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Dell Hybrid Client version 2403 Administrator's Guide

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Using Dell File Explorer

Dell File Explorer is a file browser that provides a simple way to manage your local, cloud, network, and external files on your client. Files are launched using local, VDI, or cloud applications based on the priority set in the File Affiliation settings. For more information about how to configure the File Affiliation settings, see File Affiliation.

Figure 1. File Explorer
File Explorer

You can use the file explorer to do the following:

  • View your files, folders, and drives.
  • View file attributes such as Name, Size, Modified, Location, and Offline.
  • Search and sort your files.
  • Access local files and folders.
  • Access cloud files.
  • Access external files that are stored on a USB drive or downloaded from the web.
  • Access network shares.

File explorer supports the following file operations:

  • Create a file.
  • Open a file.
  • Open with your preferred application*.
  • Upload a file.
  • Compress a file or folder*.
  • Uncompress a file*.
  • Delete a file.
  • Copy a file.
  • Move a file.
  • Rename a file.

To access the File Explorer, click the Show Applications icon on the desktop screen, and then click the File Explorer icon.

Table 1. File Explorer ComponentsComponents
Component Description
Left pane The left pane displays the navigation pane that contains the file and folder structure of Dell Hybrid Client. You can view the following categories:
  • LOCAL FILES—Displays the files and folders on your local client. By default, Documents and Downloads folders are displayed. Users can access only their respective local documents and downloads folders from the current drive in File Explorer for security reasons. The Pictures folder is available if the Print Screen option is enabled.
  • One Drive/Google Drive/Box Account—Displays the files and folder on your Azure cloud, Google cloud, or Box personal account. Use the Sync button to synchronize cloud files to the client, so files can be accessed from File Explorer.

    Any local file uploaded to the cloud is available in the following location:

    • Cloud root for GCP.
    • Uploads folder for Azure.
    • All Files folder for Box.
    NOTE:Multiple cloud providers for the same user account can be configured.
    NOTE:As a guest user, you can access the corporate cloud accounts.
  • EXTERNAL FILES—Displays the files and folder on your connected USB drive and network shares.
Right paneThe right pane displays the additional options available in the File Explorer.
  • Files and Bytes—Displays the total number of selected files and the total size of all the files combined.
  • Create New File—Enables you to create a file in the current folder. Click the Create New File icon to create a file.
  • Add New Folder—Enables you to create a folder in the current folder. Click the Add New Folder icon to add a folder.
  • Recents—Displays all the recently viewed files and documents.
Search box Global file search helps search for documents across any folder.
Select multiple filesThe select check box enables you to select one or more files in the current folder (including the cloud corporate or personal accounts).
File and folder listing

Displays the files and folders in the current folder. You can change the current view by clicking the list or grid buttons.

  • List view—Click the List view icon to display files and folders vertically as a single column.

  • Grid view—Click the icon Grid view to display files and folders in a particular pattern, wherein the cells are arranged vertically and horizontally within the grid list.

Sorting lists This option enables you to sort the file list using the following field columns:
  • Name—Click the column header to sort the list by file name. Files are sorted alphabetically.
  • Date Modified—Click the column header to sort the list by date modified. Files are sorted either in ascending order or descending order.
  • Size—Click the column header to sort the list by file size. Files are sorted either in ascending order or descending order.
  • Type—Click the column header to sort the list by file type.
Drag and Drop filesEnables you to quickly upload a file to the cloud using the Drag-and-Drop box on the right side.
Table 2. File Explorer—additional featuresFile Explorer—additional features
Feature Summary
File synchronization Dell Hybrid Client supports automatic and immediate synchronization of file data when a file is edited on the local, network share, VDI, or cloud. File synchronization happens automatically, and the user does need not relogin to Dell Hybrid Client for the functionality to work. For example, opening the cloud drive files in VDI or local applications and any modifications are synchronized automatically.
Copy and Paste The copy and paste function is supported between local to local drivers and external drives. The progress bar is supported for the copy function.
Move one or more files Move function is supported between local to local drivers and external drives. The progress bar is supported for the move function.
Compress files The compress function enables you to reduce the size of a file or folder that is stored locally. A smaller .zip file is created when you use the compress function.
Uncompress files The uncompress function enables you to extract a .zip file that is stored locally. The user can uncompress a password-protected ZIP file.
Open with function. Open with function enables you to select the application to open a file. This feature is based on the File Affiliation Mode that is configured. See, Open with functionality. The open with function is supported for files that are listed in the Recents and Search Results section.
Offline mode Cloud files can be made available in offline mode, where the user can use the file when the network is not available. Cloud files are saved offline automatically when there is no network connection.

Offline files are automatically synchronized when the network is available.

You can also save cloud files manually for offline use. For more information about saving cloud files for offline use, see Save cloud files for offline use.

For more information about the feature limitations, see the latest Dell Hybrid Client Release Notes at Support | Dell.

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