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更新時間：2021-11-08
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更新時間：2021-11-08
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Xplorer2 Ultimate 5.1.0.1 (64-bit)
- Change log not available for this version


Xplorer2 Ultimate 5.1.0.0 (64-bit)
- [P] CLOUD ROBUST COPY. F5 copy is careful with "offline" (on demand) cloud files and it asks you to download them. Use YesToAll button if you want to go ahead and bring them all to your local PC. To disable this warning, use the old GAO2_DOWNLOADCLOUD registry tweak.
- [P] ROBUST COPY WATCHDOG. If F5 file copy command detects a slow progress, then it offers you the option to skip the current problematic file and continue with the rest, or abort the lot. Useful for the odd case where network unavailability or other screw-up makes copying files get stuck.
- [P] CONVERT GROUPS TO FOLDERS. Regular or custom groups (even fuzzy grouping) in scrap container collections can be converted into actual folders using TOOLS > EXTRACT GROUPS menu command.
- Say you used VIEW > ARRANGE BY > SHOW IN GROUPS menu to show items alphabetically grouped using their first letter, you can then use extract groups command to create folders that contain the items of each group. You choose a top destination folder and xplorer² creates subfolders under it, one per group (the folder names match the group titles you see). You can either COPY or MOVE the original files into these subfolders.
- This command can also organize items by DATE, whether you have groups or not. This is useful e.g. if you have a truckload of photos in a scrap and you want to automatically move them in subfolders according to their modification date. Depending on the dialog option you choose, you can have one folder PER YEAR, or you can have items organized by year AND MONTH (i.e. each year subfolder has 12 subfolders corresponding to months).
- Usually MODIFIED date is used for automatic folder creation, but you can pick any other date you want (eg DATE TAKEN) by placing it FIRST in the details. To reorganize column order either use ALT+K command or drag-drop using the column header
- [P] DUPLICATES CHECKER IMPROVEMENTS. You may have heard that I recently released a purpose-built duplicate files checker called i-DeClone. Some of its comparison features are now available for xplorer² duplicate checker too, to wit:
- TOOLS > CHECK DUPLICATES dialog has controls that allow you to ignore certain time differences (if comparing by Modification date) that may be artificial. So if you are comparing items located in FAT32 folders, up to 2 seconds difference could be an artefact and you now get the option to ignore it.
- registry setting nMinDupeSize lets you ignore very small files (those that are smaller than this limit, default=1024 bytes). Many times your hard disk contains tons of small files that make the comparison harder, but with little benefit, as these files take next to no space. If you set it to 0 (use the advanced options editor) then you disable the small file check and examine all files, as in past versions.
- Checking for duplicates by CONTENT (byte by byte) takes long time if the files are huge. Registry setting nMaxDupeContentMB sets the maximum limit for exact comparison. Files bigger than this limit are examined statistically (all the bytes below nMaxDupeContentMB, then 10% at random above it). If the files are identical, then you get the same verdict at a fraction of the time. Arguably there is a small uncertainty involved, as 2 files may be different in places where xplorer² didn't examine, and they are deemed "identical" by mistake. However I believe the advantages far outweigh the small risk. If you want to be more certain, increase the cutoff limit to its maximum value of 250MB
- xplorer² is more careful when you scan your entire PC for duplicates, and excludes the same file accessed through 2 separate routes (through junctions in your Documents folder for example). So you have less of a risk of deleting pseudo-duplicates (same file with different pathname)
- If you change the sort mode in duplicate results window, then restore sort by GROUP ID, the bands of background color that represent the duplicate files will reappear
- When deleting lots of duplicate files, you will find that the pane refreshes better, leaving only original items behind.
- BIGGER DIALOGS. In the interest of all mature/elderly users out there, all xplorer² dialogs get a slightly larger font that makes the difference, especially in higher resolution displays. The same goes for the internal viewer editor² and the advanced settings editor.
- FASTER SYNC BY CONTENT. When you compare files by content (MARK > SYNC WIZARD menu command), big files are only scanned exactly up to nMaxDupeContentMB limit mentioned earlier. Any extra bytes are sampled statistically. The same advantages and disadvantages mentioned above apply here too.
- MILLISECOND DATE ACCURACY. xplorer² uses exact file dates internally, but date information is presented only with 1-second accuracy (unless you opted for friendly dates). If you want to see milliseconds then add the new ".zzz" format specification in szCustomTimeFormat registry setting (available through advanced options editor): HH:mm:ss.zzz. This will affect all dates shown, even for the programmable column functions DATETIME and DPART(date,z). If you want to see milliseconds in FAT32 formatted drives you need to enable GAO2_PRECISEDATES registry tweak
- MASS RENAME IMPROVEMENTS. The mass rename F2 dialog will automatically generate a preview how the renamed files will look like every few seconds, so you don't have to click on PREVIEW button manually. You are still advised to click on it before you do the actual rename though, as it does some extra tests that catch some subtle errors that may throw off the rename if left unchecked.
- (autopreview also applies to ACTIONS > FILE PROPERTIES menu command that uses the same dialog)
- Perhaps more importantly, now mass rename preserves the original SELECTION, despite files changing their names, so you can apply successive rename operations on the same set of files -- this is best implemented using macros I suppose. For example you can first add a numeric counter, then replace part of the original filename, then change the capitalization and so on.
- [P] CREATE SYMBOLIC LINKS. Microsoft in their wisdom show fit to permit symlink creation only to ELEVATED processes (unless you enable the special developer mode from start menu, see https://blogs.windows.com/buildingapps/2016/12/02/symlinks-windows-10).
- In the past you would have to run xplorer² elevated, but the new xplorer² bypasses this limitation using a hidden elevated copy of itself, that gets the job of creating symbolic links in the background. When you use EDIT > PASTE SPECIAL > SYMBOLIC LINK command, you get to run it elevated. Remember that running xplorer² elevated all the time isn't recommended, so this mode lets you have your cake and eat it too!
- To disable this auto-elevation feature use GAO2_NOADMINSYMLINK registry tweak (=hex 0x100000)
- If you want to link to files in the same partition, then use hard links instead of symbolic links, they are more robust and don't require elevation either.
- [P] FIND ALL HARD LINKS. If you put a file that has one or more hard links in a scrap container (or in the miniscrap pane), then select it and press CTRL+L keys (or GOTO > FIND TARGET menu), you will see all its clones listed next to it. By definition hard links are stored in the same hard disk partition, but they can have different names yet still represent the same file content.

[U] COMPARE ITEMS PROGRAMMATICALLY. A new programmable function called PNEXT fetches the next or previous filename (full path) of an item, in the order they appear in a window. This allows you to do excel-formula-like comparisons between items, combining PNEXT with FILEPROP and FILE2 functions that operate on different items. For example:
- ${size} - FILEPROP(${size}, PNEXT(1))
- will calculate the size difference between an item and the one that immediately follows it in the list (the last item will be empty as there's no item following it)
- ${Path}=FILEPROP(${Path},PNEXT(1)) & ${Group ID}=FILEPROP(${Group ID},PNEXT(1))
- in the context of duplicate results, it will show 1 (=TRUE) if items in the same group also have the same path, and 0 otherwise. Notice the use of = to compare two values and the & (AND) boolean operator to compare 2 file properties simultaneously.
- If you change the sort order, programmable formulas including PNEXT will be refreshed automatically after a while. Note such expressions cannot be used for searching, as they require an ordering. But you can use it in rules to mark or filter items.
- The numeric argument of PNEXT can be any number, although I cannot think of any useful application of values other than 1 and -1 (for previous item)
- Remember you can turn on the programmable column right clicking on a pane's sort column header. See the documentation for more details.
- [P] VIEW > ARRANGE BY > CUSTOM GROUPS dialog allows you to duplicate a category filter (use the little toolbar or the context menu), so e.g. you can create similar groupings by date, each with a different year.
- Switched to unicode NSIS installer, that shows correctly in most PCs except ancient ones running windows 98. Sadly you can no longer install xplorer² on windows 98 -- to the dismay of windows historians :)
- Actually I think xplorer² no longer runs on win98 as it GPFs immediately. Most of you won't care either way.
- The filterbar box in the addressbar can be bigger than the path box, up to 80% of the total available width. This is useful for scrap windows where the path box is rather useless. Use nFilterBox100 registry tweak or advanced options editor to change the relative percentage.
- Normally filtering using all file details (columns) is expected to be slow, so xplorer² wouldn't update the list live "as you typed" -- you had to press ENTER key in the quick filter box to see the results. Now if the pane contains not too many items, live filtering occurs, even when ALL PROPERTIES option is ticked in the filter box menu.
- Fixed some addressbar paint glitches when using super large icons
- Many progress dialogs (e.g. folder statistics, flattening paths) have a little clock button that can be used to temporarily pause then resume a long operation. Click CANCEL to abort altogether
- Double click to the left end of the status bar to repeat the last message, whatever it was, in case you didn't get the chance to read it before it disappeared
- better handling of phone paths, more readable subfolder names
- registry tweak DPF_JUNKLOKEDTABS (=hex 0x1000000) ignores any locked tabs when restoring saved folder groups.
- [P] If you have your license key saved in a text file, you can drag-drop the license file to xplorer² license manager dialog instead of copy/pasting the text key. Sadly this does not work from email attachments, you must first drop the attachment on the desktop.
- if you create a new file or folder and you don't rename it, it is sorted properly -- if you have the option "automatically re-sort contents..." ticked (TOOLS > OPTIONS menu, Window property page).
- new tips: 39c, 52a, 85a, 139a
- the odd bugfix (for new Windows 11 too)


Xplorer2 Ultimate 5.0.0.3 (64-bit)
- Fixed some tree's quick access list gremlins. If you get multiple phantom folders in it, just delete them and they shouldn't come back.
- A little better recovering from network folder tab becoming unavailable. You only need to wait up to the ping timeout before xplorer² comes back to life.
- Editor² allows larger toolbar skins, e.g rename ed2skin_XL.png to ed2skin.png in the installation folder and see how it looks (good for high DPI)


Xplorer2 Ultimate 5.0.0.2 (64-bit)
- Change log not available for this version


Xplorer2 Ultimate 5.0.0.1 (64-bit)
- If peek preview on some PDF document takes too long, hold down ESCAPE key to abort reading it
- The inevitable small bugfixes


Xplorer2 Ultimate 5.0.0.0 (64-bit)
- mini website facelift with new screenshots and introductory demo videos
- Added REMOVE command in quick access list's context menu to be used for removing items from the QAL. DELETE menu does the same but it could be misinterpreted in other regular tree nodes, where delete means REAL delete of the actual folder!
- Registry tree option FTCOPT_QALNODROPTARGET (=2048) prevents stuff dropped INSIDE folders in quick access list. You lose some of the shell functionality, but prevent accidental moves inside folders, when all you meant to do was insert an item in the QAL!
- A pane's Miller property is persistent when you quit xplorer². The folders themselves are not saved, but upon restart "Column mode" is enabled and you can start side-by-side browsing immediately.
- smarter swap panes command (GOTO menu) leaves the folders exactly as they were, view modes, locked tabs and all
- new tips: 5c, 7a, 9g, 9h, 10a, 12a, 39b, 47b, 51b, 75b, 118a, 144c, 149a, 164b, 167a
- OneDrive folders can be searched without GAOPT_FOLLOWJUNCTIONS advanced setting. The setting is reserved for real folder junctions. Double check it works for DropBox and other cloud drives too?
- 4 new demo videos in HELP > HOW DO I? menu explain the biggest of the new features (look out for NEW marker)
- F1 help from dialog boxes opens the manual at the correct location if you use non-IE browsers (Chrome, Firefox etc)
- lots of bugfixes and optimizations
- [P] FILE > BROWSE FLAT menu command improved (quicker, half time to flatten 230K files)
- [P] Check duplicates dialog has a CLEAR button to get rid of all the checkboxes, so you can start a new clean search
- Divider bars (splitters) for dual pane should be easier to grab in high DPI. Also added advanced mainframe tweak DPF_THICKSPLITTER (=0x800000) to make the main dual pane splitter double the size, so you can tell it apart from miller column splitters, if need be.
- [U] new duplicate files detection algorithm, 100 times faster than original, makes big difference in large file sets -- makes checking duplicates for your entire hard disk feasible

[P] new macro commands KEYDOWN/UP, similar to SENDKEY but more flexible. For example SENDKEY A is equivalent to KEYDOWN A followed by KEYUP A. This is useful e.g. if you want to simulate pressing SHIFT key while clicking on a dialog button:
- KEYDOWN shift
- KEYUP shift
- Note these keys don't need a window context like SENDKEY, whichever window has the focus will receive the keystroke. You must match each down key with its equivalent UP, otherwise the keyboard will go funny.
- Advanced registry option rgbTabHilite sets the color for highlighting the active tab and active miller pane. Available through the advanced settings editor
- Advanced mainframe option DPF_TABINSERTNEXT (=0x400000) makes new tabs to open immediately after the active tab, instead of at the far end
- [P] MILLER COLUMNS. This is the big one, a feature ported from Mac PCs and their Finder file manager. It is like tabbed browsing, allowing you to see many neighboring folders simultaneously. Perhaps it's similar to locked tabs mode. For more details please refer to the documentation and watch the related demo video in HELP > HOW DO I? pane
- Use FILE > COLUMN MODE menu command (or the toolbar/ribbon buttons) to enter miller mode. Then when you browse a folder (pressing ENTER or double-click) it opens in a new pane. If too many panes exist, a scrollbar is used to manage them. Each tab can have its own miller columns. The active folder in each set is what's used for dual pane comparisons etc. You can use left-right arrows to jump pane. You can tweak many options, including the maximum number of side-by-side folders (nMaxMillers and MIVF_xxx) using the Advanced settings editor.
- If you hate xplorer² ultimate orange icon, design your favorite one, call it X2ICON.ICO and drop it in the installation folder, then yours will be used instead! For the desktop shortcut icon (if any), edit the properties (right click) and change the icon there too (copy X2ICON.ICO file path from the installation folder). This will be also used if you PIN xplorer² on the taskbar.
- (internal optimization) more efficient windows message routing (saves your CPU)
- The quick previewer will show cloud previews for some images if they are in the thumbnail cache, regardless if they are marked "cloud only" (offline)
- xplorer² will preview and show thumbnails of common image types PNG/JPG/GIF even if the windows thumbnail cache is busted
- PEEK PREVIEW. Enable mouse peek from TOOLS > OPTIONS (Window page) then press both left+right mouse buttons together to see a large preview of the item under the cursor. Then let go of the mouse keys and the preview will go away! It is also available from VIEW > PEEK menu command, so you can preview the selected item with the keyboard (Alt+Q is the default key binding), then any key (except Pageup/Down) will dismiss the preview. Very handy.
- The preview is similar to the DRAFT quick preview tab, so it will show images and plain text (including text extracted from DOC/PDF/XLS documents) only. Advanced options editor allows you to choose the preview size as a percent of your monitor. For text previews, the registry setting nPeekTextWidth is the maximum width of the popup preview window, for pics the size is determined by the bitmap dimensions.
- Press alt+enter keys in the quickfilter box (next to addressbar) to apply the text filter on the inactive pane

