Hello dear readers of the blog site. Today we will talk about such an indispensable program for any computer user (and webmaster, in particular) as Total Commander. Probably, for many people, the presence of this file manager on their computer has already become a vital necessity, and for some it (nee Windows Commander) is a kind of portal from which they start working on their PC.
Do you use Total or its analogues in your work? Are you using standard Windows Explorer? Strange, but understandable at the same time. What an unprepared user sees right after installing this program on his computer may puzzle him a little.
A lot of "unnecessary" information about files, a lot of incomprehensible drop-down menus and not the best (in my opinion) initial set of settings inevitably lead to the fact that the user draws the wrong conclusion (the conductor is a must-have, and this is not clear what). With this article I want to try to show the potential of the commander and tell how exactly it can be made "handsome".
Total Commander history, installation and nuances
First, let's plunge a little into the history of the creation and development of this file manager, and then we'll see what exactly can be molded from this initially not very pretty, but at the same time ingenious creation. In general, the idea of a two-window version was implemented almost at the dawn of the era of computers.
Probably, some of the readers still remember Norton Commander, which was for many a window into the file world of Dos. Users opened all programs, games and other things from this manager. Well, and, accordingly, copied, deleted, replaced and moved. Two-window operating mode was very convenient and did not require the use of a mouse to perform various operations, for this was assigned the appropriate hot keys.
Then, with the appearance of the first versions of the Windows graphical operating system, the explorer integrated into the "windows" became more and more widespread. But, alas, it was not so convenient. The emphasis in it was made on using the mouse (selection, dragging, right-click context menu) and, most importantly, a departure from the two-window mode of operation was carried out.
People suffered, groaned, but continued to use Windows Explorer, because they did not know that there were alternative options, and when they found out, it was already too late, because they were getting used to it. It was to eliminate this drawback under Windows that two-window file managers programs began to appear, very similar in appearance to the blue windows of Norton Commander.
The most prominent representatives were the Far Manager and Volkov Commander that still exist. In appearance, they were very reminiscent of the classic Norton. It was these programs that I used at the beginning of my acquaintance with Windows, because the conductor seemed to me then (and it seems now) an unsuccessful solution from all points of view.
But then I decided to try Windows Commander(Until 2002, Total was called just that, but then the small ones asked the developer to remove the word they patented from the name). Actually, this is where the era of my mastering this file manager begins.
Total Commander is, in my opinion, a very good solution, because Far Manager and Volkov, with their DOS appearance and graphics, made me feel melancholy and discordant with the general surroundings of the windows.
Well, when I began to slowly delve into its functionality and feel the full power of its endless possibilities and settings, it actually became for me the main program on the computer.
Do you know why Total Commander evokes so many enthusiastic responses from those users who were able to comprehend it? But because it allows you to save time on routine operations (we most often save, copy, delete or move objects or folders on a computer) and in addition, it makes it possible in two clicks to do what you could only dream of, seeing the impotence of the conductor the tasks before you.
So, the first release of the program (then with the word Windows in the title) was released back in 1993. And for almost two decades now, it has been very firmly occupying a leading position in its niche. During this time, a lot of clones of Total appeared (among which there are many free distribution), which were no worse, and in some places even better than the original, but due to the reasons given below, the original is still ideal for many.
This is largely determined by the strength of habit, but the main factor of such vitality has become the presence of a huge number of plugins(additions) for the Commander, which allow you to implement an unimaginably wide range of tasks using this file manager. Among the plugins, both green lamers and incredibly smart guru-programmers will find something interesting for themselves.
Even the developer of this miracle, Christian Giesler, said in an interview that initially he did not believe in such a power of plugins (although their support was originally added to the manager) and much of what is now implemented in Total through plugins would never have come into his head. A little later we'll talk about where you can download the extensions you need, what types they are divided into and how you can install them.
