directory hotlist for Android devices does not work correctly

[Pontiac_CZ]

I noticed that items in directory hotlist for my Android phone don't take me to the desired location.

For instance:
I created a bookmark for

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\\:Power Armor 18T\Internal shared storage\DCIM\OpenCamera\

but next time I connect my phone it only opens

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\\:Power Armor 18T\Internal shared storage\DCIM\

The same with

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\\:Power Armor 18T\Internal shared storage\Android\data\net.osmtracker\files\export\

- this takes me to

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\\:Power Armor 18T\Internal shared storage\Android\data\net.osmtracker\files\

(again, one level higher)



Just wanted to report this issue.
Thank you for this great software!


Ulefone Power Armor 18t (Android 12)
Total Commander 11.51 x64
Windows 10 x64

[ghisler(Author)]

Currently the directory hotlist stores virtual folders in the following form:
cd ::{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\\\?\usb#vid_04e8&pid_6860&ms_comp_mtp&samsung_android#6&185b7a1&0&0000#{6ac27878-a6fa-4155-ba85-f98f491d4f33}\SID-{10001,,240574791680}\{EC164055-FFFF-FFFF-0000-000000000000}
The problem is that after disconnecting and reconnecting an Android phone, the path UIDs change. Here it becomes
cd ::{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\\\?\usb#vid_04e8&pid_6860&ms_comp_mtp&samsung_android#6&185b7a1&0&0000#{6ac27878-a6fa-4155-ba85-f98f491d4f33}\SID-{10001,,240574791680}\{EC16573E-FFFF-FFFF-0000-000000000000}

The history uses the newer format \\:Power Armor 18T\Internal shared storage\DCIM\ which seems to work fine here, but only in the history, it's not supported in the hotlist yet. Can you check whether you can return to the correct folder via history?

[ghisler(Author)]

This should be fixed in Total Commander 11.55 release candidate 1, please test it!
You will have to store the entries again to use the new functionality.

Store paths to virtual folders in the form \\:Device name\directory for USB-connected devices like phones (e.g. in button bar or directory hotlist)

[Pontiac_CZ]

I updated to 11.55 RC1. I created a new hotlist item for Download folder in my phone. It looks like this now:

Image: https://i.imgur.com/A7TtUyR.png

Now - when I click the new item it does literally nothing. The TC does not freeze for a couple of seconds like it used to do in the previous version. Both panels (left and right) are available for changing directories or just whatever.

The phone is connected - I verify that by clicking "u1" besides other drive letters and navigating to the Download folder manually. Another weird thing here: when I choose the directory hotlist item for the android Download folder, it returns me to the previous folder on the C: drive. It even does not keep me in the Download folder.

[ghisler(Author)]

Can you give me more details, please? I have just tested this on Windows 10 22H2 and Windows 11 24H2 and it works fine with two different phones (Galaxy S10e with Android 12 and Galaxy S24 with Android 15).
1. Which Windows version do you use?
2. Which Android version do you use?
3. Maybe you have a typo in the name? Try going to the Download folder manually in Total Commander, then press Ctrl+P to put the correct path in the command line, or create a new entry in the directory hotlist with Ctrl+D directly.
4. Does it work when you close and re-open Total Commander before trying to use the directory hotlist?

[ghisler(Author)]

Could you check with RC2, please? I made some improvements, e.g. it did not work when you used the hotlist item while the phone wasn't connected and then later tried when it was connected again.

Please answer the 4 points above only when it still doesn't work!

[Pontiac_CZ]

Yes, RC2 works like a charm!!! What did you change?

The newly created hotlist items take me to the desired phone folders in no time. Even an older one (but as well with the new "\\..." syntax) takes me to the correct folder!

I as well disconnected the phone / shut down TC to be sure. When both running / connected again, it still works.

Thank you for your "deep digging".

PS: sorry for the delay, I had a 2-day shift.
PS2: to be complete, I have Win 10 22H2 x64 and Ulefone Power Armor 18T with Android 12

[ghisler(Author)]

No problem, thanks for trying it!
I changed two things:
1. Before I checked for specific error codes when going to the folder failed. Now I just check if it failed. Maybe your phone returns a different error code.
2. I don't cache the location if going to the specified directory failed partially, for example because the phone was disconnected when using the directory hotlist.

[Pontiac_CZ]

Interesting! Now it is a new joy to browse my phone with TC. Thank you again!

[ghisler(Author)]

Thanks for your feedback!

Moderator message from: ghisler(Author) » 2025-05-18, 08:46 UTC

Moved to fixed bugs