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P4 for Windows File Explorer Documentation | 2025.2

# P4EXP menu options

When you right-click a file in your file browser and select P4, P4 for Windows File Explorer displays some or all of the following menu options, depending on the state of the file.

Log In... | Enables you to enter your password and log in if you are not logged in to P4 Server and you have a password. If the server you are connecting to is configured with multi-factor authentication (MFA), you are prompted for another layer of verification. Depending on the setup, you may need to select a method of verification before you can enter your credentials. For more information, see `p4 login2` in the P4 CLI Reference. If the server you are connecting to is configured for authentication with P4 Authentication Service (P4 AS), the Identity Provider (IdP) web page opens, prompting you for the credentials registered with your Identity Provider (IdP). For details, see P4 Authentication Service Documentation or contact your P4 Server administrator.
Get Latest Revision | Retrieves the most recent version of a file in the depot A file repository hosted on the P4 Server. A depot is the top-level unit of storage for versioned files, which are also known as depot files, archive files, or source files. It contains all versions of all files ever submitted to the depot. Except for obliterated files, any version of any file can be restored, including deleted files, but not obliterated files. An installation can have multiple depots, and they might be of different types, such as a local depot and a stream depot..
Submit... | Checks in the default changelist The unnumbered pending changelist that is automatically created when a file is opened for add, edit, or delete.. A changelist The changes to files or stream specifications along with metadata, such as the list of changed files, their version numbers, the submitter of the changelist, and the submitter's description of the changes. A changelist is the unit of versioned work. contains details about the change you made to files in the depot.
Check Out | Opens the files for edit in your default changelist. A changelist logs the changes you make to files in the depot. After you have made your changes, you submit To send a pending changelist from the client workspace to the depot. the changelist.
Delete in P4 Server | Removes selected files locally and marks them for delete in P4 Server. Depending on your preferences, P4 for Windows File Explorer prompts you for confirmation before it proceeds. Selecting the Don't confirm deletes in the future check box turns off the related preference. When you confirm, P4 for Windows File Explorer marks the files for delete in P4 Server and displays a confirmation message with the number of files marked for delete. Files marked for delete still exist in P4 Server. They are now included in a pending changelist A unit of versioned work that is not submitted. A changelist is created when you check out any file. A changelist is pending until you submit or revert the change.. To complete the deletion process, you need to submit the changelist. To access the changelist, right-click and select Show in P4V or View Pending Changelists. Then, right-click the respective changelist and click Submit.
Add to Source Control | Adds the selected files to the default changelist. When you submit the changelist, the files are added to the depot. Only files that reside in directories in your workspace view can be added to a depot.
Revert | Discards all changes you have made to the file. P4 Server restores the head revision The most recent revision of a file within the depot. Because file revisions are numbered sequentially, this revision is the highest-numbered revision of that file. of the file from the depot to your workspace, overwriting any changes you have made. The file is no longer checked out.
Revert Unchanged Files | Closes unchanged files in a changelist. The files are no longer checked out.
View Pending Changelists | Opens the Pending Changelists dialog, which lists all changelists that have not been submitted. This is helpful when you need to submit files that you marked for delete with the Delete in P4 Server option because such files no longer show in File Explorer.
Diff Against Have Revision | Launches your diff 1: A set of lines that do not match when two files, or stream versions, are compared. 2: To compare the contents of files or file revisions, or of stream versions. See conflict. utility to compare (diff) files in your workspace with files at the head revision in the depot to display any changes you have made.
File History | Displays the History dialog, which enables you to view any of the selected file's revisions, get a desired revision into your workspace, or compare two revisions of the same file.
Properties | Displays P4 Server information about a file.
Show in P4V | Opens P4V with the selected file highlighted.
Remove from Workspace | Removes files from your workspace. The files remain in the depot. To restore a file to your workspace, select the file in P4V and choose Get Latest Revision.
Refresh File State | Refreshes the state of the files under P4 Server control.
More | Set Connection: Displays the dialog for configuring a connection to your P4 Server. Connection Information: Displays information about your P4 Server connection.
Preferences: Enables you to configure P4 for Windows File Explorer as follows: Show file state icons: Select to display P4 Server icon overlays on individual files to indicate file state in the file browser, as follows: Green circle: The file is synced to head. Yellow triangle: The file is out of date. Red check: The file is in your changelist, opened for either add, edit, or delete. Prompt for confirmation of delete in P4 Server: Clear if you do not want P4 for Windows File Explorer to prompt you for confirmation when you try to delete a file in P4 Server. By default, this option is selected. Show only error messages: Select to display only error messages from the server. By default, all server messages are displayed when you perform an action on a file. Enable logging to file: Select to log P4 for Windows File Explorer activity to the specified file. Name: Specify the name and location of the log file. Size: Specify the maximum size of the log file. Enable diagnostic logging: Select to turn on verbose debug logging for actions performed from P4 menu items.
Log Off: Logs you out if you have a password set in P4 Server.
Help: Displays this help page.

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