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publicadmin 1.1 1 == Layout ==
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3 The //File Explorer// offers several features to view, upload, and manage your files. The folders displayed may vary from the example below depending on your [[Project settings>>doc:Main.user_guide.Managing Projects.Project Settings.WebHome]].  You can query the files in your Project using the [[Advanced Search>>doc:Main.user_guide.Managing Data.File Search.WebHome]] functionality in the [[File Stream>>doc:Main.user_guide.Navigating the Project Canvas.File Statistics - Advanced Search.WebHome]] card. 
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5 [[image:VRE UI Diagrams for User Manual - File Explorer.png]]
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7 1. **File Explorer** **Folders** list shows the available folders. Click a folder to view its contents in the **File List**. If you don’t see a folder, it may be because your [[user role>>doc:Main.user_guide.Managing User Accounts.User Roles.WebHome]] does not allow you to see it. Contact the Project Administrator for questions about access.
8 1. **Collections **list shows any collections you have created or that have been shared with you.  See [[File Collections>>doc:Main.user_guide.Managing Data.File Collections.WebHome]] for more details.  
9 1. **Refresh** button[[image:sync.png||height="19" width="19"]] refreshes the File list from the database. Refreshing your browser page will also refresh the File list.
10 1. **Upload** button [[image:upload.png||height="24" width="24"]]. See [[File Upload>>doc:Main.user_guide.Managing Data.File Upload.WebHome]] for more details.
11 1. **Expand** icon [[image:full-screen-blue.png||height="18" width="18"]] expands the //File Explorer //into a larger window.
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13 == Green Room Actions ==
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15 When a file is selected in the Green Room of the //File Explorer// additional actions are made available.
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17 [[image:VRE UI Diagrams for User Manual - File Explorer Actions (2).png]]
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20 1. **File path** buttons, clicking [[Green Room>>doc:Main.user_guide.About the VRE.Green Room and Core.WebHome]] will take you to a list of all named folders that you have access to in the VRE Green Room. 
21 1. **New Folder** button **+, **clicking this button will allow you to create a new folder within the folder you are currently viewing.
22 1. **Download** button [[image:cloud-download.png||height="22" width="22"]] See [[File Download>>doc:Main.user_guide.Managing Data.File Download.WebHome]] for more details.
23 1. **Copy to Core** button [[image:Copy.png||height="21" width="16"]]. See [[File Processing>>doc:Main.user_guide.Managing Data.File Processing.WebHome]] for more details.
24 1. **Add/Remove Tags**, See [[File Tags>>doc:Main.user_guide.Managing Data.File Properties.4\.2\.2 File Tags.WebHome]] for more details. 
25 1. **Add Attributes Button** [[image:Manifest Management.png||height="19" width="19"]]. See [[File Attributes>>doc:Main.user_guide.Managing Data.File Properties.4\.2\.1 File Attributes.WebHome]] for more details.
26 1. **Delete **button[[image:delete.png||height="21" width="21"]] . See [[File Deletion>>doc:Main.user_guide.Managing Data.File Deletion.WebHome]] for more details
27 1. **Action menu** [[image:kebab-outline-blue.png||height="19" width="19"]]. Available actions are //Properties//, //Download//, and //Preview //(Zip files only). See [[File Properties>>doc:Main.user_guide.Managing Data.File Properties.WebHome]] for more information.
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29 == Core Zone Actions ==
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31 When a file is selected in the Core Zone of the //File Explorer// two additional actions are made available:
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33 1. **Add to Collection**, See [[File Collections>>doc:Main.user_guide.Managing Data.File Collections.WebHome]] for more details. 
34 1. **Add to Dataset**, See [[Working with Datasets>>doc:Main.user_guide.Working with Datasets.WebHome]] for more details.
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36 {{info}}
37 Note: Files are grouped within each user's Name Folder (a folder named by their Charite username). **Home** is a default directory that directs to a current user's Name Folder. As a Project Administrator or Collaborator, if you want to view the files uploaded by other Project Members into the Project Core zone, you can simply click on the File Explorer Folder "**Core**" to browse other Project Members' Name Folders and the files/folders grouped inside, see screenshot below.
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40 == [[image:VRE UI Diagrams for User Manual - File Explorer Named (2).png]] ==
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42 == Columns ==
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44 The following columns and options are available in the **File List** of the selected folder:
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46 * **Name**: search and sort by filename.
47 * **Added**: search and sort files by the user who uploaded/created the file.
48 * **Created**: sort files by the uploaded/created date.
49 * **Size**: sort files by size.
50 * **Action**: Click the Action menu [[image:kebab-outline-blue.png||height="19" width="19"]]to view additional actions.  Available actions are //Properties//, //Download//, and //Preview //(Zip files only). See [[File Properties>>doc:Main.user_guide.Managing Data.File Properties.WebHome]] for more information.
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53 **Note: **To view the file upload and download logs of your current session click the​ **File Panel **icon at the top right of the Main Menu to open the //Files Panel.//
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58 **See Also: **
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60 [[Project Canvas Layout>>doc:Main.user_guide.Navigating the Project Canvas.Project Canvas Layout]]
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62 [[Data Lineage>>doc:Main.user_guide.Managing Data.Data Lineage.WebHome]]
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64 [[Managing Data>>doc:Main.user_guide.Managing Data.WebHome]]
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66 [[File Status>>doc:Main.user_guide.Navigating the Project Canvas.File Status.WebHome]]
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68 [[Working with Datasets>>doc:Main.user_guide.Working with Datasets.WebHome]]
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