File Manager App

A secure, user-friendly file manager web application built using Python Flask, with support for folder creation, file uploads, public access links, and user-specific dashboards.

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Features Implemented

User Authentication

• User registration and login with hashed passwords
• Session-based authentication
• Redirect to dashboard if already logged in

Folder & File Management

• Create folders per user
• Upload files to specific folders
• Allowed file types: images (JPG, PNG, GIF), PDFs, Word documents (DOC, DOCX)
• File previews (images and PDFs)
• Public URL generation for sharing files
• File deletion with confirmation

Dashboard Enhancements

• Displays total size of each folder in MB
• Shows number of files per folder
• Progress bar to visualize storage usage (based on 100 MB quota)
• "Download ZIP" button to download all files in a folder
• Displays logged-in username next to Logout button

Download Features

• ZIP download of folder contents
• In-memory generation using io.BytesIO and zipfile

UI/UX

• Fully responsive layout using Bootstrap 5
• Bootstrap icons for folder and file types
• Clean login, register, dashboard, and folder pages

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Setup Instructions

1. Install requirements

pip install -r requirements.txt

2. Initialize the database

python3 init_db.py

3. Run the App

python3 app.py

4. Visit in browser

http://127.0.0.1:5000/

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Project Structure

flask_file_app/
├── app.py
├── config.py
├── models.py
├── templates/
│   ├── login.html
│   ├── register.html
│   ├── dashboard.html
│   └── folder.html
├── static/uploads/
├── database.db (auto-created)

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Future Improvements

• Expiring public URLs
• Admin dashboard to monitor users
• Email-based account verification
• Cloud file storage (S3, Cloudinary)