[P] CMENU macro instruction works for dock sites, so for example the following snippets will float then dock the quick preview panel:
- # from dock to float
- FINDWND preview
- CMENU float
- # reverse action (float to dock)
- FINDFRAME preview
- CMENU dock
- new fixed icon for UPDIR (..) item has a little green arrow for better visibility, to tell it apart from other folders — it's always shown first too, regardless of the sort mode.
- [P] PHONE BACKUP. Copy options like "overwrite if newer else skip" work for "fake" folders like phones and tablets. So you can copy from/to such devices and your local HD in backup mode. The user interface looks the same as explorer copy, but it supports advanced options -- you set then as usual in the F5 robust copy dialog (or TOOLS > BACKUP menu command). Sorry no wildcard/filters allowed at present. For zipfolders and other compressed archives, it can only be used to get stuff OUT of them (into a regular filesystem folder)
- This feature requires Windows Vista or later. Some of the less important copy options are ignored to allow backup copy to/from virtual folders, e.g. "clear readonly attribute". In silent mode only errors are logged. For windows 7 and older, phones can only be the SOURCE, not the target of the backup.
- [P] Robust copy through filters is much improved when only simple properties are used (name/size/date/path). If you use other more complex properties for copy filtering then you won't see any improvement.
- Robust copy log when in backup mode (overwrite if newer else skip) will only include actual copy information, and exclude any files skipped or filtered
- MANUAL POSITIONS. In small folders set as large icon or thumbnail mode, use ARRANGE BY > MANUALLY menu command to move items with the mouse and leave them where you like. Then use ACTIONS > FOLDER SETTINGS > SAVE menu to put them inside DESKTOP.INI (with other custom folder settings), so when
- you come back to that folder you'll find the items where you left them.
- Related advanced registry settings are nMaxPositions (max number of item positions to save) and CLVOPT_GRIDSNAP, which snaps icons to a grid (otherwise you can put them even one on top of the other!)
- Note you can sort a manually positioned folder if you need, temporarily destroying your custom positions, but once you switch to ARRANGE BY > MANUALLY, the positions will be restored.
- [P] Browser view option CLVOPT_CUSTOMAUTOSAVE (see registry.txt) will automatically save any changes inside custom folders, including icon positional information. So if you have used FOLDER SETTINGS > SAVE in a folder, and later do some changes, they will be automatically saved for you.
- Press F3 key to find next keyword in advanced settings editor, useful when you're trying to locate a tweak to configure
- QUICKACCESS TREE. Similar to explorer's quick access list (QAL), but not identical (no pins exist). Use TOOLS > OPTIONS menu and tick it in Window property page (tree options section). It shows some frequently used folders to begin with but you can put there whatever you like using drag-drop. Thus you have your own (flat) mini-tree with folders you access the most. You can rename and delete items in the QA list without affecting the real folders. You can even put network items in there and xplorer² shouldn't be too slow starting up. Functionality almost identical to miniscrap really
- The top node "Quick access" takes you to your recent folder, which holds documents you've used lately. The registry setting nFrequentQAL specifies how many folders of your top frequent folders list to add to the QAL -- but once you have more than 12 items in the list, no frequent items are inserted automatically.
- WARNING: when you try to insert a new folder in the QAL be careful to drop it INBETWEEN existing folders (you will see a horizontal insertion mark), otherwise you'll end up MOVING the new folder inside the one existing in the QAL! For safety you can drag-drop new folders using the RIGHT mouse button, so if something goes wrong you can cancel the drop. Or use FTCOPT_QALNODROPTARGET advanced setting to disable drops altogether.
- Editor² v2.98 supports dark mode through its options, and works better with unmarked unicode text files.
- [P] xplorer² text search should work with Windows experimental beta UTF8 locale setting (control panel, language for non-unicode programs). But it is a rubbish setting really, because it completely breaks ANSI programs (like xplorer² lite) which are the ones that would benefit most out of it. So unless you have a serious reason to choose the option, let it be.
- [P] advanced registry option GAO2_ORIENTALCP uses a robust (albeit a bit slower) method to detect unmarked unicode text files (without BOM). If you live in the far East then probably you should set it on through the advanced settings editor.
- [P] Everybody will need NEW unlock keys for v5.0, but many will get free replacements. To check if you are entitled for a free or discounted v5.0 key use HELP > REGISTER PROGRAM menu, or the equivalent command under LICENSE MANAGEMENT in ribbon's leftmost tab. If xplorer² cannot find your old license key (but you know where it is yourself) you can use this upgrade page http://zabkat.com/upgrade.htm .
- For more information see http://zabkat.com/u_info.htm
- The change compared to previous major upgrades is that ALL customers that own a v4.x key will be allowed to upgrade at a discount -- the old 2-year limit does not apply! This should allow more people to get the new version!
- [P] Right click on an infobar to access a menu of saved column sets (as defined in CUSTOMIZE menu), and apply the column set on the infobar
- [P] CAMEL CASE. Mass renaming has 2 new options, a camel that changes spaces and word breaks into capitals (e.g. "hello world-son" becomes helloWorldSon) and one to remove accents, so the German "über" will become "uber".
- Once you convert a name into camel case you can't go back (undo) except using regular expressions (see below discussion in v4500)
- [P] ACTIONS > FILE PROPERTIES menu command can also change en-mass numeric properties, although I can't see many of them useful. Perhaps the track number # property is the only candidate. Use change templates that translate into numbers e.g. automatic counters
- Various corrections to dark mode, e.g. dark checkboxes look less lame. Now you can turn dark mode on/off using the normal program options (TOOLS > OPTIONS menu, General property page)
- [P] FOLDER SIZE PIES. The command TOOLS > FOLDER STATISTICS will show a little pie chart of the biggest folders in your list, one for each level you browse. It should help the visual folks to see the big folders eating up your hard disk space. Drag the splitter to make the pie bigger or smaller. The folder selected in the tree pops out a "pizza slice" so you can identify it. You can also use the tooltips over the pie pieces to discover the folder names.


