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[Galaxy S II General] martintspedersen:
sorry but this guide need some more details... were is the internet and network? and do i have to access guest acount after it s enabled?

and how to share your drive you want to share and where?

make it a little more noob proof:)

EDIT its looks like you have to PAY to get network access... we dont share payed apps on xda..

The main module of FX File Explorer (this product) is free and includes all file management features for working with files on your phone/tablet. The "FX Plus" add-on adds media management, NETWORK (FTP, SFTP, SMB) and cloud capabilities (Dropbox, Google Drive, SkyDrive, Box, amd SugarSync). The "FX Root" add-on is for developers and knowledgeable enthusiasts who need to make changes as the root user. You can purchase none of the add-ons, one, or both. The paid add-ons are backed by a 24-hour refund policy.
[Galaxy S II General] kjplasma:
I use ES File Explorer ..its free and easy too.......

TIP: set a static IP address to your PC and laptops ... else the device may not be found if the router has issued a new ip address ...
[Galaxy S II General] Harsha Raj:
If you want them to be that detailed then I can make it. Will update it as noob proof by today.

Also that add on with paid module is "coming soon". As of now its completely free. Well thank you for pointing it out. I will switch over the guide to a free app once the dev decides make it paid.

Thank you for the tip.
[Galaxy S II General] Harsha Raj:
Oh it looks like the latest update brings FX File explorer to paid add-ons for network capabilities. Sorry about this. It was a free feature right before I wrote this guide. I will replace this guide with a free app. Thank you.
[Galaxy S II General] Sideromelane:
File Expert has the same functionality as well as FTP and a load of other stuff and is still free. There IS a paid version but I can't figure out what the limitations are because I haven't run into them yet.
[Galaxy S II General] Chairmansaab:
Websharing is much better and easy to use too.

Try it ! I am using it for over a year. I definitely recommend it
[Galaxy S II General] Harsha Raj:
Updated the guide with more details and also few more screen shots. Hope it is understandable. Open for further suggestions :)
[Galaxy S II General] Harsha Raj:
Done :) Changed the app to ES File explorer too.

Tip added in the guide above.

Well yes. You can use any app. The point here is that the tweaks that are needed to be done to make the method usable. Since most of the time its try game, I came up with the guide.

Like I have said in the guide, using the WebUI as the medium is a different thing. You will need to be near the system as well and control everything from the browser. But here with this guide you just set it up once and then do everything in you GS2 without touching the system.

Very useful when the system is kept on 24/7 (server) and it is in ground floor and you are on top floor :)

Edit: The images looks to have been resized after upload. I dont know how that happened :( Hope you all can make it out.
[Galaxy S II General] bala_gamer:
you need to be in front of pc to transfer data with websharing ;) with this method you can be wherever within your wifi range and start the transfer directly from your mobile.
[Galaxy S II General] Sun90:
thanks a lot for this refined guide buddy. good wrk:)

tried the same for the first time(sorry i am more of a noob when it comes to these stuffs for sure:silly:) following the instruction's of urs and it wrks gr8.

i think now i can safe guard my Phone's Micro USB port for sure;)
[Galaxy S II General] PATRiOT96:
Wow, never knew I could do such a thing.

Thank you a lot for the amazing newbie guide :D
[Galaxy S II General] vpraveenis:
This is a really great guide. I had found out most of this info by trial and error myself. I searched a lot but could never find a step by step guide to do it. Great work to figure out for different OS versions and even great that you made such a comprehensive guide. Will be really useful to a lot of people.

One part that I never got was how to use it to login without a user/pass in windows account and this guide covers it too.. excellent. Will try it out this evening.
[Galaxy S II General] Midozcullen:
policape203,

Thanks Alot For this Guides ! :)
[Galaxy S II General] donothurtme:
one great app

On the store i have found a great app that simplifies things: it quickly scans the LAN workgroup and shows the connected computers, then you can explore shared folders from within. It's called Sharesfinder and it's the fastest on the store for this function.

However even with ES file explorer you have a scan function to scan the Lan for connected conputers, but it's slower

To access the phone like a shared folder from windows computer you can use instead Samba Filesharing (from xda! Root needed). I prefer it over airdroid and other browser-based apps
[Galaxy S II General] felixpaul:
I use airdroid.com its easier than others.

