Filter: How to see one specific folder only?

[aleem]

I want Total Commander to show me only a specific folder only, what i mean is this:

In "C:\Users\%Folders with usernames%" i want to see only something with this "*some_username*" nothing else.

This can be "123%USERNAME%.001" or just "%USERNAME% or "%USERNAME%.002" well i think you got the point now.

What i did is : In TC Menu > Show > Custom ... > *What i want to see* (this is incl the *) the result is ... nothing it still shows me all the folders.
Now what i did is : In TC Menu > Show > Custom ... > button Define ... > tab Advanced > tick on attributes > tick on Directory > in the search field i typed *What i want to see* (again with the *) and i saved the result. End result nothing.

What i would like is the same thing you can do within the prompt, the command is "dir /ad *what i want to see*" and this works now i want the same thing but using Total Commander.

Anyone who can help me out here, or could tell me what i'm doing wrong.

[MVV]

You can't hide directories using 'Show - Custom' filter, sorry. [wrong]

However you can filter directories using quick filter via Ctrl+S.

Edited after 2 hours:

As it was mentioned below, it is possible to filter directories with custom filter.

[Dalai]

You can't hide directories using 'Show - Custom' filter, sorry

Yes, you can (sort of):

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*foldername\

This still shows all the files in the current directory, though.

Regards
Dalai

[MVV]

My mistake, you're right, it is really possible!

So for displaying only a single folder and no files one can use following custom filter:

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*part_of_username*\ | *

But I think quick filter is better for filtering folders with usernames because it is removed after changing directory (e.g. after entering filtered user profile where this filter is not required).

[aleem]

I don't want to use CTRL+S as you always have to retype everything again, I sometimes to need to check if a user profile exists on several server and I'm lazy to retype it

But I tried MVV's tips and it works just great, thank you and everyone else.

[MVV]

BTW you can create buttonbar button with following command:

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cd *part_of_username*\ | *

(just keep in mind that w/o asterisk before part of folder name TC may try to enter the folder and not just set filter)