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by RightPaddock
2015 Oct 18, 23:11
Forum: xplorer² Professional
Topic: blog: who needs antivirus?
Replies: 23
Views: 5190

Re: blog: who needs antivirus?

Now just one more of those articles I randomly link when being confronted with Linux kids (seems like it's impossible to use Linux and be an adult at the same time) who try to mock my system because of "all the viruses!!1". In the past year I have deloused 3 Linux system and 4 OSX systems...
by RightPaddock
2015 Oct 18, 22:35
Forum: xplorer² Professional
Topic: Syncing folders that have renamed files and subfolders
Replies: 24
Views: 4353

Re: Syncing folders that have renamed files and subfolders

I use a product called GoodSync. It detects renames and moves on source device/partition, so on syncing it can replicate such things at the target. I don't think it claims to detect everything, so it will do some deletes and copies; but for me it gets at least 90% of them without need to do a copy a...
by RightPaddock
2015 Sep 22, 05:07
Forum: xplorer² Professional
Topic: Is it safe to run an old version of Xplorer2 on Windows 10?
Replies: 7
Views: 1979

Re: Is it safe to run an old version of Xplorer2 on Windows

For me "X2 2.5.0.4 x64 Pro" works on Win 10 like a dream, better than it did Win 7. That is good to know, I haven't gotten around to installing it quite yet.. still testing out the new Windows Explorer :D I took the risk and did the Win 10 upgrade 'thing' - I had everything organised to g...
by RightPaddock
2015 Sep 18, 03:01
Forum: xplorer² Professional
Topic: Is it safe to run an old version of Xplorer2 on Windows 10?
Replies: 7
Views: 1979

Re: Is it safe to run an old version of Xplorer2 on Windows

For me "X2 2.5.0.4 x64 Pro" works on Win 10 like a dream, better than it did Win 7. The changes to colour management result in things getting a solid blue background in Win 10, whereas they only had a hint of a blue background in Win 7. Context menu items being a case in point. The wishy-w...
by RightPaddock
2015 Sep 18, 02:28
Forum: xplorer² Professional
Topic: Missing folder cause tabs default to Desktop. ARGHH
Replies: 28
Views: 6907

Re: Missing folder cause tabs default to Desktop. ARGHH

Possible Compromise - save and display the Tab Name (assuming it's been set) even if location is unavailable.
by RightPaddock
2015 Aug 07, 10:51
Forum: xplorer² Professional
Topic: Quick Viewer almost always slower than straight explorer
Replies: 3
Views: 1134

Re: Quick Viewer almost always slower than straight explorer

@Caveatrob - if you can find the 2.4.0.1 release notes I think you'll see some registry settings that control what file types get previewed

For performance reasons I use them to restrict the preview to text, and images only.

Sorry, I don't know where release notes are to be found.

RP
by RightPaddock
2015 Jul 19, 04:51
Forum: xplorer² Professional
Topic: Can't get Unlocker (or similar) to work
Replies: 2
Views: 1040

Re: Can't get Unlocker (or similar) to work

If I remember correctly, Unlocker does not popup anything if it does not detect a locking process... LockHunter does show a "No processes locking this file or folder have been found" dialog. AFAIK Unlocker has always popped a message ==>> Capture.JPG Try the portable version from Portable...
by RightPaddock
2015 Jun 07, 04:09
Forum: xplorer² Professional
Topic: Unable to delete .rar files
Replies: 34
Views: 6737

Re: Unable to delete .rar files

I've been using WinRAR (which also uses the one-for-all paradigm) for so long ... :ditto: - only reason I noticed is because ZIP retained the WinRAR icon after installing 7zNSE, whereas RAR and 7z acquired a new icon - so I looked in the DLL and saw all those quasi-glyphed icons and wondered why th...
by RightPaddock
2015 Jun 06, 11:30
Forum: xplorer² Professional
Topic: Unable to delete .rar files
Replies: 34
Views: 6737

Re: Unable to delete .rar files

You don't need 'View Archive Here' to see the Contents [S] column, its part of the current implementation, at least as far as the outer archive is concerned. I didn't look into archives within archives. The main benefit I would get from 'View Archive Here' would be that I could 'dive' into an an exi...
by RightPaddock
2015 Jun 05, 11:55
Forum: xplorer² Professional
Topic: Unable to delete .rar files
Replies: 34
Views: 6737

Re: Unable to delete .rar files

:idea: Maybe 7zNSE could have a 'mode of operation' selected at install time, two options 'standard' and 'on demand'. If installed as 'on demand' it would leave file associations as is, and put a 'View Archive Here' option in the context menu for all relevant file types (including DOCX, EPUB etc). O...
by RightPaddock
2015 Jun 04, 22:29
Forum: xplorer² Professional
Topic: Unable to delete .rar files
Replies: 34
Views: 6737

Re: Unable to delete .rar files

Maybe nikos' new archive browser gadget sees the RAR, does something with it as a folder, such as count contents like it does with zips (bless its cotton socks), and leaves it locked. Hey, now there's a neat little side-effect of 7zNSE I hadn't noticed before. :D I don't use the Contents [S] column...
by RightPaddock
2015 Jun 04, 03:33
Forum: xplorer² Professional
Topic: Unable to delete .rar files
Replies: 34
Views: 6737

Re: Unable to delete .rar files

@ dunno - what happens if you close X2 after the phantom-non-delete and do a dir command in relevant folder. If it is there, then do a reboot and another dir. If it has gone then something did a 'delete on shutdown' Not sure if that's an X2 feature - I've never seen it, but never looked for it eithe...
by RightPaddock
2015 Jun 04, 03:27
Forum: xplorer² Professional
Topic: New Feature Suggestion
Replies: 14
Views: 5685

Re: New Feature Suggestion

that sounds like the behavior you get when 'don't lock browsed folder' is enabled... basically the last folder that you launched something from gets locked and stays locked until you launch something from another folder... I do have it enabled - no idea why, been that way since the year dot. I'll t...
by RightPaddock
2015 May 24, 11:36
Forum: xplorer² Lite
Topic: Fast "Open with"?
Replies: 5
Views: 2808

Re: Fast "Open with"?

No keyboard shortcuts at the moment? I.e., set Shift-Ctrl-P to mean "Attempt to open with Paint". Or any ideas for a work-around? @ phshannon - Maybe you could use Nir Sofer's File Types Manager to set different verbs for different programs, and then use AHK or PTFB to provide the kb shor...
by RightPaddock
2015 May 06, 01:17
Forum: xplorer² Professional
Topic: 7zNSE beta 1006
Replies: 38
Views: 6807

Re: 7zNSE beta 1006

donations don't work unless something is of gargantuan popularity. Whoever is inclined to charity can purchase an extra xplorer2 license :) Why would someone buy a license for something they don't use and will never use. It's not as though X2 is de rigeur, even with its regular gigs at BitsdeJour; ...