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[Android Apps and Games] mageus:
no write access

FX 5.1.0.27 (R5127)

Droid Turbo (rooted)

SuperSU 2.78

I have read access to only some system folders. I have no write access to any system folder.

- Device is rooted

- SuperSU installed, prompted for permission, and shows FX File with root access

- FX root addon is installed (confirmed in settings)

- Root Access Diagnostics shows everything enabled.

- Other file managers / apps work fine with root access.

- Note that the Turbo does not have an external card - all memory is internal. This is not an SD permission issue.

Settings->root doesn't show an "enable write access" option as mentioned previously in this thread.

Any thoughts?
[Android Apps and Games] somebady:
Your busybox, your FX version, your Material design, are the errors.

The RootExplorer "Maretial Design" haves the same errors in any androed version.

Please , forget "materials", i am using the FX 3.0.1.2 and , i pretend update, when this design, stay forgotten like they done with holo.

Material is nicht virtual!

Sent from SomeFon
[Android Apps and Games] GeTex:
There's a cute lock icon next to the overflow menu, click it to enable write access
[Android Apps and Games] mageus:
Thanx for the prompt reply.

What's the 'overflow' menu? I see the main menu (hamburger) and the display menu (3 dots on the right). I don't see any lock icon.
[Android Apps and Games] GeTex:
3 dots is overflow, if you see no lock, you don't have root or are browsing the non root system
[Android Apps and Games] Ultramanoid:
As explained in the post above, here's where it should be.
[Android Apps and Games] thedicemaster:
even without enabling that, he should still have full read access.

it sounds like he's using the non-root system.

[MENTION=3540503]mageus[/MENTION] are you using "System (Root)" or "system"?

only "System (Root)" gives full read/write access.

you may need to manually enable it.

go to the FX home screen, press the 3 dot menu, and select home.

here you can choose which filesystem and libraries to show.

if there's no "System (Root)" here I'd like you to take a screenshot of your add-on screen and post it here.
[Android Apps and Games] GeTex:
Depends if he's trying to read protected folders, even in some cases with root they will show up empty
[Android Apps and Games] mageus:
Yes, that was it. Thanx for the advice.

FWIW, this functionality is not obvious, as I don't know of another FM that does it this way. Like I said in my original post, I confirmed every which way that I had root access. I guess it's put there as an aggressive safety measure.
[Android Apps and Games] skaveelicious:
Running v.5.1.0.27 on and unofficial build of CM14 (Android N) where I'm also involved as a developer I'm having some issues with write access to the external sd-card. I know that I have to enable write access via the 3 dot menu, but every time I try select the root of the sd-card I get the message from fx explorer that "The selected location is different than the location of this storage. You must select ..." .

From what I have seen fx explorer creates a file under "*/Android/data/nextapp.fx/files/" called "storagelink.data" this file is properly created for the internal storage but apparently fails to created for the sdcard (if I read the logcat right). This means that the above mentioned folder in the sdcard case is empty. Without this file present it is impossible to succeed with the granting of write access.

Only way I could succeed was to copy the "storagelink.data" file from the internal storage to the external sdcard by using the navigation via /system/storage/* as root. This would work for someone like me but, I guess a normal user would feel a bit more helpless.

I have yet to find the exact cause (since I'm also using sdcardfs instead of fuse) but want to get this out here to narrow down the issue. Perhaps this is a known fx issue or I f'd up somewhere in my kernel port of sdcardfs or this is a common CM14 issue. I'm attaching a logcat maybe it helps.

EDIT: Was a kernel + selinux issue related to sdcardfs.
[Android Apps and Games] osm0sis:
[MENTION=2954544]tliebeck[/MENTION]

Hi! Love the app, use it constantly. :)

Bug report: If an SMB network location gets marked as down (red) in Network, it won't refresh properly unless the app is exited and restarted.

Feature request: please add media_rw (1023) to the list of UIDs, since it's one of the most commonly used in Android.

Thanks for your consideration!
[Android Apps and Games] EasyFilters:
Great app with nice design!
[Android Apps and Games] GeTex:
[MENTION=2954544]tliebeck[/MENTION] cosmetic bug

Tap and hold a file, then use multi select. One item will be selected but the top will say zero items selected, this is cosmetic only, as actions still apply to the single file

Selecting another file will change it from 0 to 2, just a cosmetic issue
[Android Apps and Games] hotrodhell:
Great app! Will it get preview on pictures over network anytime soon? That is what I'm missing the most. ES explorer and even Mi explorer have this function already.
[Android Apps and Games] Primokorn:
FX is not detected as a file manager when using PDFCreator app.

