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| 1 | +--- |
| 2 | +title: Announcing Files Preview v3.8.1 |
| 3 | +description: Announcing Files Preview v3.8.1 for users of the preview version. |
| 4 | +thumbnail: /blog-resources/v3-8-1/Hero.png |
| 5 | +date: 12/5/2024 |
| 6 | +author: files-community |
| 7 | +--- |
| 8 | + |
| 9 | +Today we are releasing **Files Preview v3.8.1** for users of the [preview](/download/) version. |
| 10 | + |
| 11 | +## Changes |
| 12 | + |
| 13 | +### Details Pane |
| 14 | + |
| 15 | +- Added storage information when viewing drive details in the Details Pane. |
| 16 | + |
| 17 | +<figure> |
| 18 | + <img src="/blog-resources/v3-8-1/DriveDetails.png" alt="Drive storage details in the Details Pane" /> |
| 19 | +</figure> |
| 20 | + |
| 21 | +### Shortcut files |
| 22 | + |
| 23 | +- Added support for assigning a custom name when creating a new shortcut. |
| 24 | + |
| 25 | +<figure> |
| 26 | + <img src="/blog-resources/v3-8-1/ShortcutDialog.png" alt="Create shortcut dialog" /> |
| 27 | +</figure> |
| 28 | + |
| 29 | +### Properties window |
| 30 | + |
| 31 | +- Added support for changing the 'compress' attribute from the properties window. |
| 32 | + |
| 33 | +<figure> |
| 34 | + <img src="/blog-resources/v3-8-1/CompressAttribute.png" alt="Properties window" /> |
| 35 | +</figure> |
| 36 | + |
| 37 | +### Taskbar |
| 38 | + |
| 39 | +- Removed the number of open tabs from being displayed in the Windows Taskbar. |
| 40 | + |
| 41 | +### Archives |
| 42 | + |
| 43 | +- Added support for setting Files as the default app on Windows for opening `gz` archives. |
| 44 | + |
| 45 | +### Drag & drop |
| 46 | + |
| 47 | +- Improved the behavior so that Files is no longer brought to the foreground when dragging items to another application. |
| 48 | + |
| 49 | +### Details Layout |
| 50 | + |
| 51 | +- Modifying which columns are enabled in the Settings will now automatically update existing tabs. Previously, this setting only applied to tabs opened after the change. |
| 52 | + |
| 53 | +### Release Notes |
| 54 | + |
| 55 | +- The Release Notes dialog was updated to display changelogs directly from the Files website. |
| 56 | +- Added a new [action](/docs/customize-settings/actions/) to open the Release Notes dialog. Previously, the dialog was only accessible during the session immediately following an update. |
| 57 | + |
| 58 | +## Fixes |
| 59 | + |
| 60 | +### Address Bar |
| 61 | + |
| 62 | +- Fixed an issue where the address bar flyouts sometimes displayed duplicate items. |
| 63 | + |
| 64 | +### Tabs |
| 65 | + |
| 66 | +- Fixed an issue where tabs weren't placed in the correct order when dragged from other windows. |
| 67 | + |
| 68 | +### Actions |
| 69 | + |
| 70 | +- Fixed an issue with the 'Run with PowerShell' action not working for files with spaces in their names. |
| 71 | + |
| 72 | +### Conclusion |
| 73 | + |
| 74 | +As always, we appreciate your feedback and suggestions on how we improve Files. You can reach us on [Discord](https://discord.gg/files) and on [GitHub](https://github.com/files-community/Files/). |
| 75 | + |
| 76 | +Thank you for using Files! 😊 |
| 77 | + |
| 78 | +--- |
| 79 | + |
| 80 | +Download Files from our [download page](/download/) | Sponsor us on [GitHub](https://github.com/sponsors/yaira2/) |
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