diff --git a/frontend/src/components/dir-view-mode/dir-column-view.js b/frontend/src/components/dir-view-mode/dir-column-view.js
index 0baa062abd..9a5e19e540 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/dir-view-mode/dir-column-view.js
+++ b/frontend/src/components/dir-view-mode/dir-column-view.js
@@ -3,8 +3,10 @@ import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import DirColumnNav from './dir-column-nav';
 import DirColumnFile from './dir-column-file';
 import DirListView from './dir-list-view';
+import DirGridView from './dir-grid-view';
 
 const propTypes = {
+  currentMode: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
   path: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
   repoID: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
   // repoinfo
@@ -64,7 +66,8 @@ const propTypes = {
   onFileTagChanged: PropTypes.func,
   showDirentDetail: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
   fullDirentList: PropTypes.array,
-  onItemsScroll: PropTypes.func.isRequired
+  onItemsScroll: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
+  isDirentDetailShow: PropTypes.bool.isRequired
 };
 
 class DirColumnView extends React.Component {
@@ -143,6 +146,7 @@ class DirColumnView extends React.Component {
   }
 
   render() {
+    const { currentMode } = this.props;
     const onResizeMove = this.state.inResizing ? this.onResizeMouseMove : null;
     const select = this.state.inResizing ? 'none' : '';
     const mainFlex = '1 0 ' + (1 - this.state.navRate - 0.05) * 100 + '%';
@@ -185,7 +189,7 @@ class DirColumnView extends React.Component {
               latestContributor={this.props.latestContributor}
               onLinkClick={this.props.onLinkClick}
             />
-          ) : (
+          ) : (currentMode == 'list' ?
             <DirListView
               path={this.props.path}
               repoID={this.props.repoID}
@@ -222,6 +226,35 @@ class DirColumnView extends React.Component {
               repoTags={this.props.repoTags}
               onFileTagChanged={this.props.onFileTagChanged}
               showDirentDetail={this.props.showDirentDetail}
+            /> :
+            <DirGridView
+              path={this.props.path}
+              repoID={this.props.repoID}
+              currentRepoInfo={this.props.currentRepoInfo}
+              isGroupOwnedRepo={this.props.isGroupOwnedRepo}
+              userPerm={this.props.userPerm}
+              enableDirPrivateShare={this.props.enableDirPrivateShare}
+              onRenameNode={this.props.onRenameNode}
+              isRepoInfoBarShow={this.props.isRepoInfoBarShow}
+              repoTags={this.props.repoTags}
+              usedRepoTags={this.props.usedRepoTags}
+              updateUsedRepoTags={this.props.updateUsedRepoTags}
+              isDirentListLoading={this.props.isDirentListLoading}
+              direntList={this.props.direntList}
+              fullDirentList={this.props.fullDirentList}
+              onAddFile={this.props.onAddFile}
+              onItemClick={this.props.onItemClick}
+              onItemDelete={this.props.onItemDelete}
+              onItemMove={this.props.onItemMove}
+              onItemCopy={this.props.onItemCopy}
+              onItemConvert={this.props.onItemConvert}
+              updateDirent={this.props.updateDirent}
+              onAddFolder={this.props.onAddFolder}
+              showDirentDetail={this.props.showDirentDetail}
+              onGridItemClick={this.props.onDirentClick}
+              isDirentDetailShow={this.props.isDirentDetailShow}
+              onItemRename={this.props.onItemRename}
+              onFileTagChanged={this.props.onFileTagChanged}
             />
           )}
         </div>
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/toolbar/view-mode-toolbar.js b/frontend/src/components/toolbar/view-mode-toolbar.js
index da7c2df3a8..ab7ce7a3e2 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/toolbar/view-mode-toolbar.js
+++ b/frontend/src/components/toolbar/view-mode-toolbar.js
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ class ViewModeToolbar extends React.Component {
         <div className="view-mode btn-group">
           <button className={`${baseClass} sf2-icon-list-view ${this.props.currentMode === 'list' ? 'current-mode' : ''}`} id='list' title={gettext('List')} aria-label={gettext('List')} onClick={this.switchViewMode}></button>
           <button className={`${baseClass} sf2-icon-grid-view ${this.props.currentMode === 'grid' ? 'current-mode' : ''}`} id='grid' title={gettext('Grid')} aria-label={gettext('Grid')} onClick={this.switchViewMode}></button>
-          <button className={`${baseClass} sf2-icon-two-columns ${this.props.currentMode === 'column' ? 'current-mode' : ''}`} id='column' title={gettext('Column')} aria-label={gettext('Column')} onClick={this.switchViewMode}></button>
         </div>
         {!this.props.isCustomPermission && (
           <div className="detail-btn btn-group">
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/lib-content-view/lib-content-container.js b/frontend/src/pages/lib-content-view/lib-content-container.js
index e23f7bd8ae..e033470983 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/lib-content-view/lib-content-container.js
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/lib-content-view/lib-content-container.js
@@ -4,14 +4,13 @@ import { gettext } from '../../utils/constants';
 import CurDirPath from '../../components/cur-dir-path';
 import DirentDetail from '../../components/dirent-detail/dirent-details';
 import LibDetail from '../../components/dirent-detail/lib-details';
-import DirListView from '../../components/dir-view-mode/dir-list-view';
-import DirGridView from '../../components/dir-view-mode/dir-grid-view';
 import DirColumnView from '../../components/dir-view-mode/dir-column-view';
 