---------- Post added at 08:15 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:12 PM ----------

You can even send messages and other phone functionality using airdroid.com
[Galaxy S II General] Harsha Raj:
Of course. The UI is very neat in airdroid. But accessing the PC from S2 is of great pleasure is what I feel :D
[Galaxy S II General] mr_vodoo:
Thanks for this guide. Very useful!!! :good:
[Galaxy S II General] Neosepia:
Aswome guide. How comes any file manager is able to read content from network folder; i mean reading from a windows network folder is an emmbed functionality integrated to android or does every file manager program its own?
[Galaxy S II General] Harsha Raj:
As far as I know the file manager should support a module called SMB (Server Message Block). For example Astro File Manager requires you to install SMB module for the network access to work.

You can read more about it here http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Server_Message_Block
[Galaxy S II General] Truejake2:
Workaround

I have been struggling to access shared files on a windows 7 machine from any android device. I didnt read all of the replies on this thread but after some serious troubleshooting and trying everything i could find on forums i managed to get a workaround together. I have been using es file explorer for quite some time now and have been very happy with it until this new problem. I was unable to access any windows 7 pc shares but by installing fx file explorer and accessing the computer by typing in the ip address for the new smb server i was able to get in. So I went back to es explorer and es file explorer also works. I just did a scan for my pc and it showed up, i tapped it and it all works well. I then uninstalled fx explorer and es file explorer has continued to work with no issues. Note: you must enable the free trial to get the network access in fx explorer but you only need it for a few seconds. I did this workaround on two separate phones and everything is working well on each. If any trouble develops I will be sure to post back with updates
[Galaxy S II General] yhazarus:
wifi file explorer pro goes very well too,but it drains much battery
[Galaxy S II General] nirmitlamed:
thanks great guide

thanks great guide
[Galaxy S II General] byobodybag:
I'm in need of some help here. I installed ESFE but it always says "Error, cannot locate server" when trying to add the IP address of my Win 8.1 64bit PC. The share on my PC is fully setup and is accessible by other laptops and network devices.

They are both in the same networks with the same IP range. I'm using the latest Cyanogen nightly if that makes any difference.

---------- Post added at 02:02 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:51 PM ----------

Nevermind, I managed to make it work. Thanks.
[Galaxy S II General] misterpingle:
Thank Harsha Raj for the wonderful guide

MrPingle
[Galaxy S II General] ofiaich:
Hi everyone! I posted this in the thread about ES File Explorer too... This thread seems more active so I chose also to post here... sorry if that is bad manners!

I used ES File Explorer with my Xperia Z3 and Windows 10 desktop PC and all worked well. My PC failed so I purchased a new laptop and now I cannot get ES File Explorer to see the new laptop. I checked the server's IP address using Windows 10 settings > Network and Internet and can see the IPv4 address and also another quad number for IPv4 Servers and have tried both.

I also checked the username and I am very sure it is the email address that I use to log on to Windows 10. I also tried the Anonymous setting but nothing works. I get the screen stating login failed, WLAN is off, SMB server is out of network scope etc.

I think Kaspersky manages my firewall but I am not experienced enough to play with those settings. I will keep searching but any advice is much appreciated!

Edit :- I found the solution here.

https://techjourney.net/cannot-conn...-network-shares-shared-folders-in-windows-10/

Ofiaich
[Galaxy S II General] philips11:
Access PC with Android device

Nowadays almost every task can easily be done with your phone or tablet but sometimes you need to use your PC either for accessing a file or for a running down a program. If you are not in touch with your PC, then also you can remotely access it with your android device.

Google's Chrome Remote Desktop can help you eith this task....go with the link

androiddata-recovery.com/accesspc-with-androiddevice.php
[Galaxy S II General] vyrussu:
Airdroid is a good choise for me... it eats a little battery but i think every program like this has a down cost...

Regards,
[Galaxy S II General] ofiaich:
See the full post above...

This solution worked a few times on both my Xperia Z3 mobile and Xperia Z2 Tablet, but now doesn't!

emailed the developer of ES File Explorer and awaiting a response..

ofiaich
[Galaxy S II General] IgorGM:
Thanks! :D
[Galaxy S II General] jay_ingale:
I've been using ES File explorer since many years to access files on my laptop. It worked perfectly until it stopped a few days back.

I noticed on my S6 edge that entering user and password no longer worked, and ES file explorer constantly kept flashing the same screen to enter username and password. Switched to my S7, still the same. Tried on my Tab S, didn't work.

Tried to connect to my laptop with another laptop, works perfectly.

Now I tried connecting my devices to another laptop, won't work.

Searched the web for solution - changed registries, changed IPv4 settings, changed firewall settings, changed advanced sharing settings, cleared app data for ES file explorer - nothing works.

Any help please?
[Galaxy S II General] MPK99:
The easier & detailed procedure for file sharing

Superb windows file sharing method on android. Follow the below steps:

In Windows:

1.Make sure you have enabled Control Panel\Programs & Features\Turn Windows features on or off\Media Features(Windows Media Player)

2.Enable mobile hotspot & connect to PC wifi

3.Go into Control Panel\Network & Sharing Center\advanced sharing settings\All networks\choose media streaming options\ and turn on media streaming for that wifi & click 'ok'. Also disable password protected file sharing in network sharing center

4.Go into Computer Management (start right click)\Shared Folders\Shares\

5. Right click empty space & click 'New Share' & browse folder path (in my case, select the whole local disks list of which you want to share)

6.Now, open control panel\network sharing center\ & you see Connections\Wi-Fi (hotspot name) in blue, open it

7.In Wi-Fi Status box, click details & note IPv4 Address

In Android:

8.Open any file explorer like Solid Explorer, add New cloud connection(+ button below)

9.Select LAN/SMB, wait 4 seconds & tap "didn't find what you're looking for'

10.Now enter the same IP adress which you noted before & enter Display name as "PC"

11.Select 'Guest' in next dialog & atlast press 'connect' button

Now you can see a "PC" option in storages sidebar. You can edit, view, delete, copy, move & do anything you want with the shared folders in your PC.
[Galaxy S II General] suomynonaregnarts:
Using simple trusted open source apps for SMB

1. VLC Media Player App (Only access to VLC supported media formats)

This app has an option to access the windows files. Set share option on the media folders from the windows, then access them via VLC android app easily, just by entering the windows machine IP and login credentials.

2. Microsoft Remote Desktop App

This app with the latest version supports remote access to windows machine. Add the machine's IP in the app and login with the credentials to gain access directly to the windows screen. Latest version includes touch, enhanced media quality and connection speed.
[Galaxy S II General] temporary2010:
The problem now is that many of these Android apps only work with SMB v1, and Windows has moved on to SMB v2 and SMB v3. I believe by default, Win10 does not even install SMB v1.

What I ended up doing was disable SMB v2 and v3 in my Win7 machine, and no more problems using ES File Explorer to read/write files on that computer. Of course, SMB v1 is not as secure as v2 or v3, so you'll have to decide for yourself what is best for you. My other alternative was to move files through a network shared flash drive connected to my router, but that just sucks.

Maybe some kind of remote desktop software, like Teamviewer, will work, too, but sounds like it would suck, as well :) .
[Galaxy S II General] flixblixclix:
this is really a good work..... but needs patience at first to read the entire article.....
[Galaxy S II General] Harsha Raj:
Yup. It's quite detailed :p. It took half of the night to write the whole thing up :D
[Galaxy S II General] chenrp:
it easier to access your PC with X-plore

if you are in the same network(WIFI), just do a scan with X-plore and connect to the shared libraries.
[Galaxy S II General] Harsha Raj:
Even ES file explorer can scan and find the PC. I haven't stressed more on it.

Well X-plore looks great. Hope it stays free.
[Galaxy S II General] haw3000:
Useful, thank you
[Galaxy S II General] Werewolf88:
I use blank password to access my PC, so I've done steps described in the first post, now I have access to everything not only shared folders, why?
[Galaxy S II General] mcpdigital:
Using ES File Explorer for a long time. Playing mkv videos from my Desktop. Easy and efficient solution.

Thanks for make the guide for other posters.
[Galaxy S II General] petesuen:
Very detailed guide

Thanks, and confirm works!

Only problem is speed (already stated in guide)

and a bit unreliable as I get timed out copying large files.

