Welcome to Storage Explorer version 1.18.1. Notable changes in this release compared to 1.17.0 include a refreshed connect experience, enhanced SAS support for ADLS Gen2, and improvements to startup performance. This version also hotfixes several issues introduced in 1.18.0. You can use the Microsoft Azure Storage Explorer to work with local Storage Emulator resources. Look for ' (Emulator - Default Ports) (Key)' under 'Local & Attached' in the Storage Explorer resources tree after you've installed and started the Storage Emulator. Initialize the storage Emulator to use a.
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-->This article shows you how to use Azure Storage Explorer to create and manage directories and files in storage accounts that has hierarchical namespace (HNS) enabled.
Prerequisites
An Azure subscription. See Get Azure free trial.
A storage account that has hierarchical namespace (HNS) enabled. Follow these instructions to create one.
Azure Storage Explorer installed on your local computer. To install Azure Storage Explorer for Windows, Macintosh, or Linux, see Azure Storage Explorer.
Note
Storage Explorer makes use of both the Blob (blob) & Data Lake Storage Gen2 (dfs) endpoints when working with Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2. If access to Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2 is configured using private endpoints, ensure that two private endpoints are created for the storage account: one with the target sub-resource blob and the other with the target sub-resource dfs.
Sign in to Storage Explorer
When you first start Storage Explorer, the Microsoft Azure Storage Explorer - Connect window appears. While Storage Explorer provides several ways to connect to storage accounts, only one way is currently supported for managing ACLs.
| Task | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Add an Azure Account | Redirects you to your organization's sign-in page to authenticate you to Azure. Currently this is the only supported authentication method if you want to manage and set ACLs. |
| Use a connection string or shared access signature URI | Can be used to directly access a container or storage account with a SAS token or a shared connection string. |
| Use a storage account name and key | Use the storage account name and key of your storage account to connect to Azure storage. |
Select Add an Azure Account and click Sign in... Follow the on-screen prompts to sign into your Azure account.
When it completes connecting, Azure Storage Explorer loads with the Explorer tab shown. This view gives you insight to all of your Azure storage accounts as well as local storage configured through the Azurite storage emulator, Cosmos DB accounts, or Azure Stack environments.
Create a container
A container holds directories and files. To create one, expand the storage account you created in the proceeding step. Select Blob Containers, right-click, and select Create Blob Container. Enter the name for your container. See the Create a container section for a list of rules and restrictions on naming containers. When complete, press Enter to create the container. Once the container has been successfully created, it is displayed under the Blob Containers folder for the selected storage account.
Create a directory
To create a directory, select the container that you created in the proceeding step. In the container ribbon, choose the New Folder button. Enter the name for your directory. When complete, press Enter to create the directory. Once the directory has been successfully created, it appears in the editor window.
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Upload blobs to the directory
On the directory ribbon, choose the Upload button. This operation gives you the option to upload a folder or a file.
Choose the files or folder to upload.
When you select OK, the files selected are queued to upload, each file is uploaded. When the upload is complete, the results are shown in the Activities window.
View blobs in a directory
In the Azure Storage Explorer application, select a directory under a storage account. The main pane shows a list of the blobs in the selected directory.
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Download blobs
To download files by using Azure Storage Explorer, with a file selected, select Download from the ribbon. A file dialog opens and provides you the ability to enter a file name. Select Save to start the download of a file to the local location.
Next steps
Learn how to manage file and directory permission by setting access control lists (ACLs)