Browsing Files

The file browsers allow you to navigate the local and remote file systems.  Double click on a folder to see its contents.  Click the "Up" button to see the enclosing (parent) folder.

You may also type a pathname in the "Local Folder" or "Remote Folder" fields.  Pressing return in either text area will list or refresh the contents of the given path.

Local Browsing

The local browser displays files in your local computer's filesystem.  Each file will display its icon, as it would appear on your local desktop.

The "Browse" button allows you to navigate to a new local folder using a system dialog. 

If you drag-and-drop files or folders onto MTPexpedat, they will be displayed in the local browser.

The local path always uses local path delimiters: backslash for Windows and forward slash for everyone else.

You can navigate to alternate volumes on your local system by using the "Browse" button, or by using a volume specifier (such as "D:\" for Windows or "/Volumes/harddrive" for Mac).

Your access to local directories may be limited by current login privileges.

Remote Browsing

The remote browser displays files in a remote server's filesystem.  Each file will display a icon based on the file's name.

To browse remote files, enter the server's name, port number, and your username and password if necessary.  If you already know the pathname of a remote directory, you may type that in the "Remote Folder" field.  Pressing Return in any one of these fields or clicking the "List" button will query the named server and attempt to retrieve a file listing.

The remote path always uses forward slashes for delimiters, regardless of what platform the server is running on.  Local paths use whatever format is appropriate for the local operating system.

Once the list of remote files has been displayed, you may browse subdirectories by double clicking on them.

By default, the server will not display invisible or hidden directories.  However, you may still access them by typing their names in the Remote Path field.

Relative paths (those not beginning with a forward slash) will list directories relative to your home directory on the server.  To access an absolute path, type the full pathname beginning with a forward slash.  Note that the server administrator may choose to deny access to absolute paths.

If the server is a Windows machine and you are allowed to access absolute paths, you may specify an alternate volume using the following syntax in the Remote Path field (note the use of forward slashes):

D:/dirname/subdirname/