[TC 11.57rc4a] Shift+F4: typing <[T4 can leave a file locked

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• Select a zero byte file
• Press Shift+F4
• Type <[T4

A file handle is created for the zero byte file and is not closed. You cannot delete or rename the zero byte file. The file handle is only removed by closing TC.

It seems to happen, not only for zero byte files, but for all files with a file size that is smaller than 32 bytes.
It also happens when renaming the file using the Multi-Rename Tool and using the filename mask [T4.

The bug seems to be introduced in Total Commander 10.50 beta 1 when the option was added for the MRT:

31.12.21 Added: Multi-rename tool: New field [T4] will use EXIF date for all date fields after this placeholder. Will use one of DATETIME_ORIGINAL, DATETIME_DIGITIZED, DATETIME, whichever is found first. No EXIF->skip file (32/64)

[ghisler(Author)]

Confirmed.

[ghisler(Author)]

This should be fixed in Total Commander 11.57 RC5, please test it.

20.04.26 Fixed: New text file (Shift+F4): Using placeholder <[T4] on a zero byte file kept the file open, so it couldn't be deleted (32/64)

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This should be fixed in Total Commander 11.57 RC5, please test it.

20.04.26 Fixed: New text file (Shift+F4): Using placeholder <[T4] on a zero byte file kept the file open, so it couldn't be deleted (32/64)

Tested OK using TC 11.57rc5 32-bit and 64-bit.
But changelog only mentions zero byte file while the problem was for any file consisting of 0 to 31 bytes:

It seems to happen, not only for zero byte files, but for all files with a file size that is smaller than 32 bytes.

[ghisler(Author)]

Thanks for confirming the fix!

Moderator message from: ghisler(Author) » 2026-04-23, 07:20 UTC

Moved to fixed bugs