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DooFiles

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The preferences that DooFiles saves in your browser: the preview, the width of the panels, the order of the list, how long finished uploads stay listed, the sound when uploads finish and the open folders, and how to clear them all.

Last updated: Oct 24, 2026

Overview

Some preferences of DooFiles only change how you see it, so they are saved in your browser instead of on your server. They do not affect other administrators, and they do not follow you to another browser or device.

You find them in DooFiles › Settings, in the This browser group. They are saved as soon as you change them: DooFiles shows Saved in this browser.

Panels and preview

PreferenceWhat it doesDefault
Open the preview when editingMarkdown, HTML and JSON files open with the preview next to the codeOff
Folders panel widthThe width of the folder panel. Drag its edge in the file manager to change it, and click Reset here to go back to the defaultDefault
Preview widthHow the editor splits the code and the preview. Drag the divider in the editor to change it, and click Reset here to go back to half and halfHalf and half

See Editor.

List and folders

PreferenceWhat it doesDefault
List orderThe column and direction the file list is sorted by. Click a column title in the list to change it, and Reset here to go backName, ascending
Keep finished uploads forHow many minutes finished uploads stay in the Completed tab of the uploads panel, even after a reload. From 1 to 1,440 minutes10 minutes
Sound when uploads finishPlays a short chime when nothing is left in the In progress tab. Click Play to hear itOn
Open folders in the treeHow many folders the tree keeps open between visits. Close all closes them—

See Browse and search and Uploads.

What else DooFiles remembers in this browser

Without a row of their own, DooFiles also remembers:

  • where you left the uploads panel, and whether it was normal, minimized or expanded;
  • the list of finished uploads, for the minutes you set;
  • which cards of DooFiles › Settings you left open.

Clear everything

To put every preference of this browser back as it comes, click Clear everything DooFiles saved in this browser, at the bottom of the List and folders card, and confirm. This also empties the list of finished uploads. Nothing changes on your server, and other administrators are not affected.

These preferences are also cleared when you clear the data of your site in your browser, and are not kept in a private window.

Troubleshooting

ProblemWhat to do
My preferences are not there on another computerThey are saved in each browser. Set them again there
My preferences were resetThe data of the site was cleared in your browser, or you used a private window
The list keeps an order I do not wantClick a column title in the list, or Reset in List order
The uploads panel is in an odd placeDrag it by its top bar, or click Clear everything DooFiles saved in this browser

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