diff --git a/web/skins/classic/views/files.php b/web/skins/classic/views/files.php
index df566e375d..6a27237f95 100644
--- a/web/skins/classic/views/files.php
+++ b/web/skins/classic/views/files.php
@@ -23,23 +23,34 @@
   return;
 }
 
-$path = (!empty($_REQUEST['path'])) ? detaintPathAllowAbsolute($_REQUEST['path']) : ZM_DIR_EVENTS;
+$storage_areas = ZM\Storage::find();
 $is_ok_path = false;
-foreach (ZM\Storage::find() as $storage) {
-  $rc = strstr($path, $storage->Path(), true);
-  ZM\Debug("rc from strstr ($rc) $path ".$storage->Path());
-  if ((false !== $rc) and ($rc == '')) {
-    # Must be at the beginning
-    $is_ok_path = true;
+$path = (!empty($_REQUEST['path'])) ? detaintPathAllowAbsolute($_REQUEST['path']) : '';
+if (!$path) {
+  if (count($storage_areas)==0) {
+    $path = ZM_DIR_EVENTS;
+  } else if (count($storage_areas)==0) {
+    $path = $storage_areas[0]->Path();
   }
 }
-$path_parts = pathinfo($path);
 
-if (@is_file($path)) {
-  if (output_file($path))
-    return;
-  $path = $path_parts['dirname'];
-}
+if ($path) {
+  foreach ($storage_areas as $storage) {
+    $rc = strstr($path, $storage->Path(), true);
+    if ((false !== $rc) and ($rc == '')) {
+      # Must be at the beginning
+      $is_ok_path = true;
+    }
+  }
+  $path_parts = pathinfo($path);
+
+  if (@is_file($path)) {
+    if (output_file($path))
+      return;
+    $path = $path_parts['dirname'];
+  }
+} # end if path
+
 $show_hidden = isset($_REQUEST['show_hidden']) ? $_REQUEST['show_hidden'] : 0;
 
 function guess_material_icon($file) {
@@ -63,24 +74,30 @@ function guess_material_icon($file) {
     <div id="content">
       <form id="filesForm" name="filesForm" method="post" action="?view=files&path=<?php echo urlencode($path); ?>">
 <?php
-if (!$is_ok_path) {
-  echo '<div class="error">Path is not valid. Path must be below a designated Storage area.<br/></div>';
-} else {
-$exploded = explode('/', $path);
-ZM\Debug(print_r($exploded, true));
-$array = array();
+$files = array();
+$folders = array();
 $parent = '';
-for ($i = 0; $i < count($exploded); $i++) {
-  if ($exploded[$i])
-  $parent = $parent . '/' . $exploded[$i];
-  $parent_enc = urlencode($parent);
-  $array[] = "<a href='?view=files&amp;path={$parent_enc}'>" . validHtmlStr($exploded[$i]) . '</a>';
-}
-array_pop($exploded);
 
-$parent = implode('/', $exploded);
-$sep = '<i class="bread-crumb"> / </i>';
-echo implode($sep, $array).'<br/>';
+if ($path) {
+  if (!$is_ok_path) {
+    echo '<div class="error">Path is not valid. Path must be below a designated Storage area.<br/></div>';
+    $path = '';
+  } else {
+    $exploded = explode('/', $path);
+    $array = array();
+    for ($i = 0; $i < count($exploded); $i++) {
+      if ($exploded[$i])
+        $parent = $parent . '/' . $exploded[$i];
+      $parent_enc = urlencode($parent);
+      $array[] = "<a href='?view=files&amp;path={$parent_enc}'>" . validHtmlStr($exploded[$i]) . '</a>';
+    }
+    array_pop($exploded);
+
+    $parent = implode('/', $exploded);
+    $sep = '<i class="bread-crumb"> / </i>';
+    echo implode($sep, $array).'<br/>';
+  } 
+} # end if path
 ?>
         <table id="contentTable" class="major">
           <thead class="thead-highlight">
@@ -91,21 +108,25 @@ function guess_material_icon($file) {
           </thead>
           <tbody>
 <?php
-$files = array();
-$folders = array();
-$entries = is_readable($path) ? scandir($path) : array();
-foreach ($entries as $file) {
-  if ($file == '.' || $file == '..') {
-    continue;
-  }
-  if (!$show_hidden && substr($file, 0, 1) === '.') {
-    continue;
+if ($path) {
+  $entries = is_readable($path) ? scandir($path) : array();
+  foreach ($entries as $file) {
+    if ($file == '.' || $file == '..') {
+      continue;
+    }
+    if (!$show_hidden && substr($file, 0, 1) === '.') {
+      continue;
+    }
+    $full_path = $path.'/'.$file;
+    if (@is_file($full_path)) {
+      $files[] = $file;
+    } else if (@is_dir($full_path)) {
+      $folders[] = $file;
+    }
   }
-  $full_path = $path.'/'.$file;
-  if (@is_file($full_path)) {
-    $files[] = $file;
-  } else if (@is_dir($full_path)) {
-    $folders[] = $file;
+} else { # ! path
+  foreach ($storage_areas as $storage) {
+    $folders[] = $storage->Path();
   }
 }
 natcasesort($files);
@@ -118,7 +139,7 @@ function guess_material_icon($file) {
 </tr>';
 }
 foreach ($folders as $folder) {
-  $url = urlencode($path.'/'.$folder);
+  $url = urlencode(($path?$path.'/':'').$folder);
   echo '
 <tr>
   <td class="colSelect"><input type="checkbox" name="files[]" value="'.validHtmlStr($folder).'"/></td>
@@ -135,9 +156,6 @@ function guess_material_icon($file) {
 ?>
           </tbody>
         </table>
-<?php 
-} # end if is_ok_path
-?>
         <div id="contentButtons">
           <button type="submit" name="action" value="delete" disabled="disabled">
           <?php echo translate('Delete') ?>