 import '../../css/lib-content-view.css';
 
 const propTypes = {
   pathPrefix: PropTypes.array.isRequired,
+  isTreePanelShown: PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
   currentMode: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
   path: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
   pathExist: PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
@@ -114,12 +113,6 @@ class LibContentContainer extends React.Component {
     this.props.closeDirentDetail();
   };
 
-  onGridItemClick = (dirent) => {
-    this.setState({currentDirent: dirent});
-    this.props.onDirentClick(dirent);
-  };
-
-  // on '<tr>'
   onDirentClick = (dirent) => {
     this.setState({currentDirent: dirent});
     this.props.onDirentClick(dirent);
@@ -195,141 +188,68 @@ class LibContentContainer extends React.Component {
               sortItems={this.props.sortItems}
             />
           </div>
-          <div className={`cur-view-content lib-content-container ${this.props.currentMode === 'column' ? 'view-mode-container' : ''}`} onScroll={this.onItemsScroll}>
+          <div className={`cur-view-content lib-content-container ${this.props.isTreePanelShown ? 'view-mode-container' : ''}`} onScroll={this.onItemsScroll}>
             {!this.props.pathExist && this.errMessage}
             {this.props.pathExist && (
-              <Fragment>
-                {this.props.currentMode === 'list' && (
-                  <DirListView
-                    path={this.props.path}
-                    repoID={repoID}
-                    currentRepoInfo={this.props.currentRepoInfo}
-                    isGroupOwnedRepo={this.props.isGroupOwnedRepo}
-                    userPerm={this.props.userPerm}
-                    enableDirPrivateShare={this.props.enableDirPrivateShare}
-                    isRepoInfoBarShow={isRepoInfoBarShow}
-                    repoTags={this.props.repoTags}
-                    usedRepoTags={this.props.usedRepoTags}
-                    updateUsedRepoTags={this.props.updateUsedRepoTags}
-                    isDirentListLoading={this.props.isDirentListLoading}
-                    direntList={this.props.direntList}
-                    fullDirentList={this.props.fullDirentList}
-                    sortBy={this.props.sortBy}
-                    sortOrder={this.props.sortOrder}
-                    sortItems={this.props.sortItems}
-                    onAddFolder={this.props.onAddFolder}
-                    onAddFile={this.props.onAddFile}
-                    onItemClick={this.onItemClick}
-                    onItemSelected={this.onItemSelected}
-                    onItemDelete={this.onItemDelete}
-                    onItemRename={this.props.onItemRename}
-                    onItemMove={this.onItemMove}
-                    onItemCopy={this.props.onItemCopy}
-                    onItemConvert={this.props.onItemConvert}
-                    onDirentClick={this.onDirentClick}
-                    updateDirent={this.props.updateDirent}
-                    isAllItemSelected={this.props.isAllDirentSelected}
-                    onAllItemSelected={this.props.onAllDirentSelected}
-                    selectedDirentList={this.props.selectedDirentList}
-                    onItemsMove={this.props.onItemsMove}
-                    onItemsCopy={this.props.onItemsCopy}
-                    onItemsDelete={this.props.onItemsDelete}
-                    onFileTagChanged={this.props.onFileTagChanged}
-                    showDirentDetail={this.props.showDirentDetail}
-                    loadDirentList={this.props.loadDirentList}
-                  />
-                )}
-                {this.props.currentMode === 'grid' && (
-                  <DirGridView
-                    path={this.props.path}
-                    repoID={repoID}
-                    currentRepoInfo={this.props.currentRepoInfo}
-                    isGroupOwnedRepo={this.props.isGroupOwnedRepo}
-                    userPerm={this.props.userPerm}
-                    enableDirPrivateShare={this.props.enableDirPrivateShare}
-                    onRenameNode={this.props.onRenameNode}
-                    isRepoInfoBarShow={isRepoInfoBarShow}
-                    repoTags={this.props.repoTags}
-                    usedRepoTags={this.props.usedRepoTags}
-                    updateUsedRepoTags={this.props.updateUsedRepoTags}
-                    isDirentListLoading={this.props.isDirentListLoading}
-                    direntList={this.props.direntList}
-                    fullDirentList={this.props.fullDirentList}
-                    onAddFile={this.props.onAddFile}
-                    onItemClick={this.onItemClick}
-                    onItemDelete={this.props.onItemDelete}
-                    onItemMove={this.onItemMove}
-                    onItemCopy={this.props.onItemCopy}
-                    onItemConvert={this.props.onItemConvert}
-                    updateDirent={this.props.updateDirent}
-                    onAddFolder={this.props.onAddFolder}
-                    showDirentDetail={this.props.showDirentDetail}
-                    onGridItemClick={this.onGridItemClick}
-                    isDirentDetailShow={this.props.isDirentDetailShow}
-                    onItemRename={this.props.onItemRename}
-                    onFileTagChanged={this.props.onFileTagChanged}
-                  />
-                )}
-                {this.props.currentMode === 'column' && (
-                  <DirColumnView
-                    path={this.props.path}
-                    repoID={repoID}
-                    currentRepoInfo={this.props.currentRepoInfo}
-                    isGroupOwnedRepo={this.props.isGroupOwnedRepo}
-                    userPerm={this.props.userPerm}
-                    enableDirPrivateShare={this.props.enableDirPrivateShare}
-                    isTreeDataLoading={this.props.isTreeDataLoading}
-                    treeData={this.props.treeData}
-                    currentNode={this.props.currentNode}
-                    onNodeClick={this.props.onNodeClick}
-                    onNodeCollapse={this.props.onNodeCollapse}
-                    onNodeExpanded={this.props.onNodeExpanded}
-                    onAddFolderNode={this.props.onAddFolder}
-                    onAddFileNode={this.props.onAddFile}
-                    onRenameNode={this.props.onRenameNode}
-                    onDeleteNode={this.props.onDeleteNode}
-                    isViewFile={this.props.isViewFile}
-                    isFileLoading={this.props.isFileLoading}
-                    isFileLoadedErr={this.props.isFileLoadedErr}
-                    hash={this.props.hash}
-                    filePermission={this.props.filePermission}
-                    content={this.props.content}
-                    lastModified={this.props.lastModified}
-                    latestContributor={this.props.latestContributor}
-                    onLinkClick={this.props.onLinkClick}
-                    isRepoInfoBarShow={isRepoInfoBarShow}
-                    repoTags={this.props.repoTags}
-                    usedRepoTags={this.props.usedRepoTags}
-                    updateUsedRepoTags={this.props.updateUsedRepoTags}
-                    isDirentListLoading={this.props.isDirentListLoading}
-                    direntList={this.props.direntList}
-                    fullDirentList={this.props.fullDirentList}
-                    sortBy={this.props.sortBy}
-                    sortOrder={this.props.sortOrder}
-                    sortItems={this.props.sortItems}
-                    onAddFolder={this.props.onAddFolder}
-                    onAddFile={this.props.onAddFile}
-                    onItemClick={this.onItemClick}
-                    onItemSelected={this.onItemSelected}
-                    onItemDelete={this.onItemDelete}
-                    onItemRename={this.props.onItemRename}
-                    onItemMove={this.onItemMove}
-                    onItemCopy={this.props.onItemCopy}
-                    onItemConvert={this.props.onItemConvert}
-                    onDirentClick={this.onDirentClick}
-                    updateDirent={this.props.updateDirent}
-                    isAllItemSelected={this.props.isAllDirentSelected}
-                    onAllItemSelected={this.props.onAllDirentSelected}
-                    selectedDirentList={this.props.selectedDirentList}
-                    onItemsMove={this.props.onItemsMove}
-                    onItemsCopy={this.props.onItemsCopy}
-                    onItemsDelete={this.props.onItemsDelete}
-                    onFileTagChanged={this.props.onFileTagChanged}
-                    showDirentDetail={this.props.showDirentDetail}
-                    onItemsScroll={this.onItemsScroll}
-                  />
-                )}
-              </Fragment>
+              <DirColumnView
+                currentMode={this.props.currentMode}
