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Reset interface back to initial install

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Is there a way to revert Total Commander back to how it was upon initial install. I'm totally lost.
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Re: Reset interface

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Create an empty wincmd.ini file in place of your current configuration file.
Save it before you do that.
Windows 11 Home x64 Version 23H2 (OS Build 22631.3374)
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Everything 1.5.0.1371a (x64), Everything Toolbar 1.3.2, Listary Pro 6.3.0.69
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Re: Reset interface

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To complement what said @Horst.Epp you could:
  1. in totalcmd command line type cmd
  2. close all running TC instances
  3. create a backup from console and delete old file

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    move %commander_ini% wincmd_ini.Backup
    del %commander_ini%
  4. Next time you launch TC a new empty ini will be created with default parameters
If you want to keep plugins or more, do not delete file but type notepad %commander_ini% from cmd console.
keep all sections like [????plugins] and [???plugin64]. As a first try, you can just empty [configuration] section only and see if your are not back to normal !
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Re: Reset interface back to initial install

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Thank you
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Re: Reset interface

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nsp wrote: 2022-06-07, 06:13 UTC To complement what said @Horst.Epp you could:
  1. in totalcmd command line type cmd
  2. close all running TC instances
  3. create a backup from console and delete old file

    Code: Select all

    move %commander_ini% wincmd_ini.Backup
    del %commander_ini%
  4. Next time you launch TC a new empty ini will be created with default parameters
If you want to keep plugins or more, do not delete file but type notepad %commander_ini% from cmd console.
keep all sections like [????plugins] and [???plugin64]. As a first try, you can just empty [configuration] section only and see if your are not back to normal !
Using %commander_ini% will only work from inside of TC.
You have to use the full pathname of the ini-file.
Windows 11 Home x64 Version 23H2 (OS Build 22631.3374)
TC 11.03 x64 / x86
Everything 1.5.0.1371a (x64), Everything Toolbar 1.3.2, Listary Pro 6.3.0.69
QAP 11.6.3.2 x64
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Re: Reset interface

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Horst.Epp wrote: 2022-06-07, 09:00 UTC
nsp wrote: 2022-06-07, 06:13 UTC To complement what said @Horst.Epp you could:
  1. in totalcmd command line type cmd
  2. close all running TC instances
  3. create a backup from console and delete old file

    Code: Select all

    move %commander_ini% wincmd_ini.Backup
    del %commander_ini%
  4. Next time you launch TC a new empty ini will be created with default parameters
    .....
Using %commander_ini% will only work from inside of TC.
You have to use the full pathname of the ini-file.
If you launch cmd from TC command line, all the TC variable are available ! (Give a try)

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C:\>SET
/////
COMMANDER_DRIVE=....
COMMANDER_EXE=....
COMMANDER_INI=....
COMMANDER_INSTANCE=1
COMMANDER_PATH=....
/////
You can even go to right ini folder from cmd shell using:

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CD /d %COMMANDER_INI%\..
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