Xplorer2 Ultimate 4.5.0.1 (64-bit)
- Editor² build 2971 adds automatically managed frequent document list in FILE menu
- When switching to single pane mode, all tabs from old (closed) pane are saved, so you can restore them when you turn dual pane mode back on


Xplorer2 Ultimate 4.5.0.0 (64-bit)
- Optional UP-DIRECTORY (..) item by enabling GAO2_UPDIRITEM (=16384) advanced option. The famous NC item will be added for all filesystem folders allowing you to go up one level. It will also act as a drop target if you want to move anything up one level. In most folder sorting modes, this pseudo-item is placed first for easy access.
- Xplorer² communicates simple messages using the leftmost status bar pane. If the message is too long to be seen in its entirety, the panel will scroll the message FYI. You can also use HELP > LAST ERROR menu command to see the last error message, if you missed the statusbar text.
- [U] xplorer² 64-bit version will automatically use 32 bit text extraction filters, in case you have only 32 bit versions of them installed, so you can search in more advanced document types bypassing 32/64 bit hell! To turn off the new feature use advanced registry option GAO2_NOFBROKER32 (=4096)
- Find tab command dialog shows the full path of the selected item in the description area for easier identification
- Active path portion in the crumbBar is highlighted by underlining, accentuating the "click on link" mouse action. If you need even better visibility, you can change the "folder highlight color" using Advanced Options menu command.
- New friendlier dates activated with advanced registry option GAO2_PALDATE (=8192). They are easy to read AND offer more information than the older "friendly dates" (available from program options, Advanced property page ” you need to turn this option on too). Now you get at least 1-day accuracy for all files; for modification dates that are recent, you get up to minute accuracy (e.g. "last 10 minutes"). If you are sorting by a stock date column, the view automatically refreshes every 1 minute to show correct minute-accurate dates.
- NOTE: when friendly dates are on, you can see exact dates (including time) using the Details pane (VIEW menu)
- Advanced option GAO2_PRECISEDATES(=65536) ensures that file dates shown are always 1-second accurate for NTFS formatted hard discs. Note this flag will affect somewhat the folder reading speed, and the benefit isn't important for most people. Probably not needed for windows 10 either! (older windows may degrade date accuracy in 2-second intervals)
- $-counters (e.g. $1) used in mass rename can have an optional step size instead of the default increase by one. The step is defined after the starting digits separated by a colon, as $1:2 (will generate the sequence 1 3 5...) Remember that the counter token reflects the starting number and any leading zeroes: $003:5 will generate the sequence 003 008 013 ...
- Registry writes get to be a bit more efficient, only saving lists that have actually changed. This was quite a sweeping code change so please keep an eye open for any odd settings behavior (bookmarks and other custom lists).
- [U] export settings to INI file correctly saves all layout data, if any custom layouts are defined (see WINDOW menu); the side effect is that all layouts must be opened simultaneously (with your permission). Likewise switching saving program settings from registry to INI (or vice versa) will save all layout settings.
- For large files (above the checksum extraction limit set in TOOLS > OPTIONS) checksum [S]tock column will calculate the first 4MB (or whatever the limit is) and add the file size on top. So it will be an indication of file content for comparison purposes, at least better than no checksum at all for large files! This doesn't apply for the MD5 column, which is still constrained by the checksum limit.
- When a tree item is filtered and filtering is suspended, a right click context menu will show a checkmark next to "Hide this folder" command. Use the command to UNhide a tree node
- Copy/Move to dialog (F5/F6 keys) HERE box includes all bookmarks and frequent folders as targets for easy selection. In this box up-arrow autocomplete works: type part of the name of the path then hit up arrow key a few times till you see the desired folder selected.
- Ticking this SELECT option will automatically turn on sticky selection mode. To turn it off press <ALT+S> keys or see MARK menu.
- Global registry setting chRenDefault is the single character to use whenever illegal characters are inserted in filenames during renaming. The default value is _ (underscore). Leave empty so that all illegal characters are removed automatically (not just replaced).
- Advanced settings editor search box will automatically switch property page (from LAYOUT to GLOBAL etc) if a search term is not found. Helpful if you don't remember if a setting is global or layout-specific.
- New tips: 4b, 29a, 39a, 43b, 73a, 111c, 111d and 173a
- Various bugfixes and efficiency improvements


Xplorer2 Ultimate 4.4.0.1 (64-bit)
- Brazilian and Russian translations back online


Xplorer2 Ultimate 4.4.0.0 (64-bit)
- Sorry we have lost some of the translations that weren't really updated for a number of versions. I hope this will persuade some of the native speakers to volunteer and take over the abandoned projects. A free xplorer² license is offered to all translators!
- [P] TOOLS > BACKUP COPY menu copies all items (and their subfolders) from the active to the inactive pane (the backup location, e.g. a USB drive) using "overwrite if newer else skip" robust transfer option. This will only copy new and changed files, and skip those that are unchanged since the last backup. If you want to use a filter to exclude some files, use szBackupFilter registry tweak (see REGISTRY.TXT). This is not new functionality, only a convenient wrap-up of the robust copy dialog for the backup task.
- If using the ribbon UI, you will find this command under COPY TO button
- [P] ACTIONS > FILE PROPERTIES menu command sets any editable text properties (Author, Title, even Comment and Tags) for the selected items. You can both set, clear and even search and replace within existing values. The user interface is almost the same as for mass renaming; select the property of interest using the topmost drop-down list box in the dialog.
- If using the ribbon UI, you will find this command in WORKBENCH tab, under ATTRIBUTES button
- [P] The mass rename dialog has many options. You can save your favorite rename operations, including all options, search and replace strings and so on with a name, and repeat them again later. Use the PREDEFINED drop-down box to supply a name for the current options, then click SAVE button to store them. To delete a previously stored set, select it then hold down key while clicking on SAVE.

