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Implement Syncfusion React File Manager component for file system navigation and management. Use when users need file browsing, upload/download, file operations (create, delete, rename), multiple views, drag-drop, customization, or accessibility features. Supports local and remote file systems with comprehensive customization options.

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Syncfusion React File Manager

A comprehensive guide to implementing the Syncfusion React File Manager component for building file system interfaces with rich features like drag-drop, multi-view support, custom operations, and full accessibility.

Quick Navigation

🚀 Just Getting Started?
→ Read Getting Started for installation and basic setup
🛠️ Need to Build File Operations?
→ Check File Operations (CRUD) for create, read, update, delete patterns
📊 Working with Local Data?
→ See Flat Data Structure for in-memory files and event-driven operations
✅ Need Multiple File Selection?
→ Learn Multiple Selection & Range Selection for Ctrl+Click, Shift+Click, drag selection
⚡ Handling Large File Lists?
→ Use Virtualization for smooth scrolling with 1000+ files
🎨 Want to Customize the UI?
→ See Customization & Styling for theming and layout options
⚙️ Looking for Advanced Features?
→ Explore Advanced Features for performance, custom providers, and API integration
♿ Need Accessibility or Multi-Language?
→ Visit Accessibility & Localization for WCAG and i18n
🔐 Need User Access Control?
→ Learn Access Control for role-based permissions and security
📤 Passing Custom Headers to Server?
→ See Pass Custom Value to Server for setRequestHeader and authentication
🎯 Need Advanced Customization?
→ Check Adding Custom Item to Context Menu and Adding Custom Item to Toolbar
🔧 Want to Enable/Disable Toolbar Items?
→ See Enable/Disable Toolbar Item for programmatic control
🖼️ Customizing Thumbnails & Icons?
→ Learn Customize Custom Thumbnail for icon templates
📁 Customizing Navigation Pane?
→ See Customize Navigation Pane for tree view customization
✨ Pre-selecting Items?
→ Learn Preselect Items for default selections
📦 File Manager Inside Dialog/Tabs?
→ See Nested Items for embedding in other components

When to Use This Skill

Use this skill when you need to:
  • Create a file browser interface for your application
  • Implement file upload and download functionality
  • Build file management features (create, delete, rename, refresh)
  • Support multiple view options (details and large icons)
  • Add drag-and-drop capability to file management
  • Customize context menus, toolbars, and styling
  • Integrate accessibility features (keyboard navigation, ARIA)
  • Support internationalization and RTL languages
  • Connect to local or remote file systems

Component Overview

The File Manager is a graphical user interface component for managing file systems. It enables users to:
  • File Operations: Read, create, delete, rename, upload, download, and refresh files
  • Multiple Views: Switch between details view (sorted list) and large icons view (thumbnails)
  • Navigation: Breadcrumb trails and navigation pane with tree view for hierarchy exploration
  • Context Menu: Right-click menus with customizable options
  • Drag-and-Drop: Drag files between folders with configurable drop zones
  • Accessibility: Full WCAG compliance with keyboard navigation and screen reader support
  • Localization: Multi-language support with RTL direction for right-to-left languages
  • Customization: Extensive API for styling, theming, and behavior customization

Documentation and Navigation Guide

Core Features

Getting Started & Installation

📄 Read: references/getting-started.md
  • Installation and package setup
  • Basic file manager implementation
  • CSS imports and theme configuration
  • Initial configuration and setup
  • Connection to file service (AjaxSettings)

File Operations (CRUD)

📄 Read: references/file-operations.md
  • Create folders and files
  • Read and browse file systems
  • Update/rename operations
  • Delete files and folders
  • Upload and download functionality
  • Multi-file selection and bulk operations
  • File provider patterns and custom implementations

Views & Navigation

📄 Read: references/views-and-navigation.md
  • Details view with columns
  • Large icon view with thumbnails
  • View switching and configuration
  • Breadcrumb navigation control
  • Navigation pane (tree view sidebar)
  • Toolbar features and layout

Data Management

Flat Data Structure

📄 Read: references/flat-data.md
  • Use local JSON data instead of server calls
  • FileData interface and properties
  • Permission management per item
  • Event-driven file operations (create, delete, rename, search)
  • State management with React hooks
  • Backend synchronization patterns
  • Large dataset performance optimization

Multiple Selection & Range Selection

📄 Read: references/multiple-selection.md
  • Enable/disable multi-select capability
  • Range selection by mouse drag
  • Checkbox selection support
  • Selection state management
  • Selected items API and events
  • Pre-selecting items on load
  • Keyboard shortcuts (Ctrl+A, Shift+Click)

