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android phone as a network drive?

Hi
I was wondering if its possible to map your phone as a network drive, i know you can do this vice versa with ES File manager but i was wondering if you could access your phone over a local network?

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Im not exactly sure what your after but is the 'websharing' app of any use?
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thanks! that seems like what i wanted more or less, although it looks like you cant actually map it as a network drive, I just wanted a way to access the phones memory over wifi using windows explorer.

wifi file explorer may do the trick...

Ive tried wifi file explorer.. works wel! Im sure websharing is a slight step up with additional features and you can view using explorer window..?
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I saw that this was an old post but I though i would answer anyway if you havn't found what you were looking for ^_^
Samba Filesharing adds your sdcard as a removeable drive in "Computer"

use "File Expert"
its free and have all the features, you are looking for ..

Samba Filesharing
As said earlier: You should look for Samba Filesharing (i found it somewehere on XDA, but not in X10 subforums). It does exactly what you're asking.
I'm using it alot. When at home, i simply enable wifi, which triggers Sambafilesharing to be enabled as well. Then, from PC i have a mapped networkdrive to \\android\sdcard.
On X10 the user and password can be changed.
It takes the IP adres from Wifi, if you map a network drive, then you may want to use static ip.
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fileExpert is the other way round. You can acces samba shares with your phone. But TS wants to access phone as a drive.
That's it. Real handy. Good luck!

[Q] File Manager App

I'm looking for a file manager app that can read from and write to internal memory, internal SD card, removable SD card and SMB shares. I am currently unrooted. Here is what i have tried so far without luck:
Default ASUS File Manager: Doesn't support SMB shares.
Atsro: FCs as soon as an SMB share is defined.
File Manager HD: Can't see the removable SD card.
Does anyone have any other suggestions?
Thanks

Did you try the Estrong one? I still don't have the TF, but so far is my favourite file manager.
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I use Estrongs file explorer, isn't HC optimized but works well.

Ah yes, EStrongs seems to do all of that (although I'm not on my network to test SMB). Nice to see that it can do FTP, too.
Thanks

i was using es strong, but now I am using file expert. I like its feature of selecting " to open with". The UI isn't for that good for tablets yet. It has the some of the features es strong has.

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i was using es strong, but now I am using file expert. I like its feature of selecting " to open with". The UI isn't for that good for tablets yet. It has the some of the features es strong has.
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Thanks, it looks like File Expert can also get to all the locations I need. But I think I'll stick with EStrongs since it has the FTP feature too. "Open with" does sound useful though.

File Manager HD

You guys have it wrong, columnar is a honeycomb specific..beautiful
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File Manager HD is honeycomb tailored and does all that and looks great, that ES one you guys were mentioning looks horrid lulz

zephiK said:
File Manager HD
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How do you access the removable SD card in File Manager SD?

darkonex said:
File Manager HD is honeycomb tailored and does all that and looks great, that ES one you guys were mentioning looks horrid lulz
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I'm looking for the specific features mentioned in my original post. How do you access the removable SD card in File Manager HD? It certainly looks nicer than the others, as you say.

I use FileManager HD, It is great because you can add bookmarks to the smb shares or folders you use most.
To access removable cards (in the dock or in the TF) press "Home" and then "Up" twice. Scroll down a bit and you should see "Removable"

dazzawright said:
To access removable cards (in the dock or in the TF) press "Home" and then "Up" twice. Scroll down a bit and you should see "Removable"
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Thanks - it wasn't obvious but now it's bookmarked that's great.

I m loving Ghostcommander just perfect on the TF.. is any Filmanager capable mounting /system r/w? My Tf isrooted and Gohstcommander shut bi capabel.. but it dosnt work..

lombego said:
I m loving Ghostcommander just perfect on the TF.. is any Filmanager capable mounting /system r/w? My Tf isrooted and Gohstcommander shut bi capabel.. but it dosnt work..
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Rootexplorer and I think EStrong.
I use Rootexplorer so I know it definitely can do mounting/system r/w
RE also has bookmarks

Astro Pro works for me.

greeny2010 said:
Astro Pro works for me.
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It doesn't FC when you define an SMB share?