Also, the popularity of Total Commander is largely determined by the very weak degree of protection of its payment (until recently, it was considered “cool” in Runet when you have a full computer of expensive software). Yes, I forgot to say that this program is distributed under a Shareware license, which implies its free use for a month, after which you will have to pay an amount of about four tens of dollars.
But in fact, even after a month, the program will work properly, except that just before starting the program will continue to ask you to press one of the three buttons:
Actually, it's probably worth saying that you can download the Total Commander (endless trial) of the current version on the page official site... It is currently 32 and 64 bit 8.01 final. In fact, there is not much difference in them, but users think rather inertly and they need the same number of bit programs for a 64-bit operating system.
Since 2009, support for the Russian-language interface has already been wired into the distribution kit of this file manager (however, the help will still be in English - it will help you). During installation, you will be asked about the desired language and your intention to install all other language files.
Full Russian translation with the Russian help for the Commander (in the upper right there is a "Help" button) can be downloaded from the official website. When you try to enter this archive through Total (this manager allows you to enter archives as in regular folders), then it will offer you to install this Russification:
If you don’t want to install the Russian help, you can use its version of the online site with the Russian help for Total Commander.
It should be noted that when installing the program to select a folder location of configuration files, you will need to click on the "Set the path to ini files" button (when changing the operating system or transferring the settings of your Commander to another computer, it is very convenient to use a simple copy of these ini, and not remember where and what you set up there - thirty years ago ).
Yes, and your friends, relatives or acquaintances can install Total and immediately replace the existing wincmd.ini with your own(and copy the folder with your plugins to expand the functionality), thereby demonstrating not the ugly default Commander, but the masterpiece of usability and functionality you have created.
Immediately after installation, the program window will look something like this:
I do not like the default bold font, I do not like that the detailed display mode is selected, which simply scares an unprepared user with an abundance of information. I also don't like the names of directories in square brackets, showing extensions separately from files, the paucity of the toolbar, and much more. My current version of the ideal Total Commander looks like this:
In the left column you will find a list of organized sections with plugins, by going to which you will see their detailed descriptions, screenshots and download links. Although this site looks a bit abandoned, it nevertheless provides a lot of useful information.
In general, plugins for Total Commander are divided into several types. This becomes clear from the corresponding tab of the program settings:
I have quite a few extensions installed, for example, for the internal viewer (F3 - the viewer will open in an external tab or Ctrl + Q - the file will be viewed on the adjacent panel). These plugins have the extension .WLX and you can see all the extensions of this type installed on your site by clicking the "Configure" button in the appropriate area:
Such an abundance of plugins in my Total Commander allows by selecting the desired file on the panel and pressing Ctrl + Q, see its contents on the adjacent panel, be it video, audio, Word document or any other object of a common format. If you use the arrows on the keyboard to navigate through the files, then, thanks to these plugins, their contents will be displayed in the next viewport.
In general, in my version of the program, all sorts of extensions are crammed, even beyond measure, but the stock, as they say, does not tear your pocket. In addition to the site mentioned just above, plugins can also be downloaded from the TotalCMD.net site.
If you are too lazy to look for suitable extensions yourself, then you can use my plugins... True, this will reset your Total settings and replace them with mine. If this suits you, or you are able to rip out the lines related to plugins from my Wincmd.ini yourself.
You just have to unpack it and copy the Plugins folder to the root directory of your manager (totalcmd), and throw the Wincmd.ini configuration file (the installed plugins are written in it) either to the root of the totalcmd folder, or to the location that you specified for storing Wincmd when installing the Commander (see above).
Now let's talk a little for toolbar which you can customize as you see fit. This is done quite simply - right-click on an empty space (or on the icon) of the toolbar and select the "Change" context menu item. If you clicked on the icon, then along with the above item, you will be able to delete, copy or cut an existing icon from the panel:
As a result, a window for adding a new item to this panel will open:
You will be able to create a button:
For each button you create on the toolbar, you can select an icon. Moreover, if there is nothing suitable in the default library, then no one bothers you using the button with two >> to find another icon library on your computer or select a separate file with an icon (for example, with the png extension). I will not teach you where to find a lot of beautiful icons, because it goes against the religion of this blog (well, or something like that).
