Administrator Guide

Table 13. File Explorer Components
Component Description
Left pane The left pane displays the navigation pane that contains the file and folder structure of Dell
Hybrid Client. You can view the following categories:
● LOCAL FILES—Displays the files and folders on your local client. By default, Documents
and Downloads folders are displayed. Users can access only their respective local
documents and downloads folders from the current drive in File Explorer for security
reasons. The Pictures folder is available if the Print Screen option is enabled.
● CLOUD FILES—Displays the files and folder on your Azure cloud or Google cloud. Use the
Sync button to synchronize cloud files to the client, so files can be accessed from File
Explorer.
NOTE: Any local file uploaded to cloud is available in the cloud root for GCP and in the
Uploads folder for Azure.
● EXTERNAL FILES—Displays the files and folder on your connected USB drive and network
shares.
Right pane The right pane displays the additional options available in the File Explorer.
● Files and Bytes—Displays the total number of selected files and the total size of all the
files combined.
● Create New File—Enables you to create a file in the current folder. Click the Create New
File icon to create a file.
● Add New Folder—Enables you to create a folder in the current folder. Click the Add New
Folder icon to add a folder.
● Recents—Displays all the recently viewed files and documents.
Search box Global file search provides the ability to search for documents across any folder.
Select multiple files The select check box enables you to select one or more files in the current folder.
File and folder listing
Displays the files and folders in the current folder. You can change the current view by clicking
the list or grid buttons. This feature is supported from the Dell Hybrid Client version 1.5 release
onwards.
● List view—Click the List view icon to display files and folders vertically as a single column.
● Grid view—Click the icon Grid view to display files and folders in a particular pattern,
wherein the cells are arranged vertically and horizontally within the grid list.
Sorting lists This option enables you to sort the file list using the following field columns:
● Name—Click the column header to sort the list by file name. Files are sorted alphabetically.
● Date Modified—Click the column header to sort the list by date modified. Files are sorted
either in ascending order or descending order.
● Size—Click the column header to sort the list by file size. Files are sorted either in
ascending order or descending order.
● Type—Click the column header to sort the list by file type.
Table 14. File Explorer—additional features
Feature Summary
File synchronization Devices powered by Dell Hybrid Client version 1.5—Dell Hybrid Client supports automatic and
immediate synchronization of file data when a file is edited on the local, network share, VDI, or cloud.
File synchronization happens automatically and the user does not need to relogin to Dell Hybrid Client for
the functionality to work. For example, opening the cloud drive files in VDI or local applications and any
modifications are synchronized automatically.
Devices powered by Dell Hybrid Client version 1.1—File Synchronization happens only when the
user logs in the next time on the same device, provided the local file or local drive file is opened
in a cloud application. For example, opening the cloud drive files in VDI or local applications and any
modifications are only synchronized during next user login.
Copy and Paste Copy and Paste function is supported between local to local drivers and external drives. The progress
bar is supported for the copy function from the Dell Hybrid Client version 1.5 onwards.
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