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Multi Commander => Support and Feedback => Topic started by: pafaktor on August 29, 2014, 14:56:15

Title: EXE specific icon
Post by: pafaktor on August 29, 2014, 14:56:15

When I copied an exe file from left side to right side the exe file icon don't visible same the original file icon.
The icon is visible after then restart MultiCommander.

Title: Re: EXE specific icon
Post by: Mathias (Author) on August 31, 2014, 01:23:20

Yes it can happen. Press Refresh (F2/F5 , depending on keysetup) and it will refresh it..

It can happens if the icon are fetched before the file copy is done, or if the file is used by another process.
icons are fetched in the background. When it detected a new file in the file system the file system refreshes and if new files then starts the background task to get the icons. Problem is if this happens to fast and the file copy is not complete yet. Then it will not find the icon since it is stored at the end in the .exe and it will not find a icon.
Also AntiVirus software always scan .exe file and this might also prevent the the icon from being fetch since the file is locked by AV.

Title: Re: EXE specific icon
Post by: pafaktor on August 31, 2014, 08:35:05

I pressed F2 to refresh and turned off AntiVirus softver but nothing happens.
The icon refresh works well in the Total Commander.

Title: Re: EXE specific icon
Post by: Mathias (Author) on August 31, 2014, 10:01:21

I'm not able to recreate it. I always get the correct icon.

Why that fails for you I don't know. Something must block it from getting the icon.
(Maybe tc don't get the icon in the background. maybe it reuses it. both programs are totally different and do things different)

Title: Re: EXE specific icon
Post by: pafaktor on September 01, 2014, 08:08:52

The problem is caused by Avast Antivirus software. I removed it and the problem disappeared.

Thanks for the instructions.