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HUAny source on either side
Both local, both on one cloud account, or one of each. Copying and moving work the same between any two sources; between two different services the files travel through your Mac.
Dual-pane file manager
Two panels. One key to copy between them.
DriveManager shows two folders side by side. Mark files in one panel, press F5, and they go to the folder in the other — whether that is on your Mac, an external disk, a cloud account or a server.
Step by step
Mark, switch, copy
The commands you give work on the active panel and use the other panel’s folder as the destination. Four keys cover most of the day.
Open the two folders
Show the source folder in one panel and the destination in the other. ⌥F1 and ⌥F2 choose what the left and right panel show: a local folder, a disk, a cloud account or a server.
Mark the files
Space marks the item under the cursor and moves to the next row. ⌘= (or Num +) marks by a name pattern such as
*.jpg; Esc clears the marks.Switch panels when you need to
Tab makes the other panel active. The cursor and the marks of each panel stay where they were.
Copy or move
F5 copies the marked items to the other panel’s folder, F6 moves them. Nothing marked? The item under the cursor is used.
The Copy dialog shows where things go
From and To are spelled out before anything happens, and the destination stays editable: type another path or name, or pick a folder with Browse….
- If an item exists: Ask Each Time, Overwrite Older, Skip, Keep Both and more, set once for the whole job
- Verify after copying reads every copy back and reports any difference
- Queue lets big transfers run one after another instead of all at once
- Copies run as jobs: hide the progress sheet with Esc and keep browsing while they work
Each panel is its own
The two panels choose their source, tabs and view independently, so any combination works.
Tabs in both panels
⌘T opens a tab. Every tab keeps its own cursor, marks, sort order and history. Lock a tab to keep its folder, or drag a tab to the other panel.
Linked browsing
With ⌃⌘L on, opening a folder in one panel opens the folder of the same name in the other — handy for walking a folder and its backup in step.
Swap and mirror
⌘U swaps the two panels, tabs and all. ⇧⌘U opens the active panel’s folder in the other panel too, whatever the source.
The function-key bar
The buttons along the bottom of the window follow the Total Commander layout and show their keys. On a Mac keyboard hold fn, or use ⌘3–⌘8, which do exactly what F3–F8 do.
| Key | Button | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| F3 | View | Opens the file in a read-only viewer window |
| F4 | Edit | Edits the file in your external editor |
| F5 | Copy | Copies the items to the other panel’s folder |
| F6 | Move | Moves the items to the other panel’s folder |
| F7 | New Folder | Creates a folder; “a/b/c” creates every level |
| F8 | Trash | Moves the items to the Trash (or deletes permanently, if you set it so) |
| F9 | Menu | Opens every menu inside the window, usable with the arrow keys |
| F10 | Quit | Quits DriveManager |
Every command, a few letters away
⇧⌘P opens Quick Open: type part of a name and press Return. It finds commands, favorites, workspaces, recent folders and sources, and each command row shows its shortcut — a quick way to learn the keys.
Bring the keys you know
Settings ▸ Keyboard ▸ Presets switches the key map to Total Commander, Midnight Commander, Finder or ForkLift keys, and shows every change before it applies. Export your own key map as a .dmkeys file and import it on another Mac.
Layouts, styles and workspaces
Arrange the window the way the task needs, and come back to it later.
Questions about the dual-pane workflow
I have never used a two-panel file manager. Is it hard to learn?
The button bar at the bottom shows what each F-key does, and Quick Open (⇧⌘P) lists every command with its shortcut. You can also give a panel the Finder style, which looks like the Finder you know while the keys stay the same.
Do I need a keyboard with function keys?
No. ⌘3 to ⌘8 do exactly what F3 to F8 do, every button in the bar can be clicked, and the menu bar has every command. On a Mac keyboard you can also hold fn with the F-key.
Can each panel show a different cloud account?
Yes. Each panel chooses its source on its own, so you can show two accounts side by side and copy between them with F5; the files travel through your Mac. Each cloud service needs a one-time setup with your own developer app registration first.
Can I keep the keys from Total Commander?
The F-key layout is already the Total Commander one, and Settings ▸ Keyboard ▸ Presets adds Total Commander’s other keys that work on a Mac. What changes when you come from Total Commander
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