Many, Many FileFactory Improvements
Over the last few weeks we’ve been hard at work adding new features and enhancing FileFactory! Below is a brief list of what we’ve been up to!
DIRECT DOWNLOADS FOR PREMIUM MEMBERS
FileFactory now offers Premium members the ability to direct download files! That means your download will begin straight away, rather than having to load a download page in FileFactory. In order to activate this feature, simply login, and then click “My Account”, and then select “Premium”. The option is located under the “Features” sub-tab.
FILE MANAGER IMPROVEMENTS
DELETING FOLDERS
We have added an extra layer of confirmation onto the “Delete Folder” button in the FileFactory File Manager. You will now be required to type the word ‘DELETE’ before a folder is deleted. This means that you now have an extra level of protection to prevent an accidental click removing an entire folder instead of a single file. This feature can be disabled via the Options panel, and the behaviour will return to the way it was before - a simple yes/no prompt.
DEFAULT VIEW
We have added the ability for you to control the default way files are sorted in the FileFactory File Manager! Simply open the options panel and change the default sort order, it couldn’t be easier!
EXPORT FOLDER LINKS
If you view the contents of a folder that you own, you will now see an extra link below the share URL called “Export Links”. Clicking this will open a new window allowing you to easily share the download links to every file in the folder in common link formats (HTML, Forums (BBCode), and plain text)!
UPLOADED FILE LINKS
From now on, when you complete an upload, whether it be local or remote, you will now be presented with a screen that automatically generates download links for the newly uploaded files in common formats (HTML, Forums (BBCode), and plain text links).
IMPROVED REMOTE UPLOADS
We have made the remote uploader a lot more flexible. A lot of the changes are behind the scenes, but one that will be immediately noticeable is the fact that you can now use the RapidShare or MegaUpload uploaders without having to turn off the direct download option in your RapidShare or MegaUpload account! You can also now retrieve RapidShare files that have the “Direct Download” option set.
WE REMEMBER YOUR REMOTE LOGIN DETAILS
We have also added a “Remember” option below the username/password fields on the RapidShare and MegaUpload forms. If you select this option, the next time you want to upload something from the same computer your remote username and password will be automatically filled in for you!
Regarding the remember option mentioned above - there was occasionally an issue with very short RapidShare login names (for example, abc) being saved incorrectly. This is now fixed; you are able to use anything RapidShare allow as the login name and FileFactory will remember it correctly!
BATCH REMOTE UPLOADING IS NOW EASIER
Have you ever wanted to be able to paste a list of file links into the remote downloader and have us automatically go and download them for you? Well now you can! Simply click on the “As a Batch” link on the remote upload forms and the form will change into a big box where you can paste the listing of links.
To compliment the batch uploader mentioned above, you are now able to specify a filename for each file you upload remotely. This new feature is available across all of the remote upload forms. If you use the batch uploader, you can select the “rename” option (compulsory on MegaUpload), and the links will all be automatically transferred into the individual link form allowing easy renaming. Don’t forget the file extension!
Finally, when you successfully complete a remote upload, the folder you sent the files to will be automatically pre-selected when you perform your next upload, until you close your browser.
HELP US TO HELP YOU
If you have any feature requests or bug reports please let us know!