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How to Navigate and Sort Files using File Manager

This article gives guidance to Rescue technicians.

Navigate and Sort options are accessed via a drop-down menu on the File Manager toolbar. Shortcut keys are available for each item.

Note: The host computer's files are displayed in the right frame, the client computer's in the left. Use the Tab key to switch between the two frames.
Option Shortcut (Windows client) Description
Refresh F5 Refreshes the folders on both the client and host computer.
Up Backspace Moves up to the parent directory.
Drive list Ctrl+Backspace Displays the available root drives on the selected computer.
Select left drive Alt+F1 Click to select the disk drive you want to view in the left pane of the File Manager window.
Select right drive Alt+F2 Click to select the disk drive you want to view in the right pane of the File Manager window.
Go to folder… Ctrl+G Click this item to open a box where you can type the name of a specific folder or directory you want to view.
Sort by Name Ctrl+1 Sort the directory contents by file name.
Sort by Type Ctrl+2 Sort the directory contents by file type.
Sort by Size Ctrl+3 Sort the directory contents by file size.
Sort by Date Ctrl+4 Sort the directory contents by the date files were last modified.
Show… Select Show folders for all users, Show hidden files, and/or Show system files in any combination.
Tip: Click to change between the local and the remote disk drives on the left/right pane of the File Manager window (the shortcut is Alt+1 and Alt+2).

Article last updated: 27 September, 2022