Explore

Summary

This page describes all the features of the Explore screen and how to use them.

The objective of this screen is to explore the contents of a catalog of files even when the physical device is not connected.

This view loads data after a right-click on a catalog from the Selection panel or the Catalogs list view, and choosing the context menu entry Explore.

Features

The screen is split into two panels:

• Left panel — directory tree of the catalog. Click on a directory to display its files in the right panel.
• Right panel — file list for the selected directory.

Clicking on a file in the right panel will try to open it with the system's default application, if the device is currently connected. Clicking on a folder entry will navigate into that folder.

Display options

Three options control what appears in the file list:

• Display Folders — when enabled, folder entries are shown alongside files. Enabling this also activates the two options below.
• Display Sub-Folders — when enabled, files from all sub-folders are listed together in the file list.
• Order Folders First — button that re-sorts the list to show folders first (alphabetically), then files (alphabetically).

Directory context menu (right-click)

Right-clicking on a directory in the left panel shows:

• Tag this folder — opens the Tags screen with this folder pre-filled, to assign a tag to it.

File and folder context menu (right-click)

Right-clicking on an entry in the right panel shows a context menu that adapts to the type of entry selected.

For files

Action	Description
Open file	Opens the file with the system's default application
Open folder	Opens the file's parent folder in the system's file manager
Show extended metadata (JSON)	Displays detailed metadata (available only if the catalog was indexed with extended metadata)
Copy folder path	Copies the file's parent folder path to the clipboard
Copy file absolute path	Copies the full file path to the clipboard
Copy file name with extension	Copies the file name (with extension) to the clipboard
Copy file name without extension	Copies the file name (without extension) to the clipboard
Copy Checksum	Copies the stored checksum to the clipboard (shown only if a checksum is stored)
Calculate Checksum (SHA-256)	Calculates and saves the file's SHA-256 checksum (shown only if no checksum is stored yet)
Verify Checksum (SHA-256)	Recalculates the checksum and compares it with the stored value (shown only if a checksum is stored)
Move file to Trash	Moves the file to the system trash
Delete file	Permanently deletes the file

For folders

Action	Description
Open folder	Opens the folder in the system's file manager
Copy folder path	Copies the folder path to the clipboard
Copy folder name	Copies the folder name to the clipboard
Move folder to Trash	Moves the folder to the system trash

Development

Some ideas of developments for this screen:

• See the backlog of Explore development.