List of changes (version 11.51 - 11.55)

List of changes (version 11.51 - 11.55) is a list of changes to Total Commander since version 11.51 until the release of version 11.55. The list starts at the latest change and goes back in time.

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List of changes (version 11.51 - 11.55)

(25.06.25) Release Total Commander 11.55 official release

• (25.06.25) Added: Updated unrar dll to version 7.12 (32/64)
• (22.06.25) Fixed: Find files, Plugins tab: The sorting buttons now have the same height as in the View Mode configuration dialog (32/64)
• (22.06.25) Fixed: Lister: Clicking behind a line of text while a context menu was up selected the line break behind that line (32/64)
• (22.06.25) Fixed: Sparse file copying is now disabled by default because Windows' handling of sparse files has serious issues that can only be fixed by Microsoft. Add CopySparseFiles=1 to the wincmd.ini [Configuration] section to enable this feature (32/64)
• (20.06.25) Fixed: Multi-rename tool: Couldn't move up last item with drag&drop since RC6 (32/64)
• (20.06.25) Fixed: Properties of files in archives: Invalid time was shown for files which had no time stored (32/64)
• (20.06.25) Fixed: RAR archives: Invalid time was shown instead of a question mark for files which had no time stored (32/64)

(18.06.25) Release Total Commander 11.55 release candidate 7

• (18.06.25) Fixed: Do not use multi-threading for blake3 checksums on systems with less than 8 logical processor cores, because it's not faster. Can be overridden via CrcBlake3BlockSize (64)
• (17.06.25) Fixed: Lister: Right-clicking on the first character of a URL did not select the URL, only right-clicking on the second character and beyond did (32/64)
• (17.06.25) Fixed: Lister: Triple click on last line in a text file selected the line including a line break at the end (32/64)
• (16.06.25) Fixed: When copying a subdirectory containing a mix of normal and sparse files, the sparse files were sometimes not copied as such (32/64)
• (15.06.25) Fixed: Signed some more dlls which were incorrectly detected by Virustotal (32/64)
• (15.06.25) Fixed: Do not use multi-threading for blake3 checksums for sparse files. Due to a Windows bug, this seems to allocate the entire nominal space of the sparse file (64)
• (13.06.25) Fixed: Configure custom columns: Scroll line into view also when the up/down button gets the focus (64)
• (13.06.25) Fixed: Find files, Plugins tab: Problems with scroll wheel (slow scrolling, wrong controls scrolling) (64)
• (12.06.25) Fixed: Find files, Plugins tab: In dark mode, the vertical scrollbar was only drawn when clicking on it (32/64)
• (12.06.25) Fixed: Find files, Plugins tab: Scroll line into view when going through controls with tab/shift tab (64)
• (12.06.25) Fixed: Configure custom columns: Scroll line into view when going through controls with tab/shift tab (64)
• (12.06.25) Fixed: Closing "Verify checksums" via ESC or Close button didn't free the dialog box (64)

(11.06.25) Release Total Commander 11.55 release candidate 6

• (11.06.25) Fixed: Multi-rename tool/Synchronize dirs: Clicking below the last item in the list was putting the focus on the last item (32/64)
• (11.06.25) Fixed: When using the tool 'Everything' to get directory sizes, do not disable when 'Everything' not running. Instead, just stop trying to restart 'Everything' (32/64)
• (10.06.25) Fixed: Find files, Plugins tab: Scroll line into view when sorting (64)
• (10.06.25) Fixed: Configure custom columns: Scroll line into view when sorting (64)
• (10.06.25) Fixed: Configure custom columns: Ctrl+PageUp/PageDown now always moves the row where the focus is, not the row where the up/down buttons for row movement appear after hovering over the end of another row (32/64)
• (10.06.25) Fixed: Configure custom columns: Always move buttons "Add column" and "Delete active column" to the end of the tab order (32/64)
• (10.06.25) Fixed: Find files, Plugins tab: Moved button for resorting lines outside of the scroll box, so it's always visible even when there are a lot of lines (32/64)
• (10.06.25) Fixed: Verify SHA256 hash of tcmdadmin.exe/tcmadm64.exe on Windows XP or earlier instead of signature, because XP cannot verify signatures with SHA256 hash (32/64)
• (09.06.25) Fixed: Closing "Verify checksums" via Alt+F4 or X button didn't free the dialog box (32/64)
• (09.06.25) Fixed: Find files: Improve loading of saved search with many plugin options by disabling redrawing while loading the comboboxes (32/64)
• (09.06.25) Fixed: Find files, Plugins tab: Sorting the columns with Ctrl+Arrow could change the value of comboboxes (32/64)
• (08.06.25) Fixed: Search in plugins: Sorting entries could leave selection in edit boxes (32)
• (08.06.25) Fixed: Directory history would show virtual folders twice when one entry was restored from wincmd.ini, and another from going to the folder manually (32/64)
• (08.06.25) Fixed: Directory history didn't properly store virtual folders with shell: prefix without an id list (32/64)