Although issue is probably with my wifi.
[Galaxy S II General] naluca:
Amazing guide. Thanks!
[Galaxy S II General] i1allz:
I prefer Total Commander with LAN plugin, faster manipulation. :cool:
[Galaxy S II General] zankuru:
Cool!
[Galaxy S II General] PersianSpeed:
Hi.

It was very useful and tnx Bro.
[Galaxy S II General] Audox:
thanks! :D
[Galaxy S II General] rucxy:
I use sharesfinder from the app store. Scans your wifi and returns back your pc's and routers addresss. You can login into windoze pc through sharesfinder.
[Galaxy S II General] all2i:
kies air

why wont you use kies?
[Galaxy S II General] rucxy:
Not sure if kies lets you surf your shared files, i know it allows you to sync contacts etc, drag and drop from pc to phone.
[Galaxy S II General] fakhersidhu:
wow..... thanks for this I am learning something now spending time on XDA Dev :)
[Galaxy S II General] icebryanchan:
Hey thanks for the guide dude.;) Appreciate it.
[Galaxy S II General] milan188:
I use Bulletproof FTP server on my pc and put corresponding settings in ES explorer and it's very quick and easy to set up
[Galaxy S II General] yianniscy84:
Win 8

Great guide but there I am having one problem. On windows 7 this was working fine. But on windows 8 I can't login because I no longer have a normal username to login in windows. I log in using my live account. Has anyone got sharing working between ES File Explorer and Win 8?
[Galaxy S II General] Harsha Raj:
This I had not thought of. I'm not using W8 currently in my PC. How about try to enable guest account and see if that works.
[Galaxy S II General] Gutslit:
web sharing,Airdroid is verygood to use to..
[Galaxy S II General] w.v.raaij:
Great guide! Thnx
[Galaxy S II General] dipenrique:
Thanks :)

its useful
[Galaxy S II General] DryGoldfish:
Good guide fella, thanks for taking the time to do it.
[Galaxy S II General] shameer_as:
login windows 8 with normal username and password instead of live account
[Galaxy S II General] smithersmatt:
thanks for this. much better than unplugging my cord and bringing it to the computer. i could just buy a second i guess but not i dont have to
[Galaxy S II General] cosmote:
Good guide
[Galaxy S II General] sherifzxpolo:
thanks for the explaination

thanks for the explaination
[Galaxy S II General] HUNBlazer:
Windows 8

Windows 8: Use your live login e-mail and password .
[Galaxy S II General] :
using that, too
[Galaxy S II General] aq79:
Nice post, I also used ES File Explorer to transfer files from PC to device. Its easy and faster
[Galaxy S II General] cpl.Bower:
I like WiFi File Explorer https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dooblou.WiFiFileExplorer

better
[Galaxy S II General] dwurkx:
Thanks for the guide ;)
[Galaxy S II General] alexandr_stok:
is there any other file manager?
[Galaxy S II General] s3k0:
nice thanks man!
[Galaxy S II General] idodror:
thnx!!!
[Galaxy S II General] snappy123:
hi great info

just one problem, i am able to share folders and files fine, however when sharing drives i just simply cannot access it from my phone.

what i have done is share the drive through advanced properties and set permission to everyone.

i couldn't share it normally like the folder and file steps so i had to go the advanced sharing route.

what am i doing wrong? can somebody guide me in the right direction. i know i could just share every folder however i have to much folder and will be very time consuming.

thanks in advance

#edit - nvm got it working
[Galaxy S II General] jayant619:
try Astro file manager

Try Astro file manager too its very user friendly nd works awsm!!
[Galaxy S II General] mathy007:
let me give it a try
[Galaxy S II General] DHracer:
Slow transfer speeds

Anyone know why I'm getting painfully slow transfer speeds over WiFi? I've used both ES File Explorer and Total Commander (with LAN plugin). Each take about 1 hour to transfer about 700 MB. I've noticed this on other networks as well, when I wanted to transfer something from my brother's network.

Anyone else deal with ridiculously slow transfer rates?
[Galaxy S II General] Harsha Raj:
What is the actual transfer speed you are getting? How far are you from the wifi router?

And is your system connected to the network through wifi? If yes how far is it from the router?

You must understand that, the farther the device is from the router, the slower is the speed. One of the limitation of wifi networks.

By the way, I am getting around 800-900 KBytes per second when the device is closest to the router.
[Galaxy S II General] darkm1st87:
nice post

nice tutorial, thanks!!
[Galaxy S II General] Goooober:
I dont use a username or password to login to my windows 7 PC which ES File Explorer doesn't seem to like. I ticked the 'anonymous' box but i get a login failure and it suggests using a different login/pass work which, of course, i dont have.
[Galaxy S II General] Harsha Raj:
There are no windows os without a username. Since you are telling you don't use one, i can conclude that there is a username but you don't use any password to log into it.

So first find out your user name. Easiest is to press windows key and see it on top of the start menu.

Then follow the step in OP to do some tweaks in windows 7 with regard to using a blank password.

So after this you can use the username as in start menu and then leave the password blank in es file explorer.
[Galaxy S II General] xacobe97:
wow, that work for installing a ssh server? pacman -S openssh-server in linux and you're done :/

Why people continues using windows?
[Galaxy S II General] DiaBolicalThinker:
Thanks Dude its Solved my Problem :)
[Galaxy S II General] brettpoole:
great guide.

Fantastic this is just what I was looking for to transfer the new shows over to the SGS2 while my partner insists on charging her phone with my USB cable.

Once again. Thanks.
[Galaxy S II General] Nemotatu:
Very helpful guide ;)
[Galaxy S II General] G.E.O.:
Ok, i'm getting crazy.

When i tried to make ip address static by filling the "use the following ip address" i had no more internet so i let windows repair the connection.

Then i noticed that windows had erased my ip address settings i had just entered and it chose automatic instead. Checked with es explorer and it could not find the server.

So, i made the ip address static again but this time i've added the subnet mask, default gateway and preferred dns server as well. (if that is how it had to be, maybe it should be mentioned on the guide?) That seemed to solve the problem of having static ip and internet. Still es explorer found nothing.

Because i use a blank password i try to run gpedit.msc to access group policies and got the "no items match your query"

Then i decided to add a password to my win7 account just in case the empty field in es explorer was the problem but again it could not find the server.

My other win xp computer was found by es explorer right from the beginning.

So this must be some win7 problem with the group policies, right?

If so, is there any way to fix this?
[Galaxy S II General] Harsha Raj:
Well I did have explained about the IP, subnet make and default gateway under Step 2 (ii) with reference to (i)

So in your network there are two system one being XP and another being W7. What you do in ES Explorer is that, search for the W7 system using the IP address that you would have noted down under Step 2(i). If you still not finding the W7 system with the IP address then it looks like the W7 system is not connected to your WiFi router.

If you still getting any specific error in ES, post a screen shot here.
[Galaxy S II General] G.E.O.:
That is strange, is it possible for the computer to be disconnected from the router and still have working internet?

What about not being able to run the gpedit.msc command?

Edit:

I checked it with SharesFinder, it can find both computers and the router. I've noticed that there are four fields for the xp pc (the one that works). Those are IP, MAC, Vendor and SMB. The win7 one has not got the SMB field. Can this be the problem?
[Galaxy S II General] ArpitAgarwal:
Same Problem

I am having the same problem i followed the guide but es file explorer is not able to find a server

Screen Shot
[Galaxy S II General] Harsha Raj:
What version of windows are you to people on? Windows 7 Home?

From what I saw, Windows 7 home/home premium does not have the group policy editor, so the gpedit.msc won't work.

If you people on that OS then I guess I need to look into it for any more further settings.
[Galaxy S II General] G.E.O.:
Home premium. I'll search for a fix and i'll report back.

I'm giving you a big thanx.
[Galaxy S II General] bikil:
first thx for this awesome guide

i just want to make this awesome guide more awesome with my little input

you dont even need a router to do this. Just a laptop is enough.

1.download this software : Connectify(free trial version is enough)

2.run this and your laptop will turn into a hotspot

3.enable wifi on your handset>connect to your laptop

3.Open ES File Explorer>LAN>SCAN>[YOUR LAPTOP]

dont forget to share the folder.

follow OP for blank passwords.
[Galaxy S II General] Harsha Raj:
And if you think Connectify is too much of 3rd partyish you can try my another guide http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=32487126 :D
[Galaxy S II General] G.E.O.:
Setting policies on win7home

Hi Harsha Raj. I found the solution here about setting group policies in win7home. You can update your guide if you like.