[Q] Way to Access android files from PC via web????? - General Questions and Answers

Hey guys,
Pretty new to the forums (in the way of posting). Do a lot of reading/learning.
But haven't found an answer for this one yet.
I'm looking for an app that will grant me remote access to folders/messages on my phone via internet/pc. I'm familiar with dropbox, but i have to manually drop certain files into my dropbox folder to view them. I'm looking for complete folder access not just specific files that I have to "drop".
Can anyone give me any insight to this?
Thanks in advance,
T.J.

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Recent Opened Files Log?

Hello,
i have search for about 30minutes but i wasn't able in finding a solution so i will start with the generic question and then go into the specific..
i am trying to look for a way to have logged (with an app or any other method) all the recent files read on my device.. so that if i launch an app which reads some files, anywhere they are stored, it will report me what was opened and read..
in the specific i have a app installed which saves the info into a file surely (i doubt it uses any kind of database). i would like to get in hold of that file and since i don't know where to look into my phone memory i was looking for a sort of file logger which could help me in this way. Else it could be also usefull to know if there is a specific folder dedicated for saving files of the various installed apps..
thanks
/mStation
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[Q] [HOW TO] Content transfer - Cross Platform

How do you get to transfer in the easiest way - songs from an android device to a fully unlocked Nokia Lumia 710?
also..
Where do the attachments in my hotmail get saved on my local phone storage? I have fully unlocked L710 and HTC Titan. Someone sent me a few clips attached to hotmail. I can play it from my email attachment but would like to find the folder where it is locally stored after download, and then be able to play the content from Zune. Is there any homebrew app for such file management? I have File Explorer, but don't know where these attachments can be found, then moved so that they are playable in Zune Hub.
this is a great question that I would also like to know the answer to. There has to be some way to mount the storage and manage it from a pc like you can with Android.
Skywalker134 said:
this is a great question that I would also like to know the answer to. There has to be some way to mount the storage and manage it from a pc like you can with Android.
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I did not really bother trying to find the answer. But someone who uses Android in my family tried to send me a few clips of music that I really really wanted to hear. Now ofcourse I have got it via bluetooth and that I can access. However, he sent a few more by email as my bluetooth transfer was slow. I had presumed I can find these songs in the same place. BUT nope!
However, here is my progress.
File explorer -> Applications data -> Volatile -> Email attachments -> go to each folder. Each folder represents one attachment.
So I was happy after posting this that I found where the attachments are.
However, when I copy and paste the same under my Zune contents, I cannot see it in my Zune Hub and cannot ofcourse play it from Zune hub!
Zune on the phone uses a database of media files. Merely moving your files under \My Documents\Zune\Content\* isn't going to help. The only way that I know of to add arbitrary files is to copy them to the PC, then sync them using the PC Zune software. Nobody has yet figured out how to do it more directly, although I'm sure it's possible.
Mounting the phone as USB Mass Storage is just not even vaguely likely to happen. The amount of driver writing and re-configuration that would be needed... I don't think you realize what you're asking for. There are deinitely options, though; for example, my Root Webserver app lets you browse the phone's filesystem (including uplodaing and downloading files) from your PC. You just have to use a web browser instead of a traditional file manager.
GoodDayToDie said:
Zune on the phone uses a database of media files. Merely moving your files under \My Documents\Zune\Content\* isn't going to help. The only way that I know of to add arbitrary files is to copy them to the PC, then sync them using the PC Zune software. Nobody has yet figured out how to do it more directly, although I'm sure it's possible.
Mounting the phone as USB Mass Storage is just not even vaguely likely to happen. The amount of driver writing and re-configuration that would be needed... I don't think you realize what you're asking for. There are deinitely options, though; for example, my Root Webserver app lets you browse the phone's filesystem (including uplodaing and downloading files) from your PC. You just have to use a web browser instead of a traditional file manager.
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That does add some light to the scenario! Thanks!
So does that mean that even though we do have homebrew file explorers, we cannot really control our attachments i.e. sandbox issue? I have realised in last two days that our file explorer functionally isn't same as those traditional WM6.5 or Android ones. Hence theoratically speaking yes we do have file explorer but not to its full functionality..which leads me to another question. So ideally what do you use your file explorer for?
Aside from aiding my research and testing my hacks, here are a few things I use file browsers for:
Copying ebook files (.MOBI and .PRC) to the Kindle directory.
Manually editing the Marketplace configuration files (for example, some downloads are even bigger than the 200 MB that Marketplace Config will allow you to specify).
Freeing up space on the phone's storage (deleting temprorary files of my choosing, rather than simply purging the whole phone).
Backing up application data to my PC.
Turning music files into ringtones/alarms/etc.
A number of these can currently be automated using apps, and there are others that could be more useful to other people, but that's what I've found to be useful.
Content Transfer
Well I have been in same situation , I went with wifi transfer option,caz its quite secured and helpful for content transfer, like you can use smartIO App, which is good op
drupad2drupad said:
How do you get to transfer in the easiest way - songs from an android device to a fully unlocked Nokia Lumia 710?
also..
Where do the attachments in my hotmail get saved on my local phone storage? I have fully unlocked L710 and HTC Titan. Someone sent me a few clips attached to hotmail. I can play it from my email attachment but would like to find the folder where it is locally stored after download, and then be able to play the content from Zune. Is there any homebrew app for such file management? I have File Explorer, but don't know where these attachments can be found, then moved so that they are playable in Zune Hub.
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[Q] where are xap files stored in phone after download?

