Devices: Storage
Summary
This page describes all the features of the Storage list view of the Devices screen and how to use them.
A Storage device represents a physical drive, disk, or other storage medium from which one or more catalogs can be created.
The data associated with a storage device combines three types of information:
- Physical: free space, used space, total space, label, file system — read from the drive when connected.
- Calculated: total number of files and total file size — automatically derived from the catalogs associated with this storage.
- User-defined: path, type, brand, model, serial number, build date, comments.
Storage devices can only be placed inside the Physical Group and its sub-items.
List and selection
The list of storage devices can be narrowed down using the Selection left panel.
When the path of a storage device points to a connected and mounted location, the storage icon is shown in color, indicating the storage is active.
Action buttons
| Button | Enabled when | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Update | A storage device is selected | Updates the selected storage and all its associated catalogs |
The All active button is not available in the Storage list view — it is only enabled in the Catalog list view.
Context menu
Right-clicking on a storage device opens a context menu:
| Action | Condition | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Update | Always | Updates the selected storage device and all catalogs below it |
| Edit | Always | Opens the Edit panel to modify the storage device's fields |
| Open folder | Path is set | Opens the storage path in the file manager |
| Filelight | Active storage only | Opens Filelight in the storage path |
| Unassign this storage | Storage is assigned to a sub-group | Removes the storage from its parent virtual device (the storage itself is not deleted) |
| Delete this storage | Always | Permanently removes the storage device (only possible if no catalogs are associated with it) |
Edit
The edit panel gives access to modify all storage device fields:
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Device Name | The display name of the storage device |
| Type | The type of device (e.g. internal drive, external drive, USB, NAS…) |
| Label | The filesystem label of the drive |
| File System | The filesystem type (e.g. ext4, NTFS, exFAT…) |
| Brand | The manufacturer of the drive |
| Model | The drive model name |
| Serial Number | The drive's serial number |
| Build Date | The manufacturing date of the drive |
| Comment 1 / 2 / 3 | Free-text fields for notes |
| Picture | An image associated with this storage (Memory mode only — see below) |
| Parent device | The virtual device or group this storage belongs to |
Device picture
A picture can be associated with a storage device. This feature is currently only available in Memory database mode, as the images are stored in the collection folder.
To use it:
- Create a folder named
imagesinside the collection folder. - Place an image file named with the storage ID (not the device ID) — for example:
/home/user/Documents/KatalogCollection/images/3.jpg
Development
Some ideas of developments for this screen:
- See the backlog of Devices development.