What Total Commander Can Do (main)
It is difficult to sort through its main features. It is clear that it allows a user-friendly way to sort, delete, copy and view information about all objects located on your computer or on network drives. Using plugins, you can even view the content of mobile devices.
But besides this, Total Commander can and has a lot of useful things:
The FTP client integrated into this file manager allows you to connect to your website via FTP and work with its objects exactly as if they were on your computer. To select a connection, just press CTRL + F, and if you have not configured any connections yet, then in the window that opens, just click on the "Add" button. The settings are not much different from the one I described with FileZilla, but according to rumors, Total Commander has a problem with password security, which prompted me to switch to filezilla.
P.S. It turns out that Filezilla is also insecure, as it stores passwords unencrypted. Recently they were taken away from me, and after. However, I found a solution for myself that allows you to safely work with sites using FTP, both through Total Commander and through Filezila. If you are interested in this topic, then read about and.
- Show all files without subdirectories(Ctlr + B) - if you are too lazy to climb through all the subfolders of the directory open in one of the tabs, then you can use this function. If desired, then all these files can be copied (moved) to any folder open on the adjacent panel. It can be very useful sometimes.
Batch rename(Ctlr + M) - select on any tab the required number of files to be renamed using a specific mask. The tool is very sophisticated and you can do wonders with it:
- Directory Synchronization - Available from the Commands menu. Allows you to compare and supplement catalogs, for example, from a laptop and a desktop computer.
- Internal associations - available from the "Files" menu. All objects that you open from Commander with a double click can be associated (configured to open them) with any programs on your computer. And this can be done contrary to what associations you have configured in the system.
- Depending on the number of archive plugins installed in your file manager, you can unpack (Alt + F9), pack (Alt + F5) and check (Alt + Shift + F9) archives of the types supported by these extensions directly in it. You can enter archives as in regular folders which is very convenient.
- You can print to the printer a list of all the objects you have selected (it is also possible with subdirectories). Available from the "Files" - "Print" menu. You can also get a list of files using the corresponding commands of the Total or by selecting the appropriate item from the top menu "Start".
In the "View" menu, you can customize various display methods. Verbose mode is used by default, but less pressure on the brain is, in my opinion, "brief".
You can use the mode to view thumbnails of images. Thumbnail View(their size is set in the Commander's settings). Of course, to view and work with photos, it would be better to use specialized programs (for example, my favorite), but sometimes it is not advisable to run a separate application for this.
- It is possible that now this is not very relevant, but nevertheless, the opportunity of this manager may occasionally come in handy. I'm talking about the ability to cut a file into pieces no larger than the specified size, and then glue it together. Points split and collect files are available from the menu of the same name.
- There it is also possible to create and check a checksum for files.
- As I have already mentioned and shown above, for a million other commands provided in Commander, you can customize sets of hot keys or add buttons to the toolbar. The possibilities in this regard are simply endless.
Search in it (Alt + F7) is in many ways superior to the search capabilities of the operating system. Webmasters will be especially useful search by file content(it helped me find the signatures). Remember I told you about such a wonderful tool as. When you use it to study your site, then with the search for CSS rules that are responsible for something on the web page, there are no problems, because the firebug itself will prompt the name of the style file and even the line in it.
Another thing is the search for the desired object in the folders of the site engine (CMS can contain several thousand separate files), which forms the Html code of a particular section of the web page. This is where the search for Total by the contents of any number of files comes in handy. You can download the entire folder to your computer, or you can connect to the website via FTP using the FTP client integrated into this manager, which is essentially no worse than the one I have already described:
But even a regular search by name through Total Commander has very flexible settings (estimated weight range, creation dates, available attributes), which are hidden in the "Advanced" tab:
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My first impression of Total Commander was disgusting, practically the same as for all beginners, since when you install the program on your computer, you get complete information about the files, many settings, and a huge number of buttons. And after viewing, many users will simply prefer the regular Windows Explorer.
