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.. _storage_manager:
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`Storage Manager` :index:
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*Storage Manager* is a feature that helps you manage your systems storage device. You can use *Storage Manager* to:
* Download, upload, or manage operating system files. To use this feature, *pgAdmin* must be running in *Server Mode* on your client machine.
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* The shared storage option allows users to access the shared storages that are shared by admin users.
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* Download *backup* or *export* files (custom, tar and plain text format) on a client machine.
* Download *export* dump files of tables.
You can access *Storage Manager* from the *Tools* Menu.
.. image :: images/storage_manager.png
:alt: Storage Manager
:align: center
Use icons on the top of the *Storage Manager* window to manage storage:
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Use the `` Folder `` icon |Shared Storage| to access shared storage. In order to enable shared storage,
admins need to add the SHARED_STORAGE variable to the config file. Users can access the shared storage
with this and share files with one another.
.. |Shared Storage| image :: images/sm_ss.png
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Use the `` Home `` icon |home| to return to the home directory.
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.. |home| image :: images/sm_home.png
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Use the `` Up Arrow `` icon |uparrow| to return to the previous directory.
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.. |uparrow| image :: images/sm_go_back.png
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Use the `` Refresh `` icon |refresh| to display the most-recent files available.
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.. |refresh| image :: images/sm_refresh.png
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Select the `` Download `` icon |download| to download the selected file.
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.. |download| image :: images/sm_download.png
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Use the `` New Folder `` icon |folder| to add a new folder.
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.. |folder| image :: images/sm_new_folder.png
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Use the *Format* drop down list to select the format of the files to be displayed; choose from *sql* , *csv* , or *All Files* .
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Shared Storage
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.. image :: images/shared_storage.png
:alt: Other options
:align: center
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In the storage manager, `` My Storage `` is the pgAdmin user’
storages set by the pgAdmin server administrator. Using these, pgAdmin users can have common storages to share files.
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pgAdmin server administrator can configure the shared storages using the :ref: `config file <config_py>` . Storages can be
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marked as restricted to give read-only access to non-admin pgAdmin users.
.. note :: You must ensure the directories specified are writeable by the user that the web server processes will be running as, e.g. apache or www-data.*
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Other Options
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.. image :: images/sm_options.png
:alt: Other options
:align: center
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.. table ::
:class: longtable
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+----------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Menu | Behavior |
+======================+===================================================================================================+
| *Rename* | Click the *Rename* option to rename a file/folder. |
+----------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| *Delete* | Click the *Delete* option to rename a file/folder. |
+----------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| *Upload* | Click the *Upload* option to upload multiple files to the current folder. |
+----------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| *List View* | Click the *List View* option to to display all the files and folders in a list view. |
+----------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| *Grid View* | Click the *Grid View* option to to display all the files and folders in a grid view. |
+----------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| *Show Hidden Files* | Click the *Show Hidden Files* option to view hidden files and folders. |
+----------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
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You can also download backup files through *Storage Manager* at the successful completion of the backups taken through :ref: `Backup Dialog <backup_dialog>` , :ref: `Backup Global Dialog <backup_globals_dialog>` , or :ref: `Backup Server Dialog <backup_server_dialog>` .
At the successful completion of a backup, click on the icon to open the current backup file in *Storage Manager* on the *process watcher* window.
.. image :: images/process_watcher_storage_manager.png
:alt: Process watcher with storage manager icon
:align: center
