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File stack: Located beneath the File Browser Sidebar, the file stack displays all the files
and folders within the currently selected disk in the Sidebar. Clicking a folder opens its
contents into the file stack, replacing the previously displayed contents. You can
navigate up and down the current folder hierarchy using the Back and Forward buttons
and the Path pop-up menu. The file stack can be toggled between list view and icon
view.
Preview area: Displays a preview of the currently selected file in the file stack. If a
movie is selected, the Play button allows you to play through the clip. Information
about the clip being previewed appears to the right of the thumbnail preview.
Back and Forward buttons: These buttons allow you to navigate the current folder
hierarchy in the file stack. Clicking the left arrow moves you to the next folder up in the
hierarchy. Repeatedly clicking the left arrow eventually moves you up to the topmost
level of the browser to the last item you selected, such as the Desktop, a partition, or
your home folder. Clicking the right arrow takes you back down into any folders you
were previously in. If you have never opened any folders within the currently open
folder in the file stack, the right arrow is dimmed.
Path pop-up menu: Displays the current folder hierarchy as a list, with the currently
open folder at the top, and each enclosing folder appearing underneath. “Computer”
appears at the bottom, which is the topmost directory of all disks connected to your
computer.
Search field: The Search field filters the file stack for the search terms you’ve entered.
Controls for Customizing the File Browser
File Browser divider: Dragging this divider up and down allows you to reallocate
space between the File Browser Sidebar and the file stack. Shrinking the Sidebar also
shrinks each displayed icon, down to a certain point.
Icon view: A button that sets the file stack to display each file and folder as an icon.
Image and movie files are represented by a thumbnail image, while folders are
represented by a folder icon. All icons in the stack are arranged into a grid, the size of
which is defined by the Scale slider at the bottom of the File Browser.
List view: A button that sets the file stack to display each file and folder as a
hierarchical list. A thumbnail of each file and folder appears to the left of each file and
folder name within the Name column. To the right, several additional columns display
information for the date, size, duration, and kind of each file. The contents of the file
stack can be sorted by any single column by clicking that column’s header. Clicking the
same header twice reverses the sort order, from ascending to descending, or vice versa.
Icon view List view
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