I am using EsStrong, i have acces to internal mem and sdcard.
SMB works fine.
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File Manager HD looks great, but I'm sticking with EStrong. Estrong can connect to FTPs, and doesn't have ads.

[Q] Creating a folder to an external location

Hey all,
I recently bought an asus transformer TF101. My goal is to use it as a media browser/controller as much as possible. I installed the app Mizuu to make a nice library of all my movies. The problem here is that mizuu currently supports only local folders and all my movies are located on my NAS (synology). However, people have succesfully made a shared folder locally that directs to the NAS or external folder. They use 3rd party apps like CIFS manager for this. This way the Mizuu app can index all your movies while they are at a different location. There is one downside: all those apps require you to root your device and I don't want this. Untill I noticed one app called AndSMB that does not require to root. So I tried the app and indeed it works. I'v set up a local folder (sdcard/localshare) connected to the nas folder (video/movies). I can see all my movies when using the app AndSMB. But the actual folder on my transformer is empty (ofcourse).
When I add this folder to the Mizuu app nothing happens because the folder stays empty. I could download or sync the folder but then I would have my movies locally and this is the opposite of what I want to achieve.
My question now is ofc if somebody can help me out. I thought that creating that SMB share is to actually make a symlink to the nas or am I not getting the idea?
Or is this goal simply not possible if you have your device not rooted?
Hopefully somebody can give me some pointers.
ps: sorry if I posted in the wrong forum.

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Nobody? damn...

Or does anybody know a website/article where this could be explained?
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Hey!
This is pretty old, but I'll answer this none the less. It's currently not possible to connect to network devices without root. It will be in the next version, though.
If you have any questions, feel free to send me an e-mail or write here
Michell

File sharing between android devices

Hi
Yesterday I have come across a beautiful app called SperBeam which is used for file sharing between android apps.
I am able to transfer 1GB data(videos and photos) from my samsung galaxy s3 to asus transformer infinity tablet in 6 minutes. Thats awsome.
This software uses wifi if it is available, or else wifidirect technology.
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no results on google play for "sperbeam"
sounds interesting though...
edit: its "superbeam"

Thank you
Great find. Thanks for the share.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.majedev.superbeam

Wow, really like this app. Thanks for sharing!:good:

ES file Explorer is a also good option to tranfer files between android devices... and between android and pc? Any one have a good app ? Something that works like es file explorer would be amazing.

Chesterblue137 said:
ES file Explorer is a also good option to tranfer files between android devices... and between android and pc? Any one have a good app ? Something that works like es file explorer would be amazing.
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Why not simply use your PC's file manager via MTP?

What do you mean by that? Use the usb cable?

I still feel all these P2P file sharing apps are clunky and not consumer-friendly. That said, I'm going to fix that...I'm building an app called Drop, and it is a simple, fast, and secure way to share files with people/devices in proximity over WiFi Direct. It is going into a limited Private Beta soon, so if you're up for the challenge, (and running Jelly Bean) then sign up at www.get-drop.com. Seats are limited, and we have a rolling enrollment, so check it out.

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I still feel all these P2P file sharing apps are clunky and not consumer-friendly. That said, I'm going to fix that...I'm building an app called Drop, and it is a simple, fast, and secure way to share files with people/devices in proximity over WiFi Direct. It is going into a limited Private Beta soon, so if you're up for the challenge, (and running Jelly Bean) then sign up at www.get-drop.com. Seats are limited, and we have a rolling enrollment, so check it out.
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Thanks Whatisreal. I just signed up. There are tons of file sharing apps in the app store, but they all look like they were made by engineers who know how the inner plumbing of your phone works, and they expect you to know too. I'm a casual user, and I'm looking for something that works for "everyone", not just the propeller heads! Kind of like Apple's approach (putting flame suit on..)

