November 2023 (Version 1.32.0, build 20231101.3)

Welcome to Storage Explorer version 1.32.0. A detailed list of all issues closed for this release can be found here.

Data Explorer Pagination Updates: Global Sort Expanded Support and Load All

In addition to being available in the table explorer, global sort is now also available for the blob and file explorers. As a reminder, when global sort is enabled, sorting by column will load all data for the current folder or view and then sort. While data is being loaded, progress can be monitored in the notification bar at the top of the explorer. If the load is taking too long, you can cancel it by clicking the cancel button in the notification bar. Global sort can be enabled by going to Settings → Data Explorers → Global Sort.

To further enhance the data explorer experience, a setting to load all items has also been added. When enabled, loading more will load all available data for the current view. Just like for global sort, progress can be monitored and canceled via the notification bar at the top of the explorer. Load all can be enabled by going to Settings → Data Explorers → Load All.

Finally, as a reminder, you can also control the load batch size of data explorers with the load batch size setting. This setting controls how many items are loaded per batch whenever a data explorer fetches data from the server. This includes initial loading of a view, refreshing, and when clicking load more (if load all is not enabled). This setting can be found at Settings → Data Explorers → Load Batch Size.

We hope that, with the global sort, load all, and load batch size settings, you will be able to easily load the data you need in the way that works best for you. If you have any feedback regarding any of these settings, please comment on this issue.

Customize Data Explorer Columns

Customizing columns is now supported by most data explorers. To customize columns, right-click on any column header and select Customize Columns.... You can then select which columns you want to see and in what order. You can also select Reset Columns to restore the columns to their default visibility, order, and size. Additionally, you can also drag and drop columns to change their order. Finally, customized columns are saved across sessions.

Customizing column visibility is supported in the following data explorers:

• Table explorer (saved per table)
• Blob explorer (saved across all blob containers)
• File explorer (saved across all file shares)
• Queue explorer (saved across all queues)

View All Blob Containers

As an alternative to loading more blob containers for a storage account in the tree view, you can now choose to view all blob containers. When viewing all blob containers, a blob container data explorer will be opened on the right-hand side which lists all blob containers in the storage account.

The blob container data explorer gives you the ability to sort your containers by several columns, filter by prefix, and directly open or perform other actions on the containers. When opening a container, the container will be opened in a new side-by-side tab, and a node for the container will be added in the tree view. At this time, actions can only be performed on one container at a time. However, this may be changed in a future release depending on feedback.

Additionally, the blob container data explorer supports global sort, load all, and load batch size, which can allow you to quickly load, sort, and find the container you are looking for.

To enable view all for blob containers, go to Settings → Services → Storage Accounts → Storage Nodes Trailing Action and choose View all from the dropdown menu. If you have any feedback regarding this feature, please comment on this issue.

New Keyboard Shortcuts and Mouse Forward/Back Button Support for Blob and File Explorer

In the blob and file explorers, you can now use the forward and back buttons on your mouse to navigate through your navigation history.

You can also now use keyboard shortcuts in the blob and file explorers to open the properties dialog for items with properties. Shortcuts differ across Windows/Linux and macOS:

• Windows/Linux: Alt+Enter
• macOS: Command+I

Copy DFS Path

For blobs in ADLS Gen2 storage accounts, you can now quickly copy their DFS path via the Copy URL → With DFS Endpoint action in the blob context menu.

Copy Queue Messages to Clipboard

You can now quickly copy the message text of queue messages to your clipboard via the Copy Message Text action in the queue message context menu. When copying multiple messages, their message texts will be separated by a new line.

Subscription Node Improvements

When subscriptions with duplicate names from different accounts and/or tenants are in the tree view, their tenant's name and/or subscription ID will now be included in the status portion of the subscription node.

Two new actions have also been added for subscription nodes. First, you can now filter out subscriptions directly from the tree view via the Filter Out action. Second, you can quickly jump to the account panel via the Manage Subscriptions action. Both actions can be found by right-clicking on a subscription node or by selecting a subscription node and then going to the Actions panel.

Electron 26

Storage Explorer is now using Electron 26. This version of Electron brings various improvements and bug fixes. This also means that this will be the last version of Storage Explorer to support macOS 10.13 (High Sierra) and 10.14 (Mojave).