+                path={this.props.path}
+                repoID={repoID}
+                currentRepoInfo={this.props.currentRepoInfo}
+                isGroupOwnedRepo={this.props.isGroupOwnedRepo}
+                userPerm={this.props.userPerm}
+                enableDirPrivateShare={this.props.enableDirPrivateShare}
+                isTreeDataLoading={this.props.isTreeDataLoading}
+                treeData={this.props.treeData}
+                currentNode={this.props.currentNode}
+                onNodeClick={this.props.onNodeClick}
+                onNodeCollapse={this.props.onNodeCollapse}
+                onNodeExpanded={this.props.onNodeExpanded}
+                onAddFolderNode={this.props.onAddFolder}
+                onAddFileNode={this.props.onAddFile}
+                onRenameNode={this.props.onRenameNode}
+                onDeleteNode={this.props.onDeleteNode}
+                isViewFile={this.props.isViewFile}
+                isFileLoading={this.props.isFileLoading}
+                isFileLoadedErr={this.props.isFileLoadedErr}
+                hash={this.props.hash}
+                filePermission={this.props.filePermission}
+                content={this.props.content}
+                lastModified={this.props.lastModified}
+                latestContributor={this.props.latestContributor}
+                onLinkClick={this.props.onLinkClick}
+                isRepoInfoBarShow={isRepoInfoBarShow}
+                repoTags={this.props.repoTags}
+                usedRepoTags={this.props.usedRepoTags}
+                updateUsedRepoTags={this.props.updateUsedRepoTags}
+                isDirentListLoading={this.props.isDirentListLoading}
+                direntList={this.props.direntList}
+                fullDirentList={this.props.fullDirentList}
+                sortBy={this.props.sortBy}
+                sortOrder={this.props.sortOrder}
+                sortItems={this.props.sortItems}
+                onAddFolder={this.props.onAddFolder}
+                onAddFile={this.props.onAddFile}
+                onItemClick={this.onItemClick}
+                onItemSelected={this.onItemSelected}
+                onItemDelete={this.onItemDelete}
+                onItemRename={this.props.onItemRename}
+                onItemMove={this.onItemMove}
+                onItemCopy={this.props.onItemCopy}
+                onItemConvert={this.props.onItemConvert}
+                onDirentClick={this.onDirentClick}
+                updateDirent={this.props.updateDirent}
+                isAllItemSelected={this.props.isAllDirentSelected}
+                onAllItemSelected={this.props.onAllDirentSelected}
+                selectedDirentList={this.props.selectedDirentList}
+                onItemsMove={this.props.onItemsMove}
+                onItemsCopy={this.props.onItemsCopy}
+                onItemsDelete={this.props.onItemsDelete}
+                onFileTagChanged={this.props.onFileTagChanged}
+                showDirentDetail={this.props.showDirentDetail}
+                onItemsScroll={this.onItemsScroll}
+                isDirentDetailShow={this.props.isDirentDetailShow}
+              />
             )}
           </div>
         </div>
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/lib-content-view/lib-content-view.js b/frontend/src/pages/lib-content-view/lib-content-view.js
index ae209671c4..22fffe0168 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/lib-content-view/lib-content-view.js
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/lib-content-view/lib-content-view.js
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ class LibContentView extends React.Component {
     super(props);
     this.state = {
       currentMode: cookie.load('seafile_view_mode') || 'list',
+      isTreePanelShown: true, // display the 'dirent tree' side panel
       path: '',
       pathExist: true,
       isViewFile: false,
@@ -213,7 +214,7 @@ class LibContentView extends React.Component {
       }
     } else if (event.state && event.state.path) { // file path
       let path = event.state.path;
-      if (this.state.currentMode === 'column') {
+      if (this.state.isTreePanelShown) {
         if (Utils.isMarkdownFile(path)) { // Judging not strict
           this.showFile(path);
           return;
@@ -235,7 +236,7 @@ class LibContentView extends React.Component {
     let repoID = this.props.repoID;
     let { path, dirID } = this.state;
 