(04.06.25) Release Total Commander 11.55 release candidate 5

• (03.06.25) Fixed: Save the following virtual folder on XP: "Shared documents" (shell:Common documents) (32/64)
• (02.06.25) Fixed: Save the following virtual folders also on XP: Fonts, Administrative Tools, My Documents, and subfolders of My Documents (32/64)
• (02.06.25) Fixed: Alt+F9: "Unpack each archive to a separate subdir" was not remembered with UnZIPSeparateSubdirs set to 0 or 1 in wincmd.ini (32/64)
• (02.06.25) Fixed: Maximum possible size of self-extracting archive unpacker increased from 1MB to 8MB for 7z dll (32/64)
• (01.06.25) Fixed: Opening big RAR files with 7zip dll when unrar.dll not available could take a long time (32)
• (27.05.25) Fixed: Files - Change attributes: Date/time picker showed invalid year 1601 when a plugin field contained invalid data like random text -> show current date and time (32/64)
• (27.05.25) Fixed: Command cd "filename" to position cursor on file could no longer be combined with other commands on a button (32/64)

(27.05.25) Release Total Commander 11.55 release candidate 4

• (27.05.25) Fixed: Find files, Plugins tab: disable redrawing while sorting columns (32/64)
• (25.05.25) Fixed: Memory leak when creating checksums (64)
• (25.05.25) Fixed: Files - Change attributes: Date/time picker showes invalid year 1601 when a plugin field contained valid date+time without milliseconds (32/64)
• (25.05.25) Fixed: When using a copy filter with included directories (like *.pdf \dir1\dir2\ ), do not copy dir1 when dir2 doesn't exist (32/64)
• (25.05.25) Fixed: F9 key now focuses the same menu item as the F10 key when using a right to left language (32/64)
• (23.05.25) Fixed: Files which have the "compressed" attribute were not loaded with the LOADLIST command (32/64)

(21.05.25) Release Total Commander 11.55 release candidate 3

• (21.05.25) Fixed: Multi-rename tool: Button [N#-#] did not support Unicode (32)
• (21.05.25) Added: Show overlay icon on the taskbar button also for disk full errors when copying (32/64)
• (20.05.25) Fixed: When using a copy filter with included directories (like *.pdf somedir\ ), do not copy directories outside of the provided directories (32/64)
• (19.05.25) Fixed: Unrar via tc7z dll: No error was reported when testing a damaged RAR archive (32/64)
• (19.05.25) Fixed: Unrar via tc7z dll: Show warning when opening a multi-volume archive and part is missing or can't be opened (32/64)
• (18.05.25) Fixed: cd command: Always remove double quotes when loading a template, e.g. cd ">savedsearch", or for chained commands, e.g. cd "*.txt",cm_SelectAll (32/64)
• (18.05.25) Added: When changing file attributes, it's now possible to enter fractions of a second (max 3 digits) in the time field (32/64)
• (17.05.25) Fixed: Creating blake3 checksum of a file smaller than 1MB after creating one for a file larger than 1MB created an invalid checksum (64)

(14.05.25) Release Total Commander 11.55 release candidate 2

• (14.05.25) Fixed: Do not cache virtual folder if cd \\Folder\path only opens a part of the path, e.g. because a phone was disconnected or directory removed (32/64)
• (14.05.25) Fixed: Updated tczstd32.dll and tczstd64.dll to zstd 1.5.7 (32/64)
• (14.05.25) Fixed: Updated tcunzlib.dll and tcunzl64.dll to zlib 1.3.1 (32/64)
• (13.05.25) Fixed: Under some conditions, drives shared to an RDP session would appear with a CD-ROM icon (32/64)
• (12.05.25) Fixed: Context menu on current directory, "New" submenu: Some entries were not translated (32/64)
• (11.05.25) Fixed: Rename directory in 7z archive: Prevent user from giving the directory the same name as that of a file in the archive (32/64)
• (11.05.25) Fixed: Only use multi-threading for blake3 checksums if the file is larger than 1MB and located on a local SSD. Single threaded is faster on hard drives (64)
• (11.05.25) Fixed: MULTIRENAME <UNDO> crashed when nothing was to undo (32/64)
• (09.05.25) Fixed: Create/Verify checksums: Only use memory mapping for multi-threaded blake3 checksums (64)
• (09.05.25) Fixed: Multi-rename tool: Use larger margins around buttons (32/64)
• (09.05.25) Fixed: Double click on JPG, PNG etc: After launching of the Photos app via ms-photos:viewer?fileName=name, the mouse cursor didn't revert to an arrow (32/64)
• (09.05.25) Fixed: cd "test 1.*" "test 2.*" only partially worked in button bar (filter was applied, but file list not refreshed) (32/64)
• (09.05.25) Fixed: Main menu: Menu items in Help menu had no icons when using RestrictInterface=1024 (32)
• (09.05.25) Fixed: Create/Verify checksums: Read error when the size of the checked file was an exact multiple of the block size (64)
• (08.05.25) Fixed: Crash in tcsha64.dll if system doesn't support AVX2 commands (64)

