Been using TC since the 90's. And used its predecessor, Norton Commander before that! I find it exacerbating that Microsoft hasn't improved their basic file explorer to include some of these simple features even to this day.
Have you tried windows PowerToys? That has quite a few hanfly tools like power rename, powersize, key mapping and more. And ots totally free. Not many people know about it as ot doesn't come with windows installation by default
Same here and I couldn’t agree more! Using it since almost 30 years! It’s a lifetime license which is worth the money and with all the addins it has unlimited features.
To date I have not needed this function ... but even if I did, I had NO idea it existed. So, once again (and for the 39th time), Leila opens a door to something I was not aware was available ... and flawlessly explains its benefits ... thank you ... thank you .... thank you ... 😍
I've been using it for about 25 years, it's always the first thing I load on a new PC. There's also an Android version. I use it daily for routine file management. I don't use the renaming function often, but I have in the past.
The Total Commander is a very underrated tool. I am happy to see that you give a good introduction to one of its many capabilities. I have been using this tool since the late 1990s, when I was looking for a Windows-based alternative to the DOS-based Norton Commander. It still beats the SpeedCommander in many respects, most of all in stability.
Total Commander is my got to for file management (Move, copy, delete), excellent search tools, renaming, comparing file content, copying file names or paths, synchronizing files between different locations, launching files and apps, ,zipping, and unzipping - the best feature for me are the Tabs and the dual , but it does so many other things well.
I've been using Total Commander for more than 4 years. I only used it for simple bulk renaming but OMG, I have picked up a lot of new uses for it in this tutorial. Thank you!
Glad you took my former tip about Total Commander into consideration. It is a great piece of software and I am using it for more than 20 years now (even in the MS-DOS version I already was a great fan). (I also mentioned Bulk Rename Utility || extreme possibilities to rename and even do random sorting of files) Regards. Rudi, Belgium (64y and IT addict | EXCEL is my favorite piece of software)
omg! I am using TC since stone age and it's still one of my top tools. The bulk rename (CTRL+M) is frequently used ;) thanks for sharing, people needs this! Let me share one cool trick in TC... press SHIFT+ALT+ENTER to get size of every folder in a panel 😎
I used Total Commander only for its renaming ability. My favorite feature: rename files with an external text editor (Ctrl+M --> right-click on the column header --> "Edit names"). Then I can clean the file names with powerfull search / replace regex in Notepad++. Now I use "Double Commander" that is a free alternative.
Nice review. I use XYplorer as a File Explorer replacement, but for really complicated renames…..I use Bulk Rename Utility. Such a stupidly capable program to rename files. I just used it last week to rename a 500 file download from Instagram where each set of monthly files was buried in sub folders named for each month. I renamed all of the files at one time to include the parent, monthly date folder name in each file, then used XYplorer to copy them out for cataloging into Lightroom in a single directory. Fabulously useful.
My friend Ning introduced me with Total Commander tool. I would like to thank him and you for making the best and simple video for guiding us. This has saved my hrs and hrs. Thank you
I’m glad you did that presentation on this tool. I came across with Total Commander almost 20 years ago. One of my former colleagues brought it to my attention. in particular for that huge renaming features. Over the last years I lost it. With your video here, I think I’ll reinstall it on my private PC.
Thanks a lot for this tip. I remember using Total C many years ago and having a lot of use for it. After watching your video I will take it up again. It sure is a useful tool. 😎
Unlike most other Windows programs, TC has never charged for updates. My original (20 year old) license is still good for the latest release. What wasn't shown is the ability to make permanent tabs for your favorites, plus have a separate drop-down list for even more. And I'm still learning new features.
Total Commander is so much more, you could do an entire series on that. Been using TC for ages and never paid for it (shame on me)... Could not do without it! I use it to manage files on different servers, search text in files on diggerent servers in one go, compare files and folders, rename files, view into files with F3 or open it up in notepad++ with F4. I use it as a single point to start programs, open folders. Also the numeric + and enter selects all files, you have the option to bookmark folders and edit them in a tree structure to quckly navigate to the same folder on different servers. I could go on for some time😄 TC is one of the best tools ever, next to Excel off course
Could I ask, just from curiosity, why didn't you buy a license yet? I think it's price is more than reasonable compared to the time it can save you from day to day.
Switte Leila, congrats on being awarded for the Financial Modeling. I am really proud to have such an Instructor like you. I bought almost 90% of your courses on Xelplus platform. You are really charming and words can't be enough to thank you. I ask the Almighty Allah to reward you and bless you with health and a happy life with whom you love.
