FreeCommander Portable 2009.02 Released

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Submitted by John T. Haller on October 21, 2009 - 12:57pm

logoFreeCommander Portable 2009.02 has been released. FreeCommander is an easy-to-use alternative to the standard windows file manager with lots of advanced and helpful features. It's packaged as a portable app so you can bring it anywhere. It's packaged in PortableApps.com Format so it can easily integrate with the PortableApps.com Suite. It's released as freeware for personal and business use.

Read on for more details...

Features

Screenshot

  • Dual-panel technology - horizontal and vertical
  • Tabbed interface
  • Optional tree view for each panel
  • Built in file viewer to view files in hex, binary, text or image format
  • File viewer inside archives too
  • Built in archive handling: ZIP (read, write), CAB (read, write), RAR (read)
  • Nested archive handling
  • Built in FTP client
  • Easy access to system folders, control panel, desktop and start menu
  • Copy, move, delete, rename files and folders
  • Multi rename tool
  • Wipe files
  • Create and verify MD5 checksums
  • File splitting
  • File properties and context menu
  • Calculation of folder size
  • Folder comparison / synchronization
  • Modification of file date and attributes
  • Folder / program favorites
  • File searching (inside archive too)
  • File filters for display
  • User defined columns for detailed view
  • DOS command line
  • Multiple language support

Learn more about Freecommander...

PortableApps.com Installer / PortableApps.com Format

FreeCommander Portable is packaged in a PortableApps.com Installer so it will automatically detect an existing PortableApps.com installation when your drive is plugged in. It supports upgrades by installing right over an existing copy, preserving all settings. And it's in PortableApps.com Format, so it automatically works with the PortableApps.com Suite including the Menu and Backup Utility.

Download

FreeCommander Portable is available for immediate download from the FreeCommander Portable homepage. Get it today!

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computerfreaker

October 21, 2009 - 1:28pm

Yay, I've been looking forward to this....
Thanks a million, John! Biggrin

"The question I would like to know, is the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe and Everything. All we know about it is that the Answer is Forty-two, which is a little aggravating."

What?

Wait... I'm confused... FreeCommander staff handed over support to you?

In that case... life has just gotten 100% easier for me Biggrin

And I have so many questions now!

  • Does this have SVN Portable support? Chris Morgan is going crazy over SVN Blum
  • Does this mean we're doing freeware apps now?
  • What's up with the direct link for download? Why aren't we using SF.net? (Not that, that's bad... just a little curious.)
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Stevoisiak

October 21, 2009 - 5:43pm

Actually, FreeCommander HAS a PortableApps version of their app on their site, and have had it for a while. PortableApps.com was the one who didn't let them add it to their site until now. However, the portable version has been on the offical free commander website for a long time.

No idea.

This is the second freeware app here (Not including Java Portable)

SourceForge only hosts Open Source apps. Since the origional app is freeware, this portable version follows the same licencing.

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Installater

October 21, 2009 - 4:59pm

Ap always has been portable by default. What's really funny is using ap compactor from here to compress it down to a working 1.70 MB portable folder. SLOPPY

What? This FreeCommander was never portable, unless your talking about the one the staff hosted on their site.

Compressing does not make an app portable.

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ArNaB0SS

October 29, 2009 - 12:54pm

You are confusing portability with PAF compatibility. fc is capable of 100% portable functionality since the day it was released. All it needs is a few tweaks.

Kiching Koo!

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Darkbee

December 15, 2009 - 3:56pm

I hate to get into pantomime style "Oh no it isn't. Oh yes it is" type game but I believe FreeCommander is inherently portable. i.e. you could download the setup version, run the installer, copy the program files from "program files" or wherever you installed it to, to a flash drive and run that copy.

It might not be "stealth" but I'm pretty sure it would work.

The PAF version handles things a little more nicely for the user though. Smile

J Neutron

December 15, 2009 - 4:47pm

Yeah, many programs might be inherently portable with regards to the registry, and keep configs within their own installed directory, but using a PAF version does handle the PortableApps.com menu installation and creates the "standard" directory structure.

Some people need one, the other, or both.

Incidently, in the case of FreeCommander, the PAF version creates and uses the \TEMP directory within the installed directory instead of using the system's designated TEMP directory (commonly outside of the installed directory on drive C:).

So, the "oh no, oh yes" game has to consider what parts of "portable" you want to talk about.

neutron1132 (at) usa (dot) com

The next step, obviously, is to link the Documents/Music/Photos/Videos/Explore links to FreeCommander Portable. If you guys could also integrate it with TeraCopy Portable automatically that would be great. (I have done that manually, just have the following string in the .ini):

FileMovePrg=..\TeraCopyPortable\TeraCopy.exe Move *%ActivSelAsFile% "%InactivDir%"
FileCopyPrg=..\TeraCopyPortable\TeraCopy.exe Copy *%ActivSelAsFile% "%InactivDir%"

Integration would make things much smoother. Good job, and let's make this happen!

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solomonworm

October 22, 2009 - 4:57am

Use caution with this. Spyware doctor flags this install file to contain "Worm.Opnis". Could be false flag or not but the risk is up to you.

brain the size of a planet... it give me a headache just thinking down at your level.

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LOGAN-Portable

October 22, 2009 - 7:43am

I assume it would be a false positive due to the fact that I assumed the package being tested carefully before release.

On the other hand, your nick suggest you're a worm too? Is that a positive thing?
Biggrin

Ludwig Hagen

October 22, 2009 - 7:47am

FreeCommander IS portable!! You can use the normal unzipped binaries as "portable" without any problems, i am doing this for three years!

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OliverK

October 29, 2009 - 10:46pm

use virus total to check

and I think your avatar is inappropriate (but I can't tell)
I've decided it is.
and welcome to PortableApps.com

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Too many bridges you can burn
Too many tables you can't turn
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Blakes7

October 22, 2009 - 10:53am

When I try "Compare" for Sync my flash memory with a laptop's folder, there continue appearing some files in the flash memory side as no present in the laptop's side. I compare by other means and all the files are equal on both sides.

Blacy