Fix file manager navigation, sorting, modal layout, and shared link navigation

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📝 Description

Addresses 6 file manager UX issues: folder navigation requiring refresh, missing sort functionality, broken move modal on deep hierarchies, and shared link navigation resets.

Changes

Navigation Fix

• Removed allFiles.length > 0 guard preventing navigation in empty folders
• Fixed shared link circular dependency in useEffect causing unexpected navigation resets

Sorting Implementation

• Added sort by name/date/size with ascending/descending order
• Default sort: name ascending
• Persists across navigation and search

Move Modal Layout

• Converted to flex column with scrollable content area (min 200px, max 350px)
• Fixed footer positioning independent of content height

Verification

• Drag & drop already handles multi-select correctly
• Bulk move operations already process all selected items

🔗 Related Issue(s)

File manager UX and functionality issues (drag & drop, multi-select, sorting, navigation)

💡 Motivation and Context

Users reported folder navigation requiring manual refresh, inability to sort files/folders, move modal breaking on deep hierarchies, and shared link navigation jumping unexpectedly to root.

🤖 Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)

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🧪 How Has This Been Tested?

• TypeScript type checking passes
• ESLint validation passes
• Manual verification of navigation, sorting, and modal behavior
• Code review completed

🔄 Types of Changes

• 🐛 Bug fix (non-breaking change which fixes an issue)
• ✨ New feature (non-breaking change which adds functionality)
• ⚠️ Breaking change (fix or feature that would cause existing functionality to change)
• 📚 Documentation update

✅ Checklist

• My code follows the code style of this project
• I have performed a self-review of my code
• I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas
• I have added tests that prove my fix is effective or that my feature works
• I have added necessary documentation (if appropriate)
• I have rebased and/or merged on top of the latest next branch

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Original prompt

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This section details on the original issue you should resolve

<issue_title>File manager UX and functionality issues (drag & drop, multi-select, sorting, navigation)</issue_title>
<issue_description>Hi! I jsut installed Palmr on my server. It looks great already and seems very intuitive.

After playing around with it for a while, I came across some things that could be improved. See below.

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1. Drag & drop (single + multi-select)

• Add support for dragging and dropping files and folders (e.g., moving items into other folders).
• When multiple items are selected, allow dragging and dropping the entire selection as a batch.

2. Multi-select move action moves only one item

• When selecting multiple files via checkmarks and choosing Move (or equivalent), only one file is moved.
• Expected behavior: all selected items should be moved to the chosen destination folder.

3. Sorting: default + by name

• Add the ability to sort files/folders by name.
• Current behavior appears unsorted (or inconsistent).
• Expected default: items are sorted by name (with optional sort controls for ascending/descending).

4. Folder navigation requires manual refresh

• Clicking a folder updates the URL, but the UI does not actually navigate into that folder until the page is manually refreshed.
• Expected behavior: the folder view updates immediately upon click (and stays in sync with the URL).

5. Move modal layout breaks on deep folder hierarchies

• In the “Move item to another location” modal, when the folder hierarchy is long/deep, the buttons become misaligned/dislocated.
• Expected behavior: the modal remains responsive and buttons stay correctly positioned (e.g., fixed footer, scrollable content area).

6. Folder color customization

• Add the ability to assign colors to folders (for quick visual categorization).

7. Shared link navigation conflicts with root

After sharing a folder via a generated link, navigation behaves inconsistently:

• The shared folder context appears to conflict with “root”.
• When entering subfolders, clicking sometimes resets navigation back to the shared folder’s root instead of staying within the selected subfolder path.
• Expected behavior: shared links should keep a consistent base path and allow stable navigation through subfolders without unexpected jumps.
  </issue_description>

Comments on the Issue (you are @copilot in this section)

• Fixes File manager UX and functionality issues (drag & drop, multi-select, sorting, navigation) #388

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Navigation fix 💪