-    if (this.state.currentMode === 'column') {
+    if (this.state.isTreePanelShown) {
       if (this.state.isViewFile) {
         this.updateColumnMarkdownData(path);
       } else {
@@ -328,14 +329,16 @@ class LibContentView extends React.Component {
 
     if (Utils.isMarkdownFile(path)) {
       seafileAPI.getFileInfo(this.props.repoID, path).then(() => {
+        /*
         if (this.state.currentMode !== 'column') {
           cookie.save('seafile_view_mode', 'column');
           this.setState({currentMode: 'column'});
         }
+        */
         this.loadSidePanel(path);
         this.showFile(path);
       }).catch(() => {
-        if (this.state.currentMode === 'column') { // After an error occurs, follow dir
+        if (this.state.isTreePanelShown) { // After an error occurs, follow dir
           this.loadSidePanel(path);
           this.showDir(path);
         } else {
@@ -343,7 +346,7 @@ class LibContentView extends React.Component {
         }
       });
     } else {
-      if (this.state.currentMode === 'column') {
+      if (this.state.isTreePanelShown) {
         this.loadSidePanel(path);
         this.showDir(path);
       } else {
@@ -401,7 +404,7 @@ class LibContentView extends React.Component {
   showFile = (filePath) => {
     let repoID = this.props.repoID;
 
-    if (this.state.currentMode === 'column') {
+    if (this.state.isTreePanelShown) {
       seafileAPI.listFileTags(repoID, filePath).then(res => {
         let fileTags = res.data.file_tags.map(item => {
           return new FileTag(item);
@@ -607,14 +610,14 @@ class LibContentView extends React.Component {
       if (data.successful) {
         if (asyncOperationType === 'move') {
           if (this.currentMoveItemName && this.currentMoveItemPath) {
-            if (this.state.currentMode === 'column') {
+            if (this.state.isTreePanelShown) {
               this.deleteTreeNode(this.currentMoveItemPath);
             }
             this.moveDirent(this.currentMoveItemName);
             this.currentMoveItemName = '';
             this.currentMoveItemPath = '';
           } else {
-            if (this.state.currentMode === 'column') {
+            if (this.state.isTreePanelShown) {
               let direntPaths = this.getSelectedDirentPaths();
               this.deleteTreeNodes(direntPaths);
             }
@@ -688,14 +691,14 @@ class LibContentView extends React.Component {
       }
 
       if (repoID === destRepo.repo_id) {
-        if (this.state.currentMode === 'column') {
+        if (this.state.isTreePanelShown) {
           this.deleteTreeNodes(direntPaths);
         }
 
         this.moveDirents(dirNames);
 
