Unable to edit the vertical bar and sub bar

[Andre Linoge]

Good morning

I am experiencing several little problem with TC, for instance, i like to edit the vertical bar, when adding a program to it, i get the "write protection error", the same error i get when adding programs to the subbar.
When i move or copy a file from an USB stick to the HD, i get the "file protection error" this must be done as Administrator.

I use TC on Windows 10 (64bit)
Can someone,please explain to me how to overcome this problem??

TIA
Andre Linoge

Appollogise for my previous post, forgot to fill in the subject title.

[Stefan2]

Hi Andre, please see menu Help > About-TC > Ini-files:----

Probably your INIs are located in a write protected folder?


 

[Andre Linoge]

Both ini files are located in the TC folder, and the TC folder in not write protected.

[Horst.Epp]

Both ini files are located in the TC folder, and the TC folder in not write protected.

In your first post you said
"When i move or copy a file from an USB stick to the HD, i get the "file protection error" this must be done as Administrator"
So I guess you have some strange security settings in your file system
or you are trying to copy files to Program files or other protected dirs.
Whats the full path of you TC installation ?

[Andre Linoge]

I have TC installed in:
c:\Program Files\Software\Total Commander\
also i have a directory program Files (86)

Could it be possible that i should have installed TC in the directory program Files (86)

"So I guess you have some strange security settings in your file system"
This is a possibility also, had some problems with passwords.

[Horst.Epp]

I have TC installed in:
c:\Program Files\Software\Total Commander\
also i have a directory program Files (86)

Could it be possible that i should have installed TC in the directory program Files (86)

"So I guess you have some strange security settings in your file system"
This is a possibility also, had some problems with passwords.

Anything under Program files is by default only writeable with admin (enhanced) rights.
So in this case you have to set the ACLs of TC home dir for your account.

[HerbieH]

Hello Andre.

For many years I have had my Total Commander in a folder called c:\tc

My Total Commander Desktop shortcut says:
Target: c:\tc\TOTALCMD64.exe /i=c:\tc\wincmd.ini /f=c:\tc\Wcx_ftp.ini

That gives me alt least two major advantages:

1) All files are accessible, not being in a Windows protected folder.

2) Portability.
You can copy the whole tc folder to a usb drive like D:\ and then make a batch file or shortcut that says:
d:\tc\TOTALCMD64.exe /i=d:\tc\wincmd.ini /f=d:\tc\Wcx_ftp.ini

OBS: Make sure all the external programs, you use from TC is located in subfolders under your tc folder.
Also remember, that all buttons and other path'es in Total Commader says %COMMANDER_PATH%\ in stead of c:\tc\ or d:\tc\

PS: There are 'smart' ways to make shorcuts / batch files, that automatically finds the drive-letter for your USB drive with the tc folder.

[Horst.Epp]

My Total Commander Desktop shortcut says:
Target: c:\tc\TOTALCMD64.exe /i=c:\tc\wincmd.ini /f=c:\tc\Wcx_ftp.ini
...

Add the line
UseIniInProgramDir=7
in the [Configuration] section of your wincmd.ini
and you don't need any special options to start TC with the ini files in its program dir.

[HerbieH]

To Horst.Epp

Thank you for reminding me of the 'UseIniInProgramDir' setting. Must have forgotten about that at some point.
I guess, that this line will always be read by TC if there is a wincmd,ini og totalcmd.ini file present in the root of the TC program dir.

BUT will it override a registry entry like:

Code: Select all

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Ghisler\Total Commander]
"InstallDir"="C:\\totalcommander"
"FtpIniName"="C:\\totalcommander\\inifiles\\wcx_ftp.ini"
"IniFileName"="C:\\totalcommander\\inifiles\\Totalcmd.ini"

?

EDIT:
Sorry! Overlooked, that UseIniInProgramDir=7 is the sum of 1,2 and 4=Override registry settings (but not command line parameters)

[ghisler(Author)]

You can either copy the bar files elsewhere and then use these for the bars, or change their permissions with Alt+Enter to give everyone write rights.

[Andre Linoge]

Thank you,
Had to figure out Alt+Enter first, but it works fine.

Regards
Andre Linoge