background operation improvement request

[zolone]

Please, could you make a trigger button in background operations (copy, delet, etc.) to turn on automatically from "pause" when the other operation stops (finishes). I know, it can stop (hang) due to error (low disk space, or access denied), but it would be great feature.
thanks.
Steve

[Motorocker]

Support.

[StatusQuo]

Support.

Would be useful for operations on the same disk, where processing one after the other ist faster than copying them all simultaneously.
=> "[ ] Auto-Resume when not busy anymore"
(or similar)

Maybe alternatively a button?
=> "[move to background queue]"
in the running background window - but this could lead to overloading this nice little window...

[Personal-CD]

Hi Guys

New member here and the reason I joined is because I was trying to find the answer to this very problem.

I spend a lot of time using TC7 to move around moderately large (30-50Mb) files, generally from different source directories to one target directory. Without any doubt, TC is the best I have used for this sort of work (and the multiple file re-namer is a real peach, as well, it has saved me much typing )

Files this size, transfer fairly quickly, but while one is transferring, I can spend the time locating and selecting the next one. However, to do this, I have to use background processing. If I wait for the first transfer to finish, then all those seconds add up when moving hundreds of files!

It would be a great little feature, if it was possible to select a file transfer mode that automatically drops into background mode, rather than having to use the ponter to select it each time. I know it would be a great time-saver for me.

[HolgerK]

Welcome Personal-CD

AlwaysCopyInBackground=0
1: Total Commander always copies in the background (32-bit version only)
2: Always use background transfer manager

1. "Configuration-->Change settings files directly"

2. Add the following line to "Wincmd.ini" inside the "[Configuration]" section

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AlwaysCopyInBackground=1

3. Save the files and restart TC.

Alternative: use <F5><F2> instead of <F5><Enter>

HTH,
Holger

[HolgerK]

I spend a lot of time using TC7 to move around moderately large (30-50Mb) files, generally from different source directories to one target directory.
...
I can spend the time locating and selecting the next one.

May be you can use <ALT+F7> search to find them all in one step.
- Close the find files dialog with [feed to list box]
- Mark the files
- Copy the marked files to the other panel

HTH,
Holger

[Personal-CD]

Holger

Thank you very much for the above. I never though to look in the ini file to see if there was any mention of this.

I'll have a play with your suggestions later tonight (another huge load of files to move around) and see what works best for me.

Regards

[Personal-CD]

Holger.

Adding that line to the ini file is exactly what I needed. Saves me a lot of time.

I don't theink the Alt+F7 search is what I need. I know where the files to be copied are located, I have no need to start a search for them.

My problem is they are frequently in different source directories and having to wait while the first one fully copies (unless I separately selected 'background' first) meant I sat twiddling my thumbs for a few seconds for each file. OK, when it's only two or three, but a PITA when there are fifty .

I think the ini command will save me that time (because I can use it to find the next file in the sequence) and solve my problem. I have a big batch to do later this evening, so I can give it a try.

Thanks again.

[Personal-CD]

Holger

That's the way it works for me.. The small change to the ini file improves things a lot.

Now, I have two more questions (you can tell I'm not too clever at this stuff);

1 - Is there a way to turn off the need to confirm the copy? That is, I hit F5, but then have to click on 'OK' before the operation starts. Is there a way to avoid the 'OK' step and it just to copy the file without any further confirmation?

2 - How do I make the date/time of a copied file show when it was copied, rather than when it was first made. Each time I copy a file, I'd like it to show the date and time now (when I hit the F5 button).

I promise not ask any more questions for at least a month .

[HolgerK]

1 - Is there a way to turn off the need to confirm the copy? That is, I hit F5, but then have to click on 'OK' before the operation starts. Is there a way to avoid the 'OK' step and it just to copy the file without any further confirmation?

AFAIK there is no direct way to skip the <F5> dialog.
- What you can try is using drag&drop with the mouse (needs to disable "Configuration->Options->Misc.: Get confirmation before [ ] Drag&Drop ..")

- Another method is to use an AHK script.

F12::
#IfWinActive, ahk_class TTOTAL_CMD
Send, {F5}
Send, {ENTER}
return

For more information about AHK take a look here:
TCWiki: AutoHotkey

2 - How do I make the date/time of a copied file show when it was copied, rather than when it was first made. Each time I copy a file, I'd like it to show the date and time now (when I hit the F5 button).

I would prefer to use a "Custom columns" view with "write date" an "creation date".
In this case you will see both informations.

1. Right Click on the "TabStop Header" (Name | Ext| Size | Date | Attr)
2. Select "Configure custom columns" from the context menu
3. [New]
4. Name: Detailed with creation date
5. [Add column]
6. press [+] in the new added line
7. Select tc.size <defaut>
8. [Add column] [+] tc.writedate <default>
9. [Add column] [+] tc.creationdate <default>
10.[Add column] [+] tc.attributestr
11. OK
12. Adjust the width of the columns to your needs.

HTH,
Holger

[Clo]

2Personal-CD

Hello !

…I promise not ask any more questions for at least a month .

• Sworn ?

• A sufficient period to mug up the Help and the FAMOUS MANUAL !

 KR
Claude
Clo

[Personal-CD]

Holger

Many thanks for your help. I will play around with your suggestions and see what works best for me.

[Personal-CD]

2Personal-CD

Hello !

…I promise not ask any more questions for at least a month .

• Sworn ?

Absolutely .

• A sufficient period to mug up the Help and the FAMOUS MANUAL !

 KR
Claude
Clo

It's not that famous - this is the first time I have ever heard of it. I looked for some help files on the TC site, but I saw no mention of this (either it's not there or I simply missed it).

Now I know it exists, I shall be having a good read.

[Clo]

2Personal-CD

Hi !

• Well, that doc exists for a long while : “Created: March, 30, 2002”…

- It's quoted here and there in that forum, and “Famous” stands for :
«Read_The_Famous_Manual» in order to make this acronym polite

 KR
Claude
Clo

[Personal-CD]

2Personal-CD

Hi !

• Well, that doc exists for a long while : “Created: March, 30, 2002”…

- It's quoted here and there in that forum, and “Famous” stands for :
«Read_The_Famous_Manual» in order to make this acronym polite

 KR
Claude
Clo

OK - I get the message . I promise to read this document (even though I probably won't understand much of it).

More importantly, I owe a big thank-you to you guys. It's 2 am here and I have just finished a project that I am sure would have taken me through to 3 o/c or later. By experimenting with the suggestions offered, I reckon I have increased productivity by 10 or 15%. Now I have things automatically processing in the background, I can use the time far more productively than before.

I think I might even be able to improve on that figure - once I have read more about TC. I always thought it was a useful tool, but I had no idea how powerful it could be, when used intelligently.

So, a big thanks from me.... and a promise to read more first .