I've been aware of this tool since the mid-90s when I first started in QA & technical support for a mid-tier software company. I didn't use it heavily but many of our programmers had it open all the time. I'm retired now and have more free time, so maybe I'll download the newest copy and see if it's something I can integrate into my workflow.
You can change the file selection to Windows-style in Settings->Operation. The multi-rename tool is really good. Better than some programs that only do renaming. The "Redo" button at the bottom returns the file list to perform other operations to it. To the right of the letter case selection is a button that exports file names to a text file. You can use this to load aother list that is in the same order as the files to apply those names. I think a good practice is to fill the boxes with default [N], [E] and blank. And press rename (without any files). Then it will start in the default view next time.
When i saw your last video, this was my first thought, damm that was a lot of work. But I have been using Total Commandor daily since 1995 :) Yes, im old :)
I can totally agree with a few of the other comments here. For those of us who've been working with PC's for decades, we quite soon found the weaknesses of DOS, and started to use Norton Commander or similar. When that disappeared the hunt begun and when I found Total Commander I was hooked from day one! It looks and behaves similar to old NC, and the latest versions can do so much more. I'm sure I still haven't found all the good stuff that it can do to save time or make me more efficient. Psst! It's available for your smartphones also.
Just in time. Been googling lately for PowerShell script/commands but it's taking more time & and a bit of learning curve. Alternative to your other tip - Easily Rename All Files In Folders (NOOB vs PRO) & rename files based on an Excel table with PAD Thanks.
Wow, this is awesome. Now I will rename all my photos from IMG_6433 to the the actual date it was taken. Like we have it with our smartphones. Thank you so much for this tip!
Hi Laila, congratulations on being awarded, the financial modelling resource of the year!! It comes with no surprise though!! Your videos are not just informative but very practical and smart enriched with the rich and condusive narrative which I invariably found to be irresistible almost so diffidently seductive, with truck loads of conviction. Your voice and tone is so soothing that it permeats all blocks and seeps in well. Your narrative sounds like a lull-a-by and trust me Laila at times it supercedes all sleeping apps!! In absolute awe of your content, depth and how exhaustive it is, also am mesmerised by your sing-a-song tone and your tranquil voice. The look and feel is premium and Kudos for having kept it the way it is for almost an eternity now!! The accolade I feel is what you absolutely deserve, so congratulations again and thanks for shining in your niche!!! It I think has a large and growing audience space with me in it for various reasons as it may be with others. By the way, I will have said nothing if I miss out on letting you know how beautiful I find you for your looks!! You invariably dawn a professional and predictive look and feel yet it's so nonchalantly easy to pick on how beautiful you are!! I am not sure if you would take it in the right spirit but believe you me; you are a stunning beauty- a head Turner!! I feel you are very sensuous and at times sedatively sensuous which in combination makes your videos great for consumption I feel.....You have a lot going for you apart from widening the mental space of people who would have had to look elsewhere otherwise!! Congratulations Laila!!
I have been subscriber of Leila Gharani when she had 50K subs few years back. Now, Its 2.02 M. Wonderful Journey. ( Sweat and Hardwork like submerged glacier beneath iceberg) 👍👍
total commancer is divine ....have been using it like forever and it is literally the first program i always install when i start with a new operation system. windows explorer looks like a slingshot compared to a rocket when we talk about total commander (formerly windows commander) ....
TC is the most under-rated program. Indispensible! I expected Microsoft to snap it up many years ago and bring TC's functionality into Windows File Explorer. It's file viewers and compression features are expandable to accommodate anything out there. Another nice feature of TC: you don't have to be an Admin to install & run. Just copy the files into a folder and go!
Great Info. Total Commander was the first tool i used before i discovered the Bulk Rename Utility. The other tools that are worth mentioning for other tasks are 1. ASAP Utilities and RDB Merge. How i wish Microsoft could buy and incorporate these tools to be native to Excel. This would be a game changer especially that Excel is expected to be with us for a very long time.
@@ardwych4881 Sure but i bet you get my point.. No one has ever prevented other minds from inventing anything. The arena is free and open for initiative. I love Excel and i love Microsoft for offering such a wonderful productivity tool
@@apamwamba - I understand, but while there's no inhibition on inventing things, almost, there's a million reasons why an idea can be killed because it's implemented by a giant somewhere. Think of how Microsoft became 'great'. But let's not labour the point..
