Using Files View
Files view lets you browse files in a list or grid, sort them, filter them, and open the task, folder, or project where a file is stored. Open Files view in a folder, project, or space to adjust the layout, apply filters, or jump to the file’s location.
| Availability: Legacy Professional, Legacy Business, Legacy Enterprise.; Unavailability: Legacy Free.; |
| Availability: Team, Business, Pinnacle, Apex. ; Unavailability: Free; |
Files view is available for regular users on Professional accounts and up. The grid mode in Files view is available on Wrike for Marketers accounts or accounts with the Wrike Proof add-on.
Note
On Legacy Enterprise , Pinnacle, and Apex accounts, the types of users who can use this functionality may vary due to user type settings.
Switch between a standard list or grid-style layout by clicking on the file option 1 and choose between List, Small, Medium, or Large grid.
- List 2: View items in a list format. Use this view to display more on the screen and when file title and data are most important.
- Grid 3: View file thumbnails in a grid layout. Use this view when you need to see a small version of the file and file data is less important. Adjust the size of the grid to see larger images or more files at once.
- Open a folder, project, or space in Files view 1.
- Click the current sorting option 2 to the right of filtering options.
- Choose the sorting option you want to apply from the drop-down list 3.
The available sorting options are:
- Upload date
- File name (sorted alphanumerically)
- Task or project name
- Size
- File owner
You can apply filters to see only specific files in Files view.
- Open a folder, project, or space in Files view 1.
- Click the Filters 2 button in the toolbar.
- The filter panel opens on the left 3, where you can choose the fields you want to filter by.
To save filters as the default for this view:
- Apply the filters you want to use.
- Click the three-dot menu 1 next to the view name.
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Select Set filters as default 2.
The saved filters apply whenever anyone with access opens the view.
Open the Location Where a File is Stored
You can open the location where a file is stored directly from Files view.
- Open a folder, project, or space in Files view 1.
- Right-click a file.
- Click Open parent task or Open parent folder/project 2.