Get Started
Welcome! This track gets you productive with DCommander in minutes: install, first-run permissions, a quick UI tour, and a hands-on quick start.
What you’ll learn
- Dual-pane model and active → inactive operations
- Installing from App Store, or Website (DMG)
- Granting Files & Folders permissions (and why)
- Core workflows: selection, copy/move, Quick Look, tabs, and background tasks
Prerequisites
- macOS 13 Ventura or later (Apple silicon native; Intel supported)
- Local account with rights to install software
- Optional: external drive or network share to try copy/move and permissions
Channels
- App Store: auto-updates, sandboxed; iCloud Drive and protected paths require consent each first access unless you grant Full Disk Access.
- Website (DMG): download from our site; license activation shown on first launch.
- Setapp: included in your Setapp plan; activation is automatic via the Setapp app.
Start here
- Overview — What DCommander is and how it works.
- Install DCommander — App Store, DMG, notarization & activation.
- First-run Setup — Files & Folders prompts, Security bookmarks.
- Tour of the Interface — Toolbars, panes, sidebars, tabs.
- Quick Start (5 minutes) — A guided exercise.
Supported storage
- Local volumes, external drives, APFS/HFS+
- Network shares (SMB/NAS), cloud-synced folders (iCloud Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive)†
- FTP, SFTP remote drives
Access to protected locations (e.g., Desktop/Documents, iCloud Drive containers) may require Full Disk Access or per-folder consent.