How do i use the Quad-Directory internal file association rules eg 7-Zip?
Examples how to use the Quad-Directory internal file association rules, to open the files on Windows 11, 10, 8.1, ...!
PS: To be Run as Administrator pleas use Ctrl Key + Right Mouse Click, If there are problems with file extensions in Windows Explorer, this solution can be helpful!
1.) Short Examples of internal file association rules!
Example 1:
Eg: For 7-zip, with 7-zip in the default Program Files folder. *.zip;*.rar=C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zFM.exe
Example 2:
Q-Dir is on the USB Stik and Notepad++ also.
The file extension "txt", "cpp", "pl", "ini", "php", "cgi" to be with Notepad++ open. *.txt;*.cpp;*.pl;*.ini;*.php;*.cgi=%drive%/npp/unicode/notepad++.exe Example 3:
The file extension "bat", "lng", "srt", to be with Notepad open. *.bat;*.lng;*.srt;*=%windir%\system32/notepad.exe
Or even for portable 7-Zip :
*.zip;*.rar;*.7z;*.tar;*.iso;*.lzh=%drive%/7-Zip/7zFM.exe
%drive% is a placeholder for the drive from which to Q-Dir is started.
In the case of: the Q-Dir path is "M:/Q-Dir/Q-Dir.exe" then would be %drive% a placeholder for "M:".
Example 4: Or even open PDF File in MS Edge Browser:
*.pdf=C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
2.) Define Quad-Directory internal file association on Windows 11, 10, ... etc!
3.) What is to be considered with internal file association rules!
In the case of internal file allocation rules, you only need to ensure that you specify the correct paths to the program and that the program in question really knows these file extensions. Otherwise, Q-Dir users have only had positive experiences with this!
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