File storage controls

Browse buckets, preview files, upload content, share temporary links, and understand move, overwrite, and deletion behavior.

11 min readUpdated Sep 6, 2026

Step-by-step guidance.

Before you start

Open the named screen in Rumata. Available controls may depend on your account, permissions, and resource state.

Open System Explorer → Storage. A bucket is a container for files; an object key is a file’s full path inside it.

Control	What it does
Refresh / Retry	Reload bucket and file information, or retry a failed file listing. A read-limit error means you should wait before retrying.
Bucket card	Select a bucket and return its browser to the root. The card shows used space and transfer allowance.
Collapse buckets / expand buckets	Hide or show the bucket list to make more space.
Deselect bucket	Clear the current bucket selection.
Copy storage ID	Copy the selected bucket’s identifier for a workflow or support request.
Root / breadcrumb folder	Navigate to the bucket root or an ancestor folder.
Folder row / Open folder in its context menu	Open the chosen folder.
Filter this folder	Narrow the objects shown in the current folder. It is not a search across every bucket.
Key / Size / Modified / Status headings	Sort the displayed folder contents by that column.
Bucket actions → Update quota	Open the capacity form for this bucket.
Bucket actions → Manage access	Review which groups can use the bucket and what they may do.
New bucket	Rumata creates factory storage automatically. This browser does not support manual bucket creation.

Select a file row to open its preview. Hover over the row to make the action icons more visible, or use the same file actions in the context menu.

Control	What it does
File row / Preview	Open a supported image, text, audio, video, PDF, or HTML preview.
Render / Source for HTML	Switch between the rendered document and its source text.
Audio / video playback controls	Play, pause, seek, and adjust playback using the browser’s media controls where supported.
Preview close icon	Close the preview. On smaller work areas the preview and operations panel can replace one another.
Download / Download instead	Save the file to your computer. Download instead is available when its preview cannot load.
Generate temporary URL	Open Share file. Anyone holding a generated link can read the file until expiry; transfers still count against the bucket allowance.
Valid for slider	Choose a lifetime from 1 to 15 minutes, initially 15. Changing the selection clears the displayed generated link.
Create share link	Request the temporary URL with your selected lifetime. A permission failure appears inside the dialog.
Copy link	Copy the newly generated URL. Share it only with its intended recipients.
Close Share file	Dismiss the dialog and clear its displayed link. Closing the dialog does not revoke a link already issued.

Open Upload or Show operations panel. Check the target bucket and destination key before submitting.

Control	What it does
Show / Hide operations panel	Open or close the upload, text-writing, and move forms.
Upload / Upload here	Select the upload form, using the current folder as its destination prefix.
Drop files or click to select	Choose a local file. Dropping a local file into the browser prepares it for upload; Queue upload submits it.
Destination key	Choose the stored file path. A value ending in / keeps the original filename under that folder. A full filename replaces it; an empty value uses the original name.
Overwrite off / on	Choose whether upload, text-write, and form-based move operations may replace an existing destination. It starts off.
Queue upload	Upload the selected file. Disabled without a selected bucket or file, or while uploading.
Put object / Put text object	Open the form for creating a text file directly.
Object key / Content	Enter the file path and text contents.
Write object	Write the text to storage, using the overwrite setting.
New folder / New folder inside	Open a folder-name dialog from the blank-area or folder context menu.
Folder name / Create	Create the named folder marker. Cancel, Close, or Escape dismisses it; Enter submits the name if it is not empty.

These operations change stored files. A move copies the file, verifies its checksum, and then deletes the source.

Control	What it does
Move / rename on a file	Open the move form with the source and destination prefilled. Change the destination to the new path.
Source key / Destination key	Identify the existing file and its new full path within the bucket.
Move object	Submit the move using the global overwrite setting. Disabled without both paths or while a move is running.
Drag an existing file into a folder	Move the file directly. In the current application this path enables overwrite even when the global toggle is off, so a matching destination may be replaced. Use the move form when you need explicit overwrite control.
Delete / Delete in a file’s context menu	Open permanent-deletion confirmation.
File name confirmation	Type the final filename shown in the dialog exactly, without its folder prefix.
Delete file	Permanently delete the selected file once the name matches. Enter in the confirmation field can also submit.
Cancel / Close / Escape	Leave the deletion form without deleting the file.

Quota is reserved capacity for the bucket. It differs from the number of bytes currently stored.

Control	What it does
New bucket quota number / slider	Choose a larger total allocation in whole MiB within the account’s remaining allowance.
Increase quota to …	Apply the selected larger quota. Disabled when no increase is selected or while the change is pending.
Close	Dismiss the quota form without applying the selection.