(08.05.25) Release Total Commander 11.55 release candidate 1

• (08.05.25) Added: Use CopyFile2 with parameter COPY_FILE_ENABLE_SPARSE_COPY for sparse files also as administrator (32/64)
• (07.05.25) Added: Updated unrar dll to 7.11, removed unrar9x.dll (32/64)
• (07.05.25) Added: wincmd.ini [Configuration] CrcBlake3BlockSize=1024 set block size for blake3 hash in MBytes. 0=256k no memory mapping, 1=no multi-threading (64)
• (06.05.25) Added: Use CopyFile2 with parameter COPY_FILE_ENABLE_SPARSE_COPY on Windows 11 22H2 or newer to copy sparse files instead of internal function (32/64)
• (06.05.25) Fixed: FTP delete nested subdirectories not stopping when clicking Cancel while reading a subdirectory (32/64)
• (05.05.25) Fixed: Unpacking or testing multiple multi-volume RAR archives: No progress bar shown on taskbar icon (32/64)
• (04.05.25) Added: Rename directories in 7z archives when using the internal 7z packer (32/64)
• (30.04.25) Fixed: Store paths to virtual folders in the form \\:Device name\directory for USB-connected devices like phones (e.g. in button bar or directory hotlist) (32/64)
• (29.04.25) Added: Create/Verify Checksums: Use multiple threads for Blake3 checksums (on Windows 7 and newer), checks files in 1 GB chunks by default (64)
• (28.04.25) Added: Create/Verify Checksums: Use file mapping instead of Readfile (64)
• (27.04.25) Fixed: Reading directories: Do not update the entire list when only the timestamp of the parent entry [..] changes (32/64)
• (25.04.25) Fixed: Verify ZIP files: No longer warn about files the Explorer can't unpack, because it seems to be fixed in Windows 11 24H2 Explorer (ZipTestWarnExplorer default changed to 0) (32/64)
• (25.04.25) Fixed: Verify multiple selected 7-zip archives: Couldn't continue check with next when failing to unpack one of the files (32/64)
• (25.04.25) Added: Change directory via "cd" command: In addition to \: at the end, also support \\: to go to the parent and place cursor on directory or archive, e.g. cd c:\windows\system32\\: (useful when the name already contains a backslash) (32/64)
• (25.04.25) Fixed: Button bar, start menu: Parameter %Z%C2 didn't include subdirectrory within an archive when nothing was selected in the right panel (32/64)
• (16.04.25) Added: wincmd.ini [Configuration] CopySparseFiles=1 determine whether sparse files are copied by only considering the parts containing non-zero data (32/64)
• (14.04.25) Fixed: cd command (command line, button bar etc): Support wildcards in double quotes: cd "test 1.*" "test 2.*" or cd "c:\path\test 1.*" (32/64)
• (10.04.25) Fixed: Upload multiple files to file system plugin (e.g. WebDAV), click on Background -> second progress dialog didn't update positions of files (32/64)
• (09.04.25) Added: Support "skip empty dirs" also in the search function and in saved searches when copying, e.g. *.txt|**\ (32/64)
• (09.04.25) Added: F5 copy: Supports copying directories anywhere in subdirectories. For example, if "Only files of this type:" is set to "test\", the "test" folder will be found anywhere in the selected folders, while \test\ will match it only in the base directory (32/64)
• (07.04.25) Added: Preserve encrypted attribute also when not using "Use standard copy method" (32/64)
• (07.04.25) Added: Copy sparse files also from/to protected folders (e.g. Windows and Program Files) (32/64)
• (06.04.25) Added: When copying sparse files, only the parts containing non-zero data are copied (32/64)
• (04.04.25) Added: Use external DLL tcsha64.dll to create/verify SHA3 checksums faster, uses AVX2 instructions to get about twice the normal speed (64)
• (31.03.25) Fixed: Pack files with external pack program: Avoid duplicate space before switches (32/64)
• (31.03.25) Fixed: Mouse wheel (vertical) in brief view: Only scroll one column at a time, the listbox control itself seems to scroll by two (32/64)
• (31.03.25) Added: Always append number to old file name instead of increasing existing number by adding 4 to wincmd.ini [Configuration] AutoRenameMode, e.g. name(1).txt -> name(1) (2).txt instead of name (2).txt (32/64)
