Overview

Folder Explorer is a powerful, intuitive module that brings desktop-style file management to your Mendix applications. Whether you’re building a document management system, an internal tool, or a customer portal, Folder Explorer gives users an elegant way to interact with files and folders directly in the app including app container folders like /tmp etc.

Documentation

Typical usage scenario

Easily navigate, manage, and organize files and folders — directly within your Mendix app.This tool lets you browse your app’s container folders, both in public and private environments, including directories like /tmp. If you’re encountering disk usage issues in the Mendix cloud, it helps you quickly identify what’s consuming space in the /tmp folder and track down potential resource leaks.

Features and limitations

• Folder Navigation: Open and browse through folders with a simple, responsive interface.

• File Upload: Upload files into any folder with ease.

• File Download : Download files directly from the explorer.

• File Delete: Safely delete files with confirmation prompts.

• Search: Quickly locate files and folders by name.

• User-Friendly Interface: Familiar folder-tree layout that users recognize instantly.

       Following features released in the future. 

• Folder Delete
• File Preview
• File & Folder Rename
• Create New Folders
• And any requests from community

Dependencies 

• Community Commons - Link
• File Uploader - Link

Installation [optional]

• Download Folder Explorer module from Marketplace
• Download Community Commons module from Marketplace
• Download File Uploader module from Marketplace

Configuration [optional]

• Add Snippet SNIP_FolderExplorer to your page and link into Navigation.
• Assign your system role Administrator to Admin module roles of Folder Explorer, File Uploader and Community Commons modules.
• Assign your system role User to User module roles of Folder Explorer, File Uploader and Community Commons modules.

Known bugs 

Frequently Asked Questions