I owe Norton a lot of joy for bringing orthodox file managers (the ones with two panes) and I can't live without them. They make file managing so comfortable compared to stuff like Windows Explorer or Nautilus (not saying they are bad though, I just prefer two panes).

Nowadays I mostly use clones like Midnight Commander, Krusader and Double Commander, and I used Worker (a clone of a clone, this time a clone of Directory Opus for the Amiga) for a long time before settling on Krusader as main one. The genealogy of these file managers is kind of fascinating.

Anyone else a fan?

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eviks 10 minutes ago | parent | next [-]

A fan of optional 2-pane views, which unfortunately many of these file managers fail in providing, insisting on it being the only available option

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WalterGR an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-]

> They make file managing so comfortable compared to stuff like Windows Explorer or Nautilus (not saying they are bad though, I just prefer two panes).

When I’m on Windows and need two panes, I open two Windows Explorer windows.

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pilif 26 minutes ago | parent [-]

It's not just about two independent panes. It's about two panes in a single context. With this, there can be shortcuts that act in files and which now don't just have a source (the selected files in the active pane) but also a destination (the inactive pane), so copying, symlinking and moving all can be done with a single key without the need to provide a destination.

Two explorer windows are independent of each other. Any move or copy requires two keyboard actions or the use of the mouse

	▲	eviks 8 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		You could in principle setup shortcuts the same way (treat right tab/second window as the automatic destination), but that'd definitely be more error prone vs a built-in dependency

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B4st144n 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I'm using 'mc' on Linux from time to time and total commander on my mobile with the sftp plugin. Still remember Norton from back in the days this way ;-)

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opan an hour ago | parent [-]

>and total commander on my mobile with the sftp plugin.

I think you may mean Ghost Commander, I use it on Android and it fits your description.

	▲	Matl an hour ago \| parent [-]
		Why? Total Commander for Android is a thing.

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rzzzt 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

We were using Volkov Commander because it was much smaller (and single-file executable IIRC). I tried Dos Navigator and FAR but these did too much for my liking. In the Windows XP era Windows/Total Commander was in style locally.

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ant6n an hour ago | parent | prev [-]

Totalcmd on windows. On Mac I’m using some off-brand klone that’s kinda ok but uses like 1GB of memory per instance window. Mac OS is such a shit show these days.