File Explorer

The File Explorer can be used to manage directories & files in Kinetica File System (KiFS).

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File Explorer Tab

To access the File Explorer, in Workbench, click the Files tab of the left-hand navigation pane.

General Features

At the top of the File Explorer tab are several file/directory actions:

  • Search box - filter displayed files & directories, by name; directory matches will result in all files in that directory being displayed
  • Refresh icon - refresh the list of displayed files & directories
  • + icon - create a new directory or upload a file

File List

The File Explorer displays a list of top-level directories and the set of files contained within them. Each file is shown with its relative path to its containing directory and its total size on disk. Each directory shows the cumulative size of all files contained within it.

Clicking on a directory will open a context menu with the following options:

  • Upload New File - upload a file into this directory
  • Import - open up the import wizard for this directory
  • Delete - delete this directory and any files contained within it

Clicking on a file will open a context menu with the following options:

  • Download - download a local copy of this file
  • Import - open up the file import wizard for this file
  • Delete - delete this file from KiFS
  • Multi-Select - turn on multi-select mode and select this file, allowing for the deletion of multiple files at once