Preselect Items

📄 Read: references/preselect-the-items.md
  • Programmatically select items on load
  • Preselect based on file type, size, or date
  • Context-aware preselection
  • Selection methods (selectAll, clearSelection)
  • Get selected items programmatically

Performance & Optimization

Virtualization & Performance

📄 Read: references/virtualization.md
  • Enable virtual scrolling for large datasets
  • Dynamic loading of files and folders
  • Viewport-based rendering optimization
  • Module injection and setup
  • Performance limitations and workarounds
  • Best practices for handling 1000+ items

User Interactions

Drag-and-Drop Features

📄 Read: references/drag-and-drop.md
  • Enable/disable drag-drop functionality
  • Drop area configuration
  • Event handling (fileDragStart, fileDragStop, fileDropped)
  • Cross-folder drag-drop
  • Custom drag-drop behavior

Customization & Styling

📄 Read: references/customization.md
  • Context menu customization
  • Toolbar customization
  • Details view column customization
  • Navigation pane customization
  • Tooltip customization
  • Show/hide file extensions and hidden files
  • Thumbnail configuration for large icons view
  • CSS class and theme customization

Advanced Customization

Adding Custom Item to Context Menu

📄 Read: references/adding-custom-item-to-context-menu.md
  • Add custom menu items to context menu
  • Add icons to menu items
  • Handle menu click events
  • Conditional menu items based on file properties
  • Dynamic menu customization

Adding Custom Item to Toolbar

📄 Read: references/adding-custom-item-to-toolbar.md
  • Modify default toolbar items
  • Add custom toolbar items
  • Custom templates for toolbar
  • Toolbar click handling
  • Custom buttons, checkboxes, and dropdowns

Enable/Disable Toolbar Item

📄 Read: references/enable-disable-toolbar-item.md
  • Enable/disable toolbar items programmatically
  • Enable/disable based on selection
  • Role-based toolbar control
  • Disable during operations
  • Permission-based toolbar control

Customize Custom Thumbnail

📄 Read: references/customize-custom-thumbnail.md
  • Hide/show thumbnails
  • Custom templates for large icon view
  • File type-based icons
  • Size-based color coding
  • Date-based icon indicators

Customize Navigation Pane

📄 Read: references/customize-navigation-items.md
  • Control navigation pane visibility and width
  • Custom templates for navigation nodes
  • Add file counts and metadata
  • Color-coded folders
  • Icon-based navigation styling
  • Responsive navigation pane

Nested Items

📄 Read: references/nested-items.md
  • Embed File Manager inside Dialog
  • Embed File Manager inside Tab
  • Embed File Manager inside Splitter
  • File selector with File Manager
  • Multi-panel layouts with File Manager

Security & Integration

Access Control

📄 Read: references/access-control.md
  • Define access permissions for folders/files
  • Permission types (Allow/Deny)
  • Role-based access control
  • Access rules for different user roles
  • Backend permission validation

Pass Custom Value to Server

📄 Read: references/pass-custom-value-to-server.md
  • Setting custom HTTP headers with setRequestHeader
  • User authentication headers
  • User identification headers
  • Tracking file operations
  • Department-based access
  • Download operation customization
  • Image loading customization
  • Complete server integration patterns

Accessibility & Localization

Accessibility & Localization

📄 Read: references/accessibility-localization.md
  • WCAG 2.1 compliance
  • Keyboard navigation (arrow keys, enter, delete)
  • ARIA attributes and roles
  • Screen reader support
  • Internationalization (i18n)
  • Right-to-left (RTL) support
  • Date and number formatting for different locales

Advanced Features

Advanced Features

📄 Read: references/advanced-features.md
  • Custom file system provider implementation
  • API integration patterns
  • Performance optimization techniques
  • Error handling and edge cases
  • Event system and hooks
  • Advanced search and filtering
  • Custom sorting and comparison
  • Nested components (File Manager in Dialog/Tabs)