• (31.03.25) Fixed: F5 copy, auto-rename copied/target files: Only increase existing number in name if it's at the end AND doesn't have any leading zeroes, e.g. name (001).txt -> name (001) (2).txt instead of name (2).txt (32/64)
• (28.03.25) Fixed: Compare by content, edit mode, "Resync comparison from here": Keep selection on recompared lines, reduce to one selected line if it was multi-line (32/64)
• (28.03.25) Fixed: Compare by content: Backspace can now remove the first line if it is completely empty (32/64)
• (28.03.25) Fixed: Compare by content: When inserting or deleting a line in one pane, update the selection in the other when the line count changes there too (32/64)
• (27.03.25) Fixed: Compare by content: Don't leave an empty line when deleting a selection of multiple lines from the start of the first line to a placeholder line (empty without data, no line number) (32/64)
• (26.03.25) Added: New <UNDO> parameter for the internal MULTIRENAME command opens the tool and offers the user to undo the last operation. ==<UNDO> starts undo without confirmation (all unless a saved rename operation with this name exists) (32/64)
• (26.03.25) Fixed: Multi-part search strings with a semicolon ; as separator not working correctly when not containing any spaces, e.g. "A;B.txt";"C;D.txt" (32/64)
• (26.03.25) Fixed: Copy progress dialog: When hovering above the progress bar, do not show speed hint when the dialog box isn't in the foreground (32/64)
• (26.03.25) Added: Custom columns, multi-rename tool: the combined date+time plugin field now supports milliseconds with v placeholder, e.g. [=tc.writedate.Y-M-D h-m-s.v] (the separate time field doesn't support milliseconds) (32/64)
• (26.03.25) Added: Multi-rename tool: New placeholder [v] for inserting milliseconds, e.g. [hms].[v] (32/64)
• (26.03.25) Added: An overlay icon is displayed on the taskbar button when an overwrite confirmation dialog is open while Total Commander is not in the foreground (32/64)
• (25.03.25) Fixed: Inplace rename: Turn off beep when reaching start/end of line with cursor keys (32/64)
• (24.03.25) Fixed: 7-zip packer: Setting solid block size to unlimited actually set it to the default value for the chosen compression parameters (32/64)
• (24.03.25) Fixed: Double click on JPG, PNG etc: Launching of the Photos app via ms-photos:viewer?fileName=name again supports URL-encoded names with version 2025.11030.12002.0 (32/64)
• (24.03.25) Added: Unrar via tc7z dll: Support unpacking of multi-volume archives (32/64)
• (20.03.25) Fixed: When using the built-in English menu, hide the "Check for updates now" menu item when RestrictInterface contains value 1024 (32/64)
• (20.03.25) Added: F5 copy: When "Copy to all selected folders/links..." is enabled, the "Keep relative paths" option is also respected (32/64)
• (20.03.25) Fixed: When using 2 drive buttonbars, make sure they always have the same height when showing 2 side by side (32/64)
• (13.03.25) Fixed: UTF-8 detection function: detect invalid UTF-8 codes 0xC0, 0xC1, 0xF5..0xFF which never appear in UTF-8-encoded files (32/64)
• (04.03.25) Fixed: FTP log file: Sometimes there were dual forward slashes added to the log entries starting with "Copied:" when uploading file via "FTP download from list" (32/64)
• (04.03.25) Fixed: Bitlocker unlock wasn't offered when opening Total Commander with a locked bitlocker drive in one of the panels (now it only works in registered version) (32/64)
• (04.03.25) Fixed: Install license key via double click: Do not show key owner in about box if user declines to install the key (32/64)
• (02.03.25) Fixed: FTP, passive mode: Handle case where the server reports local host (127.0.0.1) instead of the real server address (32/64)
• (28.02.25) Added: Use tc7z.dll as fallback to unrar.dll if unrar.dll fails to load, e.g. on old Windows versions (32/64)
• (23.02.25) Fixed: Nested em_* commands were not always executed in order (used PostMessage to execute) (32/64)