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| <section begin="intro"/>Kodi has a built-in filemanager which lets you transfer/copy/move/delete/rename/create files or folders on your local hard drive, or any of Kodi's supported [[file sharing]] protocols as long as you have correct permission on remote shares to read/write to all files. You also would need to setup Kodi to Allow rename and file deletion see [[Settings/Appearance#File lists]] if you wish to perform rename/delete operations.<section end="intro"/>
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| == Managing files/folders on shares and permissions ==
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| {{see|File sharing}}
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| == The file manager View ==
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| Kodi File manager is similar to Windows Explorer. It allows you to do the following:
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| * Add items to favourites
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| * Copy Files and/or Folders
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| * Move Files and/or Folders
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| * Delete Files or Folders
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| * Rename Files or Folders
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| * Create Folders
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| * Switch to Settings/other views
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| * Calculate size of Local folders.
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| When you open up File Manager, you will notice that the screen is split into two halves. The left-hand side is where you work with files and perform actions on them. The right-hand side is where you select the destination if you are copying or moving files. You can switch between the two sides by pressing {{Button|'''<big><</big>'''}} {{Button|'''<big>></big>'''}} on the remote or {{keypress|left}} {{keypress|right}} on keyboard.
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| For Full navigation Via keyboard '''''see also:''''' [[Keyboard|Keyboard navigation and operation]]
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| == Selecting Files ==
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| [[File:myfiles.jpg|right|500px]]
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| You have the option of working with single files or multiple files at the same time.
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| ; Single File
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| : Simply {{highlight|select||bordered=yes|color=#CADCFB}} the file or folder you want to work with by highlighting it.
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| ; Multiple Files
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| : {{highlight|Select||bordered=yes|color=#CADCFB}} the file or folder you want to work with by highlighting it and pressing, {{Button|'''0'''}} on''' remote''' -or- '''{{keypress|Space}}''' on the keyboard.
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| You will '''notice''' that the filename has turned <font style="color: #FE9A2E; font-weight: bolder;">Yellow</font>. This means that the file is selected.
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| Continue to the next file that you wish to select and do the same.
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| == The Context Menu ==
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| You perform actions on your files using the Context Menu. In order to use the Context Menu, Select the files that you wish to work with. Then, '''press''' the {{keypress|C}} '''or''' {{key press|Win}} '''button''' on keyboard or {{button|guide}} '''on the remote'''. This will bring up the context menu, pictured on the left. The following options are available:
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| ; Select All
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| : Selects every file in the current folder. Pressing it again will deselect all.
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| ; Add to favourites
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| : Adds selected to favourites menu. '''''see also:''''' [[Favourites]]
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| ; Rename
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| : Allows you to change the name of the file.
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| ; Delete
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| : Allows you to remove the file. Beware, Kodi does not have a 'recycle bin', so once deleted, a file is unrecoverable.
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| ; Copy
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| : Will copy the selected file or folder to the location open on the right-hand side of the screen. Note: permissions required for the network shares operations.
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| ; Move
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| : Will move the selected file or folder to the location open on the right-hand side of the screen. Note: permissions required for the network shares operations.
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| ; Make new folder
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| : Will create a new folder.
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| ; Calculate Size
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| : Displays the size of the currently selected folder.
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| ; Settings
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| : Will Move you to Kodi settings menu
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| ; Go to root
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| : Will switch view in file-manager to put you in root/source {{?}}
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| ; Switch media
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| : Description {{?}}
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| == Tips and tricks ==
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| * Use playlists to copy sets of files over: http://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=153683
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| == Video tutorials ==
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| Some basics of the file manager are explained here in a tutorial on using it to access the [[debug log]]:
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| {{youtube|Avalw93uLoM}}
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| == See also ==
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| * [[Special protocol]] - Also works in the file manager.
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| * [[Adding videos to the library]]
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| * [[File sharing]]
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| * [[Sources.xml]]
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| * [[List of media source types]]
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| * [[Media sources]]
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| [[Category:File sharing]]
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| [[Category:Manual]]
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| [[Category:General topics]]
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