Developed by Christian Ghisler, Total Commander is a shareware file manager app for Windows computers, including Windows 8. Total Commander is a file manager replacement system for the Microsoft Windows operating systems. Total Commander replaces the Windows Explorer file management system and can be customized to suit your taste and needs with a variety of downloadable extensions and plugins available from the developer's website. Total Commander plugins come in three different categories; packer, lister and file system plugins.
File System Plugins
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Step 1
Download and install Total Commander (see Resources) if you don't already have it. Open a Total Commander window, and click the "Configuration" menu.
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Step 2
Select "Options" followed by "Operation," "FS" and then "Plugins."
Step 3
Click the "Add" button.
Step 4
Browse to where your plugin file is located, then select the plugin ending with ".WFX" and click "OK." Total Commander will automatically install the plugin.
Packer Plugins
Step 1
Open the "Configuration" menu, and select "Options."
Step 2
Click the "Packer" option to open the Packer page.
Step 3
Click the "Configure packer extension WCXs" button, and then type an extension to be used with the new plugin file.
Step 4
Click the "New Type" button, then browse to where the Packer plugin .WCX file is located. Select the file and click "OK."
Lister Plugin
Step 1
Select a file and press the "F3" key to view it in a new window.
Step 2
Open the "Options" menu, select "Configure," then "LS-Plugins."
Step 3
Click the "Add" button and navigate to where the lister plugin is located on your hard drive.
Step 4
Select the ".WLX" plugin file, then click "OK." Total Commander automatically installs and configures the plugin.