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Volume Browser

The Volume Browser provides a visual interface for viewing and manipulating volume contents.

The Volume Browser provides drag-and-drop functionality for moving and copying files and directories.

The directory tree represents the directory structure of the volume, while the file list shows the contents of the selected directory. Symbolic links are resolved as follows:

• A link whose target is relatively defined, such as ../example, displays in the directory tree if the target resolves onto the volume; otherwise it is shown in the file list as an orphaned link.
• A link whose target is absolutely defined (that is, /mnt/content/example) is shown in the directory tree if the target resolves onto the volume using the volume basepath; otherwise it is shown in the file list as an orphaned link. The volume base path indicates the path to the volume when it is in use within an appliance (where the volume is mounted within the appliance). For example, if the volume is typically mounted as /mnt/content/ within the appliance, then setting the volume basepath to /mnt/content/ allows the Volume Browser to resolve absolute links which target /mnt/content/. The volume basepath can be set using the toolbar button.

This section contains the following topics:

Volume Browser Toolbar