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Naff47
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Find picture files?

Post by *Naff47 »

Hi everyone!
I'm a total newbie to Total Commander but have recently started using it because it seems to be better at copying large files to my hard drive than Windows Explorer.

I have come in to some trouble though. Usually in Windows to find picture files in a folder I would search with kind:=picture but that does not work in Total Commander. How do I go about doing the same thing in Total Commander?

Many thanks.
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Gral
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Re: Find picture files?

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In fact Explorer uses file extensions predefined under registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\KindMap
Here is how this looks im my system
Spoiler
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\KindMap]
".3ds"="picture"
".3g2"="video"
".3gp"="video"
".3gp2"="video"
".3gpp"="video"
".a11"="picture"
".aac"="music"
".accountpicture-ms"="picture"
".ade"="document"
".adp"="document"
".adts"="music"
".ai"="picture"
".aif"="music"
".aifc"="music"
".aiff"="music"
".amf"="music"
".amr"="music"
".ani"="picture"
".anm"="picture"
".art"="picture"
".arw"="picture"
".asf"="video"
".ass"="video"
".asx"="video"
".au"="music"
".avcs"="picture"
".avi"="video"
".avm"="video"
".awm"="video"
".b&w"="picture"
".b1n"="picture"
".b8"="picture"
".b_w"="picture"
".bat"="program"
".bga"="picture"
".bit"="picture"
".bld"="picture"
".bm"="picture"
".bmp"="picture"
".cda"="music"
".cdf"="picture"
".cdr"="picture"
".cgm"="picture"
".cmd"="program"
".cmp"="picture"
".cmv"="video"
".com"="program"
".contact"="contact;communication"
".cps"="picture"
".cr2"="picture"
".crw"="picture"
".csv"="document"
".cvs"="picture"
".dcx"="picture"
".dfs"="music"
".dib"="picture"
".dip"="picture"
".dkb"="picture"
".dng"="picture"
".doc"="document"
".docm"="Document"
".docx"="Document"
".dot"="document"
".dotm"="Document"
".dotx"="Document"
".dss"="music"
".dvi"="document"
".dvr-ms"="recordedtv"
".dw2"="picture"
".dwg"="picture"
".emf"="picture"
".eml"="email;communication"
".eps"="picture"
".erf"="picture"
".exe"="program"
".far"="music"
".fh3"="picture"
".fh4"="picture"
".fit"="picture"
".flac"="music"
".flc"="picture"
".fli"="picture"
".gcd"="picture"
".gif"="picture"
".gl"="picture"
".group"="contact"
".gsd"="picture"
".heic"="picture"
".heics"="picture"
".heif"="picture"
".heifs"="picture"
".hrf"="picture"
".hs2"="picture"
".hsi"="picture"
".hta"="program"
".htm"="document"
".html"="document"
".iax"="picture"
".ica"="picture"
".icb"="picture"
".ico"="picture"
".ics"="calendar;communication"
".idx"="video"
".ivf"="video"
".jas"="picture"
".jff"="picture"
".jfif"="picture"
".jif"="picture"
".jnt"="document"
".jpc"="picture"
".jpe"="picture"
".jpeg"="picture"
".jpg"="picture"
".jtf"="picture"
".jxr"="picture"
".kdc"="picture"
".latex"="document"
".lbm"="picture"
".lnk"="link"
".m1v"="video"
".m2t"="video"
".m2ts"="video"
".m3u"="music;playlist"
".m4a"="music"
".m4p"="music"
".m4v"="video"
".mdb"="document"
".mde"="document"
".mht"="document"
".mhtml"="document"
".mid"="music"
".midi"="music"
".mk3d"="video"
".mka"="music"
".mkv"="video"
".mmm"="video"
".mny"="document"
".mov"="video"
".mp2"="music"
".mp2v"="video"
".mp3"="music"
".mp4"="video"
".mp4v"="video"
".mpa"="video"
".mpc"="document"
".mpd"="document"
".mpe"="video"
".mpeg"="video"
".mpg"="video"
".mpp"="document"
".mpt"="picture"
".mpv2"="video"
".mpx"="document"
".mrw"="picture"
".msg"="email;communication"
".msi"="program"
".msp"="program"
".mts"="video"
".mus"="music"
".mwf"="video"
".nc"="picture"
".nef"="picture"
".neo"="picture"
".nrw"="picture"
".nws"="email;communication"
".odt"="Document"
".okt"="music"
".one"="document"
".orf"="picture"
".p16"="music"
".pct"="picture"
".pcx"="picture"
".pda"="picture"
".pdd"="picture"
".pdf"="document"
".pds"="picture"
".pef"="picture"
".pgm"="picture"
".pic"="picture"
".pif"="program"
".pix"="picture"
".pm"="document"
".pm5"="document"
".png"="picture"
".pot"="document"
".potm"="Document"
".potx"="Document"
".ppm"="picture"
".pps"="document"
".ppsm"="Document"
".ppsx"="Document"
".ppt"="document"
".pptm"="Document"
".pptx"="Document"
".ppz"="document"
".ps"="document"
".psd"="picture"
".pse"="picture"
".psm"="music"
".pt5"="document"
".qdv"="picture"
".qt"="video"
".ra"="music"
".raf"="picture"
".ram"="music"
".raw"="picture"
".reg"="program"
".rgb"="picture"
".rif"="picture"
".rip"="picture"
".rix"="picture"
".rl4"="picture"
".rl8"="picture"
".rle"="picture"
".rmi"="music"
".rtf"="document"
".rtx"="document"
".rw2"="picture"
".rwl"="picture"
".s3m"="music"
".scr"="program"
".search-ms"="searchfolder"
".sg1"="picture"
".snd"="music"
".sng"="music"
".sr2"="picture"
".srt"="video"
".srw"="picture"
".ssa"="video"
".stm"="music"
".sub"="video"
".tex"="document"
".text"="document"
".tif"="picture"
".tiff"="picture"
".ts"="video"
".tsv"="document"
".ttml"="video"
".tts"="video"
".txt"="document"
".ult"="music"
".url"="link"
".uw"="music"
".van"="picture"
".vbe"="program"
".vbs"="program"
".vbx"="program"
".vcard"="contact;communication"
".vcf"="contact;communication"
".vcs"="calendar;communication"
".vda"="picture"
".vdr"="picture"
".vdx"="document"
".voc"="music"
".vsd"="document"
".vsl"="document"
".vss"="document"
".vst"="document"
".vsw"="document"
".vsx"="document"
".vtt"="video"
".vtx"="document"
".vue"="video"
".wav"="music"
".wax"="music"
".wdp"="picture"
".wks"="document"
".wm"="video"
".wma"="music"
".wmf"="picture"
".wmv"="video"
".wmx"="video"
".wp"="document"
".wp5"="document"
".wp6"="document"
".wpd"="document"
".wpl"="music;playlist"
".wri"="document"
".wtx"="document"
".wvx"="video"
".xbm"="picture"
".xif"="picture"
".xlb"="document"
".xlc"="document"
".xll"="document"
".xlm"="document"
".xls"="document"
".xlsb"="Document"
".xlsm"="Document"
".xlsx"="Document"
".xlw"="document"
".xm"="music"
".xmi"="music"
".xml"="document"
".xpm"="picture"
".zpl"="music;playlist"
".dwfx"="Document"
".easmx"="Document"
".edrwx"="Document"
".eprtx"="Document"
".jtx"="Document"
".oxps"="Document"
".pano"="picture"
".xps"="Document"
".sldx"="Document"
".sldm"="Document"
".xltx"="Document"
".xltm"="Document"
So, now you can define search in TC with extensions defined as picture, or use own.
Press ALT+F7, type all these extensions

Code: Select all

*.3ds *.a11 *.accountpicture-ms *.ai *.ani *.anm *.art *.arw *.avcs *.b&w *.b_w *.b1n *.b8 *.bga *.bit *.bld *.bm *.bmp *.cdf *.cdr *.cgm *.cmp *.cps *.cr2 *.crw *.cvs *.dcx *.dib *.dip *.dkb *.dng *.dw2 *.dwg *.emf *.eps *.erf *.fh3 *.fh4 *.fit *.flc *.fli *.gcd *.gif *.gl *.gsd *.heic *.heics *.heif *.heifs *.hrf *.hs2 *.hsi *.iax *.ica *.icb *.ico *.jas *.jff *.jfif *.jif *.jpc *.jpe *.jpeg *.jpg *.jtf *.jxr *.kdc *.lbm *.mpt *.mrw *.nc *.nef *.neo *.nrw *.orf *.pano *.pct *.pcx *.pda *.pdd *.pds *.pef *.pgm *.pic *.pix *.png *.ppm *.psd *.pse *.qdv *.raf *.raw *.rgb *.rif *.rip *.rix *.rl4 *.rl8 *.rle *.rw2 *.rwl *.sg1 *.sr2 *.srw *.tif *.tiff *.van *.vda *.vdr *.wdp *.wmf *.xbm *.xif *.xpm 
and save your search as e.g. "Pictures"
You can add your extensions as explorer does not search for, e.g: JP2, MNG, PSP, XCF files.
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