Folders Pane

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The Folders Pane contains the "tree view" of the folders where you can navigate. Folders are ways to organize files better.

It is called a "tree view" because you have the folders hierarchy represented like tree branches. It uses the same graphic representation found in many modern operating systems.

Basic Operations

Opening a Folder

To open a folder, revealing its "children" folders, simply click in the plus sign (Image:Ckfinder_plus_sign.gif) in front of it. If the plus sign is not present, the folder doesn't have children folders to be displayed. 

See "Under Request Loading" below in this page to better understand how folders are load.

Closing a Folder

To close a folder, hiding its children folders, simply click in the minus sign (Image:Ckfinder_minus_sign.gif) in front of it.

Selecting a Folder

To select a folder, making it the "current folder" in CKFinder, simply click in the folder name, or in its icon. The selected folder will have a different background color.


Advanced Operations

Advanced operations may be achieved on a folder by using its "Context Menu". The following options are available: