File & Storage Management

AlphaDrive provides an intuitive, high-performance file management platform designed to handle small documents and multi-gigabyte media files with equal ease.

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1. Uploading Files and Folders

• File Upload: Click the floating action button (+) or header button and select Upload files, or drag and drop files directly onto the file grid.
• Folder Upload: Select Upload folder from the menu to upload entire folder structures preserving all nested directory hierarchies.
• New Folder: Click New folder to create an empty subfolder.

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2. In-Browser Multi-Format Previews

Clicking on any file opens the instant media viewer:

• Images: High-resolution image preview supporting PNG, JPG, JPEG, GIF, WebP, SVG, ICO, BMP.
• Video Streaming: Integrated HTML5 video player with HTTP Range request support for seamless seeking in MP4, WebM, MKV, MOV, and AVI.
• Audio Player: Dedicated waveform audio player for MP3, WAV, OGG, M4A, FLAC, AAC.
• PDF Documents: Embedded full-page interactive PDF viewer.
• Source Code & Text: Syntax-styled text inspector for JSON, YAML, TOML, Go, Python, JS, TS, HTML, CSS, SQL, Shell, Markdown, and TXT files (up to 500 KB instant view).
• Binary / Unsupported: Item details card with one-click direct download button.

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3. Trash & Recovery Lifecycle

• Moving to Trash: Select one or more items and click the Trash icon in the bottom action bar.
• Restoring Items: Open the Trash view, select deleted files/folders, and click Restore. Items return to their original folder hierarchy.
• Permanent Deletion: Select items in Trash and click Delete permanently. This deletes the database metadata and wipes the underlying binary object blob from disk.

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4. VPS Disk Storage Telemetry

The storage bar in the sidebar monitors your actual host VPS filesystem in real-time:

• Total Disk Space: Total physical disk partition size.
• Used Space: Overall disk space consumed across the server.
• Free Space: Remaining disk capacity available for uploads.
• AlphaDrive Space: Exact bytes consumed specifically by AlphaDrive files.
• Clicking the storage widget opens the Storage Overview modal with detailed storage statistics.