The most popular two-pane file manager for Windows, this (shareware) child of Norton Commander takes all Explorer functions to a new level, has plugins, PC-to-PC links, QuickView, handles almost any archive format, and even makes the command line fun again.
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Windows 8: File transfer freezing from USB HDD to internal HDD
I bought a new Toshiba P850 laptop with Windows 8 OS and a 1 TB Toshiba USB HDD. I copied all my files from my old laptop to USB HDD successfully. Then I started to move from USB HDD to my new laptop. ...
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How can I show files only in Total Commander?
You know that feeling when you search for a specific file but don't remember its exact directory path (you have many subdirectories), and don't want to use standard SEARCH (AltF7 in Total Commander)?
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How to make total commander sort files by name including extension as part of file name?
How do I configure total commander to display AND SORT files by name and extension as one entity. If I have files ABC.TEST, ABC.TEST.1, and ABC.COPY.ME the sort order should be:
ABC.COPY.ME ABC.TEST ...
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Run Total commander from bash on windows
I am trying to setup alias/function to call Total Commander from bash (MINGW) on windows. So far all my attempts failed, the closes
function tc() {
dir="$1"
if [ "$dir" == "" ]; then
dir="."
...
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How to turn on “smart file size” display in Total Commander?
In previous version it was possible to turn on some setting where files showed their size depending on size in a smart format: 2.5GB, 156 MB, 2.5 kB. Where is that setting in v 8? (x64)
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How to debug Total Commander buttons which open a command shell?
I have a custom button in Total Commander which runs some executable which runs in the command shell (wget.exe in my case, but that is not important). The command shell disappears as soon as the ...
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How can I make Total Commander show “size on disk”?
Is there a way to make Total Commander show file sizes in "size on disk" instead of actual bytes in file?
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Total Commander avoid typing “cd ” to open folder
I'm aware of why does Total Commander opens Windows Explorer when a folder name is typed and then enter is pressed. In fact, you can see my answer to this question.
Also I've configured TC to open ...
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How can I get Total Commander to recognize Cygwin symlinks?
I love Total Commander. I love Cygwin. But they are not always friends. One thing that bugs me, is the way symlinks work in Cygwin. Suppose I do this:
$ ln -s my/path/to/nirvana budhism
And then ...
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Total Commander: Duplicate current path of the panel in the other panel
I want to duplicate current path of the panel in the other panel with one shortcut. This is like swapping panels but instead of swapping I want to duplicate. In xplorer2 this is done with Ctrl-I.
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Disable Total Commander Open Folder Window In Explorer
Sometimes, Total Commander opens some folders in Explorer. I don't know the reason, it might be due to some bug in my own autohotkey definitions.
Anyway, how can I disable Total Commander to open ...
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Quick search directly without AltGr in Total Commander
Total Commander requires pressing AltGr with some letter to enter quick search mode. This is a bit difficult.
Is it possible if by pressing any letter to make Total Commander enter into quick search ...
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Copy current path to clipboard or select address bar in Total Commander
Is there any shortcut to copy the path of the current directory in Total Commander?
Also, is it possible to select or highlight the address bar with a keyboard shortcut?
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How to override wincmd.ini location?
How to override wincmd.ini location after Total Commander was installed? I can't seem to find a menu item for this setting. Where is this setting stored? Operating system is Windows XP or Windows 7 ...
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Create a new file in Total Commander
I want to create a new, empty file using Total Commander.
I have not been able to find out how to do this simple task, so I am asking here.
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Total Commander and DropBox
I already have Total Commander in my DropBox directory, and I have set it to have its .INI field in the program directory.
That should be enough, right?
I am remote desktopping, and both the PCs ...
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How to make Total Commander move to folder beginning with “X” when pressing Alt+“X”?
Is it possible to make Total Commander move to folder beginning with X when pressing Alt+X (where X could be any letter)? Imho this behaviour is common for all console gui file commanders like nc, vc, ...
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Export content of columns in Total Commander
How I can export full table of files with all viewable columns (like a information plug-ins) to a text file/csv file? Is it possible? I know only way for obtaining selected file list without any ...
