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Files context menu

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Right-click on the Files table content area to see the context menu that offers numerous options for manage files.

Menu

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Option Shortcut Description
Analyze Name Open Analyze tool, and load the selected filenames for analysis.
Edit New Name F2 Start manual editing of the selected filename.
Shell Options for shell operations, including opening files, copying into clipboard, and deleting to the recycle bin.
Mark Options for marking specific items, including marking only changed files, and marking by mask.
Clear Options for removing specific items from the table selectively, including by status.
Select Options for selecting specific items, including selecting by name length, extension, and mask.
Move Options for moving specific items up or down.
Remove Selected Del Remove selected items from the table. This command does not delete the items from the disk.

Shell menu

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Option Shortcut Description
Open File Enter Open the selected file using its default associated application.
Open with Notepad Shift+Enter Open the selected file with Notepad to see the raw file content.

Avoid using this option with binary files as the content will not make any sense, and you may risk accidentally corrupting the file.
Open containing folder Ctrl+Enter Launch File Explorer and open the folder where the selected file is located.
File Properties Alt+Enter Display the File Properties dialog offered by the operating system.
Cut Files to Clipboard Ctrl+Shift+X Place the source file paths to clipboard as a "cut" operation.

If you paste these files in File Explorer, all files will be moved to one folder, no matter where they were initially located.
Copy Files to Clipboard Ctrl+Shift+C Place the source file paths to clipboard as a "copy" operation.

If you paste these files in File Explorer, all files will be copied to one folder, no matter where they were initially located.
Delete Files to Recycle Bin Delete the source files to the Recycle Bin. The files will also be removed from the table.

Mark menu

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Option Shortcut Description
Mark Shift+M
Unmark Shift+U
Invert Marking Ins
Mark Only Changed (Inc. Case)
Mark Only Changed (Exc. Case)
Mark Only Selected
Mark by Mask

Clear menu

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Option Shortcut Description

Select menu

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Option Shortcut Description

Move menu

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Option Shortcut Description