Total Commander - description of functions.
The creation of this software product originated in the distant past. The first product of this company was Norton Commander, which opened up all the expanses of Dos. At that time, he could already copy, delete, paste, rename, replace. I had hotkeys in the settings, which was very convenient.
After some time, windows operating systems began to take on a graphical appearance, and at the same time, an internal conductor appeared. But alas, it did not become such a powerful tool as Norton Commander, since all operations performed on files were carried out only with the help of the mouse. After several months of torment in the explorer, similar programs began to appear, reminiscent of Total Commander in the distant past. These programs had a two-window display, and the brightest of them were: Far Manager and Volkov Commander. In appearance, they practically did not differ from Nortona. Until 2002, Total Commander was called Windows Commander and it was with this program that I began to master the file manager. Total Commander gained great popularity among ordinary users, so that he knew how to copy, move, replace, etc. all in one click! That was beyond the power of the Windows conductor. And that's why this file manager has been at the forefront of the last 20 years). During this entire period, a huge number of different versions and clones of the program and many competitors have appeared.
Total Commander supports third-party plugins that complement it and make it the best among competitors. It is also popular due to the fact that it has a low degree of protection, and it is distributed on the network under a Shareware license, which allows you to use the total for a month for free. After hackers first hacked it, various pages began to appear on the network that allow you to download: total commander crack, crack,key etc. Of course, I am not a supporter of using non-licensed software products, but many others are happy to go for it.
With the change in windows, changed versions began to appear, for example, such as: total commander for windows 7, for windows xp, for windows x64. File manager programmers have never lagged behind progress and have always pushed their products for new systems in a timely manner. With more and more development and distribution around the world, the developers began to release it in various languages: total commander Russian version, English, Chinese, Japanese, German, Portuguese and many other languages. This step made a tremendous leap in its promotion around the world. After reading half of the article, you might already want to download Total Commander, and you have such an opportunity, the developer on the official website offers to download the trial version for any windows platform.
The trial version is an infinitely free version. My favorite version is: total commander 7, it became for me the most reliable, fast, easy to use and most importantly I have it with a Russian translation.
After installing version 7, Total commander looks like this:
The file manager has very simple settings for internal functionality and appearance:
The arrows show what each checkmark is responsible for. After changing the settings, you can click the apply button and then change the settings, or you can click OK and the settings will be applied, and the window will close.
She can also connect to local servers via FTP, I will say right away - this is serious and the best
From the very beginning of my website creation, I have always used Total Commander to connect to the FTP server. Once connected, you are presented with a tremendous search function for files and file contents. Support for many encodings, which does not become an obstacle when searching and replacing, file, strings, etc.
You ask me how to set up f tpcompound, but everything is very simple.
Allows you to work with the file system more quickly and efficiently. As you get used to the new file management methods, you will appreciate all the features of this program.
It is impossible to consider all the functions of Total Commander in one article (and there is no need), but we will describe some of the main functions and their use.
Two panels
In Total Commander, the user works with two panels, each of which has its own file directory open. That is, you can simultaneously see the contents of two folders. For example, you can open drive D and drive C in different tabs.
Copying / Moving Files
In order to quickly copy and move files, you need to open two folders in different panels (source and destination folder). Then, to copy, you need to press the F5 button, and to move - F6.
Viewing archives
Due to the fact that Total Commander has built-in archiver modules, we can open archives in the same way as ordinary folders. That is, we can view the contents of the archives even before unpacking them. However, to use the files, the archive still has to be unpacked.
Search for files
Press Alt + F7. You will see a dialog for searching files on your hard drive. With Total Commander search, you can find files by their name or content. At the same time, you can exclude files of a certain size or date from the search. 
Viewing photos and videos
When viewing photos, it is convenient for the contents of the file to be displayed as a thumbnail image, then it is convenient to select photos. But how to do it in Total Commander? Click on the button that is shown in the screenshot. Now when you select a folder with photos, they will be displayed in the opposite panel with thumbnails of their contents.
