I really do want to try to use a dual-pane mode for that, but the only application where I'm able to work in that mode is WinSCP yet. I know my preferred file managers have a dual-pane mode but it's so inviting to just disable the second pane and work with tabs only. So I'll have to force myself into using a file manager which only supports the "double" mode so my lazyness can't win again.
Of course I won't completely replace my main file managers, I just want to have a decent fallback "NC clone" for this one special task.
After having dug through current alternatives, I came to a few conclusions: Total Commander is ugly and unnecessarily complicated to use (even its Ultima Prime or what-it-is-called distribution), so are its own clones (Double Commander and the like). muCommander is Java. FreeCommander supports a single-pane mode so it won't be a suitable FM (I already have XY and x2).
Not dropped as interesting software yet are:
- Altap Salamander (does it have folder tabs?)
- SpeedCommander
- FAR Manager (I use ConEmu a lot anyway)