Your video is self-explanatory and substantial. Thank you! I have yet to find good tutorials for Total Commander, considered by more people than imagined as the best Files Manager. Could it be possible to you to do some more tutorials - as you do - for this program? Thank you very much, again and again😊🤗❗
You did not find TC....not exactly. You found Windows Commander back then ;-) Made some waves in the community, when Windows Commander had to be renamed. But in the review it is the better name, especially in Germany where its shortcut WC is an abbrev for toilet :-)
The first thing I install on any computer I use, is Total Commander... Windows explorer is too much of a drag... Its just simply not good enough for me
I used TC a long time ago-90s I suppose-and about 20 other file managers in the quest for the perfect one FOR ME. I've been on Directory Opus since v8, so that's about since 2005-it's expensive, but has a lot of extra stuff for the power user like FTP & ZIP handling, scripting etc. There's a cheaper Light version, but I imagine TC or similar would fill a light user's needs.
This tool I have been waiting for since Windows 3.11 when I used Norton Commander - I believe it is a newer version of the same tool ;-) I do hope to hear your opinion on One Commander and how it measures against Total Commander...Thank you in advance 🙂
I have folder with the same name (extrafanart) located within several parent (movie) folders. I need the files in extrafanart renamed with incremental number at the end, but where the number sequence starts at one for each folder. Will Total Commander do this and if not, then perhaps you can recommend another product that can do this such as Bulk Renamer Utility.
Hey Leila, how to preserve metadata date creation in renamed files? The program was great, but when I check the file it in properties, the creation date changed by the date you rename the files :(
There is android version of it. You can create http server to upload/download files from your phone using wireless. I've been using total commander since windows XP if I'm not mistaken. For renaming files there is an app called "Bulk Rename Utility". It gives you alot more options. I use it instead of Total commander.
Interesting tool. Haven't heard this before. Have to try it. 👍🏼👍🏼 But that copy file path is in Win11 already, so I don't see why I should use another program to copy that.
you could do this in CMD without installing anything. This is more convenient for helping others who are not able to install stuff in an office work space due to it admin locks.
GUIs were invented so that we can see what's happening, surely, gp? Note that TC is essentially a portable program, so, if you can load it, you can run it.
It would be nice to bulk modify metadata on photos. Windows and google use the file date, not the "shot date". So if you copy, download, or touch a photo, the date changes, and nothing shorts correctly.
Actually, it is based on microsoft language like File System Object in VBA. You can establish it in VBA explore library and insert it then you are able to change everything in your windows system as you want. It is compatible with windows system 👍
I prefer Advanced Renamer Portable for easy work with meta data and so on. Before that I used ReNamer and before that a program I made myself in 2001 :)
Is there a way when renaming the files so that it creates a random number for the file. I make slideshows and I have 3000 files in a folder. I am wanting to give each file a random number so it shuffles the images when I sort by name. I am trying to randomly select 25 images and move them into a new folder, I would like to do it automatically so it takes 25 random images and creates a new folder then moves the files into it. I want it to repeat these steps until all the images have been moved. So for 3000 images it will create 120 folders of random pictures with just having to click 1 thing
An off topic question: I have a way to do this outside of an Excel table. But is there a straightforward solution inside an excel table. The problem is this. With a table filled with entries in a column in a form like: B.1.1.529.1.1, B.1.1.529.5.2.1, B.1.1.529.5.4.1, XBB.1, B.2.1.3, B.1, B.1.1.213, A.1.2, P.1.3, …. Etc…. The goal is to treat each entry separated by “.”s as numbers and to sort in combined alpha and numerical order. This is a commonly encountered problem. This particular problem is the “names” of SARS-CoV.2 virus strains. It is simple enough to textsplit the entries outside of the Excel table and to then apply text array functions to define field widths and to create a concatenation string that matches the source string allowing sorting. And then to reference those from within the Excel table. Is there a way to do textsplit() within an Excel table without generating a #spill error? As I mentioned - in science and engineering, this sort of problem comes up a lot.
SOLUTION: Though EXCEL will NOT allow the new Textsplit function inside a table. It will allow it in certain circumstances. The answer here is to use: =IFERROR(TEXTJOIN(".",,TEXT(TEXTSPLIT([_data],"."),"000")),"") Here it is searching for "." as the delimiter, and fixing all numeric fields to three characters wide "000", and replacing any invalid entries to nothing "". The table column being assessed is [_data]. For example, this converts: B.1.1.529.1.2 to B.001.001.529.001.002. With all of the columns bing in consistent widths, numbers (as text) now sort correctly.
