File management

Feature guide

Work efficiently with modern Windows paths, multiple storage devices, archives, catalogs, and safer file-operation dialogs.

Unicode and long paths support

Work with files and folders whose names use characters from different languages, emojis, and other Unicode symbols.
When Windows long paths are enabled, local and UNC paths can go beyond the traditional MAX_PATH limit and use the Windows extended-length limit of about 32,767 characters.
Browse, Copy, Move, Rename, Delete, and Create deeply nested folders and very long file names directly from the panels.
The core file handling paths use Unicode-aware Windows APIs, so names no longer have to fit the active system code page.
Code based on our prototype and partially derived from Sally fork source code (author 0xeb) refined for Samandarin.

Copy and Move operations can run concurrently when they use independent storage devices, while operations that would compete for the same storage are serialized.
Choose sequential or storage-aware scheduling and configure parallel-file limits for SSD and NVMe storage.
The File Operation Progress window presents multiple active transfers together while preserving pause, resume, error handling, and queue controls.

Move data directly between plug-in file systems and archives—for example, between FTP and an archive, two FTP servers, or two different archives.

Press Shift+F5 to copy selected files and folders into every selected directory in the target panel.

Press Ctrl+PgDown to probe the selected file and open supported archive content even when the extension is missing or incorrect.
Browse self-extracting archives and package-based Office or OpenDocument files without changing normal Enter and double-click behavior.

Create and browse Total Commander DiskDir-compatible catalogs containing file names, sizes, and timestamps without storing file contents.
The Make File List command can recursively include subdirectories for disk and archive panels.

Volumes mounted into NTFS folders appear in the Change Drive menu and can optionally be shown on the Drive Bar, with configurable path format and volume labels.
Path details can be hidden, and Windows Sandbox volumes can optionally be included.
Calculate Occupied Space can stay on the same file system to avoid following directory links and mounted folders.

Paths are suggested while typing in Copy, Move, Quick Rename, Create Folder, and Change Directory dialogs.

Display a table of selected file names before deletion so large selections can be reviewed.