Quick Start Example

tsx
import React from 'react';
import { FileManagerComponent, Inject, DetailsView, NavigationPane, Toolbar } from '@syncfusion/ej2-react-filemanager';
import '@syncfusion/ej2-base/styles/material.css';
import '@syncfusion/ej2-icons/styles/material.css';
import '@syncfusion/ej2-inputs/styles/material.css';
import '@syncfusion/ej2-popups/styles/material.css';
import '@syncfusion/ej2-buttons/styles/material.css';
import '@syncfusion/ej2-splitbuttons/styles/material.css';
import '@syncfusion/ej2-navigations/styles/material.css';
import '@syncfusion/ej2-layouts/styles/material.css';
import '@syncfusion/ej2-grids/styles/material.css';
import '@syncfusion/ej2-react-filemanager/styles/material.css';

function App() {
  const hostUrl = "https://ej2-aspcore-service.azurewebsites.net/";

  return (
    <div>
      <FileManagerComponent
        id="file"
        ajaxSettings={{
          url: hostUrl + "api/FileManager/FileOperations",
          getImageUrl: hostUrl + "api/FileManager/GetImage",
          uploadUrl: hostUrl + "api/FileManager/Upload",
          downloadUrl: hostUrl + "api/FileManager/Download"
        }}
        view="Details"
        height="375px"
      >
        <Inject services={[DetailsView, NavigationPane, Toolbar]} />
      </FileManagerComponent>
    </div>
  );
}

export default App;

Methods Reference

The File Manager provides programmatic methods to control operations:

Selection & View Control

MethodParametersPurpose
selectAll()
-Select all files and folders in current path
clearSelection()
-Deselect all items
getSelectedFiles()
-Get array of selected file objects

File Operations

MethodParametersPurpose
createFolder(name?)
name: string (optional)Create new folder; opens dialog if name not provided
renameFile(id?, name?)
id: string, name: stringRename file/folder; opens dialog if params not provided
deleteFiles(ids?)
ids: string[]Delete files/folders; opens confirmation if not provided
openFile(id)
id: stringOpen file or navigate to folder
downloadFiles(ids?)
ids: string[] (optional)Download selected files; downloads selection if not provided
uploadFiles()
-Open file upload dialog

Navigation & Refresh

MethodParametersPurpose
refreshFiles()
-Refresh current folder contents
refreshLayout()
-Refresh component layout
traverseBackward()
-Navigate to parent directory
filterFiles(filterData?)
filterData: ObjectApply custom filter to displayed files

Toolbar & Menu Control

MethodParametersPurpose
disableToolbarItems(items)
items: string[]Disable specific toolbar buttons
enableToolbarItems(items)
items: string[]Enable specific toolbar buttons
getToolbarItemIndex(item)
item: stringGet toolbar item position
disableMenuItems(items)
items: string[]Disable context menu items
enableMenuItems(items)
items: string[]Enable context menu items
getMenuItemIndex(item)
item: stringGet context menu item position

Dialog Control

MethodParametersPurpose
closeDialog()
-Close any open dialog

Component Lifecycle

MethodParametersPurpose
destroy()
-Clean up component resources

Events Reference

File Manager provides comprehensive event hooks for customization:

File Selection Events

EventArgsTriggered When
fileSelection
FileSelectionEventArgsFile/folder about to be selected (cancelable)
fileSelect
FileSelectEventArgsFile/folder is selected/unselected

File Navigation Events

EventArgsTriggered When
fileOpen
FileOpenEventArgsFile/folder about to be opened
fileLoad
FileLoadEventArgsFile/folder item is rendered

File Operation Events

EventArgsTriggered When
beforeFolderCreate
FolderCreateEventArgsFolder creation requested (cancelable)
folderCreate
FolderCreateEventArgsFolder successfully created
beforeRename
RenameEventArgsRename operation requested (cancelable)
rename
RenameEventArgsFile/folder successfully renamed
beforeDelete
DeleteEventArgsDeletion requested (cancelable)
delete
DeleteEventArgsFile/folder successfully deleted
beforeMove
MoveEventArgsMove/copy operation started
move
MoveEventArgsFile/folder successfully moved/copied

Drag & Drop Events

EventArgsTriggered When
fileDragStart
FileDragEventArgsDrag operation begins
fileDragging
FileDragEventArgsDragging is in progress
fileDragStop
FileDragEventArgsDrag about to be dropped (cancelable)
fileDropped
FileDragEventArgsFile/folder successfully dropped

Upload Events

EventArgsTriggered When
uploadListCreate
UploadListCreateArgsUpload UI created (pre-upload validation)
beforeDownload
BeforeDownloadEventArgsDownload requested

Menu & Context Events

EventArgsTriggered When
menuOpen
MenuOpenEventArgsContext menu about to open
menuClose
MenuCloseEventArgsContext menu closed
menuClick
MenuClickEventArgsContext menu item clicked