Hi Leila, very nice. Some thoughts for you: 1. If you find my comments useful and don't want to reply to specific points - and for all youtubers, imo - please don't make a reply saying thanks. Yep, please don't. It takes us viewers 8 seconds to move to a mouse, aim for '> x replies', click on it and read your 'Thanks' and click it again to get it out of the way. That's 8 seconds for EVERY user who wants to read all the comments. A comment like that is courteous, but relatively low in value, and consumes our time in multiples. If you do want to thank me, RUclips has given you the option to send me your heart ..err, send a heart, so that a heart symbol shows permanently without our having to open links up and close them. Imho. 2. I suggest that when you use hotkeys, keyboard shortcuts, you use the most likely word that the associated letter was chosen for: - rather than 'everything' with Ctrl-A, say 'Select All'. Similarly for Ctrl-B say 'Branch'. Etc etc. - likewise, Ctrl-M for 'Multi-Rename Tool'. Saying the name reinforces our memory of the keystroke. 3. I do like the red-running rectangle that you use to highlight a feature; how do you do that? In 'post' with Camtasia, maybe... 4. Is this an Americanism? 'You have the ability to undo.' Having eyesight, fingers, a computer and a mouse provides the 'ability'; isn't 'option' the functional, unambiguous word? 5. 7:07 [Renamed..] 'In the other folder as well' [in a subfolder] - but why? Because all the branch was selected in the operation. 6. 'You get to select the karakters that you want to insert..' :-) 7. Do you have a speech mannerism that substitutes 'd' for 'th'? Charming :-) hth
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Leila. I am very appreciative of how you take complicated stuff and break it down to bite-size examples I can understand. Thank you.
Been using TC since the 90's. And used its predecessor, Norton Commander before that! I find it exacerbating that Microsoft hasn't improved their basic file explorer to include some of these simple features even to this day.
Very true, pet peeve of mine too :)
Opps, I Just heard it today 😅😅😅😅
Have you tried windows PowerToys?
That has quite a few hanfly tools like power rename, powersize, key mapping and more. And ots totally free. Not many people know about it as ot doesn't come with windows installation by default
Same here and I couldn’t agree more! Using it since almost 30 years!
It’s a lifetime license which is worth the money and with all the addins it has unlimited features.
I actually like that they haven't. Gives space to smaller creators.
To date I have not needed this function ... but even if I did, I had NO idea it existed. So, once again (and for the 39th time), Leila opens a door to something I was not aware was available ... and flawlessly explains its benefits ... thank you ... thank you .... thank you ... 😍
Thanks for watching, Chris! Always good to know what is out there in case of need 😊
I've been using it for about 25 years, it's always the first thing I load on a new PC. There's also an Android version. I use it daily for routine file management. I don't use the renaming function often, but I have in the past.
The Total Commander is a very underrated tool. I am happy to see that you give a good introduction to one of its many capabilities. I have been using this tool since the late 1990s, when I was looking for a Windows-based alternative to the DOS-based Norton Commander. It still beats the SpeedCommander in many respects, most of all in stability.
Thanks for sharing your feedback!
@@LeilaGharani A good alternative is Opus
ruclips.net/video/MUEYU4q4kyk/видео.html&ab_channel=MonroeWorld
Total Commander is my got to for file management (Move, copy, delete), excellent search tools, renaming, comparing file content, copying file names or paths, synchronizing files between different locations, launching files and apps, ,zipping, and unzipping - the best feature for me are the Tabs and the dual , but it does so many other things well.
I've been using Total Commander for more than 4 years. I only used it for simple bulk renaming but OMG, I have picked up a lot of new uses for it in this tutorial. Thank you!
Glad you took my former tip about Total Commander into consideration.
It is a great piece of software and I am using it for more than 20 years now (even in the MS-DOS version I already was a great fan).
(I also mentioned Bulk Rename Utility || extreme possibilities to rename and even do random sorting of files)
Regards.
Rudi, Belgium (64y and IT addict | EXCEL is my favorite piece of software)
Great video, PowerToys for Windows hasa bulk rename function also. Really enjoy using some of the tools in PowerToys for Windows.
Not quite as powerful, imo, and not much of a user interface.
I used it for renaming my old files and it did it very well. Thanks Leila! and whoever developed this tool
omg! I am using TC since stone age and it's still one of my top tools. The bulk rename (CTRL+M) is frequently used ;) thanks for sharing, people needs this!
Let me share one cool trick in TC... press SHIFT+ALT+ENTER to get size of every folder in a panel 😎
Thanks for sharing!
That can now be set to automatic, Nully. Across the LAN, too. Options, Operation.