It seems you should implement an intent-filter to open files/directories. Is it possible? TIA
[Android Apps and Games] Ultramanoid:
It is working for me, Android 6.0.1.
[Android Apps and Games] Primokorn:
I'm on 6.0.1 too.

The dev of PDFCreator has the same issue with another file manager while it's working with CM file manager or 3C Toolbox...

Here is a log which shows the following line when I want to open a folder from PDFCreator:

10-27 08:42:44.078 I/ActivityManager( 862): START u0 {act=android.intent.action.VIEW dat=file:///storage/emulated/0/Android/data/de.baumann.pdf typ=resource/folder} from uid 10163 on display 0
[Android Apps and Games] Puff:
Love the app, loved the additional functions, bought it immediately. There's just one thing that bothers me, dunno if I am blind or is it hidden so well - where can I find "find" when I view/edit a file in FX? Messing with >100KiB files with thousands of lines is a pain...
[Android Apps and Games] thedicemaster:
"find" is not available in viewer mode, but can be accessed through the pencil icon in edit mode.
[Android Apps and Games] Jason960:
I really like this.

thanks
[Android Apps and Games] klau1:
Love this app! Only one thing I can think of that could make I better:

Remember the Sorting mode the user selected in each folder.

Some folders should be sorted by name, while others should be supported by date.
[Android Apps and Games] Puff:
Thank you. Not really intuitive, but glad that it does exist.
[Android Apps and Games] hacker1911:
force closes, stops working, freezes, blablabla (noticed 10+ times)

---------->

sandisk external card 128GB-> while deleting like more sized files or folders FX does ↑ mentioned in the first line

Nougat 7.0 Moto G4 Plus rooted

but it gets the work done ie. to say once you hit delete sure app crashes but in background it deletes without any notifications...... and when i open the app & swipe down to refresh the free space is increasing........
[Android Apps and Games] klau1:
SMB network transfers from mobile to Windows pc always fails beyond 64kB.

Any file bigger than 64kB fails.

I have to use ES Explorer just for file transfer because I can't get FX Explorer to work.

Any idea why this is happening?

Using Android Nougat 7 0 stock no root
[Android Apps and Games] user787:
[MENTION=2954544]tliebeck[/MENTION] nice app you got here. I'm trying it. I do sent an email about ssl certificate error with an OwnCloud server. I do contacted host and gave me the configuration settings, but can't past ssl verification. I would appreciate some help.

Regards
[Android Apps and Games] klau1:
Can't not copy files to SMB Network Share. It freezes all the time. Permission is sufficient. The same file copying works on ES Explorer.

There's something wrong with FX File Explorer's SMB code.

Has anyone else had success in copying files from the phone to a Windows SMB share?

EDIT: Using Android Nougat 7 0 stock no root
[Android Apps and Games] InvalidDNA:
Works here
[Android Apps and Games] klau1:
Are you using Android Version 7?
[Android Apps and Games] klau1:
This is a bug with copying to SMB share:

it just keeps going. The bytes copied continues to count up even after it exceeds the total file size.
[Android Apps and Games] slonn:
Would be nice with chromecast support
[Android Apps and Games] a0193143:
On Zenfone ZE551ML stock 6.0.1 rom, I can't use the root function.

But works on stock 5.0 rom.

Edit: Change the busybox path from FX-provided to xbin solved this problem.
[Android Apps and Games] XyLoNaMiyX:
Why didn't I stumble upon this before, it's amazing! Thanks!
[Android Apps and Games] RajneeshSingh:
thanks a lot
[Android Apps and Games] klau1:
Fx explorer isn't allowing files with the URL file extension to open with their associated app.

But this works with ES Explorer so it's a FX Explorer issue.

There's an app called stuntzurl that handles URL files, ES Explorer pass it correctly down to Stuntzurl but FX Explorer does not.

Any fix?
[Android Apps and Games] Ultramanoid:
Apparently the latest development version of System Panel has left the clean freemium model to become adware. ( Find the application over at APKMirror. )

It'd be good to know if any other applications by the same developer are going to change as well into this model.

I've bought licenses before and the main reason to do so was not the features ( other good, similar applications were and are available ) but the development model, staying away from advertising code and intrusive statistics. It's something to be praised, promoted ( which I have done too ), and certainly deserves compensation.

Even though the applications are not open source and they cannot actually be verified without engaging in some reverse engineering, over the years the developer has built up a good reputation.

Advertising code is a proven malware vector, consumes resources and bandwith, and is usually coupled with invasive system permissions and data mining. Paying to 'remove' ( meaning 'hide', since the code is very rarely actually removed ) adds insult to injury, as it supports and validates this harmful and demeaning attitude towards users, not to mention promoting unsafe software practices, and profiting from it.
[Android Apps and Games] Abnova:
I think this problem has something to do with the "Android" folder in the SD card. Apps for some reason need root access to use it
[Android Apps and Games] skaveelicious:
Partially yes. We found the issue however and it was related to some issues with sdcardfs since it is quite new. Was definitely a kernel issue.
[Android Apps and Games] Abnova:
So will it be fixed if I install a new kernel?
[Android Apps and Games] Ultramanoid:
Please consider ( if you haven't yet ) turning FX into a paid-only application, like Solid Explorer and other serious, reliable Android pieces of software, instead of following SystemPanel2's new adware model.

I do realize revenue would be less, but at least for FX the userbase and reputation should be a good starting point that Solid Explorer for one didn't have, and yet they're in business.
[Android Apps and Games] paul c:
Been using this since Gingerbread :D, rock solid file manager, couldn't do without it!

I've just started using pCloud (as recommended by xda...) - would there be any plans to add support for pCloud?
[Android Apps and Games] pumpkin_link:
hello, i think i found a bug in FX Web Access, every time i try to upload a file containing "&" in the filename the upload stops working. all the subsequent files on that upload process stay on the temporary "Upload" folder folder on sdcard so i had to manually delete them. and a red error message pops up on the web interface, but only after the last file gets uploaded. i stopped getting this error after renaming "&" to "and".

btw, this is the best file manager ever, been using it for years on my gingerbread xperia play
[Android Apps and Games] Primokorn:
Well do not install all recommended softwares that you can read on XDA portal, especially when they come from sponsored links...
[Android Apps and Games] paul c:
lol, pCloud is pretty reputable all the same - the main reason for asking is that it's supported by other apps I use such as FolderSync (which allows me to flexibly sync eg Titanium Backup to a series of cloud providers), so it fits into my app ecosystem quite nicely.
[Android Apps and Games] acsterf:
"Remove Duplicates" not working

I've a bunch of duplicated files but the "Remove Duplicates" batch function won't work, I've to mark each files individually and use the basket bin icon. Am I doing something wrong?

FX v5.1.0.27 (5127) Plus

Samsung SM-G935F 6.0.1 Stock
[Android Apps and Games] mageus:
merge vs skip

Can someone please clarify the "overwrite / merge" and "skip existing" options during file copy?

From what I can tell, FX does the following:

- merge - copy recursively into existing folders, but overwrite all files

- skip - skip any file AND folder that already exists

Is this correct?

I would like to copy any new files recursively from one directory tree into the other.

- 'new' files means ones that don't exist in the destination

- If the file exists, skip it.

- I don't care about detecting changes in files - if it exists, skip it

- I don't care about deleting files in the destination that don't exist in the source.

- Basically, update (but not clone) the destination - 'merge' all folders recursively, but 'skip' all existing files
[Android Apps and Games] acsterf:
Tried different combinations but can't manage it, definitely not working for me.
[Android Apps and Games] osm0sis:
Reposting since these remain an issue in the latest version.

[MENTION=2954544]tliebeck[/MENTION]
[Android Apps and Games] tliebeck:
Thanks, will get these in very soon. There's an interim beta uploaded that will be out momentarily (likely going to production shortly thereafter) to correct a few minor bugs, but these will be dealt with soon. Sorry for the delay.
[Android Apps and Games] osm0sis:
Thank you! Really, any UID/GID listed here (with numbers outside the OEM range) would be great to recognize: https://github.com/android/platform...r/include/private/android_filesystem_config.h

Perhaps you can draw the proper name out of the OS directly, toybox seems to be able to do this. :)
[Android Apps and Games] tliebeck:
FX 5.1.1.0 Released (Beta channel)

Edit: 17th March, moved to production.

Web access can now be started when device is a mobile hotspot.

Misc minor bugfixes.

Direct Download: http://android.nextapp.com/fx/r5130/FX_r5130.apk

Beta Testings G+ Community: https://plus.google.com/communities/101301040394875566704 (join community, then go to https://play.google.com/apps/testing/nextapp.fx )
[Android Apps and Games] tliebeck:
Thanks, added to git for next version. Currently it's a hardcoded list, I'm also not certain how it's retrieved.
[Android Apps and Games] thedicemaster:
[MENTION=4544860]osm0sis[/MENTION] microsoft also needs to look at this bug.

explorer will also get stuck on a "can't connect" if it fails to connect to a network share once.
[Android Apps and Games] evalf:
[MENTION=2954544]tliebeck[/MENTION], when I saw the update to FX I was hoping that the problem that I found back in August regarding the moving of files on FTP servers had been fixed, but after testing I found that the problem still occured. All the details are in my previous post, but in a nutshell instead of using the rename function to move or cut-paste a file to a new location on an FTP server, FX downloads the file, uploads it again to the new location and finally deletes the original file. This is very slow and consumes a lot of data as the file does transit through the phone, and also it requires unnecessary disk space on both the phone and the server to host the temporary copies of the file. After some testing I found that this only applies to FTP secured and unsecured, but that SFTP servers were not affected as the propper command was used. Is there a plan to fix this issue?

I have found another issue in the past few months with the extraction of .rar archives, which is very slow. I did a test with an 80mb archive containing 60 files, ZArchiver and ES both extract it in under 20 seconds, but FX takes over 5 minutes to do the same job. I checked with a similarly sized .zip archive and this time FX takes roughly the same time as ZArchiver and ES. Is this a know issue? Is there a chance this could be improved to bring the extraction speed of FX in the same ballpark as the other apps?

Thanks for the hard work, I really love the app and I'm only bringing these issues up as I'd like nothing more than to be able to use FX exclusively and not have to rely on other apps at any time.
[Android Apps and Games] thedicemaster:
i found a bug in FX that i found in atlas a long time ago.

sometimes the + button in the left sidebar remains or becomes active even though it's not visible and the sidebar is closed.

in atlas it can happen on some websites like the puzzles on https://www.jigsawexplorer.com/

and in both apps it happens consistently if the sidebar is closed before it is fully opened.
[Android Apps and Games] klau1:
Hi, do you have any idea if this issue can be fixed?

This is a bug with copying to SMB share: (picture below)

it just keeps going. The bytes copied continues to count up even after it exceeds the total file size.

Environment V20 Android 7, stock
[Android Apps and Games] pepelemoko:
Hi, I don't know if it's only me but I can't share photos via Whatsapp if they are on the SD card or on the network (Dropbox, for example). No problems when they are on the phone.

Is it me or it's a known problem? Am I missing some settings?

It also seems to affect other method of sharing..

I'm on Nougat, HTC 10

Thanks
[Android Apps and Games] GeTex:
Same issue with bluetooth share with source being extsdcard(not always???)
[Android Apps and Games] thedicemaster:
it's because the app you're sharing to doesn't have access to the location you're sharing from.

some file managers get around this by copying the file to internal storage, but with FX you'll have to do it yourself.
[Android Apps and Games] GeTex:
again, the issue is intermittent

we have granted FX RW permissions at a root level, with similar results, the CM File manager doesn';t suffer this issue and it isn't copying to internal storage(No way in hell it copied a 2.5GB file from extsd to internal in 3 seconds)
[Android Apps and Games] thedicemaster:
the are at least 3 methods for passing a file to an app, "open" "stream" and "share".

which one did you use with FX, and which one did the cm file manager use?
[Android Apps and Games] 777AvEnGeR777:
I like FX File Explorer! Using it since the default file manager got AdWare. And it's much better then the old one, great job!
[Android Apps and Games] GeTex:
not aware of how to change modes

again simply attempting bluetooth transfers
[Android Apps and Games] MrWasdennnoch:
WhatsApp has to have SD permissions since FX only provides the file path and no readable stream. This means WA has to get the file by itself which it doesn't have permission for.
[Android Apps and Games] pepelemoko:
Apparently, in my config Whatsapp has every authorization possible. I also see in the FX app module that WA can read, modify and delete contents from SD card..
[Android Apps and Games] GeTex:
I never mentioned WhatsApp, I mentioned a Bluetooth share. Which is a system function and does have SD access and using a different file manager fixes the issue. When attempting to use extsd it simply toasts unknown file not sent.
[Android Apps and Games] peterbonge:
[MENTION=2954544]tliebeck[/MENTION]

It seems that you need to change the authentication for Google Drive access. The method you are using will be blocked on 20. April!

