How to I manage Azure "files" from GUI and command line?

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I'm confused about the difference between "files" and other objects in Azure storage. I understand how to upload a file to a share using the Azure web console and command line, but in the Azure Storage Explorer I don't see either of these, but only see "blobs" and though I can upload "files" there using the explorer, I can't upload to or see any of my "file" "shares".

Is there a way to browse and manage "files" and "shares" using Azure Storage Explorer, or some other client or CLI tool (on OS X)?

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It is the different services. Azure Storage is... the "umbrella" service that consists of some services - Queues (obvious :)), Tables (kind of a noSQL table storage), Blobs (binary large objects, from text files to multimedia) and Files (the service that implements the file shares that may be connected to the Virtual Machine, for example, as a file share).

They are different services that may be used from the Azure Storage Explorer, but it depends on what you want to use and/or implement. If you need to put just files, you may use blobs. If you need to attach the storage as a file share to the VM, then the Files service is what you need. Good comparison.

I am not sure if you can manage Files with the Azure Storage Explorer (UPD: checked - do not), but something like CloudXplorer is able to do that.

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You can browse and add/edit/delete files in Azure File Shares similar to how you would any other file share after mounting. You can refer to these two articles on how to do so:

Alternatively, you can use CLI or PowerShell, see examples below: