Shortcuts and menus
Every keyboard shortcut and menu command in Rover Explorer, and what the app stores on your computer.
Keyboard shortcuts
Getting around
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Back | Alt + ← |
| Forward | Alt + → |
| Up one level | Alt + ↑ or Backspace |
| Open the selected item | Enter |
| Refresh | F5 |
| Open the Search Companion | Ctrl + F |
Files and folders
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| New folder | Ctrl + Shift + N |
| Rename | F2 |
| Delete | Delete |
| Cut | Ctrl + X |
| Copy | Ctrl + C |
| Paste | Ctrl + V |
| Select all | Ctrl + A |
| Properties | Alt + Enter |
The file shortcuts act on the file list, so click an item or an empty part of the list first if they do not respond.
Menus
| Menu | Commands |
|---|---|
| File | Open, New Folder, Rename, Delete, Properties, Close |
| Edit | Cut, Copy, Paste, Select All |
| View | Icons, Details, Explorer Bar: Folders, Explorer Bar: Search, Show hidden files, Refresh |
| Go | Back, Forward, Up One Level, Home, then up to eight recent folders |
| Tools | Folder Options…, Rebuild search index |
| Help | About Rover Explorer |
Commands that need a selection, such as Rename and Delete, are greyed out until you select something. Rename needs exactly one item.
Toolbar
| Button | What it does |
|---|---|
| Back | Returns to the previous folder |
| Forward arrow | Goes forward again after Back |
| Up arrow | Opens the folder that contains this one |
| Search | Opens or closes the Search Companion |
| Folders | Opens or closes the folder tree |
| Views | Switches between Details and Icons |
| Refresh | Reads the folder again |
| Eye | Shows or hides hidden files |
Status bar
| Text | Meaning |
|---|---|
12 objects | Number of items in the list |
3 selected | Number of selected items |
2 items ready to copy / ready to move | Items waiting on the clipboard after Copy or Cut |
showing first 400 of … matches | The search found more matches than the list shows |
Indexing… … items | The search index is being built |
Search index: … items | The index is ready, with this many names |
Files Rover keeps
| File | Where | What it is |
|---|---|---|
rover_index.txt | The app's application-support folder. On Windows: %APPDATA%\Dhiva Labs\Rover Explorer | The saved search index: names and paths under your home folder, never file contents |
rover_woof.wav | Your temporary folder | The bark sound, copied there so your system can play it |
Delete rover_index.txt while Rover is closed to remove the index. Rover builds a new one the next time it starts.