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07

Every shortcut

All the defaults. All of them changeable.

These are defaults. Every one can be remapped.

F1 shows the same table inside the app.

KeyAction
TabSwitch panels
Ctrl+P / Ctrl+Shift+PCommand palette
EnterOpen (folder, archive, program)
BackspaceParent folder
Alt+← / Alt+→Back / forward
Ctrl+T / Ctrl+W / Ctrl+TabNew tab / close tab / next tab
Ctrl+← / Ctrl+→Folder under cursor as a new tab in the left / right panel
Ctrl+\Toggle split
Ctrl+USwap panels
Ctrl+RRefresh
Ctrl+BBranch view (everything below, as one list)
Ctrl+FFilter within the panel
Alt+F7Global file search
Ctrl+DToggle favorite
Ctrl+JRecent items (virtual folder)
Ctrl+NNetwork

Selection

KeyAction
Space / InsertToggle selection (folders get their size calculated)
Shift+↑↓ / Ctrl+clickRange / individual
Ctrl+ASelect all
Num+ / Num−Wildcard select / deselect
EscClear selection, close

File operations

KeyAction
F2Rename
Ctrl+MBatch rename
F5Copy (extract inside an archive)
F6Move
F7New folder
Shift+F4New file (opens in the editor)
F8 / DelDelete to recycle bin
Shift+F8 / Shift+DelDelete permanently
Alt+F5Create archive (ZIP)
Alt+F9Extract archive
Ctrl+C / Ctrl+X / Ctrl+VCopy / cut / paste
Ctrl+Shift+CCopy path
Ctrl+Z / Ctrl+YUndo / redo

Viewing and the rest

KeyAction
F3 / Shift+F3View (WLX → built-in) / force built-in viewer
F4Edit
Ctrl+QQuick preview
Alt+EnterInfo panel (properties, hash)
Ctrl+1 / 2 / 3 / 4Details / brief / thumbnails / canvas
Ctrl+Shift+F1Cycle view modes
Ctrl+HToggle hidden files
Ctrl+F8Sidebar
Ctrl+`Terminal panel
Ctrl+wheel / Ctrl + / Ctrl −UI scale up / down
Ctrl 0UI scale 100%
Ctrl+,Settings
F1 / ?Shortcut cheat sheet
Typing lettersQuick find jump

Postscript. You don’t have to memorize them.

Tab · Enter · F5 · F6 · Ctrl+P · F3.

Those six come up more than everything else combined.