UFS Explorer quick start and main controls

Download the latest software version, install it and run. You will see the software main window. It contains all major control to access all software functions. It's strongly recommended to use the latest software versions.


Figure 1 shows program main controls example. Controls layout and existence will depend of program edition.

The purpose of main program buttons (see p.p.1-13 on Figure 1.):

1. Root directory - returns to root directory of current opened partition. Activated after partition is opened;
2. Parent directory - returns back to parent directory from its child directory. Activated after partition is opened;
3. Open disk image file - opens disk image or virtual disk. Format is detected automatically. Always active;
4. View: Large Icons - switches file view to large icons. Always active;
5. View: Small Icons - switches file view to small icons list. Always active;
6. View: List - switches file view to detailed list (default). Always active;
7. View: Previous page - for large directories: switches to previous page to display (very large directories are divided to set of virtual pages to not overload file list). Activated in case of you are not in first page of large directory;
8. View: Next page - for large directories: switches to next page to display. Activated for large directories;
9. Resolve symbolic links - for Linux/Unix file systems; if set, UFS Explorer detects object, referenced by symbolic link. Turn this off if you want to navigate faster; turn on to access files and folders by symbolic links. Always active;
10. Copy selection - activates copying of selected objects. This tool is activated for valid objects to copy (files and directories);
11. Build RAID - invokes RAID constructor. Present in UFS Explorer Professional Recovery and Business Network. Always active;
12. Connect remote disk - opens dialog to connect remote disk using Agent. Present in UFS Explorer Business Network. Always active;
13. Help topics - this program help. Always active.

Other GUI components
Other GUI components include: path bar (14) that displays current path and could be used for navigation (directory names here are case-sensitive!); tree of disks/partitions (16) - contains list of all opened and detected disks with their partitions (supported partitions (17) and unsupported (18) are marked with different colors). Right pane includes file list from currently selected partition. View depends of 'View style' and includes all files (21), folders (20) and symbolic links (19, 22).
Function-specific controls are described below.

After program is started, it will detect automatically all physical disks (including USB storage devices).

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See also: Data Access, Help topics.