Administrator Guide

Figure 43. Dell File Explorer
Table 12. 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.
Sorting lists This option enables you to sort the file list by one of the following field columns:
● Name—Click the column header to sort the list by file name. Files are sorted alphabetically.
● Modified—Click the column header to sort the list by date modified. Files are sorted either
in ascending order or descending order.
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