diff --git a/copyparty/web/browser.js b/copyparty/web/browser.js
index d3019695..31c244dc 100644
--- a/copyparty/web/browser.js
+++ b/copyparty/web/browser.js
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ var Ls = {
 			"hz": "sample rate"
 		},
 
+		"m_ok": "OK",
+		"m_ng": "Cancel",
+
 		"ht_s": "second!s",
 		"ht_m": "minute!s",
 		"ht_h": "hour!s",
@@ -101,6 +104,9 @@ var Ls = {
 		"udt_srch": "Search",
 		"udt_drop": "drop it here",
 
+		"u_nav_m": '<h6>aight, what do you have?</h6><code>Enter</code> = Files (one or more)\n<code>ESC</code> = One folder (including subfolders)',
+		"u_nav_b": '<a href="#" id="modal-ok">Files</a><a href="#" id="modal-ng">One folder</a>',
+
 		"cl_opts": "switches",
 		"cl_themes": "theme",
 		"cl_langs": "language",
@@ -394,6 +400,9 @@ var Ls = {
 			"hz": "lyd-oppløsning"
 		},
 
+		"m_ok": "OK",
+		"m_ng": "Avbryt",
+
 		"ht_s": "sekund!er",
 		"ht_m": "minutt!er",
 		"ht_h": "time!r",
@@ -470,6 +479,9 @@ var Ls = {
 		"udt_srch": "Søk",
 		"udt_drop": "Slipp filene her",
 
+		"u_nav_m": '<h6>hva har du?</h6><code>Enter</code> = Filer (én eller flere)\n<code>ESC</code> = Én mappe (inkludert undermapper)',
+		"u_nav_b": '<a href="#" id="modal-ok">Filer</a><a href="#" id="modal-ng">Én mappe</a>',
+
 		"cl_opts": "brytere",
 		"cl_themes": "utseende",
 		"cl_langs": "språk",
@@ -747,6 +759,7 @@ if (Ls.eng && L != Ls.eng) {
 		if (!L[k])
 			L[k] = Ls.eng[k];
 }
+modal.load();
 
 
 // toolbar
diff --git a/copyparty/web/ui.css b/copyparty/web/ui.css
index b0c55194..0c6f8256 100644
--- a/copyparty/web/ui.css
+++ b/copyparty/web/ui.css
@@ -236,6 +236,10 @@ html.y #tth {
 	max-height: 30em;
 	overflow: auto;
 }
+#modalc td {
+	text-align: unset;
+	padding: .2em;
+}
 @media (min-width: 40em) {
     #modalc {
         min-width: 30em;
diff --git a/copyparty/web/up2k.js b/copyparty/web/up2k.js
index 152c4b54..eef5aa17 100644
--- a/copyparty/web/up2k.js
+++ b/copyparty/web/up2k.js
@@ -941,7 +941,16 @@ function up2k_init(subtle) {
 
     function nav() {
         start_actx();
-        ebi('file' + fdom_ctr).click();
+
+        // too buggy on chrome <= 72
+        var m = / Chrome\/([0-9]+)\./.exec(navigator.userAgent);
+        if (m && parseInt(m[1]) < 73)
+            return ebi('file' + fdom_ctr).click();
+
+        modal.confirm(L.u_nav_m,
+            function () { ebi('file' + fdom_ctr).click(); },
+            function () { ebi('dir' + fdom_ctr).click(); },
+            null, L.u_nav_b);
     }
     ebi('u2btn').onclick = nav;
 
@@ -1034,6 +1043,28 @@ function up2k_init(subtle) {
     }
     ebi('drops').onclick = offdrag;  // old ff
 
+    function gotdir(e) {
+        ev(e);
+        var good_files = [],
+            nil_files = [],
+            bad_files = [];
+
+        for (var a = 0, aa = e.target.files.length; a < aa; a++) {
+            var fobj = e.target.files[a],
+                dst = good_files;
+
+            try {
+                if (fobj.size < 1)
+                    dst = nil_files;
+            }
+            catch (ex) {
+                dst = bad_files;
+            }
+            dst.push([fobj, fobj.webkitRelativePath]);
+        }
+        return read_dirs(null, [], [], good_files, nil_files, bad_files);
+    }
+
     function gotfile(e) {
         ev(e);
         nenters = 0;
@@ -1350,9 +1381,13 @@ function up2k_init(subtle) {
     function more_one_file() {
         fdom_ctr++;
         var elm = mknod('div');
-        elm.innerHTML = '<input id="file{0}" type="file" name="file{0}[]" multiple="multiple" tabindex="-1" />'.format(fdom_ctr);
+        elm.innerHTML = (
+            '<input id="file{0}" type="file" name="file{0}[]" multiple="multiple" tabindex="-1" />' +
+            '<input id="dir{0}" type="file" name="dir{0}[]" multiple="multiple" tabindex="-1" webkitdirectory />'
+        ).format(fdom_ctr);
         ebi('u2form').appendChild(elm);
         ebi('file' + fdom_ctr).onchange = gotfile;
+        ebi('dir' + fdom_ctr).onchange = gotdir;
     }
     more_one_file();
 
diff --git a/copyparty/web/util.js b/copyparty/web/util.js
index 00595b61..e469da80 100644
--- a/copyparty/web/util.js
+++ b/copyparty/web/util.js
@@ -1248,9 +1248,16 @@ var modal = (function () {
         cb_up = null,
         cb_ok = null,
         cb_ng = null,
-        prim = '<a href="#" id="modal-ok">OK</a>',
-        sec = '<a href="#" id="modal-ng">Cancel</a>',
+        tok, tng, prim, sec, ok_cancel;
+
+    r.load = function () {
+        tok = (window.L && L.m_ok) || 'OK';
+        tng = (window.L && L.m_ng) || 'Cancel';
+        prim = '<a href="#" id="modal-ok">' + tok + '</a>';
+        sec = '<a href="#" id="modal-ng">' + tng + '</a>';
         ok_cancel = WINDOWS ? prim + sec : sec + prim;
+    };
+    r.load();
 
     r.busy = false;
 
@@ -1357,17 +1364,17 @@ var modal = (function () {
         r.show(html);
     }
 
-    r.confirm = function (html, cok, cng, fun) {
+    r.confirm = function (html, cok, cng, fun, btns) {
         q.push(function () {
-            _confirm(lf2br(html), cok, cng, fun);
+            _confirm(lf2br(html), cok, cng, fun, btns);
         });
         next();
     }
-    function _confirm(html, cok, cng, fun) {
+    function _confirm(html, cok, cng, fun, btns) {
         cb_ok = cok;
         cb_ng = cng === undefined ? cok : cng;
         cb_up = fun;
-        html += '<div id="modalb">' + ok_cancel + '</div>';
+        html += '<div id="modalb">' + (btns || ok_cancel) + '</div>';
         r.show(html);
     }