December 2022 (Version 1.27.0, build 20221201.1)
Welcome to Storage Explorer version 1.27.0. A detailed list of all issues closed for this release can be found here. Continue reading below for information on major changes.
Download All
For blob containers and file shares, you can now choose to download all. The download all command downloads all items in the current directory. Therefore, if you download all in the root of a container, then you will download all items in that container. The Download All... command can be found in either the toolbar or context menu of the blob container and file share explorers.
File Preview Improvements
Following the addition of in-app file previewing in 1.26 we received lots of feedback on the feature. One of the most popular feedbacks were requests for the enabling of preview to also be based on content types. Therefore, preview will also now be enabled if the selected file has a content type which matches a variety of built content types.
The following content types are supported for text preview:
text/calendartext/csstext/csvtext/htmltext/javascripttext/plain
The following content types are supported for image preview:
image/avifimage/bmpimage/gifimage/vnd.microsoft.iconimage/jpegimage/pngimage/svg+xmlimage/webp
We've also received feedback on wanting to be able to preview tabular data in a structured table preview. This enhancement is currently being investigated. If you have any other feedback regarding the in-app file previewing experience, please let us know.
Blob Statistics Improvements
Blob statistics has received two improvements in this release. First, statistics for snapshots, deleted blobs, and versions, are now displayed. Second, the cumulative sizes for each type of blob are now displayed in more human friendly formats
Rename Attachments & Quick Access Items
When using attachments and quick access, you can often end up with resources sitting side by side in the tree with similar names. To help you better find and organize your attached and quick access resources you can now change their display names.
For resources in Quick Access, right click and choose Rename....
For attached resources, right click and choose Rename Connection....
Settings UI Changes
As more and more settings have been added, it has become increasingly difficult to find settings, especially new ones. To help alleviate this problem the settings UI is now searchable via a search box at the top of settings UI.
The settings UI has also been reorganized into a single page so you don't have to click on the left side categories.
Default Download Directory Setting
You can now configure the default location Storage Explorer uses for downloads. To do so, go to Settings (gear on the left) > Transfers > Default Download Location.
Choose Architecture When Uploading Disks
When uploading VHDs you can now choose what architecture, x64 or ARM64, your disk is. This allows uploading disks for ARM64 Linux virtual machines. Learn more about ARM64 virtual machines here.