Hi, I want to copy xap files I download directly on my phone but don't know where they get stored before installation.
Please can someone help me locate the folder so I can back them up?
The reason why I want to do this is because I want to create a folder on my PC and in SkyDrive with all the apps I install like I used to do with cab files for windows mobile.
I'm going to be on wp7 for w long time and apps come and go, particularly homebrew ones and having the original xap files stored would be of great use to me.
I know that some programs on the marketplace can be directly downloaded to your PC but this is not the case for all apps and also requires you to use your PC exclusively when most of us download apps via our phones.
Having them all stored on SkyDrive would also make reinstalling a easy process (WP app reinstall option never works for me) and could be done away from my PC.
Thanks in advance, Steve.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=36965094&postcount=4
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2084372
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=28529684&postcount=3
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1804622
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=36965094&postcount=4
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2084372
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=28529684&postcount=3
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1804622
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not clicked on the link yet but thanks in advance.
I did do a search both here and on the wider web but found nothing.
Steve.
Ok, I've looked at all the links and the bottom one provides me with all the info I need, shame WP has to rename the files and make life unnecessarily hard but it can still be done.
Thanks again, Steve.

Looking for a certain kind of file transfer app that I am not sure exists.

Hey guys. I know there are plenty of apps out there that allow you to connect to your wifi network and then browse your phone's file structure from your PC and drag/drop transfer files to it.
I am looking for more of an app that connects through wifi and allows one to browse their PC's file structure from their phone, and grab files from the PC using the phone. So instead of using the PC as the transfer unit, you'd use the phone. Because sometimes I am lazy and just want to use my phone from bed to transfer things.
It doesn't necessarily have to be a full-fledged "control your PC from your phone" app, just something simple one can use to browse a PC's file structure.
Does such an app exist?
I should also note that I do have the fX file browser app (its like ES file explorer, before ES got bought out by a garbage scamware company and filled to the brim with trash) and I think there may be a way to do what I am looking to do using this, but I do not have enough knowledge on how to do it.
Any help anyone can give would be greatly appreciated!
Install and config a ftp server on your computer and connect with ftp client from phone.
Just like that, eh?
To note, I'm not as tech savvy like that as the forum may be used to dealing with. Is there an easy, basic one out there? I don't need it for much, but the ability to transfer files from anywhere might be nice to do if I can.

Is there a way to mount a network Windows folder as a local folder on my phone?

Hello!
I am having a surprisingly difficult time finding anything about this that isn't from 2011 or earlier. A lot of apps on my phone will ONLY let you browse local folders (ie: /storage/emulated/0/) and that's it. I know that some file explorers let you browse your network folders but that isn't what I need. I need one of my Windows 10 folders to show up under /storage/emulated/0/whatever because a lot of apps won't let me browse on the network. Long story short, I need to map a network drive on my phone.
I am rooted and have an unlocked bootloader on the stock ROM. I am pretty good at figuring this stuff out on my own but the only results I find are from a very old app called CIFS Manager which does not work on recent phones. Does anybody know any way I can accomplish this? I would greatly appreciate it!
I use Root Explorer from Speed Software (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.speedsoftware.rootexplorer). It allows you to connect and manage files on SMB drives (Windows shares) as well as Google Drive, Dropbox, USB, etc etc
Thanks; I am aware of Root Explorer but that's not what I need. I need a way to mount a network folder as a local folder, so that every app (even those without network support) can access the files.
Best suggestion I can make is to build a kernel module to load ntfs-3g, then mount via a script.

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