Prvstorage app is slowly evolving. It got to version 0.9.6 and it has now a media preview functionality.

If upgrading from previous version you must install on your system exiftran (a simple utility that prvstorage uses to handle photo/picture orientation). I also strongly recommend purging thumb directory for regenerating all previously created thumbnails. This will get rid of thumbnails with bad orientation and ensure smooth functionality of media preview module.

• Changes from previous version (v0.9.5):

• Added media preview functionality. Because thumbnails are petty small, I added this functionality so that you may easily preview media files at a decent resolution. Just click/tap on a thumbnail to enter media preview module and use arrows to surf.
• Thanks to exiftran thumbnails and stored pictures/photos will preserve original orientation.
• Sharing files and folders on NShare directory has been reworked. You no longer can create/upload directly to NShare. If you want to share something on NShare directory I recommend preparing a folder/directory in your private space than move/copy it to NShare.

To update your Prvstorage app to latest version follow the steps below

• 1. Open a terminal. Right click on your desktop, and click Open in terminal. If on Ubuntu server just go to the next step.
• 2. Type the following commands and hit ENTER to get to install exiftran.

  $ sudo apt update

  $ sudo apt install -y exiftran

• 3. Type the following command and hit ENTER to get to your app root directory.

  $ cd /var/www/your/prvstorage/directory

• 4. Type the following command and hit ENTER to update to latest version.

  $ git pull origin stable

• 5. If that didn't work (permissions issue), use the root privileges.

  $ sudo git pull origin stable

  There you are: you have updated your app to latest stable version.
• 6. Type the following command and hit ENTER to purge thumb directory.

  $ sudo rm -R storage/app/public/thumb

After removing thumb directory the application will need to regenerate thumbnails. This process will be triggered every time you open a directory with media files and it may take a longer time for page to load. After thumbnails are generated the speed of pages will dramatically increase.

For any issue with the app or suggestions to improve it, please contact me on Email or in the Report issue section of this website.