{"id":1317,"date":"2020-06-03T08:26:21","date_gmt":"2020-06-03T08:26:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/code.fliplet.com\/?p=1317"},"modified":"2026-04-07T16:35:41","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T16:35:41","slug":"file-manager","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/help.fliplet.com\/file-manager\/","title":{"rendered":"File Manager"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<h1>File Manager<\/h1>\r\n\r\n<p>The File Manager stores all images, documents, and other files used in your Fliplet apps. You can upload, organize, search, download, and delete files \u2014 and control who can access them with <a href=\"https:\/\/help.fliplet.com\/file-access-rules\/\">file access rules<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h2>Contents<\/h2>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n  <li><a href=\"#what-is-file-manager\">What is File Manager?<\/a><\/li>\r\n  <li><a href=\"#how-to-use-the-file-manager\">How to use the File Manager<\/a><\/li>\r\n  <li><a href=\"#file-manager-anti-virus\">File Manager anti-virus<\/a><\/li>\r\n  <li><a href=\"#options-in-the-file-manager\">Options in the File Manager<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n<h2 id=\"what-is-file-manager\">What is File Manager?<\/h2>\r\n\r\n<p>All assets \u2014 including documents, images, and icons \u2014 used in your apps are saved to the File Manager. You can access it from the <strong>File Manager<\/strong> menu on the main dashboard or the <strong>File Manager<\/strong> option in the right-side menu in Studio.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"fr-dib fr-draggable\" style=\"width: 581px\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/06\/img_5ee75414e62d3.png\" height=\"175\" \/><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The File Manager displays files organized by app. Each app has its own folder, and you can create subfolders within them to keep files organized. A search bar helps you find files and folders across all your apps \u2014 search by file name or file ID.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"fr-dib fr-draggable\" style=\"width: 581px\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/06\/img_5ee75415a30c8.png\" height=\"199\" \/><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>To share files across apps within your organization, place them in <strong>Organization<\/strong> folders. These files are accessible from any app in the organization.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h2 id=\"how-to-use-the-file-manager\">How to use the File Manager<\/h2>\r\n\r\n<h3>Create a folder<\/h3>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Organization folder:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n<ol>\r\n  <li>In the File Manager, click your organization name on the left sidebar.<\/li>\r\n  <li>Click <strong>New<\/strong>, then <strong>Create new folder<\/strong>.<\/li>\r\n  <li>Enter a folder name and click <strong>OK<\/strong>.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>App folder:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n<ol>\r\n  <li>In the File Manager, select the app from the left sidebar.<\/li>\r\n  <li>Click <strong>New<\/strong>, then <strong>Create new folder<\/strong>.<\/li>\r\n  <li>Enter a folder name and click <strong>OK<\/strong>. The folder is created inside the selected app.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n\r\n<h3>Upload files<\/h3>\r\n\r\n<ol>\r\n  <li>Navigate to the folder where you want to upload files.<\/li>\r\n  <li>Click <strong>New<\/strong>, then <strong>Upload new file<\/strong>.<\/li>\r\n  <li>Select files from your computer.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n\r\n<p>You can also drag and drop files directly into the File Manager.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h3>Open, rename, download, or delete files<\/h3>\r\n\r\n<p>Select a file or folder, then click <strong>Actions<\/strong> to open, rename, download, or delete it.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h3>Restore or permanently delete files<\/h3>\r\n\r\n<p>Click the <strong>Trash<\/strong> icon in the left sidebar. Select a file or folder, then click <strong>Actions<\/strong> and choose <strong>Restore<\/strong> or <strong>Delete Forever<\/strong>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h3>Control who can access files<\/h3>\r\n\r\n<p>You can secure files and folders with access rules that control who can read, upload, update, or delete them. The <strong>Access<\/strong> column in the file list shows each item&#8217;s current permissions at a glance.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>For full details on setting up and managing access rules, see <a href=\"https:\/\/help.fliplet.com\/file-access-rules\/\">File access rules<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h2 id=\"file-manager-anti-virus\">File Manager anti-virus<\/h2>\r\n\r\n<p>Files are scanned for viruses as soon as they are uploaded. Scanning takes roughly 30 seconds. If a file is found to be infected, it is quarantined and moved to the trash folder.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n  <li>Infected files cannot be used in apps or downloaded by app users or Studio users.<\/li>\r\n  <li>Antivirus definitions are updated daily.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n<h2 id=\"options-in-the-file-manager\">Options in the File Manager<\/h2>\r\n\r\n<table class=\"table table-bordered\">\r\n  <thead>\r\n    <tr>\r\n      <th>Option<\/th>\r\n      <th>Description<\/th>\r\n    <\/tr>\r\n  <\/thead>\r\n  <tbody>\r\n    <tr>\r\n      <td>Create new folder<\/td>\r\n      <td>Creates a folder in the Organization or an app folder.<\/td>\r\n    <\/tr>\r\n    <tr>\r\n      <td>Upload new file<\/td>\r\n      <td>Uploads a file from your computer. Upload to an Organization folder for cross-app use, or an app folder for use within that app.<\/td>\r\n    <\/tr>\r\n    <tr>\r\n      <td>Action \u2013 Open<\/td>\r\n      <td>Opens the selected file or folder.<\/td>\r\n    <\/tr>\r\n    <tr>\r\n      <td>Action \u2013 Rename<\/td>\r\n      <td>Renames the selected file or folder.<\/td>\r\n    <\/tr>\r\n    <tr>\r\n      <td>Action \u2013 Download<\/td>\r\n      <td>Downloads the selected file or folder.<\/td>\r\n    <\/tr>\r\n    <tr>\r\n      <td>Action \u2013 Access rules<\/td>\r\n      <td>Opens the Access Rules panel. See <a href=\"https:\/\/help.fliplet.com\/file-access-rules\/\">File access rules<\/a>.<\/td>\r\n    <\/tr>\r\n    <tr>\r\n      <td>Action \u2013 Move to trash<\/td>\r\n      <td>Moves the selected file or folder to the trash.<\/td>\r\n    <\/tr>\r\n    <tr>\r\n      <td>Trash \u2013 Action \u2013 Restore<\/td>\r\n      <td>Restores a trashed file or folder.<\/td>\r\n    <\/tr>\r\n    <tr>\r\n      <td>Trash \u2013 Action \u2013 Delete Forever<\/td>\r\n      <td>Permanently deletes the file or folder.<\/td>\r\n    <\/tr>\r\n  <\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"pre-requisites\">\r\n<p><strong>Related Articles<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"listing\">\r\n  <li><a href=\"https:\/\/help.fliplet.com\/file-access-rules\/\">File access rules<\/a><\/li>\r\n  <li><a href=\"https:\/\/developers.fliplet.com\/File-security.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">File access rules \u2014 developer documentation<\/a><\/li>\r\n  <li><a href=\"\/selecting-files\/\">Selecting Files<\/a><\/li>\r\n  <li><a href=\"\/custom-fonts\/\">Custom Fonts<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The place to store all images and files that are used in a Fliplet app<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":146,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[190],"tags":[38,65,248],"class_list":["post-1317","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-component","tag-image","tag-files","tag-assets"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/help.fliplet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1317","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/help.fliplet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/help.fliplet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/help.fliplet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/146"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/help.fliplet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1317"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/help.fliplet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1317\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9988,"href":"https:\/\/help.fliplet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1317\/revisions\/9988"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/help.fliplet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1317"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/help.fliplet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1317"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/help.fliplet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1317"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}