File Browser

Like the Finder, Air Sharing’s file browser lets you explore a folder hierarchy to view the contents of your folders.

 

Fast Access to Folders

Touching the navigation bar in the folder viewer brings up the folder popup, which lets you instantly move up the folder hierarchy to a recently viewed folder:


File Operations

Air Sharing provides a number of file operations including:

To apply these operations, you must first enter “Edit” mode, by touching the Edit button in the navigation bar.


This will put Air Sharing into edit mode. The normal toolbar will be replaced by the Edit tool bar:


New Folders

While in Edit mode, you can create a new folder by tapping the “+” button in the navigation bar, and then selecting "New Folder". You will then be prompted for the new name:


Add From Photos

Photos from Apples Photo Camera Roll can be added your local Air Sharing directories, or to any remote server you can write to. While in Edit mode tap the “+” button in the navigation bar, and then selecting "Add From Photos".


Download File From URL

Files can be downloded directly from a URL to the currently browsed directory. Air Sharing currently supports HTTP and FTP schemas. While in Edit mode tap the “+” button in the navigation bar, and then select "Download File".

Selecting Items

To select files and directories for the operations that can be performed on them, simply touch the circle selection box to the left of the item. Operations that are not available on the items you have selected will be disabled in the menu. For example, you may not print a directory.


After the files have been selected, touch the operation you wish to perform. In the case of Copy or Move, the files will be added to a clipboard and you may navigate between folders using the Air Sharing file browser. This includes remote volumes.


To indicate when there are files on the clipboard, a paperclip icon will appear in the top bar:

 

To Paste items from the clipboard into the desired folder location, touch the clipboard icon and then touch either the Move or Copy options. You can also create a new folder to move/copy files into or the X button to clear the Pasteboard.

 

Air Sharing will prompt for confirmation when Delete is selected in Edit Mode.

Filter by Filename

To filter the contents of the current directory by filename, drag the folder browser down to reveal the search field. Enter your search text, any files in the current directory that match the search expression will be displayed.

Search by Filename

To search your Air Sharing files touch the search icon in the browser toolbar, this will bring up the search field and results screen. Any files that match the search expression will be displayed in the results screen.