I used Total Commander only for its renaming ability. My favorite feature: rename files with an external text editor (Ctrl+M --> right-click on the column header --> "Edit names"). Then I can clean the file names with powerfull search / replace regex in Notepad++.
Now I use "Double Commander" that is a free alternative.
Wow. There is also Double Commander. Will try it out. Thanks for the tip
YESSSS ! First thing to do after setup Windows is installing Total Commander ! Now you can move in Windows !
Nice review. I use XYplorer as a File Explorer replacement, but for really complicated renames…..I use Bulk Rename Utility. Such a stupidly capable program to rename files. I just used it last week to rename a 500 file download from Instagram where each set of monthly files was buried in sub folders named for each month. I renamed all of the files at one time to include the parent, monthly date folder name in each file, then used XYplorer to copy them out for cataloging into Lightroom in a single directory. Fabulously useful.
My friend Ning introduced me with Total Commander tool. I would like to thank him and you for making the best and simple video for guiding us. This has saved my hrs and hrs. Thank you
You're very welcome!
I’ve been using this software for more then 10 years and cannot recommend it enough.
I’m glad you did that presentation on this tool. I came across with Total Commander almost 20 years ago. One of my former colleagues brought it to my attention. in particular for that huge renaming features. Over the last years I lost it. With your video here, I think I’ll reinstall it on my private PC.
ruclips.net/video/xwXWEwunmf0/видео.html
Thank you so much for indexing each topic by the start time.
I was stuck on how to add a prefix and I was able to find the topic easily in your index.
I use the Bulk Renamer tool for many years. It's extremely helpful and it has a lot of options.
I find BRU good, but TC's MRT is so capable, and always open, that it does virtually everything necessary.
Awsome! Finally! I was looking for this for hours!
Thanks a lot for this tip. I remember using Total C many years ago and having a lot of use for it. After watching your video I will take it up again. It sure is a useful tool. 😎
Unlike most other Windows programs, TC has never charged for updates. My original (20 year old) license is still good for the latest release. What wasn't shown is the ability to make permanent tabs for your favorites, plus have a separate drop-down list for even more. And I'm still learning new features.
Thanks for your feedback, Robert!
You could make a donation, Robert.
This page is just for renaming. But, yes, TC can do many many things.
Total Commander is so much more, you could do an entire series on that. Been using TC for ages and never paid for it (shame on me)... Could not do without it!
I use it to manage files on different servers, search text in files on diggerent servers in one go, compare files and folders, rename files, view into files with F3 or open it up in notepad++ with F4. I use it as a single point to start programs, open folders. Also the numeric + and enter selects all files, you have the option to bookmark folders and edit them in a tree structure to quckly navigate to the same folder on different servers. I could go on for some time😄
TC is one of the best tools ever, next to Excel off course
Could I ask, just from curiosity, why didn't you buy a license yet? I think it's price is more than reasonable compared to the time it can save you from day to day.
@@balint.dejczo because I'm Dutch 🤣
@@reijnoud - I'm Scottish, but that's no reason either. Spread the love.
Worked like a charm renaming over 300 audio files.
Switte Leila, congrats on being awarded for the Financial Modeling. I am really proud to have such an Instructor like you. I bought almost 90% of your courses on Xelplus platform.
You are really charming and words can't be enough to thank you. I ask the Almighty Allah to reward you and bless you with health and a happy life with whom you love.
I've been aware of this tool since the mid-90s when I first started in QA & technical support for a mid-tier software company. I didn't use it heavily but many of our programmers had it open all the time. I'm retired now and have more free time, so maybe I'll download the newest copy and see if it's something I can integrate into my workflow.
Highly recommended, WMF. It'll change your life. :)
Thanks Leila. We are, really, in need to videos like this. Create more please.
Thank you, I will
You can change the file selection to Windows-style in Settings->Operation. The multi-rename tool is really good. Better than some programs that only do renaming. The "Redo" button at the bottom returns the file list to perform other operations to it. To the right of the letter case selection is a button that exports file names to a text file. You can use this to load aother list that is in the same order as the files to apply those names.
I think a good practice is to fill the boxes with default [N], [E] and blank. And press rename (without any files). Then it will start in the default view next time.
When i saw your last video, this was my first thought, damm that was a lot of work.
But I have been using Total Commandor daily since 1995 :) Yes, im old :)
Hi Leila, just wanted to say how cool your excel themed mugs are! We have two of them and they are terrific! ☕
Lot of my time is saved. Thank you.