         // 2. tow columns mode need update left tree
-        if (this.state.currentMode === 'column') {
+        if (this.state.isTreePanelShown) {
           this.updateMoveCopyTreeNode(destDirentPath);
         }
 
@@ -740,7 +743,7 @@ class LibContentView extends React.Component {
       }
 
       if (repoID === destRepo.repo_id) {
-        if (this.state.currentMode === 'column') {
+        if (this.state.isTreePanelShown) {
           this.updateMoveCopyTreeNode(destDirentPath);
         }
 
@@ -779,14 +782,14 @@ class LibContentView extends React.Component {
         let name = Utils.getFileName(dirent.path);
         let parentPath = Utils.getDirName(dirent.path);
         if (!dirent.is_dir) {
-          if (this.state.currentMode === 'column') {
+          if (this.state.isTreePanelShown) {
             this.addNodeToTree(name, parentPath, 'file');
           }
           if (parentPath === this.state.path && !this.state.isViewFile) {
             this.addDirent(name, 'file');
           }
         } else {
-          if (this.state.currentMode === 'column') {
+          if (this.state.isTreePanelShown) {
             this.addNodeToTree(name, parentPath, 'dir');
           }
           if (parentPath === this.state.path && !this.state.isViewFile) {
@@ -823,7 +826,7 @@ class LibContentView extends React.Component {
 
     this.setState({updateDetail: !this.state.updateDetail});
     seafileAPI.deleteMutipleDirents(repoID, this.state.path, dirNames).then(res => {
-      if (this.state.currentMode === 'column') {
+      if (this.state.isTreePanelShown) {
         this.deleteTreeNodes(direntPaths);
       }
 
@@ -862,7 +865,7 @@ class LibContentView extends React.Component {
       let name = Utils.getFileName(dirPath);
       let parentPath = Utils.getDirName(dirPath);
 
-      if (this.state.currentMode === 'column') {
+      if (this.state.isTreePanelShown) {
         this.addNodeToTree(name, parentPath, 'dir');
       }
 
@@ -880,7 +883,7 @@ class LibContentView extends React.Component {
     seafileAPI.createFile(repoID, filePath).then(res => {
       let name = Utils.getFileName(filePath);
       let parentPath = Utils.getDirName(filePath);
-      if (this.state.currentMode === 'column') {
+      if (this.state.isTreePanelShown) {
         this.addNodeToTree(name, parentPath, 'file');
       }
       if (parentPath === this.state.path && !this.state.isViewFile) {
@@ -902,7 +905,7 @@ class LibContentView extends React.Component {
     }
     cookie.save('seafile_view_mode', mode);
     let path = this.state.path;
-    if (this.state.currentMode === 'column' && this.state.isViewFile) {
+    if (this.state.isTreePanelShown && this.state.isViewFile) {
       path = Utils.getDirName(path);
       this.setState({
         path: path,
@@ -914,7 +917,7 @@ class LibContentView extends React.Component {
       window.history.pushState({url: url, path: path}, path, url);
     }
 
