Is there an easier way to edit a file from the windows directory?

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I'm trying to make changes to the 26948339_manila file. (TF3d tabs)

There must be an easier way than the brute force method I am using.

1) Find file in total commander, copy to SD card (that takes several steps)
2) Connect thru usb as disk drive
3) Copy from SD card to PC (I guess I could skip this step)
4) Edit file
5) Copy back to card
6) Eject usb disk drive (can I skip this one?)
7) Open total commander and copy from SD to \windows

Isn't there a way to copy files directly from the \windows directory to my PC (and then back)? I can't get active sync to work - it keeps telling me it is copying, but I have no idea where it is putting the files. I'm doing a right click copy from active sync explorer, then a right click paste to a directory in windows explorer - but the files never show up in the directory I am pasting them into.