Search & Dialog Events

EventArgsTriggered When
search
SearchEventArgsUser types in search box
beforePopupOpen
BeforePopupOpenCloseEventArgsDialog about to open
popupOpen
PopupOpenCloseEventArgsDialog opened
beforePopupClose
BeforePopupOpenCloseEventArgsDialog about to close
popupClose
PopupOpenCloseEventArgsDialog closed

AJAX & Server Events

EventArgsTriggered When
beforeSend
BeforeSendEventArgsAJAX request sent (add custom headers)
success
SuccessEventArgsAJAX request succeeded
failure
FailureEventArgsAJAX request failed
beforeImageLoad
BeforeImageLoadEventArgsImage/thumbnail request sent

Lifecycle Events

EventArgsTriggered When
created
ObjectComponent initialization complete
destroyed
ObjectComponent destroyed

Toolbar Events

EventArgsTriggered When
toolbarCreate
ToolbarCreateEventArgsToolbar being created
toolbarClick
ToolbarClickEventArgsToolbar button clicked

Common Patterns

1. Basic Setup Pattern

tsx
import React from 'react';
import { FileManagerComponent, Inject, DetailsView, NavigationPane, Toolbar } from '@syncfusion/ej2-react-filemanager';
import '@syncfusion/ej2-react-filemanager/styles/material.css';

export default function BasicFileManager() {
  return (
    <FileManagerComponent
      id="file"
      ajaxSettings={{
        url: "https://api.example.com/api/FileManager/FileOperations",
        getImageUrl: "https://api.example.com/api/FileManager/GetImage",
        uploadUrl: "https://api.example.com/api/FileManager/Upload",
        downloadUrl: "https://api.example.com/api/FileManager/Download"
      }}
      view="Details"
      height="500px"
    >
      <Inject services={[DetailsView, NavigationPane, Toolbar]} />
    </FileManagerComponent>
  );
}
Setup Steps:
  1. Install
    @syncfusion/ej2-react-filemanager
    and all peer dependencies
  2. Import CSS theme (material, bootstrap, bootstrap4, fabric, or tailwind)
  3. Configure
    ajaxSettings
    endpoints
  4. Choose view (Details or LargeIcons)
  5. Inject required services (features to enable)

2. File Service Backend Pattern

Expected Endpoint Structure:
tsx
ajaxSettings={{
  url: "https://api.example.com/api/FileManager/FileOperations",
  getImageUrl: "https://api.example.com/api/FileManager/GetImage",
  uploadUrl: "https://api.example.com/api/FileManager/Upload",
  downloadUrl: "https://api.example.com/api/FileManager/Download"
}}
Backend Implementation (ASP.NET Core Example):
csharp
[ApiController]
[Route("api/[controller]")]
public class FileManagerController : ControllerBase
{
    [HttpPost("FileOperations")]
    public IActionResult FileOperations(
        [FromForm] string action,
        [FromForm] string path,
        [FromForm] string name = null,
        [FromForm] IFormFile uploadFiles = null)
    {
        switch (action)
        {
            case "read":
                // Return files and folders at given path
                return Ok(new { files = GetDirectoryContents(path) });
            case "create":
                // Create new folder
                Directory.CreateDirectory(Path.Combine(path, name));
                return Ok();
            case "delete":
                // Delete files/folders
                return Ok();
            case "rename":
                // Rename file/folder
                return Ok();
            case "move":
                // Move or copy files
                return Ok();
            default:
                return BadRequest("Invalid action");
        }
    }

    [HttpGet("GetImage")]
    public IActionResult GetImage([FromQuery] string path)
    {
        // Return thumbnail or image file
        var filePath = ResolvePath(path);
        return PhysicalFile(filePath, "image/jpeg");
    }

    [HttpPost("Upload")]
    public IActionResult Upload([FromForm] IFormFile uploadFiles, [FromForm] string path)
    {
        // Handle file upload
        var filePath = Path.Combine(path, uploadFiles.FileName);
        using (var stream = new FileStream(filePath, FileMode.Create))
        {
            uploadFiles.CopyTo(stream);
        }
        return Ok();
    }

    [HttpGet("Download")]
    public IActionResult Download([FromQuery] string path)
    {
        // Return file for download
        var file = System.IO.File.ReadAllBytes(path);
        var fileName = Path.GetFileName(path);
        return File(file, "application/octet-stream", fileName);
    }
}

