FileCommander Help
Special folders


Zip operations

FileCommander supports ZIP-compressed files. You can open and use them like a folder.

Note: If you want FileCommander to open a ZIP file with the default ZIP-file program (e.g. WinZIP, WinRAR, ...), hold down the [Shift]-key while opening them.


Attention: The ZIP-file support is not at its final state. Here is a short list of features, which are not supported (yet):

  • Create empty files
  • Open password-protected ZIP-files
  • Create password-protected ZIP-files
  • Change the compression rate of new ZIP files
  • Create SFX-archives (Self-extracting / .exe files)
  • View archive properties (complete compression rate, etc...)
  • View file properties (compression rate, etc...)


Rar operations

FileCommander supports RAR-compressed files. You can open and use them like a folder.


Attention: The RAR-file support is not at its final state. Here is a short list of features, which are not supported (yet):

  • RAR-files are read-only! FileCommander can not modify or create any RAR-file
  • Open password-protected RAR-files
  • View archive properties (complete compression rate, etc...)
  • View file properties (compression rate, etc...)


7zip operations

FileCommander supports 7zip-compressed files. You can open and use them like a folder.


Attention: The 7zip-file support is not at its final state. Here is a short list of features, which are not supported (yet):

  • 7zip-files are read-only! FileCommander can not modify, or create any 7zip-file
  • Open password-protected 7zip-files
  • View archive properties (complete compression rate, etc...)
  • View file properties (compression rate, etc...)


VFF (virtual folder file)

This file type, introduced in FileCommander 4, is not supported yet.


Net hood folders

This feature is not fully included yet!

These examples will work:
  - \\Server\Shared folder\
  - \\Server

This example will NOT work:
  - \\