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Feature Requests and Suggestions / Re: add link to MC change log under the HELP > ABOUT menu

« on: January 13, 2026, 22:38:04 »

You have it under Help > Multi Commander ChangeLog  ( row 3 in menu )

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Support and Feedback / Re: Column Width Problem

« on: January 12, 2026, 11:06:41 »

Can't reproduce that. But if you right click on column and select "Save Current layout as default" then it should save and remember it

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Support and Feedback / Re: [BUG] Unicode NOT work

« on: January 11, 2026, 18:14:34 »

I don't know why you get this. There is not much that MC can do. Everything in windows is Unicode (UTF32). MC do not do any own processing of the characters.

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Support and Feedback / Re: [BUG] Unicode NOT work

« on: January 11, 2026, 11:55:47 »

MC is build with unicode support and is using unicode for all text.
I don't know why it does not work for you.
Is it only some places that does not work or everywhere?
I seen Japanese and Chinese screenshot of MC, So it should be able to render it.

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Support and Feedback / Re: Trojan:Win32/Wacatac.B!ml

« on: January 07, 2026, 15:22:19 »

Very common that happens.. Filemanager application does a lot of stuff with files that are suspicious.
Normally fixes it self after 2-3 day after release.

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Support and Feedback / Re: Select files and create a drawer for each file and put each file on each drawer.

« on: January 07, 2026, 07:28:09 »

Ok if you just what to make the foldername same a filename without ext. then it is a lot easier.

I'm not an powershell expert.. but to fix the powershell script. try asking ChatGPT or similar.. they are pretty good at fixing scripts..

(The reverse is in MC as a copy plugin.  "Copy Content" )

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Support and Feedback / Re: Select files and create a drawer for each file and put each file on each drawer.

« on: January 06, 2026, 14:24:19 »

That is a very special use case.. There is no built in ready to go feature like that.

But you should be able to create a UserDefinedCommand of MultiScript type to do that.
The hard part is to figure out what that the folder name should be. If the folder name can be generated from what the filename is.. then it is easier.

From MultiScript you can get all selected files
Go through them one by one and from file name create the Directory name you want,.
Create that folder and then move the file to that folder..

Then you assign that command to a HotKey/Button/Menu and when you select that command it will run that on all selected files.

https://multicommander.com/Docs/UDC_multiscript
https://multicommander.com/Docs/multiscript/functions/getfilefromview#getselectedpaths
https://multicommander.com/Docs/multiscript/functions/filesystem#movefile
https://multicommander.com/Docs/multiscript/functions/string
https://multicommander.com/Docs/multiscript/examples#file-operations

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Support and Feedback / Re: Commander Panel

« on: January 04, 2026, 11:13:23 »

I don't know what "commander panel" is.
There is no extra extension in MC that is called that.

MC do not have a full folder compare and sync feature yet..
It has so it can compare two folders. and select what is different based on some rules. it does not compare subitems in folders. only what is shown in the two panels with each other
Menu > Edit > "Compare Folders , Advanced..."

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Support and Feedback / Re: Is there a way to change the fonts for the menu at the top and the icons below?

« on: January 02, 2026, 11:44:55 »

MC will scale with Windows scale settings.. Unless you turn that off and if you want  everything bigger.. scaling with Windows Scaling is often a better chooice

The font for the Freespace field is changed is changed in Explorer Panel Settings. the icons should scale automatically

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Support and Feedback / Re: Delete folders with content

« on: December 24, 2025, 10:47:00 »

It cant delete the folder if it failed to delete some files before under it.
So there must be some error before where it failed to delete some sub files..  Windows does not allow delete of a folder if it is not empty.. so if it failed to delete some files under it. it will also fail to delete the folder.

OR something protects it or permission prevents it or something else that are special with that folder

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Support and Feedback / Re: Delete folders with content

« on: December 23, 2025, 12:00:58 »

I does go down and delete every, Unless there are some issue
There must be some permission issue or other issue during the delete, Try run the application as administrator .
I can also be security software that blocks MC from deleting files.

Check fileoperation log (Ctrl+L and switch to correct log tab)

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Feature Requests and Suggestions / Re: Windows on ARM CPU

« on: December 17, 2025, 07:57:51 »

Windows ARM, Maybe.. But I don't have a Windows ARM computer so until I get one its hard to develop something for it.

