Feature Reference

File Explorer documentationLive from its versioned repository Wiki

This page distinguishes implemented behavior from compatibility routes and known boundaries.

Explorer chrome and views

• Windows 7-inspired navigation header and command bar.
• Back, Forward, breadcrumb navigation, text-location entry, Refresh, and

folder- or Library-scoped search.

• Favorites, Libraries, Computer, and Network navigation groups.
• Extra Large, Large, Medium, Small, List, Details, Tiles, and Content view

commands backed by real view modes and metadata roles.

• Details headers for Name, Date modified, Type, and Size with stable Aero7

sizing and layout behavior.

• Toggleable preview/information pane with live selection details.
• Aero7 window identity, icon, desktop entry, metadata, D-Bus service, and

taskbar grouping.

Libraries

• Documents, Music, Pictures, and Videos defaults.
• Multiple included folders per Library.
• Default save location, optimize-for type, and navigation-pane visibility.
• Offline-location handling and duplicate-name protection.
• Atomic per-user persistence in ~/.config/aero7/libraries.json.
• Native Library Properties with Add, Remove, Set save location, Restore

Defaults, Apply, OK, and Cancel semantics.

• One merged Library model shared by Explorer and Aero7 common dialogs.

Computer and storage

• Integrated Computer view rather than a separate Linux mount browser.
• Fixed and removable user-facing volumes with real capacity and free-space

data.

• Drive capacity bars and optical-media presentation.
• Filtering of raw Linux implementation mounts from the public Explorer

navigation surface.

Recycle Bin and properties

• Real KIO trash, Restore selected, Restore all, and Empty operations.
• Permanent-delete confirmation and configurable delete behavior.
• Aero7 Recycle Bin Properties.
• File and folder Properties with General, Security, and Details pages.
• Recursive folder size/count, allocated size, timestamps, attributes,

ownership, group, mode, MIME type, image dimensions, and default-program integration where supported.

File operations

• Aero7 copy and move progress with source, destination, current item,

remaining files/bytes, progress, and speed.

• Small files, large files, and recursive directory trees.
• Collision choices for Replace, Don't Copy, Keep Both, and applying a choice

to subsequent conflicts.

• Safe name (2).ext keep-both naming.
• Retry, Skip, and Cancel paths for recoverable failures.
• Destination free-space preflight, cancellation, rename, Recycle Bin delete,

and permanent delete.

Common dialogs

The project installs the Aero7 common file-dialog component used by Aero7-owned applications. It supports Open File, Open Files, Save File, and Select Folder workflows while sharing Explorer Libraries and navigation behavior.

Compatibility and current boundaries

• dolphin and aero7-dolphin are package aliases to the Aero7 executable.
• Arbitrary third-party toolkit dialogs are not intercepted; applications must

integrate the Aero7 common-dialog protocol.

• Local operations use Aero7 progress, conflict, and error UI. Remote URL

operations may still use KIO transport fallback delegates.

• Recoverable permission failures offer Retry, Skip, and Cancel; a dedicated

administrator-elevation continuation is future work.

• Previous Versions is not shown because Aero7 currently installs no snapshot

backend. The interface does not display a nonfunctional tab.