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I am sorry, but from your description I do not know where is your problem?
Have you tried the default settings first?
I see no problem if using ◀ and/or ▶ in the file name.

Could you please send me your freecommander.ini file?

Thanks for the file.
Unfortunately, I can not reproduce your problems.
Try to gather your observations about whether the problem arises after any other actions.

I did not find an option to remove this in GUI

Define profile conditions - Button f(x)

to switch to the basic List View mode. So how can I achieve this?

Change your Automatic View <Default View>: set View Type to List.

No such plans.

The numbers are Delphi color values.

Few colors are defined in the color scheme file (*.colors).

[freecommander_colors]
......
MultiRenameFontColorRed=3618815
MultiRenameFontColorGreen=32768
MultiRenameFontColorGray=8421504
MultiRenameSelectedFontColorRed=3618815
MultiRenameSelectedFontColorGreen=32768 ...

I am using some third party libraries. It happens in such library.
I think, I can fix it for the next release.

I'm sorry if that didn't work for you. If your current method for opening of the recycle bin is better and faster, then continue using it.

You use the detailed view with the condition <Fixed>.
No condition <fixed>
Profiles assigned to the type "No condition <fixed>" are never activated automatically. They can be activated manually via the menu item "View → Column profiles" or the hotkey "Shift+F1". They then stay active until ...

1. Define reusable filter; In my list it is the filter number 3
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2. Add reusable filter 3 to the e.g. splitter toolbar
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3. Open the recycle bin folder in the left/right panel, e.g. D:\$RECYCLE.BIN\S-1-5-21-3777255868-3057126717 ...

When I try using the settings, as soon as I enter into the Column profiles to create a new column, that particular view freezes and I cannot get it to either save what I'm creating (clicking OK) and I cannot escape it by any means (clicking on Cancel does nothing).
Please provide step by step ...

Could you please send me your freecommander.ini file?
The location of the file you can find under Help->About.

what is this >>645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E<< coded string?
You can see it in the section title: Recycle bin. It is Windows path for Recycle Bin. Simply paste "::{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}" in the Windows Explorer address bar.
Why does it have up to 5col_ entries? Why not just ...

It works fine if the option is defined. It was already solved in the past.

Column profile

The user should configure the settings via the user interface and not directly in the configuration file. This is possible in most cases.