MacOSX, No, all UI and other parts in MC are Windows specific and would need to be rewritten. Would require super much extra work and I don't have the time for that.

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Feature Requests and Suggestions / Re: Loop Playback Toggle for 'Play/Stop Audio File' Function

« on: December 16, 2025, 17:05:49 »

Yes the Windows MediaEngine (that MC is using) is not the full Media Player. it is a core part in Windows for playing actual audio (.MID are not audio files.  but instruction on how to generate sound.)

So Sorry. Mid files will probably not work

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Feature Requests and Suggestions / Re: Loop Playback Toggle for 'Play/Stop Audio File' Function

« on: December 16, 2025, 16:51:30 »

No that .mid did not play on my Windows 11. Look like it is not supported by default. But maybe if some 3rd party codec is installed.

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Support and Feedback / Re: SFTP problem

« on: December 16, 2025, 06:31:57 »

I think it is because that you use ECDSA keys

looks like libssh2 support that, but only if the code is build to minimal support Windows 10. (since it require Windows functions that does not exists on Windows 7/8)
Problem is that for now MC is built to run on Windows 7.

That might change soon.. More and more issues is poping up to support Win7/8

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Support and Feedback / Re: SFTP problem

« on: December 15, 2025, 22:22:19 »

This is how I created keys

On Linux
1.  Generate keys on Linux

ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096

Specify names for the file : id_mc (example)
Specify password if wanted

Keys are generate with the name  id_mc  and  id_mc.pub

2. Add public Key to authorized keys on the linux server, so you can login
cat ~/id_mc.pub >> ~/.ssh/authorized_keys

3. Copy keys to host

4. in MC specify the Public Key (id_mc.pub) and Private Key (id_mc ) 
   Enter keypassword if you set any at #1

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Support and Feedback / Re: SFTP problem

« on: December 15, 2025, 20:00:46 »

Sorry. I don't know.
I use it daily. And it works for me. But the whole thing is messy. There are so many different algorithm and cryptos.  Maybe you using some that the SSH code used in MC does not support or something.
I actually does not know. MC is using libssh2 with WinCNG for the SSH access https://libssh2.org/ , There are information there on what crypto/algorithm it support on that page

Btw
Something is not correct with the logs..
There is no
"Auth via public key for user" that is shown when trying to login using public key.
And there is no error from the verify of the keyfile..

I see if I can add some more error logging with the login phase. that can give hits on why it does not want to login

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Beta Releases / Re: 15.7 BETA - Fails to show all command in menu

« on: December 15, 2025, 16:54:41 »

Thx will take a look

(Btw I split this topic to is own thread)

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Beta Releases / Re: Re: 15.7 BETA - Fails to show all command in menu

« on: December 15, 2025, 16:15:35 »

Ps: The problem is - It sometimes working OK. Still trying to find better "issue explanation"

Loading them, but all (none?) is not registered as menu commands. so they do not show up in the menu.
Strange that it works in 15.6, I find now difference in the code for how it load that in 15.7 vs 15.6

Most of my Custom Commands works fine (I only showed in example what is going on). Only few of them not (but as you can see all of them are available in custom commands dialog).
NO - it is not working ALSO in 15.6 (screenshot is not from newest beta)!
-Pawel
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Ok then this is not a 15.7 only issue.- OK then this post should have been in other forum, That part of the confusion, I though it was a new error in 15.7 only,  Okey so this is an old issue.
Well I will see if I can duplicate some script or something so I can replicate the issue later this week.

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Beta Releases / Re: Re: 15.7 BETA - Fails to show all command in menu

« on: December 15, 2025, 15:33:50 »

Wait...
Commands are loaded into MC, but not displayed.
See attached image (in red frame example command - Loaded - but not displayed)
-Pawel

Ps: The problem is - It sometimes working OK. Still trying to find better "issue explanation"

Ok so

Loading them, but all (none?) is not registered as menu commands. so they do not show up in the menu.
Strange that it works in 15.6, I find now difference in the code for how it load that in 15.7 vs 15.6

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Beta Releases / Re: Re: 15.7 BETA - Fails to show all command in menu

« on: December 15, 2025, 14:49:36 »

Mathias,
I forgot about log! It clearly describe the problem.

