Download Total Commander 8.51 RC 1

After five beta releases, the first release candidate of Total Commander version 8.51 has now appeared. This program can be used as a replacement for Windows Explorer. Splitting the image in half makes it easy to copy files, but the program can do much more. There are various ways to modify files, there is a built-in ftp client and a multirename tool, and there is support for a large number of compression formats. Furthermore, the functionality can be plugins be expanded. Version 8.51 is a so-called bugfix release and the changelog mainly shows bugfixes and minor changes.

Added:

• Use Uniscribe to display custom columns, as long as they don’t contain non-English texts, or tabs (32/64)
• Moved call to NetShareEnum to get list of all shared folders to background thread (32/64)
• Test for shared folders: Old method via OLE2 can be set with TestIfSharedDir=2 (32/64)
• Reduced flickering of current item in listboxes by re-drawing loaded icons manually instead of invalidating the rectangle (32/64)

Fixed:

• Two pass copy function: When error occurs with last file in list, do not postpone dialog box to second pass (32/64)
• Verify checksums: Taking checksum from clipboard not working for SHA512 (32/64)
• Lister’s menu was missing hotkeys 2,3,4 etc. starting with beta 4 (64)
• Do not beep when skipping (for later) write protected, hidden or system files when moving between drives (32/64)
• Open RAR with encrypted names: Repeat password dialog until user enters correct password or cancels dialog, also show “wrong password” hint (32/64)
• Synchronize dirs, delete files via right click menu: Bypass recycle bin with Shift pressed also when choosing the menu item (not only when confirming the