15.7 BETA

[Mathias (Author)]

MAJOR RESTRUCTING OF CODE. IF SOME THAT WORKED BEFORE IS NOT WORKING, PLEASE REPORT IT

  v15.7 ( build 3123 )

  -- 3123 - 2025-12-04
  FIXED - Saving of tabs to remember got deleted after they was saved during shutdown of MC.

  -- 3122 - 2025-12-04
  CHANGE- Major code cleanup and restructing of codebase for core parts of MultiCommander
  ADDED - Video properties from MCVideoTool extension will now refresh there cached value if force refresh is called for
  ADDED - Improved logging in FSSFTP when it fails to connect
  ADDED - Exteneded logging for drop file operation to be able to figure how why it does not work when it fails
  ADDED - Startup can now be configured to not load things in parallel. (Slower but might slow startup issues)
  ADDED - Extended column that show real filesize for compressed and spare files
  FIXED - Issue when opening archive (zip/7z/rar) on network path ( eg \\Sever\Share\file.zip ), It was not always closed correctly after use
  FIXED - So that Alias editor does not save the filtered view after sorting columns.
  FIXED - 8 possible stability issues

Know Issues
 * This version will not start on Windows 7 since Microsoft have dropped Win7 support for their new build tools.
   Might be able to create a workaround.

[Matthias515566]

MC does not remember the toolbar settings, and if you disable all toolbars in the settings – not under View – it does remember that, but the space where the toolbars would normally appear is still shown and not used for the explorer panels.

[total_annihilation00]

MC does not remember the toolbar settings, and if you disable all toolbars in the settings – not under View – it does remember that, but the space where the toolbars would normally appear is still shown and not used for the explorer panels.

In Explorer Panel Configuration > Layout, you can disable certain toolbar items there, like the Drive Commands & Virtual File System & Special/ Cloud Folders. For now that seems to be working. Perhaps the bug is because it is configured in both places (Explorer Panel Config & Right Click Menu on Toolbar) ?

[Mathias (Author)]

MC does not remember the toolbar settings, and if you disable all toolbars in the settings – not under View – it does remember that, but the space where the toolbars would normally appear is still shown and not used for the explorer panels.

Might be that the soft disable state is not loaded. (enable/disable from menu and not from config)

[Matthias515566]

Might be that the soft disable state is not loaded. (enable/disable from menu and not from config)

Yes, the key

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Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\MultiCommander\SessionConfig\Toolbarswill be saved when MultiCommander is closed.
It will not be loaded, but it will still be saved.

[AlanJB]

Yes, the key

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Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\MultiCommander\SessionConfig\Toolbarswill be saved when MultiCommander is closed...

But of course that key does not exist for the portable version so the unwanted toolbars are still shown, unfortunately.

[Pawel]

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

[Mathias (Author)]

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 ? )

[total_annihilation00]

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

Perhaps your Custom Context Menus commands are set to or should be Applied to Files Only, and not on Folders (as may be the case,) it sometimes glitches when you execute [Context Menu] UDC's on Folders. I can confirm the Custom Context Menu's & UDC's are working properly for me (UDC's are in .UDC format & not .Zip)

[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,
It is working now (however, tested on another copy - I already deleted  broken installation). Maybe update process broke something?
Hard  to answer if custom menu commands was loaded or not (did not check it). It was "empty menu" - not showing up.

@total_annihilation00
My custom commands are OK. Thx. It was working before update. I think (see above) something must have broken during the beta update.


Will test it more... maybe I can reproduce the problem. For now - all is working.
-Pawel

[total_annihilation00]

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 ?

[Mathias (Author)]

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..?

[total_annihilation00]

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..?

Yeah it's working now, but I will test further to find out the root 'cause of it (& how to reproduce it)

[total_annihilation00]

Suffered from 2 data losses in MC: #1 My Aliases were lost #2 Yesterday I was attempting to move 5-7 Zip Files (400 MB total of MS-DOS games) & COMODO flagged MC as 'Possible Cryptolocker' & all my files got lost in the transfer when COMODO quarantined MC. I searched everywhere for the Zips but they were lost forever. This specific Cryptolocker transfer abortions happened to me before twice: when moving some images to & fro Downloads folder, & also when mass-renaming files in Downloads, triggering COMODO Cryptolocker Recognizers ! It's a shame —they were retro-games ! (though I recovered a bunch of them (GOG editions so they're guaranteed to work !)) I remember setting MultiCommander as Trusted in COMODO AV so I never saw this coming ! (maybe 'cause of an Invalid Certificate issue ? Just a hunch…) :'(
P.S: I fixed it (hopefully) by disabling the CryptoLocker Recognizer module in COMODO AV/FW.

[Mathias (Author)]

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.

[total_annihilation00]

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.

No worries, it's all good ! & no, COMODO does a weird 'Reverse & Block' operation when it detects CryptoLocker threats (ofc this was benign) & so all the transfers are cancelled & undone. It's alright though, I guess it guards the Downloads folder a little too aggressively. Those games were just Zips of the Installers, the actual games are already installed (I re-downloaded a bunch of them in GOG edition so they're guaranteed to work.)