October 2024 (Version 1.36.0, build 20241012.1)

Welcome to Storage Explorer version 1.36.0. We have added several new features to help improve various workflows. For a detailed list of all issues closed, visit our Issues page.

OAuth Support for File Shares

Storage Explorer now supports OAuth for file shares. This means that turning on the Services → Disable Usage of Keys setting will also apply to file shares.

Automatic Connections to Azurite Docker Containers

If you are running one or more instances of Azurite in Docker containers, Storage Explorer will detect these containers and automatically create emulator connections for you.

Storage Explorer leverages the Docker command-line interface to detect Docker containers. If Storage Explorer is not finding any containers, make sure that the Docker CLI is installed, the location of the CLI executable is included in your system's PATH, and that your containers are configured properly and running.

Due to the isolated nature of Linux snaps, this feature is not yet available for the snap distribution of Storage Explorer, but we're working on a solution (#8161).

Right now, Storage Explorer only supports connecting with the default account name and key. If you need better support for advanced features, feel free to leave feedback.

Overwrite Blob Option

In previous versions, Storage Explorer would only ask if you want to overwrite existing blobs if a conflict occurred during an upload. This required you to watch the upload process for any potential conflicts, which could be tedious for large uploads.

Storage Explorer now lets you set the overwrite option in the Upload dialog before the upload starts. This way, you can start an upload and walk away while the upload completes.

Tab Differentiation

Storage Explorer tabs are labeled using the container name whose contents they are displaying. Users can often find themselves working with containers with the same name, such as from different storage accounts. This means they would have several open tabs all with the same name which made it difficult to tell which tab was associated with which container.

Storage Explorer tabs now show additional information to differentiate from other tabs with the same label. For example, if you are working on several blob containers with the same name but from different storage accounts, the name of the storage account will be displayed next to the tab label.

Windows ARM64 Generally Available

We're pleased to announce that Storage Explorer is now generally available for Windows ARM64. You can download the ARM64 version of Storage Explorer from the Storage Explorer webpage.

Authentication Broker/WAM Support on Windows

Storage Explorer now uses Web Account Manager (the built-in authentication broker on Windows) for sign in by default. By using WAM, Storage Explorer can access any of the Microsoft (personal, or work or school) accounts you have linked to Windows. If you'd like to keep signing in via your browser, you can change the Application → Sign In with setting to "Default Web Browser". If you already have a non-default sign in method configured in settings, you should not see any change as part of this update.