File Manager "Buttons are Gone!!!"

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Hi, help please!!
I was working with C5 and was adding images and then some extra add-ons for functionality.
But now, all of a sudden... the File Manager "Control/Buttons" [add area, Choose, Upload and Upload Multiple] are completely gone.

Any suggestions? Thank you.

//G
(newbie with stupid questions that made sense at the time)

maddox
 
bishopdennis replied on at Permalink Reply
bishopdennis
I'm having the same problem and I don't know anyone who has any answers.
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bishopdennis
I received the following reply on another forum and thought I'd pass it on to you.

"Usually this is because the "Allowed File-types" gets "lost", and usually after upgrading from 5.4.2.1 to 5.4.2.2 (well for me anyway).
If the file types box is blank/empty, then no buttons are displayed in the file manager."

Go here to see the example:
http://www.concrete5.org/files/1713/2557/8558/filetypes.png...

I hope this helps you, as it did me.
maddox replied on at Permalink Reply
maddox
Thanks for the info bishopdennis, I had figured it out myself by trial and error. - and forgot to post a solution here. But it is just as you described it. I had to put the file types back on the box to be able to get the buttons again. Thanks for your follow up. Happy new year to you.
rmorales replied on at Permalink Reply
I had the same problem and trying to solve it I migrate to 5.5. The cause of the problem seems to be the same, but I cannot paste the allowed file types as the textbox is not editable.

Any ideas on how to fix this?

Regards,
Rafael
MattWaters replied on at Permalink Reply
MattWaters
Hi Rafael,

Hmm, that field should be editable. Are you logged in as admin? In 5.5, the Allowed File Types is available here:

index.php/dashboard/system/permissions/file_types/

We're still looking into the missing file types issue. So far it's been a difficult one to track down, and might be related to specific hosting environments. I've performed dozens of 5.5.0 and 5.5.1 installs so far and haven't run into it yet. Regardless, the core team is aware of this.
MattWaters replied on at Permalink Reply
MattWaters
UPDATE 2/15/2012:

This is not caused by one-click installer services as previously suspected. We've figured out that the culprit is likely the HTML5 Music and / or HTML5 Video add-ons from the Marketplace. These add-ons inadvertently wiped out the missing Allowed File Types values upon installation. The add-on developer has been notified and asked to fix this bug. Please see this thread for more info (note that while it's in the Bug Tracker for concrete5.5.1 it is NOT actually a core bug):

http://www.concrete5.org/developers/bugs/5-5-1/upload-file-options-...

Re-adding the Allowed File Types in the method specified above should work as reported. Alternatively, there's an SQL query you can run to fix this, noted in the link posted above.

In concrete5.4.2.2 and earlier, go to Dashboard > File Manager and click the Access tab at the top, you'll see a box named Allowed File Types.

In concrete5.5 and above, simple enter "Allowed File Types" into the Dashboard's Inelligent Search field (or go to Dashboard > System & Settings > Permissions & Access > Allowed File Types).

This field is supposed to contain a list of all the types of files you're allowed to upload, but if you're experiencing this problem, this field is likely blank. Even though the admin is technically allowed to upload files, no file types are allowed...so the file upload buttons disappear.

To fix this, paste the following into the Allowed File Types field and click Save:

flv, jpg, gif, jpeg, ico, docx, xla, png, psd, swf, doc, txt, xls, xlsx, csv, pdf, tiff, rtf, m4a, mov, wmv, mpeg, mpg, wav, avi, m4v, mp4, mp3, qt, ppt, pptx, kml, xml



Hope this helps everyone!