I can totally agree with a few of the other comments here. For those of us who've been working with PC's for decades, we quite soon found the weaknesses of DOS, and started to use Norton Commander or similar. When that disappeared the hunt begun and when I found Total Commander I was hooked from day one! It looks and behaves similar to old NC, and the latest versions can do so much more. I'm sure I still haven't found all the good stuff that it can do to save time or make me more efficient. Psst! It's available for your smartphones also.
Just in time. Been googling lately for PowerShell script/commands but it's taking more time & and a bit of learning curve.
Alternative to your other tip - Easily Rename All Files In Folders (NOOB vs PRO) & rename files based on an Excel table with PAD
Thanks.
Wow, this is awesome. Now I will rename all my photos from IMG_6433 to the the actual date it was taken. Like we have it with our smartphones. Thank you so much for this tip!
Glad it was helpful. That's a great application for it.
Wow, useful! Regards from Baltimore.
Hi Laila, congratulations on being awarded, the financial modelling resource of the year!! It comes with no surprise though!! Your videos are not just informative but very practical and smart enriched with the rich and condusive narrative which I invariably found to be irresistible almost so diffidently seductive, with truck loads of conviction. Your voice and tone is so soothing that it permeats all blocks and seeps in well. Your narrative sounds like a lull-a-by and trust me Laila at times it supercedes all sleeping apps!! In absolute awe of your content, depth and how exhaustive it is, also am mesmerised by your sing-a-song tone and your tranquil voice. The look and feel is premium and Kudos for having kept it the way it is for almost an eternity now!! The accolade I feel is what you absolutely deserve, so congratulations again and thanks for shining in your niche!!! It I think has a large and growing audience space with me in it for various reasons as it may be with others. By the way, I will have said nothing if I miss out on letting you know how beautiful I find you for your looks!! You invariably dawn a professional and predictive look and feel yet it's so nonchalantly easy to pick on how beautiful you are!! I am not sure if you would take it in the right spirit but believe you me; you are a stunning beauty- a head Turner!! I feel you are very sensuous and at times sedatively sensuous which in combination makes your videos great for consumption I feel.....You have a lot going for you apart from widening the mental space of people who would have had to look elsewhere otherwise!! Congratulations Laila!!
Calm down, Kaustab. We're here for renaming.
I have been subscriber of Leila Gharani when she had 50K subs few years back. Now, Its 2.02 M. Wonderful Journey. ( Sweat and Hardwork like submerged glacier beneath iceberg) 👍👍
Great Tool for Bulk Renaming... It does wonders and saved my time... Thanks...
total commancer is divine ....have been using it like forever and it is literally the first program i always install when i start with a new operation system. windows explorer looks like a slingshot compared to a rocket when we talk about total commander (formerly windows commander) ....
I have always used the shareware File Renamer Basic; which works well for me. Thanks for the option.
TC is the most under-rated program. Indispensible! I expected Microsoft to snap it up many years ago and bring TC's functionality into Windows File Explorer. It's file viewers and compression features are expandable to accommodate anything out there. Another nice feature of TC: you don't have to be an Admin to install & run. Just copy the files into a folder and go!
Great Info. Total Commander was the first tool i used before i discovered the Bulk Rename Utility. The other tools that are worth mentioning for other tasks are 1. ASAP Utilities and RDB Merge. How i wish Microsoft could buy and incorporate these tools to be native to Excel. This would be a game changer especially that Excel is expected to be with us for a very long time.
Although, it's good to have other minds inventing.
@@ardwych4881 Sure but i bet you get my point.. No one has ever prevented other minds from inventing anything. The arena is free and open for initiative. I love Excel and i love Microsoft for offering such a wonderful productivity tool
@@apamwamba - I understand, but while there's no inhibition on inventing things, almost, there's a million reasons why an idea can be killed because it's implemented by a giant somewhere. Think of how Microsoft became 'great'. But let's not labour the point..
The multiple renaming is awesome thing! It's a pity I didn't know that earlier when I was making GIF animations 😅..
Good tool. Thanks for sharing valuable information. This is similar to Microsoft power toys.
Nice tool and equally nice tutorial. Thank you Leila!
Thank you, Vijay!
Please make videos for the following subject:
A. Compare files by content.
B. Synchronize Directories
C. Connect to FTP Server.
Your video is self-explanatory and substantial. Thank you!
I have yet to find good tutorials for Total Commander, considered by more people than imagined as the best Files Manager. Could it be possible to you to do some more tutorials - as you do - for this program? Thank you very much, again and again😊🤗❗
Like it a lot. File comparison is my biggest use
Looks like an extremely useful tool, thanks Leila!
