You should refer to the Release Notes that is included in each version of the Repository module (or any core module) to understand any changes.
Here's is a section of the 3.01.14 release notes that references the 'All Files' feature
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03.01.14 RC1 Build 16515
Released 10.31.2007
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-- Implemented new logic for the "All Files" category. There is a new
setting in the module settings. A checkbox named "Show All Files". If
checked, then in the Categories dropdown an entry for 'All items'
will be inserted at the top of the list. Selecting 'All items' from
the categories dropdown will display ALL items regardless of their
category membership.
-- The logic for the new 'All items' filter was extended to the
Dashboard module. If the repository module setting for 'Show All
Items' is checked, AND you are using one of the category modes, then
an 'All items' hyperlink will be displayed along with the categories
-- With the above changes, your existing "ALL Files" category is now
just a simple category, you can delete or rename it to something
else. The logic to enforce the first category has been removed from
the upload/edit process. You can now upload an item and not associate
it with any categories at all if you do not check any. You would then
only see the item if you selected the new 'All items' filter.
-- The text for 'All items' in both the repository module and the
dashboard module is localized, you can change the text by editing
the key in the Localresources file for the module.
-- Fixed the localization issue regarding the "All Items" text in the
repository module's header.html template and the dashboard
template. You can now change the text for the "All Items" category
by editing the corresponding resource file
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03.01.14 RC3 Build 15506
Released 10.31.2007
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-- Now that you can delete the existing "ALL" category, I fixed some
minor issues to make sure your repository module will work properly
IF you have a module with NO categories defined at all. I also
fixed some minor issues with the Upload/Edit form and the Dashboard
when there are no categories defined for a module.
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03.01.14 RC6 Build 20678
Released 12.10.2007
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-- Fixed issue where only the first category of files would be displayed
if you enabled 'All files'. Now, if you have 'All files' enabled
when the user first goes to the page, the 'All files' category
will display and all files will be displayed. Once the user selects
a category, a cookie is written to the user's machine and the
next time they come to the page, the last category they viewed
will be the default category that is displayed. Clicking on
categories will now always display the proper files, including
selecting the 'All files' category.