{"id":31871,"date":"2023-02-27T19:28:52","date_gmt":"2023-02-27T19:28:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/cppblog\/?p=31871"},"modified":"2023-02-27T19:31:06","modified_gmt":"2023-02-27T19:31:06","slug":"view-files-on-your-remote-machines-using-the-new-remote-file-explorer-in-visual-studio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/cppblog\/view-files-on-your-remote-machines-using-the-new-remote-file-explorer-in-visual-studio\/","title":{"rendered":"View files on your Remote Machines using the new Remote File Explorer in Visual Studio"},"content":{"rendered":"

We<\/span> are excited to announce that we<\/span> have added <\/span>a new<\/span> tool window<\/span>, the <\/span>Remote File Explorer<\/span>,<\/span> to Visual Studio in version 17.6 Preview 1.\u00a0<\/span> This<\/span> window<\/span> provides you with the <\/span>ability<\/span> to browse<\/span>, upload, and download<\/span> files and folders on your remote machines that you are connected to via the Connection Manager <\/span>within your<\/span> Visual Studio<\/span> instance<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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How do I access the Remote File Explorer?<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

To access the Remote File Explorer, <\/span>download the latest version of Visual Studio<\/span><\/a> and ensure \u201cRemote File Explorer for Linux\u201d is checked under the optional downloads in the Linux and embedded development with C++ toolset:\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Select<\/a><\/p>\n

Once downloaded, you can open it at any time via View > Remote File Explorer in Visual Studio.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

What can I accomplish with the Remote File Explorer?<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

The Remote File Explorer allows you to browse your file directories on your remote machine. To expand and load a given folder\u2019s contents, just double-click on the folder icon or press the left arrow key.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"The<\/a><\/p>\n

You are also able to download and upload files and folders to a given directory<\/span> via the icons in the toolbar<\/span> or by <\/span>right-clicking<\/span> the item you want to interact with.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Right-clicking<\/a><\/p>\n

Additionally, you can<\/span> toggle the target machine by using the dropdown<\/span> in the toolbar<\/span> to change your connect<\/span>ed machine, refresh directory content and sync changes using the <\/span>refresh <\/span>icon, and<\/span> rename or <\/span>delete<\/span> files and directories using the toolbar<\/span> and right-click menu<\/span>.<\/span> Refreshes<\/span> will also occur<\/span> automatically whenever a user <\/span>performs an action in the Remote File <\/span>Explorer but<\/span> can a<\/span>dditionally<\/span> be triggered by pressing the spacebar key.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Along the<\/span> bottom pane<\/span>,<\/span> users can view<\/span> any ongoing <\/span>and past <\/span>file operations, as well as cancel any file operation <\/span>at<\/span> any given time.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"There<\/a><\/p>\n

Send us your feedback!<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

We hope the Remote File Explorer helps you with your remote development workflows. <\/span>Download the latest preview version of Visual Studio<\/span><\/a> and give it a try.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Please let us know your thoughts and what additional capabilities you\u2019d like to see from this feature next! We are actively developing this feature set and would love to hear what would improve your workflow even more. The comments below are open and we also have a <\/span>Visual Studio Feedback ticket<\/span><\/a> open to track any requests that you can comment on. You can also find us on Twitter (<\/span>@VisualC<\/span><\/a>) or via email at <\/span>visualcpp@microsoft.com<\/span><\/a>. To open a bug, please see <\/span>Visual Studio Feedback<\/span><\/a>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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We are excited to announce that we have added a new tool window, the Remote File Explorer, to Visual Studio in version 17.6 Preview 1.\u00a0 This window provides you with the ability to browse, upload, and download files and folders on your remote machines that you are connected to via the Connection Manager within your […]<\/p>\n","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/cppblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31871","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/cppblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/cppblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/cppblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/85413"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/cppblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31871"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/cppblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31871\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/cppblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31872"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/cppblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31871"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/cppblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31871"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/cppblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31871"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}