And fingerprint support for the master password would really be nice.
[Android Apps and Games] tliebeck:
Thanks! I was not given notice. Trying to figure out how this is possible that I wasn't given notice.

At least it appears I can use an open source solution instead of relying on Play Services.
[Android Apps and Games] Ibuprophen:
[MENTION=2954544]tliebeck[/MENTION], Though I'm going to try this out, I'm just wondering if it has certain archive capabilities I'll explain below...

I'm trying to find a replacement for the Total Commander app and I only use it because of 2 features.

1) Its capabilities to enter an archive, like a flashable zip, and edit files within it then save it without having to decompress it.

2) When decompressing an archive, it keeps the time and date of its contents in tact.

Does this app have the same capabilities as the 2 i had listed above?

Thanks a Bunch!

Sent on my Communicator [SCH-I535] from the Bridge of the U.S.S. Enterprise...
[Android Apps and Games] peterbonge:
I would prefer the "official" way and I think it would be the best for most users. Can't you implement both and use the opene source variant only if the play services are not installed?
[Android Apps and Games] tliebeck:
I generally want to avoid any dependency I can on Google Play Services, even optional ones. I am not a fan. The fact that Android is open-source is a major component of why I became involved with Android, and Google Play Services is basically an attempt to undo that.

As far as I can tell, this move by Google is being done to push app developers to be dependent on their proprietary extensions. Google has been doing this quite a lot. I'm not interested.

AppAuth appears to only support API 16 and later. That means that there is no more Google Drive support for versions prior to Android 4.1. If that's what Google wants, that's what they'll get. Google Drive is their product. They made this decision.
[Android Apps and Games] GeTex:
This right here. Google is killing the Open Source community quickly. I'd prefer to remain open source as well.

There's some issues with sharing from external SD cards, I cannot currently figure it out, but it seems to be a permission issue, it all started with 5.0 mounting frame work crap. I have more issues but I can't list them right now

Do you have a guy and or bug tracker? Could help with community involvement, like maybe gitlab?
[Android Apps and Games] tliebeck:
Don't currently have a bugtracker, github would require payment (project is not open source). Have not looked into gitlab, do the support commercial projects?

SD card sharing issue will be fixed in new version which I hope to upload shortly. Update will also contain new Google Drive auth stuff.
[Android Apps and Games] GeTex:
https://forum.gitlab.com/t/can-i-use-gitlab-community-edition-for-commercial-projects/3249

hopefully this answers your questions, I'm all for being a maintainer as well, the best i can at least, this app has been my go to since Gingerbread
[Android Apps and Games] tliebeck:
FX 5.1.2.0 Released (Beta channel)

Fix for problems using "share" function from SD cards.

New authentication method for Google Drive. Unfortunately Google Drive is no longer supported on devices before Jellybean (4.1). This is Google's decision, not mine.

Direct Download: http://android.nextapp.com/fx/r5132/FX_r5132.apk

Beta Testings G+ Community: https://plus.google.com/communities/101301040394875566704 (join community, then go to https://play.google.com/apps/testing/nextapp.fx )
[Android Apps and Games] thedicemaster:
let me repeat a bug that exists in both FX and Atlas: if the left sidebar is opened halfway and then closed the (+) button remains active but invisible.
[Android Apps and Games] simonbellu:
Just noticed that browsing Google drive with latest beta of fx, shows also thumbnail preview for pdfs and json files too...

Why only in Google drive and not also in device folders?
[Android Apps and Games] GeTex:
Hope is to have a bug tracker soon so it's easier for [MENTION=2954544]tliebeck[/MENTION] to keep track of bugs
[Android Apps and Games] MrWasdennnoch:
Can't you just create a repo with only a readme as a bugtracker? I've seen others do that. I don't know if it violates any TOS though.
[Android Apps and Games] GeTex:
it's a commerical product, yes it's a major TOS violation. Thats why I told him gitlab