More than 10 years elapsed since TC 7.5x and no one today bothers that TC executable is not compressed with UPX, and any long-time TC user knows this fact w/o reading SIZE!.txt, so it is not required anymore.
I think you should add a note to HISTORY.TXT instead for the first TC version that wasn't packed with UPX, also you can add a help topic descibing this change and containing a link to https://www.ghisler.com/packed_download (it is interesting how many people still use packed version though).
There is no more need in size!.txt file
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Re: There is no more need in size!.txt file
The only purpose of the size!.txt file is to provide a download link for the UPX-packed executable. Should I remove that too? Virus scanners really don't like it...
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Re: There is no more need in size!.txt file
Maybe only add it on the Download page under Direct download (RECOMMENDED):
* UPX packed version of TOTALCMD.exe (32-bit) (Warning: Most virus scanners make launching them really slow)
* UPX packed version of TOTALCMD.exe (32-bit) (Warning: Most virus scanners make launching them really slow)
Re: There is no more need in size!.txt file
On the contrary, its time to not only provide a 32bit but also a 64bit upx packedghisler(Author) wrote: 2023-07-20, 09:43 UTC The only purpose of the size!.txt file is to provide a download link for the UPX-packed executable. Should I remove that too?

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Re: There is no more need in size!.txt file
The removal of size!.txt from the installation should then be mentioned in history.txt, if only to document this history. Not without reason was the packing of the exe for decades(!) a very important feature. Floppy disks...ghisler(Author) wrote: 2023-07-20, 09:43 UTC The only purpose of the size!.txt file is to provide a download link for the UPX-packed executable. Should I remove that too? Virus scanners really don't like it...
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Re: There is no more need in size!.txt file
I will keep it one last time in TC 11 final and then remove it. Please remind me if I forget.
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