Any date $-tokens for mass rename and scripting allow date (and time) format to be specified on the spot using a : after the column name, e.g. ${Modified:yyMMdd HH:mm}. This way you can introduce sort-friendly dates in filenames as ${Date taken:yyyyMMdd}. For a description of the date/time format strings see here:
- [P] A registry setting (szExclusionFilter) defines a global exclusion filter for views and tree, hiding matching files and folders. It is a layout-specific setting, defined as a comma separated list of wildcards to EXCLUDE from view (alternatively it can be a saved hyperfilter name as those in FIND FILES dialog). When active, the hidden files statusbar icon will show as a reminder. Only relatively fast file properties can be used in the exclusion filter.
- The folder tree shows some folders twice, and some that people seldom use. You can hide folders you don't need using the tree context menu (xplorer² > HIDE THIS FOLDER) on the unwanted folders. To show all folders again right click on the tree background and tick off USE BLACKLIST menu option. Note only folders in the first few levels can be hidden.
- TIP: To UNhide a folder that was marked by accident, temporarily disable the blacklist, right click on the folder and use HIDE THIS FOLDER menu again. This acts like a toggle.
- All organize dialogs (bookmarks etc) come with a filter box to locate an entry quickly by keyword. Click on FIND NEXT button to select the next matching list item. Double-click on the item found to edit or activate it.
- WINDOW > FIND TAB menu will search for a tab by its (partial) path and activate it. All folder tabs are listed from both left and right panels.
- [P] When searching for duplicates and selecting them, xplorer² arranges the sort order by date so that the OLDER file in each group remains (it is not selected), and you can delete the newer duplicates, if that's what you want. Of course if the duplicate checking parameters include date, this sorting is pointless as all files will have the same dates by construction!
- [P] Details pane (VIEW > DETAILS PANE menu) shows document title and keywords when office documents are selected. If you know HTML you can choose exactly which file properties appear in this pane using a file called X2DETAILS.HTM, search the blog for more details.
- Compressed folder NSE (for 7z/RAR) updated to version 1.403: some bugfixes and upgraded to 7zip v19. For more details see
- Installer option to start xplorer² automatically whenever you boot in Windows (additional tasks page)
- For large DPI installations, the extra large (48x48) toolbar skin is automatically used, and a 32x32 skin is used for menus; that should make them more readable.
- New random sort mode (VIEW > ARRANGE BY > RANDOMLY menu) for those that need spice in their folders to fight everyday boredom
- Ctrl+mousewheel changes thumbnail size as well as view styles, so you can easily view huge thumbnail previews
- Editor² switches to large toolbar skin when in high dpi
- Various bugfixes and efficiency improvements
- New tips 9f, 64a, 64b, 64c, 111a, 111b
- [U] programmable column function DATE() converts strings to dates. Perhaps its most useful case is with an empty argument, which returns the current date. This can be used to calculate the file age in days e.g.
- DATE("") - ${Modified}
- [U] programmable column function EXISTS() checks the existence of its path argument and also returns the file type: 1 if it is a file, -1 if a folder, or 0 if nothing exists.

[U] programmable column functions FILE2 and FILEPROP can be used to compare the current item with others, e.g. for synchronization checks. FILEPROP can only fetch a single property, whereas FILE2 can execute any arbitrary expression on the second file. The example below tests if the file is newer than its namesake in E:OTHER folder:
- ${Modified} > FILEPROP(${Modified}, "E:other" + ${name})
- You can have only one FILE2 but as many FILEPROP as you need in an expression. See the documentation for more details. In the future these will be used for advanced overwrite control.


Xplorer2 Ultimate 4.3.0.2 (64-bit)
- Change log not available for this version


Xplorer2 Ultimate 4.3.0.1 (64-bit)
- Better handling of mass rename regular expressions, to be used for filename case changing. The down side is that now all search and replace regexp operations are case sensitive
- Dark shell context sumbenus and other small dark secrets
- Multi-monitor manifest is optional, must be selected during installation, because it causes problems for some users
- When you manually request folder sizes with <CTRL+D> keys, and if a folder item is selected, then size will be calculated just for the selected folders. This doesn't affect people that have folder size on all the time


Xplorer2 Ultimate 4.3.0.0 (64-bit)
- Welcome to the DARK side. Use TOOLS > ADVANCED OPTIONS menu command and turn on the fashionable dark mode (see the GLOBAL property page). It may be good for your eyes, or it may be just another fad, but you've asked for it and we delivered!
- Microsoft didn't make it easy for old school desktop programs like xplorer² to change window colors, so you will discover a number glitches, remnants of the default white-ish system colors here and there. In general things look best for windows 10.
- You can tell which pane is active by its slightly brighter dark background. Inactive panes are pitch black. If you need more distinct identification of inactive panes, select a background color from TOOLS > OPTIONS menu, but that is liable to upset the darkness. Alternatively tick the advanced option (TOOLS > OPTIONS menu again) to "Highlight active pane's titlebar as in 2xExplorer".

[P] Mass rename with regular expressions. Finally that long term disabled "RE" tickbox in FILE > MASS RENAME dialog is available for use.
This is a super advanced rename mode suitable for replacing parts of filenames with backreferences etc. Here is an example:
- filename = LOG.17112006.TXT
- regexp = (dd)(dd)(dddd) -> matches all digits in 3 (groups)
- replace with = $3-$2-$1 -> backreferences
- result name = LOG.2006-11-17.TXT -> inverted date YMD
- So using group operators in (brackets) and then $1 etc back references, you can rearrange parts of the filename, or remove them altogether. Parts of the filename that aren't matched, remain the same.
- To use regular expressions, tick the RE box and enter your regular expression in your WHAT TO MATCH field, then provide the replace string in the TARGET NAME TEMPLATE. Note the usual $-tokens in xplorer² cannot be combined with regular expressions.
- [U] MARK > FIND TEXT IN FILES (ctrl+G) has a tickbox to USE SEARCH INDEX, for super-fast content matching in the current folder. Note it cannot find special symbols or keywords that are not in the beginning of the word, as all cases of indexed search. If you need to search for exact text with symbols, untick this checkbox.
- New keyboard-only command CYCLENEXT (id = 33525) can be used to jump from one pane to another. Unlike past editions where you had to remember that <CTRL+TAB> keyboard combination jumped to the folder tree pane, <SHIFT+TAB> jumped to the addressbar and so on, now a single key cycles through all open panes. The recommended binding is key, but as this is already used, use CUSTOMIZE > KEYBOARD menu command, find command 33525 in the Miscellaneous category, and assign your favorite keyboard shortcut to it. Command #33526 cycles in the opposite direction.

Sorry some native mode preview handlers eat all keyboard shortcuts, so if you get stuck in one, the only solution is to click out with the mouse. Here's a reminder of other pane navigation keyboard shortcuts:
- TAB: Switch locally e.g. from the active to the inactive pane, or from the addressbar to the filter box
- ESC: Jump from any pane back into the active folder pane
- CTRL+ALT+LEFT: (or right arrow) Jump to previous or next tab
- ALT+Q: Switch previewer modes (native/draft tab)
- Advanced option GAO2_WEXPATTRS(=512) tells xplorer² to use explorer-friendly file attributes. Most attribute letters are the same, but there are some differences (L==junction etc). For more information see here https://superuser.com/questions/44812/windows-explorers-file-attribute-column-values
- Windows 10 version 1903 has sadly made an adverse turn in terms of managing files in very deep paths. Renaming/deleting files in deep folders works only in elevated mode (you must run xplorer² as administrator or use WINDOW > ADMINISTRATOR menu command). In transition folders you will need to use CTRL+F2 to supply a deep file or folder name
- xplorer² should look better if you have two or more monitors with different DPI resolutions
- Macro command POSITIVE can be used to test arithmetic operations whether they are positive or not.
- [U] Programmable column instruction DIRCNT, similar to Contents [S] column but more flexible. You can use it to count files under a folder given a wildcard, and specify if you want to count only files, only folders or both.
- [U] Programmable column instruction DATETIME formats a (file) date as you like it. For example DATETIME(${modified}, YYYY.MM.dd, "") will show the date as 2019.09.15 without any time information. This could be useful for mass renaming tasks or for general date formatting. Note you can also use the advanced settings editor if you need to customize how stock dates appear in xplorer².
- [U] A PREVIEW button was added in the programmable column definition dialog, that lets you test the expression on the selected item (in the active pane).
- Zoom image previewer (Draft tab) takes JPG photo/picture orientation tags into account and shows correctly rotated picture previews.
[P] similar picture locator (TOOLS > FIND SIMILAR PHOTOS menu command in a scrap window) can detect pictures that are (almost) the same and differ in rotation/orientation.
- $P token (selected item's folder path) now works even for empty folders
- New tips 51a, 98c and 164a.
- Internal editor² version 2.96 with better handling of high DPI screens. If you need it in dark mode, tweak the background colors to taste from program settings (VIEW > OPTIONS menu).
- All demo videos from HELP > HOW DO I? menu now shown in youtube. Quality is a bit worse but you don't need to worry about flash plugins.
various bugfixes and improvements


xplorer² Ultimate 4.2.0.1 (64-bit)
- cloud storage improvements for Google drive file stream and Box cloud drive


xplorer² Ultimate 4.2.0.0 (64-bit)
- Change log not available for this version

更新時間：2021-10-30
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What's new in this version:

- Fix stack overflow when parsing malicious ps image file

更新時間：2021-10-29
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What's new in this version:

- Dashboard Folders
- Header Row Presets in Add Elements
- Hover Animation Event
- Hover on Element
- Hover on Group
- Custom Hover Elements
- Upload Button On Change Video Toolbar
- Social Icon Filter
- In-Text Icon
- In-Text Icon Tab
- In-Text Icon Spacing
- Application Search Improved
- New Block and Page Designs

更新時間：2021-10-27
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更新時間：2021-10-25
更新細節：

What's new in this version:

Fixed:
- connected component abort trap
- possible unitialized values
- stack overflow when parsing malicious tiff image file

更新時間：2021-10-21
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更新時間：2021-10-20
更新細節：

更新時間：2021-10-18
更新細節：

更新時間：2021-10-16
更新細節：

What's new in this version:

Fixed:
- an issue with installing the debugger for JRuby on Windows: RUBY-28428
- recurring indexing on every startup if the IDE was closed due to OS shutdown: IDEA-275337
- the issue causing the IDE to freeze: IDEA-274319

- Added support for JRuby 9.3.0.0: RUBY-28815