Total Commander

**clifford_cooley** · clifford_cooley's Computer Specs

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Originally Posted by fire cat

What file manager do you use? Windows Explorer?

I've used Total Commander for over 15 years. As soon as Windows 95 came out and Explorer was created with a folder tree and one file window. I had all ready gotten used to copying my files from one file window to the other window. I immediately started looking for a program that would have Two file windows side by side shortly after 95 came out. I was searching for a program much like the File Manager of Windows 3.xx. Not to mention the double window DOS File Manager (QFiler) I was also using at the time.

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File Manager is a file manager program bundled with releases of Microsoft Windows between 1990 and 1999.[1] It was intended to be a single instance graphical interface, replacing the line commands of MS-DOS to manage the user's files. File Manager was retired in favor of Windows Explorer with the release of Windows 95 and Windows NT 4.0

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Features in Total Commander :

Multiple language and Unicode support
Enhanced search function
Compare files (now with editor) / synchronize directories
Quick View panel with bitmap display
ZIP, ARJ, LZH, RAR, UC2, TAR, GZ, CAB, ACE archive handling + plugins
Built-in FTP client with FXP (server to server) and HTTP proxy support
Parallel port link, multi-rename tool
Tabbed interface, regular expressions, history+favorites buttons
Thumbnails view, custom columns, enhanced search
Compare editor, cursor in lister, separate trees, logging, enhanced overwrite dialog etc.
And many more!

Fire cat · Fire cat's Computer Specs

Ah... The famous total commander...
I used it for a little while a long time ago, then totaly forgot about it. Well, one there's one more software to add to my computer now

Hey, I'm the cause of this post

Not a bad thing though, so I'm not complaining...

roban · roban's Computer Specs

I have 2 versions of this 7.5 and Ultima Prime and to be honest I could never get behind it. I always went back to C, D, etc. and every time I read a post about the glories of Total Commander I re-install to see what the hoopla is about.

**clifford_cooley** · clifford_cooley's Computer Specs

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Originally Posted by roban

I have 2 versions of this 7.5 and Ultima Prime and to be honest I could never get behind it. I always went back to C, D, etc. and every time I read a post about the glories of Total Commander I re-install to see what the hoopla is about.

Thats the way the rest of my family is, I totally understand your point. Total Commander is not for everyone. In fact if you are already used to using Explorer, you may never be able to use Total Commander. IMO Total Commander takes some getting used to but is much more powerful than Explorer.

The difference is about like FireFox and IE. Firefox is from what I understand much more powerful than IE. I am used to using IE and may never change to FireFox. I would need a higher dedication level to move to FireFox. While a desire to change File Managers exist, dedication levels will probably not be high enough.

Question: What is "C, D, Etc."?

Fire cat · Fire cat's Computer Specs

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Originally Posted by clifford_cooley

Question: What is "C, D, Etc."?

Drive letters?

**clifford_cooley** · clifford_cooley's Computer Specs

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Originally Posted by fire cat

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Originally Posted by clifford_cooley

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Originally Posted by roban

I always went back to C, D, etc.

Question: What is "C, D, Etc."?

Drive letters?

Yes but what was the reference? Every file manager has C, D, etc. Otherwise it wouldn't be a file manager. I should have stated my query differently.

**davehc** · davehc's Computer Specs

Maybe not always. For various personal reasons, I do not use the C. D. etc

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roban · roban's Computer Specs

Clifford I don't use Explorer I just use shortcuts to my drives using Rocketdock.

Fire cat · Fire cat's Computer Specs

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Originally Posted by roban

Clifford I don't use Explorer I just use shortcuts to my drives using Rocketdock.

If you don't use Explorer, then how do get to your drives? Rocketdock has to open a file manager when you click on a shortcut to a file.

roban · roban's Computer Specs

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Originally Posted by fire cat

If you don't use Explorer, then how do get to your drives? Rocketdock has to open a file manager when you click on a shortcut to a file.

The shortcuts just link to Computer/C: and so on.

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