Feature • Last updated: April 23, 2026

Storage Explorer: Professional File Management

Powerful dual-pane file manager with split view, multiple display modes, and advanced navigation. Work efficiently across all your storage systems with drag-and-drop operations and customizable themes.

FTPie's Storage Explorer offers a Total Commander-style dual-pane interface with advanced file management capabilities for all your connected storage systems.

Demonstration: Dual-pane file management in Storage Explorer

Dual-Pane Interface

Work efficiently with two independent panels that can display different folders or storage locations. Drag and drop files between panels or perform side-by-side comparisons of directory contents.

"The split view has transformed how we manage files between our local servers and cloud storage — it's like having a professional file manager for all our storage systems."

Viewing Options

Details View

Comprehensive list with columns for name, size, type, modified date, and other metadata

Icons View

Visual representation with file type icons (500+ supported extensions)

Preview View

Thumbnail previews for images and other supported file types

Navigation Features

  • Tree View — Hierarchical navigation pane (can be toggled on/off)
  • Breadcrumbs — Quickly navigate folder paths and jump to parent directories
  • Smart Search — Filters current view instantly, initiates deep search on Enter

Fast access: Favorites and Recent Documents

Power users don’t browse to the same folder twice a day — they jump there. FTPie has two dedicated views that make your most-used files reachable in one click, no matter which storage they live on.

Favorite / Pinned Folders

Pin any folder from any storage — FTP, SFTP, cloud, self-hosted, local — to the dedicated Favorites panel. One click opens it, regardless of how deep in the tree it lives. Especially useful if you work across multiple accounts; surface your 5-10 hot folders and stop re-navigating.

Recent Documents

A dedicated panel showing the files you’ve opened or edited most recently across every connected storage. Jump straight back to the exact remote file you were working on, without remembering which cloud or server it was on.

Pair either with desktop Folder Shortcuts to launch FTPie straight into a specific path from outside the app — the fastest way in and out of your storage.

File Operations

All standard file management actions are supported:

  • Drag & drop (within storage or between panels)
  • Copy, cut, paste
  • Rename files and folders
  • Create new files/folders
  • Delete items (with optional recycle bin support)
  • Sort by name, size, date, etc.
  • Multi-select operations
Bi-directional integration with Windows Explorer

With the shell extension installed, drag-and-drop and clipboard (Ctrl+C / Ctrl+V) work both ways between FTPie and Windows Explorer:

  • Explorer → FTPie — drag local files or folders into any FTPie pane to upload them to the storage shown there.
  • FTPie → Explorer — drag any cloud, FTP, SFTP or WebDAV file out of FTPie and drop it onto the desktop or into any Explorer folder to download it directly to that location. No “download first, then move” dance.
Visual Customization

Choose between light and dark themes, both carefully designed for comfortable extended use. Theme changes apply instantly throughout the application.

Speed up navigation further with Folder Shortcuts to pin your most-used locations. New to FTPie? The getting started guide walks you through connecting your first storage.

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