Hi all,
I'm looking for a recommendation for a file manager that I can use to access a file server on my network.
I've tried a number of file managers and most of them don't provide the capability that I need.
I know that ES File Explorer provides this type of functionality, but it has become SO bloated recently that I just can't stand to use it.
I'm totally willing to pay for a good APP, but the space is so crowded it's hard to know if something is good or not before paying.
TIA for suggestions!
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Hey guys
i have been trying to fing a way to link my computer files or even a drive on my pc to htc hd2 where i can open from any where
and use its files like modefing it or attach any of them to a mail and send it through my mobile
so i will be so thankfull if someone can give me some advice about that
thank you
if you create a dropbox folder on your desktop with items in it you wish to access, you can use the browser on your phone to acess, download and modify them via the dropbox website.
The first step you must take is sharing the drive or folder you wish to access. This is achieved by right clicking the desired item and selecting "Properties", then going to the "Sharing" tab and staring blankly at it until the wysiwyg interface makes sense.
Once your share is created, you should either buy Resco Explorer and use it's "map network path" function while connected to your home Wi-Fi, or install/buy nothing but apply slightly more elbow grease and access your files using WM's built in file explorer.
The built in File Explorer application can access net shares by choosing "Menu"=>"Go To"=>"Open Path"=>"New Path..." and inputting the share adress formatted as follows: "\\ComputerNameOrIP\Share".
Now, this will obviously only allow WiFi access. To have truly anywhere, anytime type access install an ftp server on your pc in combination with "kickme.to" or a similar service and setting secure ftp shares for aforementioned files and folders, having RTFM'ed beforehand on both FTP serving and IP dynamic rerouting services such as kickme.to.
My sincere hopes to have made sense, DuperMan
You could also try Live Mesh. A free service from Microsoft which is quite similar to Dropbox but has a native WM client which I find preferable to browser access.
It's worth noting that a Dropbox WM client is in development, and I personally can't wait for that!
Thank you doperman
I am looking for a good file explorer. It should be free, or really really good if it's paid. I'm not into Ads, so Astro is a no-go for me. I'm currently with ES File Explorer, but it's not exactly full-featured. For example, it doesn't show you the rate at which files are copied and you can't cancel a copy operation (I was trying to copy a 700 MB ISO over FTP to check out the speed and hardly managed to stop it Had to enable airplane mode to cause it to fail). Special requirements are FTP access, copying/pasting files (Copy to/Move to would be nice...) and cancelling such operations if they take a long time, and an "open with" capability. I don't know how this stuff is managed by Android, on WinMo you'd have an executable for each app and you would pass the filename to that app and that's it. I don't know if Apps on Android work the same way. Generally, the more features, the better. I used to have Resco Explorer on WinMo if that rings any bells. That's the kind of app that I'm looking for. Please post your suggestions
PS. And of course it should fit the Sensation's screen.
Just wanted to share an app I found on the market that is truely awesome. It is called File Expert and it is a utility that allows you to browse the files on your device. It has root explorer functions and a whole host of other file operations and tools. The best thing it contains is a built in file transfer utility that allows you to transfer files via web browser, FTP, etc. from your computer to the device. And all of this for free what's not to love about this app??? I downloaded WiFi File transfer from Amazon because it was on a limited free download special several days ago and never even used it as File Expert does the same thing and very well i might add. Just an awesome app I highly recommend.
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Blackberrynomore said:
Just wanted to share an app I found on the market that is truely awesome. It is called File Expert and it is a utility that allows you to browse the files on your device. It has root explorer functions and a whole host of other file operations and tools. The best thing it contains is a built in file transfer utility that allows you to transfer files via web browser, FTP, etc. from your computer to the device. And all of this for free what's not to love about this app??? I downloaded WiFi File transfer from Amazon because it was on a limited free download special several days ago and never even used it as File Expert does the same thing and very well i might add. Just an awesome app I highly recommend.
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Blackberrynomore said:
Just wanted to share an app I found on the market that is truely awesome. It is called File Expert and it is a utility that allows you to browse the files on your device. It has root explorer functions and a whole host of other file operations and tools. The best thing it contains is a built in file transfer utility that allows you to transfer files via web browser, FTP, etc. from your computer to the device. And all of this for free what's not to love about this app??? I downloaded WiFi File transfer from Amazon because it was on a limited free download special several days ago and never even used it as File Expert does the same thing and very well i might add. Just an awesome app I highly recommend.
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Really good APP...I just installed and it is really fast over the WiFi network too. I also used Windows Explorer to use the ftp//ip port command to bring up the directory and transfer files and it works like a dream. Thanks for letting us know about this little gem! And thanks you File Expert Team for developing such a all in one useful app.
Kies air is a lot like this. Check it out in gtg's rom, and u can always tiba it and restore if u want to be stock
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Is it possible to mount a remote file system, either SMB/Samba/CIFS, NFS or SSHFS?
If so how?
Do I have to root to do this?
The big question is what you are trying to do/access on the remote share.
From the way your question was phrased, it sounds like you just want system wide access. It would probably be easier just to get specific apps with remote share support for what you're trying to do.
There are quite a few file explorers and media players that have the SMB client support you're looking for.
ES file explorer and Solid Explorer both have share drive access that you can setup.
I've been using BSplayer for videos and it also has SMB support. I'm sure that plenty of others have it as well.
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Going this route also means that you shouldn't need root access to reach the network shares.
darksabre_x said:
The big question is what you are trying to do/access on the remote share.
From the way your question was phrased, it sounds like you just want system wide access. It would probably be easier just to get specific apps with remote share support for what you're trying to do.
There are quite a few file explorers and media players that have the SMB client support you're looking for.
ES file explorer and Solid Explorer both have share drive access that you can setup.
I've been using BSplayer for videos and it also has SMB support. I'm sure that plenty of others have it as well.
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Going this route also means that you shouldn't need root access to reach the network shares.
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Is there some reason I don't want system wide access?
It seems to me that requiring apps to have some kind of remote access would limit the apps I use.
What I mainly want is to treat remote files the same way I would treat local files in three circumstances: when seen in a file manager, when seen in an open dialog box, and when seen in a "save as" dialog box. The last two in particular for any app I wish to use not necessarily just those that are particularly enabled to do it.
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I don't mean to hijack the thread, but are there any roms or kernels available with cifs support? I've been looking around but can't seem to find anything...
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.