ShareFile Utilizing Image File Folders

We recommend following changes for better user experience with folder having large number of images/video files.

If you need to access the thumbnails view or large icons view of explorer to navigate through images, then:

Enable offline access and select the folder(s) with images/video file to be available offline. Wait for these folders to sync and then you can work with those folders without experiencing hang or slowness.

If you DO NOT need thumbnails view and can work with just list view/details view of windows explorer to navigate images / video files then we recommend enabling following explorer optimizations:

1. Disable thumbnail previews for windows explorer

2. Disable automatic folder type discovery utilizing the one of the following three methods:

   • Run the following command prompt command:

reg add HKCU\SOFTWARE\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags\AllFolders\Shell /V FolderType /T REG_SZ /D NotSpecified /F - Create the following entry under: "HKCU\SOFTWARE\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags\AllFolders\Shell" - String Value with Value data: NotSpecified - Download the ready-to-use Registry files: - Disable: https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.sharefile.com/downloads/image-file-folder-automatic-folder-type-discovery-disable/Disable-Automatic-Folder-Type-Discovery.reg - Re-enable (Default): https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.sharefile.com/downloads/image-file-folder-automatic-folder-type-discovery-enable/Enable-Automatic-Folder-Type-Discovery.reg

Once the steps are complete, sign in and out of the session to see the changes.

NOTE:

Making any changes to these settings will affect windows explorer globally and not just the ShareFile drive.