How to preview remote files by VFS

[Xinli-GUMP]

What system are you running Yazi on?

Windows

What terminal are you running Yazi in?

Windows Terminal Preview

yazi --debug output

Yazi
    Version: 26.1.22 (4e0acf8 2026-01-22)
    Debug  : false
    Triple : x86_64-pc-windows-msvc (windows-x86_64)
    Rustc  : 1.93.0 (254b5960 2026-01-19)

Ya
    Version: 26.1.4 (3c39a32 2026-01-04)

Config
    Init             : C:\Users\86136\AppData\Roaming\yazi\config\init.lua (3249 chars)
    Yazi             : C:\Users\86136\AppData\Roaming\yazi\config\yazi.toml (9774 chars)
    Keymap           : C:\Users\86136\AppData\Roaming\yazi\config\keymap.toml (21590 chars)
    Theme            : C:\Users\86136\AppData\Roaming\yazi\config\theme.toml (586 chars)
    VFS              : C:\Users\86136\AppData\Roaming\yazi\config\vfs.toml (106 chars)
    Package          : C:\Users\86136\AppData\Roaming\yazi\config\package.toml (1203 chars)
    Dark/light flavor: "dracula" / ""

Emulator
    TERM                : None
    TERM_PROGRAM        : None
    TERM_PROGRAM_VERSION: None
    Brand.from_env      : Some(Microsoft)
    Emulator.detect     : Emulator { kind: Left(Microsoft), version: "", light: false, csi_16t: (10, 20), force_16t: true }

Adapter
    Adapter.matches    : Sixel
    Dimension.available: Dimension { rows: 33, columns: 137, width: 0, height: 0 }

Desktop
    XDG_SESSION_TYPE           : None
    WAYLAND_DISPLAY            : None
    DISPLAY                    : None
    SWAYSOCK                   : None
    HYPRLAND_INSTANCE_SIGNATURE: None
    WAYFIRE_SOCKET             : None

SSH
    shared.in_ssh_connection: false

WSL
    WSL: false

Variables
    SHELL              : None
    EDITOR             : Some("nvim")
    VISUAL             : Some("nvim")
    YAZI_FILE_ONE      : Some("D:\\NetTool\\Git\\usr\\bin\\file.exe")
    YAZI_CONFIG_HOME   : None
    YAZI_ZOXIDE_OPTS   : None
    FZF_DEFAULT_OPTS   : None
    FZF_DEFAULT_COMMAND: None

Text Opener
    default     : Some(OpenerRule { run: "wt -w 0 new-tab nvim %s", block: false, orphan: true, desc: "nvim", for: None, spread: true })
    block-create: None
    block-rename: Some(OpenerRule { run: "nvim \"%s\"", block: true, orphan: false, desc: "", for: None, spread: true })

Multiplexers
    TMUX               : false
    tmux version       : program not found
    tmux build flags   : enable-sixel=Unknown
    ZELLIJ_SESSION_NAME: None
    Zellij version     : program not found

Dependencies
    file          : 5.45
    ueberzugpp    : program not found
    ffmpeg/ffprobe: ffmpeg version 2024-10-21-git-baa23e40c1-essentials_build-www.gyan.dev Copyright (c) 2000-2024 the FFmpeg developers / ffprobe version 2024-10-21-git-baa23e40c1-essentials_build-www.gyan.dev Copyright (c) 2007-2024 the FFmpeg developers
    pdftoppm      : 24.08.0
    magick        : 7.1.2-8
    fzf           : 0.67.0
    fd/fdfind     : 10.2.0 / program not found
    rg            : 14.1.1
    chafa         : program not found
    zoxide        : 0.9.8
    7zz/7z        : program not found / 25.01
    resvg         : program not found
    jq            : program not found

Clipboard
    wl-copy/paste: program not found / program not found
    xclip        : program not found
    xsel         : program not found

Routine
    `file -bL --mime-type`: text/plain


See https://yazi-rs.github.io/docs/plugins/overview#debugging on how to enable logging or debug runtime errors.

Describe the question

Is it currently possible to preview remote files via VFS on Windows?

Anything else?

Checklist

• I have read all the documentation
• I have searched the existing discussions/issues

[sxyazi]

Click Tab key to see which previewer you're using

[Xinli-GUMP]

By the why, remote files can be previewed normally through rclone mount.

[sxyazi]

Why does the remote file use mime-ext.local which is designed for local files rather than mime-ext.remote? Are you sure you configured it correctly as per its README.md?

[Xinli-GUMP]

Sorry, I forgot to change the 'mime-ext.remote' configuration after updating YAZI, but , after modification, it still cannot be previewed.

[sxyazi]

You need to download a remote file to preview

yazi/yazi-config/preset/yazi-default.toml

Lines 61 to 64 in 339002e

	download = [
	{ run = "ya emit download --open %S", desc = "Download and open" },
	{ run = "ya emit download %S", desc = "Download" },
	]

yazi/yazi-config/preset/yazi-default.toml

Lines 83 to 84 in 339002e

	# Virtual file system
	{ mime = "vfs/{absent,stale}", use = "download" },

[Xinli-GUMP]

Got it. Thanks!