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A web based file browser is introduced in Blind Testing U8 (1.1.8).

This feature gives you another option to manage your music and playlists, compared to the more traditional way of file sharing. Here is the look and layout of the File Manager:

File Browser

Created initially as a simple way to copy music files to your RAM disk, it has slowly expanded into a full file management module.

System Limitations

A HTML5 based application has limitations, here is a non-exhaustive list:

Limitation	Description
File Permissions	File operations are performed by the root user. The root user need to have full access to the music and playlists folder. This means you need to grant READ/WRITE permissions to your share folder if you are mounting this from a NAS.
Single File Operation	You can only drag and drop one file at a time. Only the first file is uploaded when you drag and drop multiple files.
Overwrite Existing Files	Existing files with the same name will be overwritten. Overwritten files will be gone forever.
File Encodings	This is tested only with UTF-8 filenames. Please file a bug if the manager has problem managing your files that's using a different encoding system.
No Recycle Bin	There is no recycle bin. Any files deleted will not be recoverable.

You can always fallback to the traditional methods for file management duties if the above limitations are unacceptable,

Navigation

The File manager is split into 3 logical components: Summary, Contents and Command Panel.

Summary

The summary panel contains all the information associated in the files currently viewed under the Contents panel.

File Manager Summary

RAM Disk Status

This shows whether RAM Disk is working properly or not. The commands Add To RAM and Replace RAM will be available if this is ticked (✓). This is a sign that your RAM disk is configured and working normally.

Ram Disk Status

A cross (✗) indicates one of the following:

1. RAM Disk is disabled
2. RAM disk creation failure

Refer to the Snakeoil RAM configuration for details.

Refresh File Contents

Refresh File Contents

Operations

Replace RAM

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