create project with "e:\" location. But it creates project on e:\ and still not solve problem with files on d:\ .

So how to browse all local files in eclipse?

Answer 1

You'll have to create projects, or I recommend instead, folders for each drive. It's a Windows limitation/design that every drive has a separate volume and there's no real root to everything on the system.