The letters in bold below refer to the labels in fig. Here are the basic operations of managing a Workspace. Workspaces help to organize your files by allowing you to separate your projects. is the link to the documentation (this page). Remix Desktop is a version of Remix IDE in an Electron app.Īlso see this article about securing your files in Remix File Explorer Tour ¶ Remixd enables you to have access to a selected folder on your hard drive. If you want to store files on your computer’s filesystem, use Remixd or use the desktop version of Remix IDE. If you want to use browser storage, but also to save a git repo on IPFS, use the DGIT plugin. File Storage outside of the browser and Version Control ¶ Important Note: Clearing the browser storage & IndexedDB will permanently delete all the files stored there. So tread carefully, browser storage is not permanent!

Yes, both are written in a browser but a Google doc saves your work to Google’s servers, and Remix-out of the box-only saves your code to your browser’s storage.

File Storage ¶īy default, Remix IDE stores files in IndexedDB.Ĭoding in Remix IDE Online is different from writing in a Google doc. There is also a context menu that pops up when you right click on a file or folder.

The File Explorer is for managing Workspaces and files. To get to the File Explorer module - click the File Explorer icon. Importing & Loading Source Files in Solidity.File Storage outside of the browser and Version Control.

File explorers