The best File Manager application for Android
A manager application ideal file should support the basic operations on the files ( copy / move / delete / rename ) , it should provide access the phone's internal memory and the SD card , it should let you search and sort files , it should have the support thumbnails for multimedia files, the application should appear on both phones and tablets and developer must be actively updated application
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I tested a dozen applications for Android file management and some of them are almost as rich and powerful as Windows Explorer or the Finder application on your Mac
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1. Total Commander - This app is management 's most popular files listed on Google Play store with an average score of 4.9 if the user interface is confusing and poorly designed . With Total Commander , you can compress and password protect files and folders with AES encryption
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2. Astro File Manager - Astro is a unified file manager for your local files and the cloud. It can connect to your Dropbox , Google Drive, SkyDrive and other cloud storage services so you can easily access and eat all your files from a central application. ASTRO is funded by advertising and sometimes their full screen interstitial ads feel intrusive
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3. ES File Explorer - This is another management application files feature rich and extremely popular for Android that has a clean interface and is too much. It can connect to various cloud services , you can also transfer files from FTP servers and shared folders on your home network , plus there is an app analyzer hard to help you find the file space - hogging
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4. Expert File - An application file manager ad-supported with an easy to use GUI interface and the paid version offers unique features such as File Shredder ( to permanently delete files ) and safe box ( to hide files in a secret folder). The application offers a tabbed interface , often seen in browsers , which makes it easy to jump from one to another open
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5. Xplore File Manager - This is a very popular application and full of features , but the layout of the app is so bad, you can easily skip this one
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6. Slip Explorer - which has a modern look (flat) and packs no additional features or confusion. You can add folders to your favorites list for quick access with a single shot from left to right. There are dark and light themes to choose from , the application supports previews of files and allows you to compress multiple files into a single zip . There is no search function well
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7. File Wrangler - A file manager with a nice basic user interface and a dual pane making it easy for you to copy / move files from one folder to another . You can press the search icon to locate the files in the current directory. There are also Quick Draw to help you bookmark your most used for quick access
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8. Fylee - Manager application files clean and simple one for Android with only essential features and free of advertising. As sliding Explorer Fylee lack a search function too
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9. QuickOffice Google - While QuickOffice is a productivity suite of Google Desktop , the application will also double file manager . Press "Internal Storage" and you can browse the file system of the device, move or copy files between folders and there is a search function that searches simultaneously your phone and Google Drive. You can also compress files with QuickOffice
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10. AirDroid - AirDroid includes a file manager you can find in the menu Tools - > Files. It is a management application database files , but the real magic happens when you connect your phone to your PC via Wi -Fi through AirDroid . Once connected, you can access and organize your Android files from the desktop within a Windows Explorer-like interface
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To conclude, if you already have QuickOffice or AirDroid on your Android phone, you do not really need to install another application file manager . Otherwise you can go with Wrangler file - the application has a nice easy to use, without advertising interface and supports a dual-pane interface . If you want your file manager application to do more than just file management , ES File Explorer is a good option .
