For a Smart Remote Repository, you can navigate the contents of the repository on the remote Artifactory instance even if the artifacts are not cached locally.
Remote browsing is enabled with the List Remote Folder Items checkbox in the remote repository configuration. For more information, see Configure a Smart Remote Repository.
Note
Initial remote browsing might be slow, especially when browsing a virtual repository containing multiple remote repositories. However, browsing speeds up since remote content is cached for browsing according to the Retrieval Cache Period defined in the remote repository configuration panel.