Hotkeys

File

View selected file | F3 or Shift+F3
Edit selected file Create and edit a file | F4 Shift+F4
Copy selected files and folders | F5
Move selected files and folder | F6
Delete selected files and folders | Del
Wipe selected files and folders | Shift+Ctrl+Del
Rename selected object | F2
Compare files (see Settings->Programs->Compare files) | Ctrl+Alt+V
Multi rename selected files | Ctrl+M
Pack selected files | Alt+F5
Unpack selected archive | Alt+F6
Split selected files into multiple files | Shift+Ctrl+I
Display properties of selected objects | Alt+Enter
Change date and attributes of selected object | Shift+Enter
Show context menu | Shift+F10
Search for files / folders | Ctrl+F, Alt+F7
Create MD5-checksums | Ctrl+K
Exit program | Alt+F4

Edit

The selected folders and files will be moved into the clipboard | Ctrl+X
The selected folders and files will be copied into the clipboard | Ctrl+C
The folders and files from the clipboard will be inserted into the folder of the current window. | Ctrl+V
Select all files and folders in the current window | Ctrl+A
Select some of the files and folders in the current window | (Num+)
Select all files with the same extension in the current window | Alt+(Num+)
Invert the selection in the current window | (Num*)
Invert the selection in the current window - only files | Ctrl+(Num*)
Deselect all files and folders in the current window | Ctrl+(Num-)
Deselect some files and folders in the current window | (Num-)
Deselect all files with the same extension in the current window | Alt+(Num-)
Copy the full path and file name into the clipboard | Alt+Ins
Copy file names into the clipboard | Shift+Alt+Ins
Copy the full path of the current window into the clipboard | Ctrl+Alt+Ins

Folder

Change drive in the left window | Alt+F1
Change drive in the right window | Alt+F2
Change drive in current window to drive A: .. Z: | Shift+A,...,Shift+Z
Change to the root folder of the drive in the current window | Press and hold Ctrl and click on a drive in the drive bar
Create new folder in current folder | F7
Find folder in tree view | Shift+F7
Go to folder | Alt+G
Define a filter to hide/show a distinct group of files Display filter popup menu | Alt+Y Alt+Scroll-Down
Detail view: show size of subfolder | Alt+F9
Detail view: show size of selected folder | Ctrl+F9
Show history of last 20 selected folders | Alt+Down
Sort the files and folders in current window by name | Ctrl+F3
Sort the files and folders in current window by type | Ctrl+F4
Sort the files and folders in current window by extension | Shift+Ctrl+F4
Sort the files and folders in current window by date/time | Ctrl+F5
Sort the files and folders in current window by size | Ctrl+F6
Define favorite items | Shift+Ctrl+F
Add current folder to the list of favorite items | Shift+Ctrl+V
Access the first 10 favorite items Show popup menu for favorite items | Shift+Ctrl+1,..., Shift+Ctrl+0 Alt+Up
Compare files from active and inactive window | Alt+V
Synchronize folders | Alt+S
Go one folder up | BkSp
Go to the root folder | Ctrl+Home
History - back | Alt+Left
History - forward | Alt+Right
Activate/deactivate quick filter | Ctrl+Y

View

Change view in current window to: list | Ctrl+F1
Change view in current window to: file details | Ctrl+F2
Change view in current window to: thumbnails | Ctrl+I
Toggle view in current window | F9
| Switch main splitter horizontal/vertical | Ctrl+H
Show/hide tree view for current window | Alt+T
Show/hide favorites tree | Alt+F
Switch between dual and one window | F10
Equalize size for left and right window | Shift+Ctrl+F2
Refresh current window Refresh all | Ctrl+R Shift+Ctrl+R
Swap the both windows | Ctrl+U
Same folder in both windows | Ctrl+E
Show only selected files | Ctrl+S
Minimize FreeCommander Window | Shift+Esc
Full screen mode | F11
Autoresize columns | Ctrl+Alt+(Num+)
Popup menu for views | Shift+F1
Quick view on/off | Ctrl+Q
New folder TAB | Ctrl+T
Close folder TAB | Ctrl+W
Close all folder TABs | Shift+Ctrl+W
Restore last closed TAB | Shift+Ctrl+T
Plain view - files | Ctrl+B
Plain view - folders | Shift+Ctrl+B
Plain view - files, folders | Ctrl+Alt+B

Tools

Settings | F12
Quickly change settings | Click with right mouse key into the status line
Define layouts |
Access the first 10 layouts | Alt+1,...,Alt+0
Define favorite tools | Shift+Ctrl+Y
Access the first 10 favorite tools | Ctrl+1,...,Ctrl+0
Open DOS window | Ctrl+D
Connect network drive | Ctrl+F11
Disconnect network drive | Ctrl+F12
Quick starter | Shift+Ctrl+J
Open "Desktop Snapshot" dialog | Shift+Ctrl+F11
Take the desktop snapshot | Shift+Ctrl+F12

DOS Prompt

Toggle between command line and current window | Shift+Ctrl+Spacebar
Insert name of the current folder into the command line | Ctrl+Spacebar
Insert name of the selected file or folder into the command line | Ctrl+Enter
Insert path and name of the selected file or folder into the command line | Shift+Ctrl+Enter
Go up in the list of command from the history | Ctrl+Up
Go down in the list of commands from the history | Ctrl+Down
Show list of commands from the history | Alt+Down
Execute the command in the command line | Enter or Alt+Enter
Jump left / right in the command line | Ctrl+Left, Ctrl+Right