solara

Here's my comparision of Total Commander and Resco Explorer:

1- Total Commander opens faster (2 secs versus 4 for Resco).

2- Toolbar icons for Resco is of higher quality/resolution.

3- Total Commander has a tree view as well as a cool virtual 2 Window mode. Basically, you have a virtual two pane Window, each exploring a different directory, and you can switch between them with a press of a button on the right upper corner. I especially like the fact that you can quickly copy files over from one virtual window to the other with the copy button. But no ability to view two panes side by side like Resco.

Resco can have two Windows open at the same time either vertical or horizontal. One Window is basically the tree view and the other is the detailed view. Copying to a destination is not as easy/quick as Total Commander. They should implement the virtual two window mode.

4- Both can zip/compress, but Resco can also encrypt/decrypt.

5- Both give the ability to multi-select (like using Ctrl button in Windows). Total commander can toggle the multi-select with a button on the toolbar, whereas with Resco you have to enable it through the menu (two taps versus one).

6- Resco has the option of enabling a Recycle Bin to prevent accidental deleting.

7- You can drag-n-drop in Resco.

8- Both can make new folders, find, and sort by name, date, etc.

9- Total Commander can create shortcuts.

10- Total Commander has two buttons in the right upper corner to go to the root directory (\) or to go up by one direcotory (..). On the top is also a drop-down bar with a history of recent folders visited.

Resco has the up-one-directory button as well, and also has a history back and forward button.

11- Resco has the ability to create favorites/bookmarks.

12- Both have the ability to view/edit the registry though Resco's is a little bit more powerful.

13- Both can send to IR, but Resco can also send by Bluetooth.

14- Resco has network abilities.

In a nutshell, Resco has more features, though Total Commander can definitely hold it's own and is free and does have some features that I find valuable that Resco does not have.