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xplorer² 6.1.0.2​

Mar 10, 2025
  • CLICKDEF macro instruction supports listview header controls, so you can change the sort order (this is most useful for columns not listed under ARRANGE BY menu)
  • Advanced registry option MGAO3_PHONEROCOPY(=1024) allows robust copy INTO mobile phones. However this mode has an issue, resetting copied file modification dates to the present.
  • If you want to start always with the default layout, regardless which window you were running last, use /S:DEFAULT command line switch
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xplorer² 6.2.0.0​

  • WINDOW > FULL SCREEN menu takes over the entire monitor for more space working with files. Unlike using a maximized window, here most of the peripheral panels are hidden (tree, preview etc), devoting all screen to dual pane folder browsing. You can turn on toolbars afterwards, but that kind of defeats the purpose (use a maximized window instead).
  • The menu bar (or minimized ribbon UI) remains to help you work with files. You can use the mouse or keyboard shortcuts to execute commands. For preview use peek mode (ALT+Q key or two mouse buttons simultaneously). Use ALT+TAB keys to switch to other programs; press <ESC> key to restore the normal xplorer² window.
  • DUAL PREVIEW FOR DOCUMENTS:
  • <Alt+Shift+Q> dual peek preview is extended for TEXT documents (plain text or PDF/DOC etc). The 2 selected documents are compared with WinDiff, a text comparison tool. To use something else, drop your preferred comparison tool in xplorer² installation folder and rename it to WINDIFF.EXE (or something that includes DIFF in the filename).
  • If you select 2 files, you can use the context menu (XPLORER2 > COMPARE ITEMS command) to do the comparison. This works for both text and images. Note the selected files must both be in one pane. In dual pane mode, if only 1 file is selected, it is compared with the FOCUSED item in the inactive pane (not necessarily the same filename).
  • [P] If 2 "complex" documents (e.g PDF) are selected, this command first extracts a sample of the pure text from the beginning of the file (according to "text preview length" setting in your preview options) and compares it (without formatting)
  • POOR MAN'S UNDO:
  • Xplorer² doesn't support undo, but for some simple file operations (rename, recycle and copy/paste or drag//drop) it is possible to undo the most recent action using the DESKTOP context menu. Now xplorer² helps you show this external menu that hopefully includes an undo command. Use the standard <CTRL+Z> keyboard shortcut to activate the undo function. If you have assigned your own keyboard shortcuts, use CUSTOMIZE > KEYBOARD menu to assign <CTRL+Z> to miscellaneous command number 57643.
  • It is not guaranteed that there will be an UNDO command in this external menu, but it is worth a try! For other undo possibilities please see this blog post:
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  • FORCED UPDATE CHECKS:
  • If you turn on advanced option nUpdateChkDays (set it to a number of days), then xplorer² will call home every so many days to query if a newer version is available. If something new is found, it will prompt you to download and install it — saving you the hassle of manually using HELP > CHECK FOR UPDATES menu command. Set this parameter to 0 (default is off) to disable the auto-update feature.
  • [P] ISBN STOCK COLUMN:
  • International standard book number is extracted from books and available as a file detail (ALT+K). As few books have valid ISBN tags, xplorer² is reading the actual book text and extracting the ISBN (10- or 13-digit), usually found in the first few pages. Mostly PDF books have it and also several Kindle (AZW/MOBI) and EPUB ebooks. Some books have more than 1 ISBN listed, xplorer² picks the first one.
  • If you cannot see ISBNs and you know they exist in your books, make sure of the following:
  • You have downloaded the ebook search and preview plugin so their text is accessible
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  • You have an "e-books" category in the standard autofilters. If you have an old xplorer² installation delete the registry key "xplorer2_UC.globalFile types" so the defaults will be recreated
  • Some PDFs are just pictures so they cannot be read (unless OCRed)
  • Some books have their ISBN information in the last page. Reading the entire book text is slow (especially PDF), so xplorer² has a registry setting nMaxISBNSize (default 1.5MB) beyond which ISBN from the tail isn't extracted. Many books don't have ISBN anyway so reading full contents would be a waste of time.
  • STARTUP SENTINEL:
  • Xplorer² monitors its startup health and if it detects a problem with starting folders (not responding for 20 seconds or so) prompts you to open a "safe" window that should have no problems starting up. This mode takes into account everything that could slow down xplorer², including folders, sort-by properties and even slow color coding rules. It is roughly equivalent to the recommended command line:
  • xplorer2 /T /1 c:
  • Once this safe window is opened, you should be able to resume normal file management opening other tabs, dual panes etc.
