July 2022 (Version 1.25.0, build 20220803.8)

Welcome to Storage Explorer version 1.25.0. A detailed list of all issues closed for this release can be found here. Continue reading below for information on major changes.

Adjust AzCopy bandwidth limit mid transfer

The bandwidth limit of an AzCopy transfer can now be adjusted after it has been started. To do so, click on the Adjust Bandwidth Limit... action for the transfer whose bandwidth limit you wish to adjust.

After doing so you can adjust the bandwidth limit as needed. Do note that you can only adjust the bandwidth limit of a transfer once every 60 seconds.

Save and restore tab sessions

You can now save and restore your explorer tabs session when closing and reopening Storage Explorer. This feature is currently opt-in. To opt-in go to Settings > Data Explorers > Preserve Explorer Session and check the checkbox. Do note that on macOS Storage Explorer must either be in the Applications folder or have been moved from the folder it was downloaded into for tab session restoration to work properly.

Get Started page

A Get Started page will now be opened by default when launching Storage Explorer. This page contains buttons to quickly help you Get Started with Storage Explorer.

If you do not want the Get Started page to be shown on startup, you can un-check the Show this page on startup checkbox at the bottom of the page. If you'd like to view the Get Started page, you can do so either by going to Help > Get Started, or by re-enabling showing it on startup by going to Settings > Application > Startup > Show Get Started at startup.

Electron 19

Storage Explorer is now using Electron 19. This version of Electron brings various improvements and bug fixes.

.NET 6.0

Storage Explorer's authentication library is now using .NET 6.0. Users on Linux who are using the .tar.gz distribution of Storage Explorer will need to upgrade to/install the .NET 6.0 runtime to run Storage Explorer 1.25. Instructions on how to install the .NET 6.0 runtime on Linux can be found here. As always, you only need to install the .NET runtime. You do not need to install the ASP.NET Core runtime. For Windows, macOS, and Linux Snap users, this change should have no visible effect.

AzCopy 10.16.0

Storage Explorer is now using AzCopy 10.16.0 for Blob, File Share, and Disk transfers.

Copy and paste blobs without keys or user delegate SAS role

You can now copy and paste blobs without having either keys or the User Delegate SAS RBAC role. This change applies both to non-ADLS Gen2 and ADLS Gen2 blobs. This feature is also limited to copying and pasting between containers in the same tenant and which are authenticated via the same Azure account.

Azure App Configuration extension for Storage Explorer

We have released a new extension for Storage Explorer. This extension allows you to manage your Azure App Configuration resources in Storage Explorer. You can learn more about this extension here.

ADLS Gen1 Integration Deprecation

The ADLS Gen1 integration with Storage Explorer is now being marked as deprecated. All existing ADLS Gen1 functionality will remain in Storage Explorer through at least the end of January 2023. This change is being made in anticipation of ADLS Gen1 itself being retired in 2024. For more information on ADLS Gen1's retirement, see the official announcement. For information on how to migrate from ADLS Gen1 to ADLS Gen2, see Migrate Azure Data Lake Storage from Gen1 to Gen2 by using the Azure portal.

View rehydration status in the blob explorer

You can now easily view the rehydration status of blobs in the blob data explorer. Previously you had to look at rehydration status one by one via the properties dialog.

Access the $blobchangefeed container

Storage Explorer now lists the $blobchangefeed container for accounts which have blob change feed enabled. You can learn more about blob change feed here.

Table column options: Move to Top/Bottom

The column options dialog for the table data explorer now includes Move to Top and Move to Bottom buttons. You can use these buttons to quickly re-order columns to the top or bottom of the list.

Specify Hyper-V generation during managed disk upload

You can now specify the Hyper-V generation when uploading a VHD to create a new Managed Disk.

Optimized listing of keys

Storage Explorer now defers the listing of your account keys until you interact with or access resources within your Storage Account. This change should result in increased performance when loading and searching for storage accounts in the tree view.

Easily configure Storage Explorer log level

You can now change the Storage Explorer log level by going to Settings > Application > Logging > Log Level. You can completely disable logging by setting the log level to Silent, or you can increase the verbosity higher than the default Info level.

Accessibility fixes

Several accessibility fixes were made. A detailed list of accessibility issues fixed can be found here.