If you select a specific photo file, the image will be displayed in full size.
Batch renaming of files
When there are a lot of files (for example, you have uploaded photos from a camera), and you need to rename them all according to a certain principle, you can use group renaming. To do this, select the files you need (all files can be selected using Ctrl + A), and then open "Files - Batch Rename ...". 
To rename, you need to enter a new file name + add a counter.
Synchronizing directories
This is another cool feature. Open "Tools - Directory Synchronization". Here you need to select two folders. By default, there are those folders that are currently open in the panels, so you can select them in advance. 
These are just a few of the Total Commander features that make life easier for the user. We did not set out to tell you about all the features of this file manager. With the help of this article, you can get an initial idea of what this program can do. In the future, you will undoubtedly discover something else useful personally for yourself.
The file manager Total Commander has truly outstanding functionality that most of its fans do not even suspect about - usually only basic file operations and document viewing options are used. And in this article I have compiled the Top 5 of not the most famous, but very useful functions of the Total Commander, which I use every day.
CTRL + B... This key combination allows you to show all files in a given folder and subdirectories without this very folder structure, that is, "all in one heap". For example, you need to see which file is the oldest or largest (to delete them in order to clean up the disk), and also perform a batch rename. Otherwise, you would have to do it for each folder separately. Pressing CTRL + B again (or on the dial button) returns to normal view. Moreover, if you managed to move the cursor to the desired file, then pressing CTRL + B again will transfer you to the folder where it is, and the file itself will remain in focus under the cursor.
Batch rename... A powerful built-in function that allows you to perform renaming according to a specific algorithm for tens or thousands (and sometimes tens of thousands) of files at once. For example, you need to substitute a serial number at the beginning, change the extension to another, cut off or add part of the name, remove the extension, substitute the date or time, change the case of characters from lowercase to uppercase and vice versa, etc. Moreover, before performing renaming, it is possible to sort , by date, size or title. You can rename not all files in the directory, but only a few - then you need to select them first.
Counting the size of folders... Allows by pressing Shift + Alt + Enter to calculate the size of folders. It is very convenient to assess where the hard disk space has gone - the operation is performed in the root directory, or to find out which of the folders takes up the most space (for example, on a USB flash drive) and requires cleaning. The list output can be sorted by size (as well as files). The operation is similar to pressing the Space key on a directory, but applies to all folders at once.
Create a copy of a file in the same directory, rename without changing the extension... Everyone is familiar with the F5 (copy) and F6 (move) buttons, but few people know that pressing Shift + F5 allows you to copy a file to the same folder (changing the name), and pressing Shift + F6 allows you to rename a file without displaying additional windows directly in the panel without affecting the file extension (it will not change).
Entering exe archives and CD and DVD images (iso, img) as folders... This function allows you to enter different archives as directories and perform standard operations, including those listed above (for example, calculating the size of directories). In addition, by pressing CTRL + Page Down, you can also enter self-extracting archives with exe extension or images of CD and DVD disks.
It is very useful. For example, to open an archived exe file without launching it. If such an exe file has been infected with a virus, it will be possible to add or extract files from it without infection. It may also be necessary to extract one file from a CD and DVD image. Usually, for this you need to write the image file to a physical disk or mount it into the system (which only Windows 10 and later can do without installing additional programs).
Daily use of these functions will make working with files and documents much easier and will save you a lot of time. Let me remind you that although Total Commander is paid, the author does not prohibit the use of the demo version, which has full functionality and differs from the purchased one only by displaying an additional window with a reminder at startup.
When working with a computer, most often you have to perform the same type of operations: creating files and folders, copying them, moving them, deleting them. For these purposes, you can use the best file manager Total Commander, but, as practice shows, most users use the ordinary built-in Windows Explorer for these purposes. Of course, the Explorer of modern Windows operating systems has great capabilities and a user-friendly interface, but, nevertheless, it is a basic program designed to perform only basic operations with files. If you want to optimize the work with files, make it more productive and faster, you should use special software. And here in the first place is the file manager Total Commander. It's not just a file management program, but, when used correctly, is a computer control center.
This article will not be a complete guide to the TC program, there are other sites for this, in particular, the official sites www.ghisler.com and wincmd.ru.
My task is to show the capabilities of the file manager to optimize work at the computer.
To work with the program, you need to download and install it. To download, go to the Russian-language site of the program wincmd.ru and download the latest version.
Despite the fact that the program is paid, it continues to work even after the end of the test period.
Vehicle setup
Immediately after installation, you can work with the manager, but it is still better to perform some settings. Having mastered the program, everyone sets it up individually, "for themselves." I would like to suggest some "secrets" that will help you save time in the future.
To open the settings window, run the commands Configuration - Settings. 
As you can see, there are quite a few items in the list of settings. Most of them can be left unchanged. I will write about those that I propose to change.
Customizing appearance
First of all, after installing Total Commander, I make small changes to the appearance of the program.
For example, I don't like the default bold font in the panels. To change it, go to the tab Fonts and choose the one you like.
I also remove the square brackets around the folder names. Customization - Panel Contents - Show square brackets around file names. 
On the first tab View windows I put all the checkmarks.
You can change the appearance of the buttons on the toolbar Configuration - Toolbar. 
Column Sets tab
In each panel of the vehicle information is presented in the form of columns (Name, Type, Size, Date ...). The program makes it possible to work with columns: add, remove, change, create ready-made sets of columns. For example, if a catalog contains photographs, we are interested in some data about files, and if text documents, then others. You can make several ready-made sets of speakers and easily, right-click, switch them.
Basic Operations Tab
Here I recommend checking the box When changing disks, always go to the root directory... It is also more convenient to put the selection with the mouse. Left-click (as is customary in Windows). 
In the tab Quick search I choose an item Only a letter... Then, if there are many files in the directory, you can press the first letter of the file name on the keyboard and the transition to files starting with this letter will occur.
In the tab miscellanea I want to draw your attention to the first section Ask for confirmation when :. 
If you uncheck all the boxes, the operations will be performed faster, without opening an additional window, but you can skip some errors. Therefore, think about which checkboxes to remove and which ones to leave.
File operations panel
As already mentioned, the main purpose of the file manager is to work with files, so the main commands are presented in the form of buttons and hotkeys are assigned to them. Let's go over these buttons.
Button F3 Browse launches a special program Lister to view files. I usually don't use this button. It is difficult to achieve correct display of different types of files by one program. You can configure the launch of the F3 button of an external program corresponding to the file type, for example, for psd-files run Photoshop, but it seemed to me inconvenient, I use another method.
The next two buttons are for file transfer operations. What's the feature here? Total Commander allows you to perform copy and move operations in turn. What is the advantage of this method? If you need to transfer several large files from a directory to a directory, for example, a video, then the usual Conductor performs these operations at the same time, and the process takes a long time. The speed drops dramatically, especially if the reading occurs from one physical medium. The TS performs them in turn, and the information transmission channels are not overloaded. You can perform other actions at this time. 
Working with archives
Another advantage of TS is that it works with archives in the same way as with regular directories. You can go to the archive, see in the manager panel what files are in it, add new files to the archive, etc. Archiving and unzipping occurs automatically.
I like this "feature" of Total Commander the most. But first, an old joke about a lady with a purse.
In general, it was like this:
Court.
- Defendant, why did you kill the woman?
- I'm on the bus, the conductor comes up to the woman, demanding to buy a ticket. The woman opened her purse, took out her purse, closed her purse, opened the purse, took out the purse, closed the purse, opened the purse, put the purse there, closed the purse, opened the purse, took out the money, opened the purse, took out the purse, closed the purse, opened the purse, put the purse there , closed the purse, opened the purse, put the purse there.
- So what?
