Maximize (set active) or minimize TC with a unique keyboard shortcut

[DjobyDjoba]

Method 2: AHK

- Replace WIN+N with your actual keyboard shortcut (I have a different keyboard layout
- Replace WinMaximize with WinActivate to restore the previous sindow size

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#SingleInstance FORCE

#n::
{
	IfWinActive ahk_class TTOTAL_CMD
	{
		WinMinimize ahk_class TTOTAL_CMD
		return
	}
	IfWinNotActive ahk_class TTOTAL_CMD
	{
		WinMaximize ahk_class TTOTAL_CMD
		return
	}
}
return

Doesn't work well with WinMaximize: maximize TC, then click on another window (application) on the taskbar -> often we can't go back to TC.
Seems to work well with WinActivate instead

[NotNull]

Doesn't work well with WinMaximize: maximize TC, then click on another window (application) on the taskbar -> often we can't go back to TC.

My bad! Last-minute I changed WinActivate to WinMaximize when I saw maximize in your post.
WinMaximize will maximize the window, but doesn't necessarily bring it to the front.
For that, you need WinMaximize + WinActivate

Here is an all-in-one version that starts TC when not loaded yet:
(replace the "c:\path to" with the actual path to TC )

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#SingleInstance FORCE

#n::
{
	WinGet, $TC_ID, ID, ahk_class TTOTAL_CMD
	
	If ($TC_ID = "") 
	{
		run "C:\path to\TOTALCMD64.EXE"
		return
	}

	IfWinActive ahk_id %$TC_ID%
	{
		WinMinimize ahk_id %$TC_ID%
		return
	}

	IfWinNotActive ahk_id $TC_ID
	{
		WinMaximize ahk_id %$TC_ID%
		WinActivate ahk_id %$TC_ID%
		return
	}
}
return

[DjobyDjoba]

an all-in-one version that starts TC when not loaded yet:

Thanks. Yes, I have too added this to the script (with IfWinNotExist, but it is all the same).

In fact I preferred to remove the WinMaximize line, so with only the WinActivate line TC is brought back to the front with its previous size (as you mentionned).