It really is, Chris!
The programmer of Total Commander is a guy called Christian Ghisler. His work is just amazing.
👍
@@LeilaGharani - and I believe it's a 'hard g'. Without an 'h'. :)
Anybody old enough to remember Norton Commander?
I think that ran in DOS.
I used NC back in the day, and found TC shortly after Windows became a useful platform.
You did not find TC....not exactly. You found Windows Commander back then ;-)
Made some waves in the community, when Windows Commander had to be renamed. But in the review it is the better name, especially in Germany where its shortcut WC is an abbrev for toilet :-)
@@rainerr546 You're right, it was called Windows Commander. But, essentially the same thing...
How are you that old and didn't use PowerShell?
@@j.ballsdeep420 😎
I used TC years ago nearly daily (~ DevOp), plugins for several file formats (zip ...) are also available.
Thank you 100 times over
powertoys can do it as well. BRU (Bulkrename Utility) is the most powerful renamer imo
Powertoys are great too.
PowerToys' feature called Power Rename is also suitable for many use cases.
The first thing I install on any computer I use, is Total Commander... Windows explorer is too much of a drag... Its just simply not good enough for me
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I was Using CMD in doing this which costs me 10 to 15 mis, Now I have a Better Alternative
For Apple Macintosh, you have "A Better Finder Rename". With the same kind of functions!
Thanks alot! for this
it was really helpful
Very Useful.
You may make video on power toys . Waiting for interesting content like that 😊
Great program! Thank you!
I used TC a long time ago-90s I suppose-and about 20 other file managers in the quest for the perfect one FOR ME. I've been on Directory Opus since v8, so that's about since 2005-it's expensive, but has a lot of extra stuff for the power user like FTP & ZIP handling, scripting etc. There's a cheaper Light version, but I imagine TC or similar would fill a light user's needs.
'.. a light user's needs.' [Ha!] Spend more time with TC, SS.
@@ardwych4881 Everything's relative Ard-ask your uncle ;)
Hi Leila,
Does TC have a feature whereby, you can include the file creation date (metadata), as a prefix to the file name?
Best regards
Very good tool!
This tool I have been waiting for since Windows 3.11 when I used Norton Commander - I believe it is a newer version of the same tool ;-)
I do hope to hear your opinion on One Commander and how it measures against Total Commander...Thank you in advance 🙂
Oh that's interesting I've been using tc on Android for years.
Reckon I have to try desktop again
Please make a tutorial on how we can do this on Power Automate online version. Our organization doesn't allow downloading it on systems.
I have folder with the same name (extrafanart) located within several parent (movie) folders. I need the files in extrafanart renamed with incremental number at the end, but where the number sequence starts at one for each folder. Will Total Commander do this and if not, then perhaps you can recommend another product that can do this such as Bulk Renamer Utility.
Hey Leila, how to preserve metadata date creation in renamed files? The program was great, but when I check the file it in properties, the creation date changed by the date you rename the files :(
I use "|" vertical bar while doing search and replace
Nice.. very handy..
Batch script. RoboTask is good, too. Nonetheless, this looks very easy to use.
It really is, James.
There is android version of it. You can create http server to upload/download files from your phone using wireless. I've been using total commander since windows XP if I'm not mistaken.
For renaming files there is an app called "Bulk Rename Utility". It gives you alot more options. I use it instead of Total commander.
Interesting tool. Haven't heard this before. Have to try it. 👍🏼👍🏼
But that copy file path is in Win11 already, so I don't see why I should use another program to copy that.
Try it, Vesa.
Thanks!
This is good but I prefer using Bulk Rename utility (BRU) for renaming multiple files/folders at once
BRU has more capabilities only at the margins, imo, Kundan. TC is always open, usually.
MS Power Tools will do similar and has more options that come in handy as well! And FREE!
Put them in a side-by-side contest, Kris, and....
I really like your voice
For 1 million you did q n a session. Now you will soon hit 2nd million can i expect same this time as well?
Very Cool
you could do this in CMD without installing anything. This is more convenient for helping others who are not able to install stuff in an office work space due to it admin locks.
GUIs were invented so that we can see what's happening, surely, gp?
Note that TC is essentially a portable program, so, if you can load it, you can run it.
How do I add a bracket [ or ] to the third place in the file name?
It would be nice to bulk modify metadata on photos. Windows and google use the file date, not the "shot date". So if you copy, download, or touch a photo, the date changes, and nothing shorts correctly.
