Pack
Allows packing of the selected files with one of the packers
pkZIP,
ARJ,
LHA,
RAR, UC2 and
ACE.
Select the files and directories you want to pack and choose
pack from the menu
Files.
This will open a
Dialog box to select the packing parameters.
Important: In the dialog box you must specify the name of the packer (zip, arj, lha, rar, uc2 or ace) with a colon [ : ] between packer and file name, otherwise the files will be copied!!!
Please note that most packers have an upper limit of 2 GB per archive. The built-in ZIP packer supports larger archives (compatible with Winzip and PKZIP), but they cannot be unpacked by all ZIP packers.
Hint: To unpack the packed files, simply double click on an archive. This opens the archive and shows its contents. You can then copy the files to the desired directory.
CAB-files cannot be created!
The pack/unpack (ZIP and external packers) and copy operations can be moved to the background by pressing the 'Background' button in the progress dialog. This allows you to do other things in Total Commander during the operation. You may need to press F2 or CTRL+R to refresh the directory after a background operation completes. Otherwise modified files may not be shown.