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How do I configure Total Commander to automatically change sort order for some folders?
How do I configure Total Commander to automatically change sort order for some folders?
Is this possible by creating a "magic" file in this folder?
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Is there an alternative to the total commander Change Directory Menu editor?
I'm using the Change Directory Menu (Ctrl+D)in Total Commander a lot.
But my problem is that the editor is terrible and hard to work with - is there an alternative editor (e.g. a plugin someone wrote) ...
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760 views
How to make total commander show file name with extensions? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to configure TC to show files with their extensions?
Are there any settings that can make total commander show file name with extensions after it (instead of just ...
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Total Commander profile migration
How do I migrate totalcmd profile from one machine to another? Settings are stored in registry (unfortunately).
I don't need exact copy, but the more settings survive, the better.
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Total Commander on Windows 7 with Administrative Privileges
I'm running Total Commander on Windows 7 and I have a problem with the Run as Administrator issue.
If I run TC normally, it can't make changes to anything under C:\Program Files\ without asking for ...
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How to recover deleled files on server using Total Commander?
I used Total Commander and connected FTP to write website. Today I accidently deleted some files. How to recover them?
Recover using Total Commander or log in Putty? If using Putty, what commands ...
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303 views
any freeware program for adding/editing PATH from context menu
So many times, I would like to add a directory to the PATH in windows. And I think the GUI for it must be the must stupid GUI ever developed in windows, yet it's there since ages, in an unmodified ...
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How to make Total Commander see only zip files?
I do know is possible, I remember I have done it by mistake once. I want to see only zip files and folders. nothing more. how to do it?
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How to configure Total Commander to show files with their extensions?
Please advise how to configure Total Commander that way to not show file names and their extensions in separate column but in the same one?
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Can I use an replace internal diff in Total Commander with an external diff program?
Since I don't really like Total Commander's internal diff 'Compare Contents' used in Compare by content and Synchronize Dirs -> Compare left & right I want to use something else like Winmerge or ...
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TotalCommander - add start button to launch Visual Studio as an admin
My buddy is using TotalCommander as his file manager and program launcher, and I was wondering if there's any way to create a program launch button that will start up Visual Studio as an admin?
When ...
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Have Total Commander notice file changes when using FTP
I'm using Total Commander to copy compiled files to a server with FTP, but Total Commander often misses changed files during comparing if the file sizes haven't changed. Since I'm using FTP I can't ...
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OS X: what Norton Commander clone you can suggest [closed]
On Windows I'm addicted to Altap Salamander. I've tried a couple of OS X alternatives, e.g. Midnight Commander. Yes, they are better than plain command line or Finder, but can't compare with Altap ...
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Total Commander slow copying to USB external drives
Total Commander 7.55a is a lot slower than Windows Explorer when copying files (most visible with big files) to an external USB drive (18MB/s versus 28MB/s).
I've already tried:
disabling ...
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1answer
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How to open Total Commander with specific group of tabs open?
In TotalCommander I have saved the open tabs on the left and on the right windows in a *.tab file.
But I want to put the *.tab file on my desktop and doubleklick it and TC (which is not already ...
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Hidden files in Windows Explorer
I have a hidden file, but I couldn't see it in "Explore" (My computer). Then, I downloaded Total Commander, and I was able to see the hidden file.
In Tools->Folder Options, I have: Show hidden files ...
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1answer
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Restore previous file selection in Total Commander
Right now I'm not sure if I used to use this feature in Total Commander of Volkov Commander. I cannot find anything like that in Total Commander. Does it exist there?
I very carefully selected a few ...
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3answers
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How to go to a certain path (folder containing a certain file) in Total Commander?
Let's say I have a certain - very long - path to a file (let's say: c:\Documents and Settings\Username\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\ ) and I would like to quickly access that directory ...
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What program to use to compare big files under Windows?
I'd like to compare two files under Windows, each about 1Gb in size.
I tried Total Commander and WinMerge and both ended with Out of memory error.
I'm running Vista Home Premium 64bit with 8GB of RAM ...