Actually, it is based on microsoft language like File System Object in VBA. You can establish it in VBA explore library and insert it then you are able to change everything in your windows system as you want. It is compatible with windows system 👍
This is a little obscure, Emre.
Another cool software to batch rename files is Advanced Renamer. It is a lot cheaper than Total Commander althought it focus on renaming.
Will this allow for me to batch rename mp3 audio files & the various attributes (ie Comments, genre's, male / female, album etc)
so wondering, could I set the counter to go down?
I prefer Advanced Renamer Portable for easy work with meta data and so on. Before that I used ReNamer and before that a program I made myself in 2001 :)
Superb
how do you replace the last dash with a space, for example?
☄️Happy New Year Leila. I’ll try
that. Thanks. Just cool me J.
Is there a way when renaming the files so that it creates a random number for the file. I make slideshows and I have 3000 files in a folder. I am wanting to give each file a random number so it shuffles the images when I sort by name. I am trying to randomly select 25 images and move them into a new folder, I would like to do it automatically so it takes 25 random images and creates a new folder then moves the files into it. I want it to repeat these steps until all the images have been moved. So for 3000 images it will create 120 folders of random pictures with just having to click 1 thing
If i need to move a letter from inside the name to be at the end of the name, as example (file name : 0001X-Q1 to be 0001-Q1X )?
Awsome..!!!!!!
I think this kind of work can be resolved using utilities like awk from command line.
What software for recording that video do You use?
Camtasia
An off topic question: I have a way to do this outside of an Excel table. But is there a straightforward solution inside an excel table. The problem is this. With a table filled with entries in a column in a form like: B.1.1.529.1.1, B.1.1.529.5.2.1, B.1.1.529.5.4.1, XBB.1, B.2.1.3, B.1, B.1.1.213, A.1.2, P.1.3, …. Etc…. The goal is to treat each entry separated by “.”s as numbers and to sort in combined alpha and numerical order. This is a commonly encountered problem. This particular problem is the “names” of SARS-CoV.2 virus strains. It is simple enough to textsplit the entries outside of the Excel table and to then apply text array functions to define field widths and to create a concatenation string that matches the source string allowing sorting. And then to reference those from within the Excel table. Is there a way to do textsplit() within an Excel table without generating a #spill error? As I mentioned - in science and engineering, this sort of problem comes up a lot.
SOLUTION: Though EXCEL will NOT allow the new Textsplit function inside a table. It will allow it in certain circumstances. The answer here is to use: =IFERROR(TEXTJOIN(".",,TEXT(TEXTSPLIT([_data],"."),"000")),"") Here it is searching for "." as the delimiter, and fixing all numeric fields to three characters wide "000", and replacing any invalid entries to nothing "". The table column being assessed is [_data]. For example, this converts: B.1.1.529.1.2 to B.001.001.529.001.002. With all of the columns bing in consistent widths, numbers (as text) now sort correctly.
Not quite the place for this here, Palmer.
Hi Leila, very nice. Some thoughts for you:
1. If you find my comments useful and don't want to reply to specific points - and for all youtubers, imo - please don't make a reply saying thanks. Yep, please don't. It takes us viewers 8 seconds to move to a mouse, aim for '> x replies', click on it and read your 'Thanks' and click it again to get it out of the way. That's 8 seconds for EVERY user who wants to read all the comments. A comment like that is courteous, but relatively low in value, and consumes our time in multiples.
If you do want to thank me, RUclips has given you the option to send me your heart ..err, send a heart, so that a heart symbol shows permanently without our having to open links up and close them. Imho.
2. I suggest that when you use hotkeys, keyboard shortcuts, you use the most likely word that the associated letter was chosen for:
- rather than 'everything' with Ctrl-A, say 'Select All'. Similarly for Ctrl-B say 'Branch'. Etc etc.
- likewise, Ctrl-M for 'Multi-Rename Tool'. Saying the name reinforces our memory of the keystroke.
3. I do like the red-running rectangle that you use to highlight a feature; how do you do that? In 'post' with Camtasia, maybe...
4. Is this an Americanism? 'You have the ability to undo.' Having eyesight, fingers, a computer and a mouse provides the 'ability'; isn't 'option' the functional, unambiguous word?
5. 7:07 [Renamed..] 'In the other folder as well' [in a subfolder] - but why? Because all the branch was selected in the operation.
6. 'You get to select the karakters that you want to insert..' :-)
7. Do you have a speech mannerism that substitutes 'd' for 'th'? Charming :-)
hth