3. State Management Pattern

tsx
import React, { useRef, useState } from 'react';

export default function FileManagerWithState() {
  const fileManagerRef = useRef(null);
  const [selectedFiles, setSelectedFiles] = useState([]);
  const [currentPath, setCurrentPath] = useState('/');

  const handleFileSelect = (args) => {
    setSelectedFiles(args.fileDetails);
  };

  const handleCreateFolder = () => {
    fileManagerRef.current?.createFolder('NewFolder');
  };

  const handleDeleteSelected = () => {
    const ids = selectedFiles.map(f => f.name);
    fileManagerRef.current?.deleteFiles(ids);
  };

  return (
    <div>
      <div className="toolbar">
        <button onClick={handleCreateFolder}>Create Folder</button>
        <button onClick={handleDeleteSelected} disabled={!selectedFiles.length}>
          Delete ({selectedFiles.length})
        </button>
        <span>Path: {currentPath}</span>
      </div>
      <FileManagerComponent
        ref={fileManagerRef}
        fileSelect={handleFileSelect}
        ajaxSettings={{...}}
        height="400px"
      >
        <Inject services={[DetailsView, NavigationPane, Toolbar]} />
      </FileManagerComponent>
    </div>
  );
}

4. Event-Driven Custom Logic Pattern

tsx
<FileManagerComponent
  // Prevent deletion of certain files
  beforeDelete={(args) => {
    if (args.fileDetails[0].name.startsWith('.')) {
      args.cancel = true;
      alert('Cannot delete system files');
    }
  }}
  
  // Add headers to AJAX requests
  beforeSend={(args) => {
    args.headers = { ...args.headers, 'Authorization': `Bearer ${token}` };
  }}
  
  // Validate before upload
  uploadListCreate={(args) => {
    args.fileDetails.forEach(file => {
      if (file.size > 5000000) { // 5MB limit
        args.cancel = true;
      }
    });
  }}
  
  // Track successful operations
  success={(args) => {
    console.log('Operation successful:', args.action, args.result);
  }}
  
  // Handle errors
  failure={(args) => {
    console.error('Operation failed:', args.error);
  }}
/>

5. Customization Pattern

tsx
<FileManagerComponent
  // Customize toolbar
  toolbarSettings={{
    items: ['NewFolder', 'Upload', '|', 'Cut', 'Copy', 'Paste', '|', 'Delete', 'Download'],
    visible: true
  }}
  
  // Customize context menu
  contextMenuSettings={{
    file: ['Open', '|', 'Cut', 'Copy', '|', 'Delete', 'Rename', '|', 'Details'],
    folder: ['Open', '|', 'Cut', 'Copy', 'Paste', '|', 'Delete', 'Rename'],
    layout: ['SortBy', 'View', 'Refresh', '|', 'NewFolder', 'Upload'],
    visible: true
  }}
  
  // Customize columns in details view
  detailsViewSettings={{
    columns: [
      {
        field: 'name',
        headerText: 'Name',
        minWidth: 120,
        template: '<span class="custom-name">${name}</span>'
      },
      {
        field: '_fm_modified',
        headerText: 'Modified',
        type: 'dateTime',
        format: 'MMMM dd, yyyy HH:mm',
        minWidth: 120
      },
      {
        field: 'size',
        headerText: 'Size',
        minWidth: 90,
        template: '<span>${size}</span>'
      }
    ]
  }}
  
  // Customize navigation pane
  navigationPaneSettings={{
    maxWidth: '650px',
    minWidth: '240px',
    visible: true,
    sortOrder: 'None'
  }}
/>

6. Performance Optimization Pattern

tsx
<FileManagerComponent
  // Enable virtualization for large datasets
  enableVirtualization={true}
  
  // Enable persistence to maintain state
  enablePersistence={true}
  
  // Configure search settings
  searchSettings={{
    allowSearchOnTyping: true,
    filterType: 'contains',
    ignoreCase: true
  }}
  
  // Configure upload settings
  uploadSettings={{
    autoUpload: true,
    minFileSize: 0,
    maxFileSize: 30000000, // 30MB
    allowedExtensions: '.pdf,.doc,.docx,.xls,.xlsx,.ppt,.pptx',
    autoClose: false,
    directoryUpload: false,
    sequentialUpload: false
  }}
  
  // Sort optimization
  sortBy="name"
  sortOrder="Ascending"
/>

Key Props

Core Configuration

PropTypeDefaultPurpose
ajaxSettings
ObjectSee belowConfigure backend endpoints for file operations
path
string"/"Current folder path
view
string"LargeIcons"View type: "Details" or "LargeIcons"
width
string"100%"Component width
height
string"400px"Component height