- The controller gave her a ticket. A woman opened her purse, took out a purse, closed her purse, opened a purse, took out a purse, closed a purse, opened a purse, put a purse there, closed a purse, opened a purse, put a ticket there, closed a purse, opened a purse, took out a purse, closed a purse, opened a purse, put the wallet in there, closed the wallet, opened the purse, put the purse there, closed the purse. “Take the change,” came the voice of the controller. The woman ... opened her purse ...
- Yes, killing her for that is not enough, - the prosecutor cannot withstand.
- So I did it :))).
This is approximately what we do when we need to open a folder using Windows Explorer... If the folder has to be opened often, but it is somewhere deep, then it is tiring and annoying.
In TS, such directories can be made favorites, similar to browsers. Click on the button with an asterisk (or Ctrl + D) - and here we have a list of the most visited directories. 
And next to it is another interesting button (Alt + down arrow) that opens the history of recent visits. 
This is exactly the element of the manager that makes him a computer control panel. There are various buttons on the panel that you can remove and add, that is, customize as you see fit.
For example, you can put the buttons of the most frequently used programs on it and launch them directly from the TS. This is done simply. Open the folder with the program and drag the program icon to the toolbar. Now the same file can be easily opened by different programs. Let's say files with the extension .jpg by default opened by the program FastStone Image Viewer, and by dragging it onto the icon Ps, you can open it for processing, or files .NEW opened by the program by default Adobe lightroom, and by dragging and dropping, you can open them in the viewer. 
Can be added to command buttons from the manager's huge list. Let's look at the example of adding a button to display hidden and system files.
Open the settings window Configuration - Toolbar
Push the button Add and open the list of commands by clicking on the search button. 
To find the command you need, go to the window we start to enter the keyword. It was enough for me to dial skr... The team we need has the number 2011. Click Ok, choose the appropriate icon, and again Ok.
Now the panel has a button that allows you to quickly turn on and off the display of hidden and system files and folders.
In this way, you can customize the toolbar in a way that suits you.
Another way to save time is by using hotkeys. In addition to the default ones, you can customize the keys for the commands you need. The settings window opens by the command Setting - Miscellaneous.
Another interesting feature of the manager is showing all files in folders, without the folders themselves. This is sometimes necessary when you need to select some files from a variety of directories. V Explorer to do this, you would have to open and close all directories (see the anecdote above), in Total Commandere just click on the button Show all files without subdirectories (Ctrl + B) and all files will be visible. They can be sorted as if they were in the same folder, copied, etc. 
I use this function to rename photos. After shooting with a digital camera, the pictures have little-spoken names, for example, SDC13191.jpg... To quickly rename them, select all the necessary files and execute the commands File - Batch Rename (Ctrl + M).
A window for renaming opens, in which you can create a mask for the new name. 
Image thumbnails
By default, all files in the manager are shown with icons, but for those who work with photographs or drawings, it is convenient to see thumbnails of images. In the file manager, this feature is enabled by the command View - Thumbnail View... I put this button on to switch faster. The dimensions of the thumbnails can be adjusted in the preferences window.
Another useful feature of the TS is the opening of several tabs in the panel. A new tab opens with a combination Ctrl + T. Using tabs, you can open multiple directories at once and easily navigate between them. 
And one more useful tip: to open a folder in the adjacent panel, click Ctrl + left / right arrow.
How to learn how to effectively manage your time. To be able to distribute it so that first of all really important things are done that move us forward, and only then everything else?
You can take books on time management, but, unfortunately, most of these books were written a long time ago and do not take into account the modern rhythm of life and the availability of modern cloud-based task management tools with synchronization between all your devices.
I offer you a more interesting solution in the form of a new work by Evgeny Popov, which has received the title.
This concludes my review, which turned out to be quite long. I hope you found it useful, but in fact, this is only a small part of the useful functions of the program. Only by trying to work with Total Commander, you will be convinced that it is really the best file manager, and having mastered it, you will learn even more different "tricks".
