FileViews is an advanced feature, useful for categorizing and sharing files by creating multiple views of existing files (like "virtual folders").
If you are a new user, you won't be needing FileViews just yet. Instead, to get started, first select the "root" folder, displaying your username. This is the top-level folder on your FilesAnywhere remote drive, where you will store all of your remote files.
Right-click on the root folder. This will open the main popup menu. Then left-click on " New Folder " to add a folder inside your root level folder. You may add as many folders as you need, then upload files into them. Learn more about basic features by browsing the rest of this Online Help content.
Once you have uploaded files to your remote drive, you might want to create a FileView to keep an alternate folder structure for the same files. You do this by creating links (i.e. "pointers") to the original files. Simply drag-and-drop Login and click the "Multi-Upload" tab in to reveal the "Upload Drop Pad". Simply drag and drop anything you want onto this box, and it will start uploading immediately to your account. This tool is fast, reliable, "firewall-friendly", and works in all web browsers, using Windows, Mac or Linux. Another method available for drag-and-drop Uploads and Downloads is the WebFolder feature. Refer to the WebFolder User Guide in Help Contents. drag-and-dro Login and click the "Multi-Upload" tab in FilesAnywhere to reveal the "Upload Drop Pad". Simply drag and drop anything you want onto this box, and it will start uploading immediately to your account. This tool is fast, reliable, "firewall-friendly", and works in all web browsers, using Windows, Mac or Linux. Another method available for drag-and-drop uploads AND DOWNLOADS is the WebFolder feature. Refer to the WebFolder User Guide in Help Contents.p uploads AND DOWNLOADS is the WebFolder feature. Refer to the WebFolder User Guide in Help Contents. files from your root folder into one of your FileView folders to create the link.
First, expand the FileViews folder and click on " My Views ". Next, choose "New Folder " from the right-menu to create a new FileView. Select the FileView, then add new folders within it to create "FileView folders", or drag-and-drop existing folders into the FileView to link the actual folder. You may experiment by dragging-and-dropping files or folders into the FileView - the source files and folders will not be effected by creating links to them in a FileView.
You can hide the main FileViews folder from view by turning this feature off in your User Profile:
1. Click on the User Profile toolbar button.
2. Check the option called "Disable FileViews".