5. Basic folder and file operations

One Commander allows all the basic folder and file operations that you would expect:

• Open folders or files by double-clicking on them (you can change this to a single click in Settings > Other) or pressing Enter.
• Move/copy files using
  • Mouse: Drag and drop between browsers or to and from other Windows apps (to copy, hold Ctrl key down while dragging). Note that One Commander drag and drop works a little differently from Windows File Explorer. Moving a file when you meant to copy it can cause a lot of trouble, so be careful!
    • Dragging a file or folder in One Commander will always move it. To copy, you must always hold the Ctrl key down.
    • One Commander attaches a label to the file or folder being dragged to tell you whether it's being moved (red label) or copied (green label).
  • Keyboard:
    • Cutting, copying, and pasting generally: Cut (Ctrl+X), Copy (Ctrl+C), and Paste (Ctrl+V)
    • Copying and moving between Browsers: Move (Alt+M); Copy (Alt+C)
• Access the full set of Windows context menu items by right-clicking on a folder or file.
• Create new folders: click on the button (or Ctrl+Shift+N) in the Folder Pane Toolbar:

• Create a new file from a template: click on the button (or Ctrl+N); you can select from a number of popular file types to create a new file of that type in the current folder. You can create as many of your own templates as you like; see here for more.
• Filtering list of folders or files: with the cursor in a folder column or folder pane, start typing the name of the folder or file; folders or files not containing the string of characters you've typed are filtered out, so it also is a quick way of searching for a folder or file in a long list. At the top of the column or pane One Commander records what you've typed; cancel the filter by clicking the "X" or pressing the Esc key:

You can have as many filters running concurrently as you like.
Note that the Spacebar key can't be used for filtering, because it's used for previewing the selected item:

• Preview a file by pressing Space.
• You can edit the information columns in the Folder Pane by clicking on the button in the Folder Pane Toolbar and selecting Edit File Views.