2025-12-15 14:32:13.314 Can not register command. Limit of UserDefinedCommand reached [HASH - Command Name]
2025-12-15 14:32:13.332 Can not register command. Limit of UserDefinedCommand reached [[HASH - Command Name]
etc...

So, I hope you can fix it (increase limit).
-Pawel

I don't think will fix it.. the limit have not changes since 2018. and it is on 600 items.
So you should get your first 600 items there.. it should not be empty. This " Limit of UserDefinedCommand reached" is only for adding command for the script so they can be called from menu and such. They should still show up in the list of commannds in the "Define User Commands"  Window

So something else is causing an issue.. Need to be able to recreate this first.

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Feature Requests and Suggestions / Re: Loop Playback Toggle for 'Play/Stop Audio File' Function

« on: December 15, 2025, 13:25:41 »

I see If I can add looping..

I can add so .mid files are sent to the MediaEngine. But if something is actually playing or not is not up to MC. Playing audio is handled by Windows. So it depends on what codecs is installed in Windows.

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Beta Releases / Re: Re: 15.7 BETA - Fails to show all command in menu

« on: December 15, 2025, 12:14:46 »

After update to 15.7 Beta custom menu items (not everything) stopped working (not displayed).
All scripts (*.udc files) are stored in zip file (everything was fine with the same files/config in 15.6)
-Pawel

Can you describe the error more..

You got custom commands. that they are added to menu..  And they are not showing up ? Are not running when selected.  ? Are script command there if you list all commands. ( was they loaded ? )

@Mathias (Author)
I think I know what is the problem with Menu and Custom Commands. I reproduced it on Stable Multi Commander 15.6!
I got MANY commands (many custom menu items) - 627 files in 54 folders (in my Ultimate File Manager project). Is there a LIMIT? It seems it is.

If I left 443 (or more) udc files in script folder - no custom menu items are displayed. If I remove another few of them - lets say 5 -> 5 custom command is shown in menu.
That means that MC reads only specified amount of files...


-Pawel

There should be no limit on number of commands to load. Might be limit for command that menus can shown. But that limit was there before too, But It should be at least over 1000.
Nothing around that is change. And the code actually add or or none from zips.. Only think I can see is if it fails to extract from zip. then it aborts.

No error in the app Log ( Ctrl+L ) ? Do the script show up in the List of Scripts.?  (So it only in the menu bar they are not shown ?)

I will see if I can replicate that.

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Beta Releases / Re: 15.7 BETA

« on: December 12, 2025, 15:39:55 »

Don't COMBO have a special quarantine area where it places files ? It just deletes them ?
It might be that COMBO have renamed them. It does not have an UI where you see files it quarantine ? and from there you can bring them back ? Most AV software has that.
( From AI :
The COMODO quarantine area is a secure, isolated section within Comodo antivirus software where potentially malicious or suspicious files are stored.
These files are encrypted and prevented from running to ensure they cannot infect your system or cause any harm)
So you might need to restore them from within COMBO.. you will not find them your self


Maybe change AV software.  Often built in Defender is good enough unless you don't have special requirements.

Problem with all FileManager is that AV software finds them suspicious.. Here is an app that have code much code in it to handle files, copy, rename, and delete them.. That is very suspicious.  So all FileManager often lots gets false positives results on them. And there is nothing to do about it.

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Beta Releases / Re: 15.7 BETA

« on: December 11, 2025, 16:32:31 »

Before, you could press Ctrl+F, search for something, & then when you pressed Enter the focus would switch back to the Explorer topmost Folder/File —now it doesn't switch focus back to the Explorer directory items (List View.) I miss that ! I have to use the mouse to single-click back to the Explorer view to use arrow keys to peruse items [after using the Find Filter Box] —it's a little inconvenient ! Could you bring that functionality back please ?

It is not changed.  It should work..

* Ctrl+F  focus set to Filter View box..
* Type something.. . the list view is filtered
* Confirm with Return key
* Focus is back to filelist

Works for me. Use that daily. 
Strange.What happens to focus.. DO you see what focus ends up.. still in Filter box ? some other place ?  does tab works to change tab side focus..?