Among all file managers who are actively applied by users, you need to take a special place to take the Total Commander program. This is the most popular utility from those applications whose tasks include navigating the file system, and perform various actions with files and folders. The functionality of this program, which is even more expanding plug-ins, is simply affecting the imagination. Let's figure out how to use Total Commander.
File System Navigation
Navigating the file system in Total Commander is performed using two panels made in the form of windows. The transition between directories is intuitive, and moving to another disk or network connections is made in the top menu of the program.
One click on the panel can be transferred to the standard file viewing mode, sketch mode or tree shape.
File operations
The basic operations on files can be performed by the buttons placed at the bottom of the program. When they are assigned, edit and view files, copying, moving, deleting, creating a new catalog.
When you click on the "View" button, a built-in file prominator (Lister) opens. It supports work not only with text files, but also with images and video.
Using the "Copy" and "Move" buttons, you can copy and move the shade and folders from one Total Commander panel to another.
Using clicking on the top menu item "Select", you can allocate entire file groups by name (or part of the name) and expansion. After allocating over these file groups, you can simultaneously be the actions that we talked above.
The Total Commander program has its own file archiver. It supports work with such formats as Zip, Rar, Tar, GZ and many others. In addition, it is possible to connect new archiving formats through the plug-ins. In order to pack or unpack files, it is enough to click on the corresponding icons located on the toolbar. The final product of unpacking or packaging will be transferred to the second open panel Total Commander. If you want to unzip or pack the files in the same folder where the source is located, then the identical directories should be open in both panels.
Another important feature of the program Total Commander is to change file attributes. You can do this by clicking on the "Change Attributes" item in the "File" section of the upper horizontal menu. Using attributes, you can install or remove the write protection, allow reading the file and produce some other actions.
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FTP data transmission
The Total Commander program has a built-in FTP client, with which you can download and transmit files to a remote server.
In order to create a new connection, you need to go from the Network Main menu item to the "Connect with the FTP server" section.
Further, in the window that opens with the connection list, you need to click on the "Add" button.
We are opening the window to which the connections provided by the server must be made to communicate with it. In some cases, in order to avoid connection of the connection or in general blocking data, some settings make sense to coordinate with the provider.
In order to connect to the FTP server, it suffices to select the desired connection in which the settings are already spelled out, and click on the "Connect" button.
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Work with plugins
Multiple plugins are helping to enrich the functionality of the program of the program Total Commander. With their help, the program can process the file formats that until then did not support, provide more in-depth information about files to users, perform actions with "exotic" file systems, view the files of various formats.
In order to establish a specific plugin, you must first go to the plug-in control center in the Total Commander program. To do this, click the "Configuration" button in the upper menu, and then "Setup".
After that, in a new window, select the "Plugins" section.
In the plug-in control center that opens, click on the "Download" button. After that, the user with the help of an automatically opened browser will go to the official website of Total Commander, where can install plugins for every taste.
Read more: Plugins for Total Commander
As you can see, Total Commander is very powerful and functional, but simultaneously convenient for users and easy to use the file manager. It is, thanks to these qualities, he is a leader among similar programs.