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gussan:
Hello, first time writing here. First of all Total Commander beats all of the file managers out there, in speed, stability and support. I have tried all of them, but TC is my choice. It is portable, easy to install (manual installation), does not use registry (like Directory Opus), its installer its less than 2 MB, has many many plugins (www.totalcmd.net) to customize TC the way you want to work. It has 3 kind of plugins: content, lister and file system. With plugins you can work directly with registry, access windows event logs, burn CDs, recover deleted files, catalog hard drives, and the list goes on and on. Believe me, it takes a lot to discover all the features this File manager has (I have it 4 years but I am still discovering new ones, it is like tweaking windows). I do not deny that if you download the file manager from its web page and install it plain (www.ghisler.com) it is very simple, but be patient, learn how to use it, and you will have all the power to manage windows OS. In 30 minutos it is impossible to analyze this terrific file manager for power users.

f0dder:
The default look of TotalCommander has always put me off - it's so darn ugly >_<. It has this "early win95 app" look-and-feel, including the installer. And it doesn't seem like there's a single-pane mode?

Oh well, I'm just glad xPlorer^2 does everything I need (including single-pane mode :)), and I don't like integrated archive and ftp support et cetera, since I have specific applications for that...

gussan:
I forgot to say, license is for lifetime of the product, at least for now.  A plus.

Pages where you could start:

http://www.ghisler.ch/wiki/index.php/Main_Page (Total Commander Wiki!)
http://www.digdug.cx/total/ (Guide to Efficient Use of Total Commander)
http://www.ghisler.ch/board/index.php?language=english (Total Commander Forum)
http://www.digdug.cx/total/ (Guide to Efficient Use of Total Commander)
http://www.ghisler.ch/wiki/index.php/Weblinks (Weblinks)

"Like any powerful tool, Total Commander won't work the way you want it right away. Until you use it a little and learn how it works, it may even seem a bit uncomfortable. But don't be discouraged, as the payoff is too great to ignore. You'll do all your file management a lot faster. An experienced person using Total Commander may seem like a magician to observers." Ilya Gulko.

gussan:
f0dder, you are right, the look is not good as other file managers, but at leas for me, I need power more than a good look. But, TC can be customized, more than any other file manager I have tried: colors, icons, toolbars, menues, etc.

You might download "Total Commander PowerPack 1.7" from "http://www.totalcmd.net/plugring/tcmdpp17.html" which is a extended version of Christian Ghisler's Total Commander, with a lot of plugins ready to use.

Regards,

f0dder:
Thanks for the link, but xPlorer^2 has the power I need - and I don't have to do a whole lot of tweaking to get it to look okay :). Especially since it seems TC doesn't have a single-pane mode, it's not very useful to me.

I know it has some very loyal followers, it just isn't for me :)

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