View Mode

File Manager HD has two view modes: list view and grid view.

Grid view only shows file name and icon but can display more entries in one screen.

List view shows more file information, including folder children size, file length, last modified time and permission. Sometimes(especially in network environment) list view is a bit slower than grid view since it retrieves more file information which consume more time.

Use view mode button in toolbar to switch between list view and grid view.

Navigation

File Manager HD tracks your browse history. You can leverage following navigation buttons from toolbar to easily access files:

	Goto home directory. The path to home directory can be customized in preferences page. Default home path is android external storage.
	Goto parent folder of current folder. If there is no parent folder available, this button will be disabled.
	Goto previous folder in navigation history.
	Goto next folder in navigation history.

Multiple Tabs

File Manager HD support multiple tabs, different tabs can show different folder information independently. Each tab has its own navigation history. This is extremely useful when copy/paste files between different source and target folders.

You can click on application logo on left top to launch tab dialog:

Following is the tabs dialog:

Each tab contains its icon and path. Current tab is the highlighted one. You can single click on desired tab to switch File Manager HD to that folder.

Create: Click create button to new a tab. The default path to new tab is android external storage.

Delete: Check checkbox after each tab, and click delete button to close them. You should at least keep one tab remaining.

Shortcut

File Manager HD contains pre-defined shortcuts which point to common folders, as following:

The default links to each shortcut is as following:

Storage: The path to external storage, link to external SD card if mounted.
System: Link to system folder "/system".
Gallery: Link to DCIM folder, such as "/mnt/sdcard/DCIM".
Download: Link to download folder, such as "/mnt/sdcard/Download".
Music: Link to music folder, such as "/mnt/sdcard/Music".
Movie: Link to movie folder, such as "/mnt/sdcard/Movies".

You can long click on any shortcut item, then customize them as you want. You can change the shortcut name, path, or just disable/enable it, as following: