diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/FileTransfer/TransfersDialog.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/FileTransfer/TransfersDialog.cpp
index aa9b50298..83e3219c3 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/FileTransfer/TransfersDialog.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/FileTransfer/TransfersDialog.cpp
@@ -442,7 +442,7 @@ public:
 			{
 				QString strPath = QString::fromUtf8(fileInfo.path.c_str());
 				QString strPathAfterDL = strPath;
-				strPathAfterDL.replace(QString::fromUtf8(rsFiles->getDownloadDirectory().c_str()),"");
+                strPathAfterDL.replace(QString::fromUtf8(rsFiles->getDownloadDirectory().c_str()),"[Download Dir]");
 
 				return QVariant(strPathAfterDL);
 			}
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxschannels/GxsChannelFilesStatusWidget.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxschannels/GxsChannelFilesStatusWidget.cpp
index 66eb0f793..23f5f5b93 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxschannels/GxsChannelFilesStatusWidget.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxschannels/GxsChannelFilesStatusWidget.cpp
@@ -50,15 +50,12 @@ GxsChannelFilesStatusWidget::GxsChannelFilesStatusWidget(const RsGxsFile &file,
 	connect(ui->openFilePushButton, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(openFile()));
 
 	ui->downloadPushButton->setIcon(FilesDefs::getIconFromQtResourcePath(":/icons/png/download.png"));
-	ui->openFolderToolButton->setIcon(FilesDefs::getIconFromQtResourcePath(":/icons/png/arrow.png"));
 
-	QAction *openfolder = new QAction(tr("Open folder"), this);
-	connect(openfolder, SIGNAL(triggered()), this, SLOT(openFolder()));
+    ui->openFolderPushButton->setIcon(FilesDefs::getIconFromQtResourcePath(":/images/folderopen.png"));
+    ui->openFolderPushButton->setToolTip(tr("Open folder"));
+
+    connect(ui->openFolderPushButton, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(openFolder()));
 	
-	QMenu *menu = new QMenu();
-	menu->addAction(openfolder);
-	ui->openFolderToolButton->setMenu(menu);
-
 	check();
 }
 
@@ -90,7 +87,9 @@ void GxsChannelFilesStatusWidget::setSize(uint64_t size)
 void GxsChannelFilesStatusWidget::check()
 {
 	FileInfo fileInfo;
-	if (rsFiles->alreadyHaveFile(mFile.mHash, fileInfo)) {
+
+    if(haveFile(fileInfo))
+    {
 		mState = STATE_LOCAL;
 		setSize(fileInfo.size);
 		
@@ -103,27 +102,25 @@ void GxsChannelFilesStatusWidget::check()
 			ui->openFilePushButton->setText(tr("Play"));
 			ui->openFilePushButton->setIcon(FilesDefs::getIconFromQtResourcePath(":/icons/png/play.png"));
 		}
-		
-	} else {
-		FileInfo fileInfo;
-		bool detailsOk = rsFiles->FileDetails(mFile.mHash, RS_FILE_HINTS_DOWNLOAD | RS_FILE_HINTS_SPEC_ONLY, fileInfo);
-
-		if (detailsOk) {
-			switch (fileInfo.downloadStatus) {
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        switch (fileInfo.downloadStatus)
+        {
 			case FT_STATE_WAITING:
 				mState = STATE_WAITING;
 				break;
 			case FT_STATE_DOWNLOADING:
-				if (fileInfo.avail == fileInfo.size) {
+                if (fileInfo.avail == fileInfo.size)
 					mState = STATE_LOCAL;
-				} else {
+                else
 					mState = STATE_DOWNLOAD;
-				}
+
 				setSize(fileInfo.size);
 				ui->progressBar->setValue(fileInfo.avail / mDivisor);
 				break;
-			case FT_STATE_COMPLETE:
-				mState = STATE_DOWNLOAD;
+            case FT_STATE_COMPLETE:		// this should not happen, since the case is handled earlier
+                mState = STATE_ERROR;
 				break;
 			case FT_STATE_QUEUED:
 				mState = STATE_WAITING;
@@ -134,14 +131,11 @@ void GxsChannelFilesStatusWidget::check()
 			case FT_STATE_CHECKING_HASH:
 				mState = STATE_CHECKING;
 				break;
-			case FT_STATE_FAILED:
-				mState = STATE_ERROR;
-				break;
-			}
-		} else {
-			mState = STATE_REMOTE;
-		}
-	}
+        default:
+                mState = STATE_REMOTE;
+                break;
+        }
+    }
 
 	int repeat = 0;
 	QString statusText;
@@ -156,7 +150,7 @@ void GxsChannelFilesStatusWidget::check()
 		ui->cancelToolButton->hide();
 		ui->progressBar->hide();
 		ui->openFilePushButton->hide();
-		ui->openFolderToolButton->hide();
+        ui->openFolderPushButton->hide();
 
 		statusText = tr("Error");
 
