Edit Resource

The arrow in the toolbar, the Back button of the device and the Esc key all leave the screen at once. Nothing is saved on the way out, so press Save Changes first if you want to keep your edits.

Shortcut

Esc

The button shows up only after you change something. It restores all fields, the icon and the profile to how they were when the editor opened, and clears the last connection test result.

Undo

Your edits since opening the editor are lost and cannot be brought back. Saved values are not touched.

Opens the Choose an icon sheet; the button itself shows the icon the resource has now. The new icon is stored when you press Save Changes. If you change the profile and have not chosen an icon by hand in this session, the icon follows the profile on its own.

Available when you edit an existing resource. The copy gets a free name based on the original one, and the editor stays on the original afterwards. It is greyed out while the form has errors or a test or save is running.

The button is off until the form is valid and something has actually changed. After saving you see Resource saved successfully and the screen closes. Ctrl+S does the same as the button; if there is nothing to save, a short note says so.

Shortcut

Ctrl + S

Names are compared without regard to upper and lower case, so Photos and photos count as the same. When the name is already in use, a red note says so and the suggestions appear below; the name of the resource you are editing is never treated as a duplicate of itself.

The button appears only when the name you typed is already used by another resource. Its text carries the suggested name, and one tap puts it into the field.

A collapsible section whose fields depend on the type. A local resource shows Folder Path. A network resource shows Host / IP Address, Port, Username, Password and Server Path (optional). A cloud resource shows Cloud Folder ID, and a stream shows its URL (http, https, rtsp). Collections such as Recent Media have no path, so the section is not shown for them. After you change the path, the address or the port, a warning says that a rescan or re-check is needed.

While a password field is on screen, the screen can be hidden from screenshots and the recent apps view, depending on the Secure sensitive screens setting.

Shown for network and cloud resources. The app first checks that the form is filled in correctly, then connects and shows the result in a coloured line: green for success, with a count of what it found, a warning colour for a partial result and red for a failure. Nothing is saved by the test.

The button appears under a failed connection test. It runs again whatever you did last: the test, Save Changes or Save as Copy.

A collapsible section. Scan subdirectories looks for media in nested folders, and Show subfolders as items needs it. All Files mode lets you browse and manage every file, not only media; Show hidden files needs it. Disable thumbnails shows extension icons instead of previews, and Remember file list keeps a copy of the list for faster opening. Only the choices that fit the resource type are shown.

Tick Videos, Audio, Images, GIFs, Text, PDF, EPUB and Office documents. The boxes are locked while All Files mode is on. The section does not appear for resources that have no file types, such as a stream.

The button shows the current profile and opens Resource Profile: Custom, Audio Library, Video Library, Photo Storage, Documents and File Manager Mode. A profile sets the media types, All Files mode and, for Audio Library, Remember file list at once. Custom changes nothing, so use the checkboxes to tune by hand afterwards.

Use as destination folder puts the resource on your Quick Sort list so you can send files to it. Read-only mode blocks copy, move and delete in it. Both together is a bad mix, because a read-only place cannot receive files, so a warning appears.

Comment is a note for yourself. PIN Code (4-6 digits) protects the resource: the app asks for it before it opens the editor again, among other things. Slideshow Interval sets the seconds between pictures when this resource is played as a slideshow. Only the fields that fit the resource type are shown.

Shown only while you edit an existing resource. It lists the number of files and subfolders, when the resource was created and last opened, for network resources the last sync, and the read and write speed once they have been measured. A successful connection test refreshes the numbers.

The shortcut uses the same icon as the editor shows. Android asks you to confirm it. If your launcher cannot place shortcuts, a message says so. The button sits inside the Statistics section.

It can say that a read-only place cannot be a destination, that a changed path or address needs a rescan, or that another resource already has the same path. Each warning also opens in a window once, and the note stays until the cause is gone.

The sheet opens on the set that suits your resource, based on its profile and type. Swipe the tab strip sideways if it does not fit the screen.

The icon in use is marked with a ring. One tap on another icon closes the sheet and puts it on the button in the editor; it is stored when you press Save Changes. To leave without a change, swipe the sheet down.