Display & Behavior

PropTypeDefaultPurpose
showFileExtension
booleantrueDisplay file extensions
showHiddenItems
booleanfalseDisplay hidden files/folders
showThumbnail
booleantrueShow thumbnails in large icons view
showItemCheckBoxes
booleantrueDisplay checkboxes on hover
sortBy
string"name"Sort field: "name", "dateModified", "size"
sortOrder
string"Ascending"Sort direction: "Ascending", "Descending", or "None"
enableRtl
booleanfalseRight-to-left layout support
locale
string"en-US"Localization language code

Selection & Navigation

PropTypeDefaultPurpose
allowMultiSelection
booleantrueAllow selecting multiple files
enableRangeSelection
booleanfalseSelect multiple items by dragging mouse
selectedItems
string[][]Initially selected file names
allowDragAndDrop
booleanfalseEnable drag-drop operations

Performance & Features

PropTypeDefaultPurpose
enableVirtualization
booleanfalseVirtual scrolling for large datasets
enablePersistence
booleanfalsePersist view, path, and selection state
enableHtmlSanitizer
booleantrueSanitize HTML to prevent XSS attacks
cssClass
string""Custom CSS class for styling
rootAliasName
stringnullDisplay name for root folder
popupTarget
HTMLElementnullDialog popup target element

Data & Settings Objects

PropTypePurpose
fileSystemData
Object[]Flat data structure for local files
contextMenuSettings
ObjectCustomize context menu items
toolbarSettings
ObjectConfigure toolbar items and layout
detailsViewSettings
ObjectCustomize columns and column widths
navigationPaneSettings
ObjectConfigure sidebar behavior and appearance
searchSettings
ObjectConfigure search filtering options
uploadSettings
ObjectConfigure upload behavior
sortComparer
FunctionCustom sorting function
largeIconsTemplate
string | FunctionCustom template for large icons view
navigationPaneTemplate
string | FunctionCustom template for navigation pane

AJAX Settings Configuration

tsx
ajaxSettings={{
  url: "https://api.example.com/api/FileManager/FileOperations",     // Main CRUD endpoint (required)
  getImageUrl: "https://api.example.com/api/FileManager/GetImage",   // Thumbnail retrieval
  uploadUrl: "https://api.example.com/api/FileManager/Upload",       // File upload endpoint
  downloadUrl: "https://api.example.com/api/FileManager/Download",   // File download endpoint
  // Optional: Add custom headers
  // headers: { 'Authorization': 'Bearer token' }
}}
Backend Endpoint Expectations:
  • url - Receives POST requests with
    action
    parameter:
    • read
      : List files in path
    • create
      : Create new folder
    • delete
      : Delete file/folder
    • rename
      : Rename file/folder
    • move
      : Move/copy file (copy or cut)
    • search
      : Search files
    • upload
      : Handle file uploads
    • download
      : Prepare download
  • getImageUrl - GET request with
    path
    parameter for thumbnail image URL
  • uploadUrl - POST multipart form data with file upload
  • downloadUrl - Initiate file download stream

Common Use Cases

Case 1: Document Management System

Implement a document browser with upload, download, and folder organization:
  • Use Details view for metadata display
  • Configure context menu for document operations
  • Add search functionality
  • Implement access control on backend

Case 2: Media File Browser

Build a gallery with image/video thumbnails:
  • Use Large Icons view for thumbnail display
  • Configure
    getImageUrl
    for preview generation
  • Implement lazy loading for performance
  • Add drag-drop for organization

Case 3: Admin File Manager

Create an internal file management tool:
  • Customize toolbar with admin-specific actions
  • Implement advanced context menu options
  • Add logging and audit trails
  • Configure permissions on backend

Case 4: Localized File Manager

Support multiple languages and RTL:
  • Set
    locale
    to user's language
  • Enable
    enableRtl
    for RTL languages
  • Customize context menu labels per language
  • Format dates and sizes per locale

Next Steps

  1. Start: Read references/getting-started.md for installation and basic setup
  2. Implement: Choose the feature references that match your requirements
  3. Customize: Review references/customization.md for styling and configuration
  4. Optimize: Check references/advanced-features.md for performance and edge cases
  5. Accessibility: Ensure compliance with references/accessibility-localization.md

For more information, visit the Syncfusion React File Manager Documentation