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Support and Feedback / Re: Search complementary files
« Last post by Matthias515566 on April 28, 2026, 20:10:15 »I recommend the software Beyond Compare for your tasks: Scooter Software – Beyond Compare
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Support and Feedback / Search complementary files
« Last post by Gloops on April 27, 2026, 23:14:27 »Hello everybody,
To get files from backups, I should need to find files in a date interval, and that are present on a disk but not another, with same path.
Say I have restored the disk to the 3rd of April, and some files are missing that were saved on 20th.
Those files that are missing on C: are listed on disk G:
After having listed them, my intent is to copy them to C:
The dates can be a help, to find files that are present on a backup and not on another.
I remember MultiCommander has interesting features to realize this, but I do not remember very well.
I find how to select files with same extension as selected, with different extension ...
But what matters is that the file name is present or not in the other panel. Then, it would help if the search can be done recursively on subfolders.
If I remember well, this is one of the key advantages of MultiCommander ?
Or perhaps I mix up ?
How would you do this ?
To get files from backups, I should need to find files in a date interval, and that are present on a disk but not another, with same path.
Say I have restored the disk to the 3rd of April, and some files are missing that were saved on 20th.
Those files that are missing on C: are listed on disk G:
After having listed them, my intent is to copy them to C:
The dates can be a help, to find files that are present on a backup and not on another.
I remember MultiCommander has interesting features to realize this, but I do not remember very well.
I find how to select files with same extension as selected, with different extension ...
But what matters is that the file name is present or not in the other panel. Then, it would help if the search can be done recursively on subfolders.
If I remember well, this is one of the key advantages of MultiCommander ?
Or perhaps I mix up ?
How would you do this ?
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Support and Feedback / Minor Typo in "Create Links..." Dialog
« Last post by total_annihilation00 on April 27, 2026, 06:35:57 »In Tools > File Links > Create Links… > Under 'Symbolic Link', it says "none existing" —it should be "non-existing" (with hyphen) instead. Just found this while testing stuff out in V16 beta. Thought I'd let you know…
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Beta Releases / Re: Core Settings Contents Hidden (Explorer Panel Working)
« Last post by Pawel on April 25, 2026, 22:43:24 »I hate XML files. Editing it is a pain.
I know it allows to add more information in one tag... but INI files are so simple (I guess to simply) and fast...
-Pawel
I know it allows to add more information in one tag... but INI files are so simple (I guess to simply) and fast...
-Pawel
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Beta Releases / Re: Core Settings Contents Hidden (Explorer Panel Working)
« Last post by total_annihilation00 on April 25, 2026, 21:15:27 »If you edit the file correctly it should have restore the settings. might be that you missed some tags some places.. format is xml so it require correct structure to be read correctly.
But new version out.
It will try to recover corrupted MultiCommander.xml file when loading it.
The Error was that setting page was wrong so it could not be opened. and that resulted in it saving a multicommander.xml with a error value in it. and when reloading then new top level xml nodes started to be added to the file making it so it failed to load config.
From build 3154, it will remove all extra xml top level tags that should not be there and try to restore the config file.
Settings page now works again.
Thanks for letting me know ! but I fixed it via a 13 day old backup config & the last Beta Zip download from MC homepage —so I'am continuing from my last backup although I did update to V16 when I heard you mention it's fixed. P.S: I tested just now & confirmed it's properly migrating to the latest Beta (/w the corrupted version (zip) I saved for posterity) !
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Beta Releases / Re: v16.0 Beta
« Last post by total_annihilation00 on April 25, 2026, 12:06:09 »This is a true BETA, lots of changes. if any of the new thing does not work or if you find new issues.. please report it.
If no body report issue they see, then it can't be fixed.
It's working well, thanks ! Haven't found any issues so far !
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Beta Releases / Re: v16.0 Beta
« Last post by Mathias (Author) on April 25, 2026, 09:29:26 »This is a true BETA, lots of changes. if any of the new thing does not work or if you find new issues.. please report it.
If no body report issue they see, then it can't be fixed.
If no body report issue they see, then it can't be fixed.
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Beta Releases / Re: Core Settings Contents Hidden (Explorer Panel Working)
« Last post by Mathias (Author) on April 25, 2026, 09:20:30 »If you edit the file correctly it should have restore the settings. might be that you missed some tags some places.. format is xml so it require correct structure to be read correctly.
But new version out.
It will try to recover corrupted MultiCommander.xml file when loading it.
The Error was that setting page was wrong so it could not be opened. and that resulted in it saving a multicommander.xml with a error value in it. and when reloading then new top level xml nodes started to be added to the file making it so it failed to load config.
From build 3154, it will remove all extra xml top level tags that should not be there and try to restore the config file.
Settings page now works again.
But new version out.
It will try to recover corrupted MultiCommander.xml file when loading it.
The Error was that setting page was wrong so it could not be opened. and that resulted in it saving a multicommander.xml with a error value in it. and when reloading then new top level xml nodes started to be added to the file making it so it failed to load config.
From build 3154, it will remove all extra xml top level tags that should not be there and try to restore the config file.
Settings page now works again.
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Beta Releases / Re: Core Settings Contents Hidden (Explorer Panel Working)
« Last post by total_annihilation00 on April 24, 2026, 16:57:57 »that file is your settings so it depends on you settings.. YOu just delete it. and it will be created with default settings
file should look like
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<config global="0" Build="3151">
<AskLanguage value="0"/>
<appinfo>
at the beginning only 1 "<config" tag
and one </config> close tag
<experimental>
<darkmode value="0"/>
</experimental>
</config>
then just search for "</config>" and make sure there is no one except at the end of the file
Hm if you run portable version it may say
<config global="1" Build="3151">
at the top
Thanks I'll try !
P.S: Maybe it's not MC's fault, I installed NeoJ2ME emulator to play Mobile games, & it dropped a ton of folders in my MC folder ! Maybe that's why it isn't functioning properly ! Anyway I'll try to fix it manually your way first.
P.P.S: I reverted to the old Zip version download (Feb 2) while preserving my Config backup taken 13 days ago, I'm back in my MC !! Kept off the updates for now.
By the way, when I removed those 2 config tags (first & last) it reset my Config to default, so maybe that wasn't it afterall ! But yeah let me know if MC is still geared towards Win 10.
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Beta Releases / Re: Core Settings Contents Hidden (Explorer Panel Working)
« Last post by Mathias (Author) on April 24, 2026, 16:47:05 »that file is your settings so it depends on you settings.. YOu just delete it. and it will be created with default settings
file should look like
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<config global="0" Build="3151">
<AskLanguage value="0"/>
<appinfo>
at the beginning only 1 "<config" tag
and one </config> close tag
<experimental>
<darkmode value="0"/>
</experimental>
</config>
then just search for "</config>" and make sure there is no one except at the end of the file
Hm if you run portable version it may say
<config global="1" Build="3151">
at the top
file should look like
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<config global="0" Build="3151">
<AskLanguage value="0"/>
<appinfo>
at the beginning only 1 "<config" tag
and one </config> close tag
<experimental>
<darkmode value="0"/>
</experimental>
</config>
then just search for "</config>" and make sure there is no one except at the end of the file
Hm if you run portable version it may say
<config global="1" Build="3151">
at the top