File list settings dialog


To activate this dialog select "Settings…" command in Options menu and click on "File list" tab. The dialog contents are described below.

List type (List view or Details)

Selects either List view (multicolumn, only file icons are displayed) or Details view (single column, an additional size, date and type information is provided for each file). The default mode is Details view.

List style/Show grid lines

Show grid lines in the file list.

List style/Full row select

Use the full row cursor.

List style/Checkboxes

Use checkboxes to select list items. Available in Windows Vista and newer.

Files/Show archives first

Display archives in the file list before all other files regardless the current sort mode.

Files/Show encrypted or compressed NTFS files in color

If enabled, WinRAR will display files with NTFS "Compressed" and "Encrypted" attributes using the same colors as Explorer. By default these are blue color for "Compressed" and green for "Encrypted" attribute.

Files/Merge volumes contents

If this option is enabled and you open the first volume, WinRAR also tries to read and display contents of all next volumes available in the same folder as the first volume. So instead of looking at files contained only in the first volume, you will see files contained in the first and all following volumes.

Files/Show seconds

Display seconds in file dates in the file list. Without this option WinRAR displays dates in file list with 1 minute precision.

Files/Exact sizes

If this option is on, file sizes are always displayed in bytes. If it is off, sizes are rounded up and use units such as KB or MB. Smaller files can be still displayed in bytes. This option can affect also other parts of WinRAR interface, for example, total and selected sizes in status bar.

Files/Columns…

Select columns to display in file and archive management modes.

Files/Set font…

Select font for the file list and folder tree panel.

Selection

Here you may set different styles of mouse selection in the list. Set "Single click to open an item", if you wish Internet browsers style selection. In this mode you also may choose if you need to underline file names. The default WinRAR mode is "Double click to open an item"