Sorry for bumping this old thread. But I am using esfile explorer to transfer files between pc and my phone/tablet using wifi. They are connected to the same wifi. But though I am able to transfer between tablet and pc or phone and pc. I am unable to do the same between phone and tablet. Of course I can install this superbeam for the same but I just wanted to know if it is possible by using esfile explorer. Also can I transfer files using wifi direct(ie without using the common wifi modem) using esfile explorer?

narasimhan said:
Sorry for bumping this old thread. But I am using esfile explorer to transfer files between pc and my phone/tablet using wifi. They are connected to the same wifi. But though I am able to transfer between tablet and pc or phone and pc. I am unable to do the same between phone and tablet. Of course I can install this superbeam for the same but I just wanted to know if it is possible by using esfile explorer. Also can I transfer files using wifi direct(ie without using the common wifi modem) using esfile explorer?
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I use wifi file transfer - ttps://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.antosdr.wififiletransfer&hl=en
ES File Explorer uses this as a plugin so I can select multiple files or folders then take the option in ES to "share" and then share via wifi file transfer, you just need to have the app installed on both devices and make sure the receiving device has wifi file trasnfer running and recady to receive
The other option I use for files that arent huge is dropbox and gogole drive - again ES File Explorer can plug into those for easy upload and download

Actually ES File Explorer has the ability in itself to create a wifi file sharing hotspot. I just couldn't find it before. Now after some tries I finally got it to work. It doesnt require an external wifi(modem). ES file itself creates a wifi server (similar to bluetooth) to which other devices can connect and share files.

I've found an app called shoutr, that's available in the Google Play Store and at shoutr.net, that lets you share between devices without even having to have internet or WiFi access, pretty convenient!

[Q] FTP File Transfer from Moto G

FTP file transfer works on every phone I have used except the Moto G with Kit Kat. Have others gotten it to work?
For the FTP server on the android side, I have tried numerous apps, including ES File Explorer's Remote Manager feature. On the client side, I have tried numerous apps including FileZilla.
I have no problem establishing FTP connections, but the file transfers do not complete properly. It appears that on the android side it thinks it has sent the entire file, but on the PC side it thinks the last 5% or so still needs to be sent. With some FTP clients, they will request the file again and again and eventually it will get the entire thing, but it takes way too long.
When I use the exact same FTP servers and clients with Android Gingerbread devices, everything works perfectly.

In PC you can just share a folder over the network and connect to it via ES Explorer. I used to transfer that way and was good by then.
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With ES File Explorer and Filezilla I made all the transfers to (and from) Moto G. Never had a problem.

Have you tried changing the port (e.g. from ES File Explorer's 3721 to the standard port 21)?

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Have you tried changing the port (e.g. from ES File Explorer's 3721 to the standard port 21)?
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Sorry for the delay in getting back to you. ES File Explorer only allows ports 1025-65534 for FTP. I'm not sure why it doesn't allow standard FTP port 21. Any ideas?

nijom said:
In PC you can just share a folder over the network and connect to it via ES Explorer. I used to transfer that way and was good by then.
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Thanks for the idea. I gave your suggestion a try, and it works, but it requires that I move (or copy) all files to be transferred into another folder before transferring. After transferring, then I need to delete all the copies. I'd like to avoid the extra steps, but I do sincerely appreciate your suggestion.
I've tried everything I can think of, and I just can't get FTP transfers to work as expected on this phone (see first post for what happens). There's gotta be a solution, especially given the report above that another user has no difficulty.

I figured it out!!! :victory:
After much pondering, thinking, and tinkering, I figured it out. It was a rule in iptables that blocked the linux kernel from accessing wifi.
Now as to why it needs access, I dunno. If you know, please enlighten.
The great news is that it works now! :cyclops: