Merge pull request #5950 from MicrosoftDocs/main

6/3/2025 AM Publish

Author: Albertyang0

docs/linux/remote-file-explorer.md

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 title: "Remote file explorer"
 description: "Learn how to use Remote File Explorer to view, upload, and download files on a remote machine form within Visual Studio."
 ms.topic: how-to
-ms.date: 05/21/2025
+ms.date: 06/02/2025
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 # Remote File Explorer
 
@@ -99,6 +99,12 @@ The highlighted buttons are, from left to right:
 - **Delete Item**: Delete a file or folder on the remote machine.
 - **Search**: Search for files or folders on the remote machine.
 
+## Remote File Explorer settings
+
+To change the settings for the **Remote File Explorer**, select the **Settings** button on the toolbar. The **Remote File Explorer Settings** dialog opens with the following option:
+
+- **Enable Dynamic File Icons for Extension-less Files**: Shows icons based on file type by checking the mime-type. Useful for Linux files without extensions so that a correct file icon is shown instead of a generic document icon. May impact performance.
+
 ## See also
 
 - [The Remote File Explorer tool window of Visual Studio (video)](/shows/pure-virtual-cpp-2023/the-remote-file-explorer-tool-window-of-visual-studio)