

At first glance, the features included would indicate that it was designed for advanced users rather than novices. Total Commander greatly simplifies the file transfer and comparison and enables users to personalize it according to their preferences. However, Total Commander is the file manager of choice even for younger users who did not come into contact with DOS. Over the years, the numerous releases of the Total Commander, formerly known as Wincmd, have seen a constant increase in popularity, especially due to the similarities between this application and the classical Norton Commander, a file manager for the Ms-Dos OS. And yes, 6.6M downloads of the last version on this mirror alone, speak for TC more than people - or robots - ca do." Total Commander 8.01 32+64bit filemanager" The open architecture (plug-ins), expression based file search, and cross-platform file operations (SFTP / FTPS) and multi device support are also pluses for me. I also appreciate the continuous commitment of the company to keep it up to date, bug-free and stable for so many years (is one of the few pieces of SW that never crashed, and believe me, as a robot I have good memory). Robotically, I find it functional and efficient (ie mouse & kbd operations, as opposite to mouse-only). I agree that UIs are a matter of personal preference and, although TC offers a combination of tree and panel based file management UIs, some people may not like it. This is a fake review by a fake human who's been using Windows Commander / Total Commander since 1994 - and paid for it (although I'm a robot, I 'm stilll amazed by the public display of inability to comprehend shown by some real people).