@@ -171,7 +165,7 @@ void GxsChannelFilesStatusWidget::check()
 		ui->cancelToolButton->hide();
 		ui->progressBar->hide();
 		ui->openFilePushButton->hide();
-		ui->openFolderToolButton->hide();
+        ui->openFolderPushButton->hide();
 
 		break;
 
@@ -184,7 +178,7 @@ void GxsChannelFilesStatusWidget::check()
 		ui->cancelToolButton->show();
 		ui->progressBar->show();
 		ui->openFilePushButton->hide();
-		ui->openFolderToolButton->hide();
+        ui->openFolderPushButton->hide();
 
 		break;
 
@@ -197,7 +191,7 @@ void GxsChannelFilesStatusWidget::check()
 		ui->cancelToolButton->show();
 		ui->progressBar->hide();
 		ui->openFilePushButton->hide();
-		ui->openFolderToolButton->hide();
+        ui->openFolderPushButton->hide();
 
 		statusText = tr("Paused");
 
@@ -212,7 +206,7 @@ void GxsChannelFilesStatusWidget::check()
 		ui->cancelToolButton->show();
 		ui->progressBar->hide();
 		ui->openFilePushButton->hide();
-		ui->openFolderToolButton->hide();
+        ui->openFolderPushButton->hide();
 
 		statusText = tr("Waiting");
 
@@ -227,7 +221,7 @@ void GxsChannelFilesStatusWidget::check()
 		ui->cancelToolButton->show();
 		ui->progressBar->hide();
 		ui->openFilePushButton->hide();
-		ui->openFolderToolButton->hide();
+        ui->openFolderPushButton->hide();
 
 		statusText = tr("Checking");
 
@@ -242,7 +236,7 @@ void GxsChannelFilesStatusWidget::check()
 		ui->cancelToolButton->hide();
 		ui->progressBar->hide();
 		ui->openFilePushButton->show();
-		ui->openFolderToolButton->show();
+        ui->openFolderPushButton->show();
 
 		break;
 	}
@@ -324,35 +318,60 @@ void GxsChannelFilesStatusWidget::cancel()
 void GxsChannelFilesStatusWidget::openFolder()
 {
 	FileInfo fileInfo;
-	if (!rsFiles->alreadyHaveFile(mFile.mHash, fileInfo)) {
+    if (!haveFile(fileInfo))
 		return;
-	}
 
-	/* open folder with a suitable application */
-	QDir dir = QFileInfo(QString::fromUtf8(fileInfo.path.c_str())).absoluteDir();
-	if (dir.exists()) {
-		if (!RsUrlHandler::openUrl(QUrl::fromLocalFile(dir.absolutePath()))) {
-            if(!mUsedAsEditor)
-                QMessageBox::warning(this, "", QString("%1 %2").arg(tr("Can't open folder"), dir.absolutePath()));
-            else
-                RsErr() << "Can't open folder " << dir.absolutePath().toStdString() ;
+    QFileInfo finfo;
+    finfo.setFile(QString::fromUtf8(fileInfo.path.c_str()));
 