  • [P] command line switch /1 (for single pane) will also hide any miniscrap pane for extra startup troubleshooting:
  • The folder tab strip includes the standard [+] dummy button to the right, which adds new tabs when clicked (also available as double click in the gutter area). To make the most of it enable the Advanced Option "Tab strip visible at all times" (DPF_SHOW1TAB).
  • [P] ACTIONS > FOLDER SETTINGS > SAVE menu command shows an extra warning if you try to write folder settings to all subfolders (as well as for the current folder) — if there are too many subfolders that will be affected. Remember that this command has to be used sparingly; only apply it to exceptional folders, not as a means to change default folder settings!
  • FASTER NETWORK ACCESS. When you have "Faster networks" regular option disabled, xplorer² will read the root network folder when you start the program, hopefully making subsequent folder reads speedier (?). This is performed in a thread, without any impact to the startup speed. Obviously if you read network folders as the program starts, you won't see any improvement.
  • Advanced frame option DPF_SIMPLEDIR (=0x20000000) will show only the current folder name on xplorer² titlebar (in single pane mode) instead of the full folder path. For people that rely on accessibility screen readers.
  • [P] play/pause keyboard button works for scrap window music and media preview too
  • [P] ACTIONS > CHANGE DATES menu can apply dates taken from from file name even when there is only a partial date available e.g. IMG-20250422.JPG (22 apr 2025, time=0). For this operation use NAME as the "set equal to" date property. Handy for repairing picture dates mangled by your phone.
  • [P] F3 key (FILE > VIEW menu) on a PDF will extract and preview pure text from the beginning of the document. Handy following search text in file contents. This will create a temporary TXT file which is deleted when xplorer² quits. Only applicable when a single PDF/DOC file is selected.
  • [P] People that got into version 6.x as a free upgrade from v5.x (without lifetime cover) will need to pay an upgrade fee for version 6.2 — or keep on using the older version 6.1. See here for upgrade information:
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  • Editor² small update supports a vertically docked toolbar (VIEW > OPTIONS menu) to the left edge of the window. If you need bigger toolbar icons rename the file ED2SKIN_XL.PNG in the installation folder to ed2skin.png. Use ALT+Y keys to repeat the last command.
  • Advanced option nLineSpacing100 will increase the spacing between items (rows) in details or list view mode. The default value is 100 (regular spacing); setting it to 200 means double line spacing. Sadly this uses a vertically stretched imagelist to achieve the spacing effect, which shows all file and folder icons a bit distorted. In older windows (7/XP) it also introduces problems with icon overlays.
  • New programmable instruction FINDRX searches for text matching a regular expression and returns the matched string (or empty). It is a handy combination of MID(FIND()). For example FINDRX(abc12, 'dd') would return "12". Use 'single ears' for the regular expression (2nd argument)
    [*][P] Advanced option QVOPT_CACHENATP (=32768) reuses Native preview handlers (they are all cached for the duration of the program), which should lead to faster exact previews of documents.
    [*]Xplorer² now remembers the monitor DPI from the last time it was used, and if it detects that it is starting in a different DPI situation (disconnected monitor?), it adjusts the fonts etc to correct the discrepancy.
    [*]A special value DBG_ALL in BLACK-DLL.TXT results in blocking ALL non-system DLLs (see
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    ). This is a crippling block since no shell extension (good or bad) will load in xplorer², be it text filters, preview handers and all the rest. It is only meant for troubleshooting.
    [*]You should see fewer crashes from misbehaving shell extensions (xplorer² uses more exception handlers). Buggy shell extensions still will not work properly but at least xplorer² should crash less — maybe :)
    [*][P] WINDOW > SAME STYLE menu in dual pane scrap windows too, duplicates all view modes from the active to inactive pane (details, groups etc)
    [*]Advanced settings editor updated for all newest advanced options, automatically restarts xplorer² when you finish your tweaking. Also it remembers the last setting you tweaked and selects it when you restart.
    [*]Several bugfixes, among which: elevated symlinks; clone without "save settings" option enabled
    [*]New tips: 164c, 175, 176
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xplorer² 6.3.0.0​

  • EVERYTHING FAST SEARCH:
  • Most xplorer² search functions will utilize Everything search index (
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    ), if installed and running. I didn't see the point of such an integration until I saw the terse user interface of said Everything. For anything but trivial name searches you will appreciate xplorer² search properties (dates, sizes etc) that are translated for you into Everything query language, so you don't have to be a hacker to do an advanced search. Hence you get very fast searches without the effort!
  • The quicksearch box (addressbar) also uses Everything index, if searching for filenames. There you will see the most dramatic speed gain. It is also possible to use an Everything query string (if you are hard core) in a scrap window's addressbar if you prepend it by ES: e.g.
  • ES:"E:work" name:<*.txt !*new*>
  • If you don't type a path (root) to search from the entire index is searched (be prepared to press ESC key to abort!)
  • This isn't very user friendly but you have search results ready for further processing in a scrap window!
  • NOTE: this raw ES: mode is additive; results are added to any previous search results in the pane. If you want to start fresh, open a new scrap container or clear the old results (FILE > CLEAR menu).
  • Obviously you need Everything "beta" version (1.5a) installed and running, but many people have it already. Some small print:
  • ES integration is an ultimate feature (not for professional edition)
    [*]All properties searched must be in the ES index. Usually name/size/date are ok, but for searching in file contents you must add contents in the index using Everything options. Or just forget contents and rely on xplorer² other search methods e.g. WDS index.
    [*]You can use boolean notions (and/or/not) as in regular xplorer² searches, only note that "verbatim" mode is a bit flakey. Wildcards (*?) are good for filenames but for other text properties (comments etc) use regular expressiona -- if you need wildcard matching.
    [*]If you are searching for names only, Everything results are final and conclusive. If you search for other (indexed) file attributes, you get the chance of repeating the search in "slow motion" clicking on ROBUST SEARCH item in the results pane (as per windows desktop search).
    [*]ES must be running, perhaps hidden in the taskbar (task notification area)
    [*]If you don't want xplorer² to use Everything, tick the Advanced Option "Disable searching with Everything" (MGAO3_NOEVSER)
    [*]As everything doesn't index network folders (?) it is only used for local files and folders.
    [*]A grand thanks goes out to forum regular Kilmatead who is black belt in Everything (search), who helped with the obscure search syntax.
    [*][P] Better functioning mini-search popup window. When you have the filter box set to search mode, you can search for names live (as you type). As you modify the search keyword the results update automatically. It just works really (with or without Everything search)! To open the full search window you must press ENTER key. The box supports wildcards and special keywords like document classes ({pictures} etc as found in NAMED box in search dialog) and also saved filter names (under PREDEFINED drop-down box).
    [*][P] Smart ALL PROPERTIES auto-filter (when you have the filter box in FILTER mode) will automatically search what you type without pressing ENTER key, as long as the files have fast properties shown -- or if the properties were already retrieved earlier. So you can see live results not just for filenames but for all the file details in view! Use the quickfilter drop-down menu to turn All properties filtering on/off. Note quick SEARCH mode is disabled unless you untick All Properties menu option (it's just for names).
    [*][P] ACTIONS > NEW... menu command lets you create templated file and folder names, using environmental variables e.g. %USERNAME% as well as $-tokens like $D for today's date. This way you create e.g. a log file with today's date already in the filename. You supply the variable name template and you see the preview of the name that will be created.
    [*]For (empty) text files you also get to pick the file type using the drop-list for this purpose. Instead of plain files you can save UTF8 and UNICODE files. The created file is empty but contains the BOM that identifies it as special. Most text editors deal with such "super" text files automatically.
    [*]You provide the file extension as part of the template (LOG, TXT or whatever). Note that most of the $-tokens used e.g. in mass renaming are available but don't make sense. The most useful ones are available from SPECIAL TOKENS drop-down box. For dates, $D (capital) includes the current time, whereas $d is the short date only. If you want more control on date formatting use the date modified token like:
    [*]${Modified:yyyy-MMM-ddd}.LOG
    [*]Would include months and days by name. For more information on date formatting see:
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    [*]This function was inspired by New+ powertoy, which adds generic files (not just text stuff, see:
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    [*](usually features go the opposite direction FROM xplorer² to M$ :)
    [*]Advanced setting "Make all new text files UTF-8" (MGAO3_UTF8NEWFILE) adds the UTF-8 identifier to all files created with F7 key (ACTIONS > NEW FILE menu). If you have the (older) advanced option GAOPT_SAVEUNICODETXT turned on too, then you get a full unicode file created. These 2 settings provide the default for the above NEW+ dialog too.
