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File Manager

Designed to optimize your workflow and provide clear, efficient navigation, it allows you to perform various operations on your files, while also offering advanced features. The file manager is accessible from the Personal Files, Spaces, and Shared with Me menus.

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Features​

🗂️ Visible metadata: instantly see from the file browser whether a document is shared, synced, anchored, commented, or locked.

💬 Comments: comment directly on files to facilitate communication and speed up feedback.

⚙️ Offline Tasks: perform actions (e.g., copy, move, compress...) without staying connected. Tasks are executed in the background and remain accessible after reconnection.

🔒 File locking: ensures concurrent editing is properly managed across the web interface, WebDAV, and the sync module.

🗂️ Window Manager: open multiple documents simultaneously and switch between them easily.

📄 Enhanced Viewer: open documents, media files, or text files with syntax highlighting support.

🎯 Focus: locate any file with a single click, regardless of its location in the folder tree — accessible from recent files, comments, or tasks.

🖼️ Gallery View: display your files as thumbnails for a more visual navigation experience.

🔁 Sorting: sort files by Name, Size, Last Modified, etc

🖱️ Drag and Drop: upload or move files/folders via drag and drop.

🔍 Quick Filtering: filter the current folder contents using the Filter input field (Ctrl/Cmd + F).

⌨️ Keyboard Shortcuts: Ctrl/Cmd + C / X / V to copy, cut, or paste — these actions automatically activate the clipboard.

🎯 Multi-selection: select multiple files using Click + Ctrl/Cmd or Click + Shift to select a range.

🌳 Folder Tree Navigation: explore folders by double-clicking them in the tree structure.

📝 Collaborative Editing: the integration with OnlyOffice allows real-time collaborative editing of text documents, spreadsheets, and presentations directly from the web interface. It natively supports Microsoft Office formats and remains compatible with OpenDocument formats.

File Actions​

You can perform various operations on your files, just like in a traditional file explorer:

  • 📂 Open / View: lets you browse file contents without downloading.
    • Folder: opens the selected folder in the navigation area
    • File: read-only preview directly in the interface
  • ✏️ Edit: edit supported documents directly in the application.
    • Office documents (Word, Excel, PowerPoint…) : inline editing without downloading
  • 🆕 New: create or add content to your workspace.
    • Folder
    • Document: text, spreadsheet, presentation…
    • File from URL: direct download from a link
    • Import files or folders: upload from your device
  • 📥 Download: retrieve your files locally.
    • Single file: direct download
    • Folder: an archive (compressed or not) is automatically generated
  • 🗜️ Compress: create an archive of the selected file or folder, to download or store in the current location.
  • 📝 Rename: change the file name.
  • 🔀 Copy / Move: duplicate or move a file to another location in the tree. Opens the folder tree panel to choose the destination.
  • 📋 Clipboard: lets you select files or folders, even from different directories.
    The selection can then be used for copy/paste, cut/paste, download, or compression.
  • 💬 Comment: add remarks or collaborative notes on a file.
  • ℹ️ Information: displays file metadata (size, date, author…).
  • 🔗 Share: manage sharing options for a file or folder.
    • Create a share with users, groups, or guests, and set permissions
    • Generate a secure sharing link for external users
    • Pin the file to an existing space
  • 🔄 Synchronize: sync a folder with a local directory on your computer (available only via the desktop app).
  • 🗑️ Delete: send the file to the trash.
  • ❌ Permanently delete: from the trash, delete the file irreversibly.