-        }
-	}
+    /* open folder with a suitable application */
+    if (!RsUrlHandler::openUrl(QUrl::fromLocalFile(finfo.absolutePath()))) {
+        if(!mUsedAsEditor)
+            QMessageBox::warning(this, "", QString("%1 %2").arg(tr("Can't open folder"), finfo.absolutePath()));
+        else
+            RsErr() << "Can't open folder " << finfo.absolutePath().toStdString() ;
+    }
+}
+
+bool GxsChannelFilesStatusWidget::haveFile(FileInfo& info)
+{
+    bool already_has_file = rsFiles->alreadyHaveFile(mFile.mHash, info);
+
+    if(!already_has_file)
+        if(!(rsFiles->FileDetails(mFile.mHash, RS_FILE_HINTS_DOWNLOAD | RS_FILE_HINTS_SPEC_ONLY, info) && info.downloadStatus==FT_STATE_COMPLETE))
+            return false;
+
+    // We need the code below because FileDetails() returns fileInfo.path as the directory when the file in COMPLETE and
+    // as a full path when the file is shared. The former is inconsistent with the documentation in rstypes.h, but I'm not
+    // sure what are the implications of changing the code in libretroshare so that the full path is always returned.
+
+    QFileInfo finfo;
+
+    if(QDir(QString::fromUtf8(info.path.c_str())).exists())
+        finfo.setFile(QString::fromUtf8(info.path.c_str()),QString::fromUtf8(info.fname.c_str()));
+    else if(QFile(QString::fromUtf8(info.path.c_str())).exists())
+        finfo.setFile(QString::fromUtf8(info.path.c_str()));
+    else
+    {
+        RsErr() << "Cannot find file!" << std::endl;
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    info.path = finfo.absoluteFilePath().toStdString();
+    return true;
 }
 
 void GxsChannelFilesStatusWidget::openFile()
 {
 	FileInfo fileInfo;
-	if (!rsFiles->alreadyHaveFile(mFile.mHash, fileInfo)) {
+    if(!haveFile(fileInfo))
 		return;
-	}
 
-	/* open file with a suitable application */
-	QFileInfo qinfo;
-	qinfo.setFile(QString::fromUtf8(fileInfo.path.c_str()));
-	if (qinfo.exists()) {
-		if (!RsUrlHandler::openUrl(QUrl::fromLocalFile(qinfo.absoluteFilePath()))) {
+    QFileInfo finfo;
+    finfo.setFile(QString::fromUtf8(fileInfo.path.c_str()));
+
+    if (finfo.exists()) {
+        if (!RsUrlHandler::openUrl(QUrl::fromLocalFile(finfo.absoluteFilePath()))) {
 			std::cerr << "GxsChannelFilesStatusWidget(): can't open file " << fileInfo.path << std::endl;
 		}
 	}else{
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxschannels/GxsChannelFilesStatusWidget.h b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxschannels/GxsChannelFilesStatusWidget.h
index 7ae09ce6b..0dbb5c072 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxschannels/GxsChannelFilesStatusWidget.h
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxschannels/GxsChannelFilesStatusWidget.h
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ private slots:
 
 private:
 	void setSize(uint64_t size);
+    bool haveFile(FileInfo& info);
 
 private:
 	enum State
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxschannels/GxsChannelFilesStatusWidget.ui b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxschannels/GxsChannelFilesStatusWidget.ui
index 2c51ded6c..e8ee2d512 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxschannels/GxsChannelFilesStatusWidget.ui
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxschannels/GxsChannelFilesStatusWidget.ui
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
    <rect>
     <x>0</x>
     <y>0</y>
-    <width>421</width>
-    <height>29</height>
+    <width>473</width>
+    <height>36</height>
    </rect>
   </property>
   <property name="windowTitle">
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@
        </widget>
       </item>
       <item>
-       <widget class="QToolButton" name="openFolderToolButton">
+       <widget class="QToolButton" name="openFolderPushButton">
         <property name="sizePolicy">
          <sizepolicy hsizetype="Fixed" vsizetype="Fixed">
           <horstretch>0</horstretch>
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxschannels/GxsChannelPostFilesModel.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxschannels/GxsChannelPostFilesModel.cpp
index 54b787e65..0796b6ce1 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxschannels/GxsChannelPostFilesModel.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxschannels/GxsChannelPostFilesModel.cpp
@@ -348,7 +348,14 @@ public:
             if(r1 && r2)
                 return (ord==Qt::AscendingOrder)?(fi1.transfered<fi2.transfered):(fi1.transfered>fi2.transfered);
             else
+            {
+                FileInfo fitmp;
+
+                if(!r1 && rsFiles->alreadyHaveFile(f1.mHash,fitmp)) fi1.downloadStatus = FT_STATE_COMPLETE;
+                if(!r2 && rsFiles->alreadyHaveFile(f2.mHash,fitmp)) fi2.downloadStatus = FT_STATE_COMPLETE;
+
                 return (ord==Qt::AscendingOrder)?(fi1.downloadStatus<fi2.downloadStatus):(fi1.downloadStatus>fi2.downloadStatus);
+            }
 		}
 		}