    [*]A few options were moved from advanced (external) into regular, available from TOOLS > OPTIONS menu, e.g. "Filter jump" that controls when focus moves automatically to the quick filter/search box, control of caption error messages and a few others. People that have problems with native preview tab should tick "External native preview" option (also made internal).
    [*]Advanced (external) options dialog has better search for settings. When you click on FIND NEXT it will automatically flick property pages (global/layout) to show all properties matching your keyword(s). At first it tries to locate ALL keywords you type, and if this doesn't work it returns options that match ANY one of the keywords. In general you should be concise with your search keywords for best results.
    [*]Sadly the search feature has some instability (crashes!) because of the very old property control used :(
    [*]If you turn on "Alternative auto-refresh mechanism" advanced option (GIOPT_ALTAREFRESH), it will also improve the folder tree change sensor. Nowadays windows 10/11 bail out and send summary notifications of changes when you add/delete too many files and folders (10+). With this option ticked xplorer² will update the ENTIRE tree in desperation. It is quite inefficient especially if you have many tree nodes open, but hardly noticeable on modern hardware.
    [*]Folder tabs paint better in over-crowded situations (too many of them), losing the ... dots in favor of whatever part of the name can be salvaged. Use the tooltip to see the entire path name.
    [*]Hidden command ID_ALTTAB (=33556) switches among the current and last used tab in an ALT+TAB kind of fashion. If you like this feature use CUSTOMIZE > KEYBOARD menu and assign a key to this command, found by number (33556) in Miscellaneous category.
    [*]Many people dislike the [+] button on the tab strip that adds new tabs. Use "Disable [+] button" advanced option (DPF_NOPLUSTAB) to get rid of it! You can add tabs from FILE menu or CTRL+INS keys.
    [*][P] CIDA files now save the scrap window view state (details, groups, sort direction etc) alongside the contained files and folders. When you reopen the CIDA it will be presented as originally saved, regardless of the default scrap container view style. To deactivate this feature use the advanced option CLVOPT_CIDANOSTATE.
    [*]Whenever possible the progress indicator window will show you the estimated time left for the operation, if you PAUSE it with the little clock-like button. This works for example for TOOLS > DUPLICATES menu command.
    [*]Reminder: for mass rename counters ($01 token), you can choose a bigger step for the series of numbers generated, e.g. $1:3 generates the sequence 1, 4, 7... (+3)
    [*]Advanced setting "Slow start sentinel" controls how many seconds will xplorer² wait until it declares itself royally stuck and offers to open a simpler 1-pane window (which should open quickly). The default value is 20 seconds; if you don't want this warning at all (e.g. your network is naturally slow) set this option to 0 to disable the watchdog.
    [*] Programmable function NUMF to format numeric properties in a "printf" fashion, e.g. to see file size in hexadecimal define a programmable column like:
    [*]NUMF("%08X", ${Size})
    [*]Most file properties are plain numbers (integers) but there are a few floating point as well (e.g. System.GPS.LatitudeDecimal) that can be formatted with %g. Non-numeric specifiers like %s etc are not supported. For length (MP3 duration) property, divide by 10000000 for seconds (another use for %g).
    [*]Remember the similar DATETIME function can format for custom dates using dddMMM etc tokens. To format strings just use the + operator e.g. 'hello ' + ${name}
    [*] one extra programmable column is available in CUSTOMIZE menu (total 5). If you want to edit one of these definitions (other than the first one "programmable" which is available from the list header context menu), the best idea is to copy the text and DELETE the old one (using ORGANIZE menu), and then use CUSTOMIZE > PROGRAMMABLE > ADD NEW menu command, otherwise you are condemned to the cramped editor of ORGANIZE command that won't even tell you about syntax errors.
    [*] xplorer² has stopped converting all programmable columns to lowercase, so you will see properties as they exist with capital letters and what have you.
    [*][P] macro commands are also case sensitive (not converted to lowercase) so you can use a command like SETTEXT "Text in CAPITALS" and insert the text in an edit box as you have typed it.
    [*]A few bugfixes (e.g. removed folder tree slow horizontall scrolling animation)
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