-    if (mode === 'column') {
+    if (this.state.isTreePanelShown) {
       this.loadSidePanel(this.state.path);
     }
     this.isNeedUpdateHistoryState = false;
@@ -927,7 +930,7 @@ class LibContentView extends React.Component {
     if (this.state.currentPath === path) {
       return;
     }
-    if (this.state.currentMode === 'column') {
+    if (this.state.isTreePanelShown) {
       // load sidePanel
       let index = -1;
       let paths = Utils.getPaths(path);
@@ -982,7 +985,7 @@ class LibContentView extends React.Component {
   onMainNavBarClick = (nodePath) => {
     //just for dir
     this.resetSelected();
-    if (this.state.currentMode === 'column') {
+    if (this.state.isTreePanelShown) {
       let tree = this.state.treeData.clone();
       let node = tree.getNodeByPath(nodePath);
       tree.expandNode(node);
@@ -1058,7 +1061,7 @@ class LibContentView extends React.Component {
   };
 
   renameItemAjaxCallback(path, newName) {
-    if (this.state.currentMode === 'column') {
+    if (this.state.isTreePanelShown) {
       this.renameTreeNode(path, newName);
     }
     this.renameDirent(path, newName);
@@ -1122,7 +1125,7 @@ class LibContentView extends React.Component {
   }
 
   deleteItemAjaxCallback(path) {
-    if (this.state.currentMode === 'column') {
+    if (this.state.isTreePanelShown) {
       this.deleteTreeNode(path);
     }
     this.deleteDirent(path);
@@ -1153,13 +1156,14 @@ class LibContentView extends React.Component {
         });
       }
 
-      if (this.state.currentMode === 'column') {
+      if (this.state.isTreePanelShown) {
         this.deleteTreeNode(direntPath);
       }
 
       // 1. move to current repo
       // 2. tow columns mode need update left tree
-      if (repoID === destRepo.repo_id && this.state.currentMode === 'column') {
+      if (repoID === destRepo.repo_id &&
+    this.state.isTreePanelShown) {
         this.updateMoveCopyTreeNode(moveToDirentPath);
       }
 
@@ -1215,7 +1219,7 @@ class LibContentView extends React.Component {
       }
 
       if (repoID === destRepo.repo_id) {
-        if (this.state.currentMode === 'column') {
+        if (this.state.isTreePanelShown) {
           this.updateMoveCopyTreeNode(copyToDirentPath);
         }
 
@@ -1258,7 +1262,7 @@ class LibContentView extends React.Component {
       let new_path = parentDir + '/' + newFileName;
       let parentPath = Utils.getDirName(new_path);
 
-      if (this.state.currentMode === 'column') {
+      if (this.state.isTreePanelShown) {
         this.addNodeToTree(newFileName, parentPath, 'file');
       }
 
@@ -1303,12 +1307,12 @@ class LibContentView extends React.Component {
     let repoID = this.props.repoID;
     let direntPath = Utils.joinPath(this.state.path, dirent.name);
     if (dirent.isDir()) {  // is dir
-      if (this.state.currentMode === 'column') {
+      if (this.state.isTreePanelShown) {
         this.loadTreeNodeByPath(direntPath);
       }
       this.showDir(direntPath);
     } else {  // is file
-      if (this.state.currentMode === 'column' && Utils.isMarkdownFile(direntPath)) {
+      if (this.state.isTreePanelShown && Utils.isMarkdownFile(direntPath)) {
         this.showColumnMarkdownFile(direntPath);
       } else {
         let url = siteRoot + 'lib/' + repoID + '/file' + Utils.encodePath(direntPath);
@@ -1426,7 +1430,7 @@ class LibContentView extends React.Component {
       // use current dirent parent's permission as it's permission
       direntObject.permission = this.state.userPerm;
       let dirent = new Dirent(direntObject);
-      if (this.state.currentMode === 'column') {
+      if (this.state.isTreePanelShown) {
         this.addNodeToTree(dirent.name, this.state.path, dirent.type);
       }
       if (direntObject.type === 'dir') {
@@ -2041,6 +2045,7 @@ class LibContentView extends React.Component {
         <div className="main-panel-center flex-row">
           <LibContentContainer
             pathPrefix={this.props.pathPrefix}
+            isTreePanelShown={this.state.isTreePanelShown}
             currentMode={this.state.currentMode}
             path={this.state.path}
             pathExist={this.state.pathExist}