Best file manipulation choice

On Microsoft Windows (XP or better) I haven't stumbled across a program that comes even close to the best file managing experiences, ever.

I present to you Total Commander. Here's the link to the website where you can get Total Commander.
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The program is a total bliss. Next I'll list some use cases that help bring out the best of Total Commander when working with files.

1. Ctrl+O hotkey to copy full path and file name
1. You'll need to set this up. Go to Configuration, Options, Select Misc and in redefine hotkeys (as shown in illustration) check Ctrl, click the drop-down list and press "O", then press small magnifying glass icon next to command textfield, in the new window to the left find Clipboard and on the right side choose copy names with full path and confirm. _Remember_ to click the green tick next to magnifying glass, otherwise your hard work will not be saved if you simply press OK at the bottom of options window.
2. Now you don't need to use "Browse" to look up a file. Say, you want to open your favorite photo in picture editor or a text file in a particular text editor, just browse the file in total commander, press Ctrl+O, go to your program, go to File->Open, and paste (open file is usually Ctrl+O anyway).
2. Configuration -> Save position
1. Save program window view changes. Useful if you don't want to re-arrange file viewing every time.
3. Ctrl+P - Add full path of currently browsing folder to command line and focus on it. Then you can press Shift+Home and
1. cut the full path
2. hit Enter to open it in Windows Explorer. Note: folders with spaces like "Program files" or "My documents" need to be enclosed in quotes. Otherwise system will report an error and not open folder in Win Explorer.
4. Get focused item's name only F7
1.  F7 creates a directory, but focused over a file name or directory, it fetches the name without extension, so it's useful to quickly get information (press Ctrl+A, Ctrl+C, Esc)
5. Navigation
1. Just use directional arrows and hit Enter to navigate.
2. Hit Backspace to go up one lever or use Alt+Up alternately. 
3. Alt+Down opens history of used paths
6. Search
1. Begin typing file or folder you want to open, then use directional arrows up or down to take advantage of auto complete. This focuses the command line at the bottom. I usually hit home and type "cd " to quickly navigate the folder tree. Useful in programming.
2. Alt+F7 - a proper search, from currently focused folder all the way to sub-directories. Just hit the hotkey, type query and hit enter. In search results just press directional arrows to navigate particular item and hit enter to focus on it in current panel. Fast, clean, no need to take hands off keyboard. Just remember to navigate to directory first, otherwise it will take longer to search all the hard drive.
7. Folder size - Shift+Alt+Enter
1. calculates the size of folders. May take a moment to populate panel view. This sadly needs to be repeated after every navigation.
8. Jump to folder Ctrl+D
1.  Use the directory hotlist Ctrl+D or press the asterix (*) on the top-right of each panel to save frequently used directories. Again, it's just a bunch of full paths like Ctrl+P produces. Very speed oriented browsing with this program.
2. Create a hotkey to the most used entry by putting & in front of the letter, e.g. to hotkey "D" in "My Downloads" give it a new title of "My &Downloads". It will appear underlined. To navigate to it just press Ctrl+D D.
9. Quickly change drive
1. If there are many partitions or different flash drives or a mix of DVD drives, then pressing Alt+F1 opens drive selection menu for left panel, Alt+F2 for the right panel. Clean, fast, saves the path used on that drive.
10. For long file names
1. To see very long file names in full, press Alt+W, V - this switches to horizontal panel display. Do the same hotkeys to switch back.
11. Marking files
1. Single file - press space
2. Multiple sequential selections - hold Shift and press directional arrows.
3. Ctrl+- (numpad minus) - unmark everything
12. Copy F5
1. copies marked files. If no files are selected, then the focused item is used. Note: this will attempt to copy files to the other panel unless specified otherwise in the pop-up window. For example, to quickly copy files one directory up, type '..' as destination (two dots)
13. Move F6 - read copy instructions
14. Rename - Shift+F6
15. Mass rename tool Ctrl+M
1. This is a powerful tool. I will add instructions some other time.
2. In short, mark files for rename, like hit Shift+End, Ctrl+M and choose options. Warning: no undo, so be careful. 
16. Ctrl+Down - focus command line and fill it with "cd \" that takes to root of partition
17. And many more.
1. It's hard to condense all the uses of this wonderful, wonderful tool. I'll update if I remember something important that I missed.