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thoriane
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TC opens a linked directory with microsoft explorer

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Total Commander Version 7.50 a
#89301 license

Windows XP Profession Version 5.1, Service Pack 2, all updates

Total Commander was updated last week to above mentioned version. Since then, it was no more possible to open linked directories in the TC window (direct links to a special directory installed in active directory, where I only have rights on this directory and not on the root directory). When I click the link, the directory will be opened in a Microsoft Explorer window.

Now I got the hint in the forum to use Strg+D. But this can only be a temporary solution because those links are used by different people in the company and Strg+D has to been configurated on each unit.

As it worked with the former version of TC now my question:

is it a bug or is there a configuration to change?

Thanks.
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This happens when TC cannot resolve the link internally, e.g. when it points to some virtual folder which TC cannot handle. Where do these links point to? Can you give me some examples?
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I am not allowed to get in contact with you via email out of this forum. I took a print screen, but I have no possibility to upload it somewhere because of internal restrictions and it is not possible to upload it here directly. So I have to wait and try to explain our system.

By information of our IT collegues: the folders are not only virtual but if I think about it .....

Structure of every folder in Active Directory is:

Department Name (folder in Active director)
- In (everybody can put data in - read + write)
- Out (data, which we can get from there - not write)
- Data (only members of the department can come into it)
-- folder1
-- folder2
- Links (special links to a folder or subfolder of 'Data')
folder1.lnk (= i:\department\data\folder1 - read and/or write)

Those links only can be generated by the IT stuff. Perhaps this links-directory is the problem.

If I am the owner or a member of a Department, the link runs. But if I don't have rights on Department - Data but on Department-Data-folder1, then TC opens the explorer.

Because it went with the older version of TC I asked if it is perhaps a bug.

I hope, that I explained it understandable. If I shall send the print screen, I need an email adress.
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Post by *ghisler(Author) »

Thanks for the explanation. This problem will be resolved in Total Commander 7.55. This version is currently in public beta test, you can already test it now with public beta 3.

TC 7.50a checks via FindFirstFile whether a link target exists or not, and whether the link points to a file or directory. In your case, FindFirstFile fails because you aren't allowed to look into the "data" folder containing "folder1". TC 7.55 will handle that by looking for i:\department\data\folder1\*.* if looking for i:\department\data\folder1 fails.
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Super - thank you.
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