One of the things I do many times per day is making backup copies of the files I'm working on. The fastest method is Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V on a file, which creates a copy with added " - Copy (n)" in the file name.
I know, it's the Windows Explorer which is part of Windows OS which is doing it and it has nothing to do with Total Commander. I just wish there was a way of doing the same thing using a shortcut in Total Commander for the purpose of being able to customize the file name of the copied file.
I prefer the following format. If the name of the file is "MyFile.xyz", then I usually rename to "MyFile.001.xyz", then "MyFile.002.xyz" and so on. This way when all files are sorted by the file name (or extension as I always have) all files with the same name are grouped together, where the Windows method makes a mess, like:
MyFile - Copy (3).xyz
MyFile - Copy (2).xyz
MyFile - Copy (11).xyz
MyFile - Copy (10).xyz
MyFile - Copy.xyz
MyFile.xyz
I know, it's the Windows Explorer which is part of Windows OS which is doing it and it has nothing to do with Total Commander. I just wish there was a way of doing the same thing using a shortcut in Total Commander for the purpose of being able to customize the file name of the copied file.
I prefer the following format. If the name of the file is "MyFile.xyz", then I usually rename to "MyFile.001.xyz", then "MyFile.002.xyz" and so on. This way when all files are sorted by the file name (or extension as I always have) all files with the same name are grouped together, where the Windows method makes a mess, like:
MyFile - Copy (3).xyz
MyFile - Copy (2).xyz
MyFile - Copy (11).xyz
MyFile - Copy (10).xyz
MyFile - Copy.xyz
MyFile.xyz
Statistics: Posted by netchain — 2025-04-26, 00:08 UTC