View properties for a file or folder
We can pin, follow, or recommend a file or folder from the properties panel.
When you view the properties for a file or folder, we can view information about the file version and sharing. We can also pin, follow, or recommend the file or folder.
Right-click a file and choose Properties. The following options are available from the Properties panel:
Option Description File name, description, and tags If we have permission, we can edit these fields to rename the file, add or edit a description, or add or edit tags. Share details Click Sharing details to see who the file is shared with.
If we own the file or have sharing rights, we can add people or communities to share with.
Likes Click Like this file to like a file. We can also view the number of likes.
Pin Click Pin this file to add a file to Pinned Files in the navigation pane.
Follow Click Follow this file if you want notifications about changes to a file or folder added to the Notifications list in the Connections browser application.
Comments Click the Details link to view information about comments.
Depending on the access, we can add a comment, follow, or stop following a comment, or open a comment in a browser.
Versions Click the Details link to view information about versions.
From the versions panel, we can double-click a version to open it. Depending on the access we can delete a version or restore a previous version.
Downloads Click the Details link to view information about downloads.
Right-click a person’s name to see available actions such as viewing a business card or sending a link to the file or folder.
Encrypted (SmartCloud only) Whether file is encrypted or not. Lock Lock a file to prevent others from editing it. Unlock the file to make it available for editing.
Right-click a folder and choose Properties. The following options are available from the Properties panel:
Option Description Folder name and description If we have permission, we can rename the folder or edit the description. Share details Click Sharing details to see who the folder is shared with.
If we own the folder or have sharing rights, we can add people or communities to share with.
Pin Click Pin this folder to add a folder to the Pinned Folders folder in the navigation pane.
Follow Click Follow this folder if you want notifications about changes to a folder added to the Notifications list in the Connections browser application.
Parent topic:
Use the plug-in for Windows Explorer