It's much quicker than clicking the columns. Tip: Learn the keyboard shortcuts for changing sort order: Ctrl+F4 sorts by file extension, Ctrl+F5 sorts by file size, etc. quickly change the extension of all selected files.į5 of course copies a file to the opposite pane, but Shift+F5 does an "in place" copy (in the same folder, not to the other pane). If multiple files are selected, you get a dialog box where you can e.g. Shift+F4 to create a new empty file and open it in the editor assigned to the F4 key in TC.į2 (or Shift+F6) to rename current file. Shift+F1 to quickly change the view or custom column layout, without going through the main menu. But by far the quickest way to select all files, if none are currently selected, is the NumPad asterisk ("invert selection"). Insert is a non-repeating key, so Shift+up/down arrows works just as well, or just press Ctrl+A to select all. It's easy to see the big F8 Delete button at the bottom, but you can delete also by pressing Del. Lots and lots of intuitive keyboard assignments. Or press Space on a folder to show size for just that folder. Simple, but you don't want to miss it.Īlt+Shift+Enter: display size of all directories in the current listing. I would rather leave the place for curious explorers.īUT one thing I must say: even after few years of using TC, I still find something "new" sometimes.Ĭtrl+B: show "flat view" of subfolders. Obviously: that's not all but I don't really think I should try to copy or. Hidden stuff: thumbnails in Files overwrite dialogue Trying to describe them all is just the waste of the time There are many more features available but each WFX plugin is completely different case to be wrote about. Their use cases vary: external devices support, system Registry editing, CD/DVD burning or… viewing Miranda IM messages. Hidden stuff: files tooltips, information File overwrite dialogue, Custom filters, thumbnails labels, File attributes dialogue They are mostly used for unpacking but few of them exist for handling non-archive formats support: like audio files conversion, images resizing, files encryption or directories listing.Īverage knowledge: Find files tool, Multi Rename tool and files colouring feature Such features are well known since years but there are more places when plugins can be used, so I will try to point few of them: wlx - lister plugins for files preview (F3).wfx - filesystem plugins for external devices.wdx - content plugins for custom columns and Multi Rename Tool.wcx - packer plugins for archives support.GAUP which unpacks resources from over 300 games) and someone can be lost with such amount of them but what makes it great is the way how information provided by them is used.īy default they are divided into 4 types: There are almost 500 plugs available with support for hundreds of file formats (i.e. There are too many things to write about but I think anyone can agree that clean TC is nothing compared to TC + plugins.