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Starting, Reopening, and Closing One Commander

Once launched, clicking the WindowClose button in the top right-hand corner of the Main Window offers you a choice:

If you click Yes, One Commander doesn't shut down when you click the WindowClose button. It closes the Main Window, but One Commander continues to run in the background so that it can be quickly re-opened without having to be reloaded. When the Main Window is closed in this way, any processes such as file operations that were in progress when the WindowClose button was clicked will be completed properly. Also, when it is running in the background, One Commander monitors for drive changes so that you're able to see file changes when you open the Path Editor.

After showing the "Run in background?" dialog box, One Commander then explains how to close it down completely:

You can change this action — for example, changing it so that clicking shuts down One Commander completely, in Settings > Window by unchecking the "Keep running in background" box.

To re-open One Commander when it is running in the background:

  • Double-click on the One Commander icon in the System Tray or Notification Area (the area at the right-hand end of the Windows Taskbar holding things like the Windows volume control; see below if you can't see the One Commander icon here).
  • Right-click on the One Commander icon in the System Tray/Notification Area and select "Show window".
  • Press Win+Alt+O (or Ctrl+' if activated — see Settings > Window)
  • Press Shift+F1 to position the Main Window in the centre of the screen, occupying about 20% less than the full screen.

To really shut One Commander down, right-click on the One Commander icon in the System Tray/Notification Area and select "Exit", or Ctrl+Click WindowClose at the top right of the Main Window.

Restarting as Administrator

Some applications require the file explorer you're using to be running as Administrator. To restart One Commander as Administrator, press Ctrl+Shift+F12.

Starting from Command Line

See here.

If the One Commander icon isn't visible in the System Tray/Notification Area:

Quick way: At the top of the System Tray/Notification area, click on the arrow:

That will reveal all System Tray/Notification Area icons. Drag the One Commander icon to the area with other icons such as volume control.

Slow way: Right-click in an unused part of the Windows Taskbar and select "Taskbar settings". Scroll down the right-hand Settings window to the Notification area:

Click on "Select which icons appear on the taskbar", scroll down to One Commander, and turn it on.


Backlinks:
2. Quick introductory guide:1. Opening One Commander for the first time
2. Quick introductory guide:2. The Main Window
3. Full reference guide:Main Window
3. Full reference guide:Starting from Command line
3. Full reference guide:Settings:Advanced
3. Full reference guide:Settings:Window