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[Desire Themes and Apps] gogol:
Hi,

Most people will use ASTRO for file manager app.

ASTRO is nice and works, indeed.

But, I found "EStrong file explorer" is much better:

http://www.cyrket.com/p/android/com.estrongs.android.pop/

Here are some features that you cannot find it in current ASTRO version:

- Browse to share folder on PC/Linux via LAN (Windows share folder / Samba)

- FTP client built-in

- Built-in ZIP file handling support (extract only at current version)

I tested it to browse my share folder which is located in NetGEAR NAS. It worked fine and fast.

Oh yes, it also has those basic "app manager" features:

- Backup

- Restore

- Install

- Uninstall

Price: FREE

:D

Search EStrong

s

in the Market to find this app (thanks to ninjakettle).

And this should be the QR code / barcode:
[Desire Themes and Apps] glumardok:
I agree, have tried both as well. EStrong is also my preference.
[Desire Themes and Apps] m8te:
Really nice. Thanks.
[Desire Themes and Apps] hugorx:
Theres also OI file manager http://www.openintents.org/en/node/159 witch seems to be good too, more to choose from.
[Desire Themes and Apps] Pyr0x64:
thanks for that gogol, EStrong is really good :)

I especially like the ability to access the files on my PC and stream mp3s using the LAN :)
[Desire Themes and Apps] TakenName:
Having windows server with lots of share, I've only used estrong aswell... Never did like astro anyway.

Having estrong task manager as a favorite aswell
[Desire Themes and Apps] ninjakettle:
Nice tip - very good app. By the way, if searching the store, it's under Estrongs (with an s on the end)
[Desire Themes and Apps] s1lang:
Thank you,

This app is awesome :)
[Desire Themes and Apps] A|ex:
I have to admit i have no problems with ASTRO but this one does look good, i tried looking on the market store but was unable to find it. does anyone know hen its going to be submitted?
[Desire Themes and Apps] Pyr0x64:
it's on the market now

i used a barcode scanner to link my phone to it on the market, but as ninjakettle already pointed out, you can search the market for "estrongs" (without the quotes) as in Estrongs File Explorer

it seems the the market search isn't too clever when it comes to searching for partial names no matter how close you are *shrug*
[Desire Themes and Apps] gogol:
I added the QR code in the 1st post.
[Desire Themes and Apps] at10ti0n:
can you create zip files with this? :)
[Desire Themes and Apps] hugorx:
Linda Manager is also good, try it out, i has apps unistaller and task manager build in
[Desire Themes and Apps] youandwhosearmy:
Ok finally got estrongs to see my PC. I however cannot get files from my phones SD card to my PC. When I try to cut or copy a file over I get a failed message. I ideas why this might not be working? I'm running the Orange stock ROM on my Desire.

EDIT - Is there a maximum file size that can be copied over using estrongs? I've managed to copy some SNES Roms over but not a 17MB file from my SD card to PC.
[Desire Themes and Apps] jm997:
I'm using AndroZIP and AndFTP. Personally, I think AndroZIP is better than EStrong as a file manager and it is way smaller. AndFTP is the best SFTP/FTP client I've seen.
[Desire Themes and Apps] gogol:
You right, EStrongs cannot compress files ... but that's might not be the main functionality of a file manager (in Windows desktop you need winzip, winrar or things like that).

Ability to browse network share folder is much more important ... and it has FTP client built in in one package :)
[Desire Themes and Apps] as4m4df:
I thought ASTRO had SFTP. It seems if ya scroll to the right on top menu bar theres a network button. NOT that i have anything against EStrongs.. ;)
[Desire Themes and Apps] npw:
ASTRO does have that functionaity but you need to enter all the settings manually. Even I switched from ASTRO to Estrongs as the FTP search is brilliant.
[Desire Themes and Apps] gogol:
Sure, I did not know that. But it does not have share folder access via LAN (CIFS/Samba).
[Desire Themes and Apps] chushev:
I have a PC connected to my wifi router and have some shared folders on it. I don't have any passwords set up. I tried entering the ip (192.168.1.101 in my case), but EStrong doesn't let me connect without entering a user and pass.

How do I connect to these folders?
[Desire Themes and Apps] FloatingFatMan:
It's Windows requiring that, not EStrong. Enter your usual Windows login info at the EStrong prompt and it should connect. You'll find you get that if you connect to your PC from ANY device, including another PC/laptop.
[Desire Themes and Apps] R3dD3vil:
I want to be able to see the files and folders inside the "data" folder in the root. tryed astro and etrongs but failed bouth. I neet to edit a file in the data folder to get igo working in high resolution.

Sent from my HTC Desire using the XDA mobile application powered by Tapatalk
[Desire Themes and Apps] lambrospower:
what file should we change to have the igo in wvga resolution????
[Desire Themes and Apps] Bulls-eye1:
Root Explorer by Speed Software can do that: http://www.androlib.com/android.application.com-speedsoftware-rootexplorer-Fiq.aspx
[Desire Themes and Apps] dawmuz:
Just to say, ES Task manager is also pretty good. I find its task killer widget very handy.
[Desire Themes and Apps] jacksonj51:
Root explorer is top notch... A must for rooted phones

Sent from my Nexus One using the XDA mobile application powered by Tapatalk
[Desire Themes and Apps] gogol:
Corrected my previous post about this.

EStrongs does has ZIP file handling support :)

I downloaded a zip file to my sd card ... and I used EStrongs to extract the file without any problem!
[Desire Themes and Apps] at10ti0n:
Yes, you can extract zip files, you just can't create them yet. I've emailed the developers and they responded saying that zip creating/packing will come in a future update :)
[Desire Themes and Apps] skanj:
Cant get it to work, it wont go past "getting file list"..Anyone able to help
[Desire Themes and Apps] Kynddelic:
If I'm not wrong, Estrongs do not :

- display the size of folders (select and Properties) => big issue

[- allow to select multiple items (to delete them for exemple) => big issue also ...] => Ok, found it ^^

but Astro can.
[Desire Themes and Apps] kevano22:
Same here, can anyone help?

Shows the IP of my laptop that is connected to the network, and my PC but it just says getting files for ages and doesn't do anything...
[Desire Themes and Apps] Bandare:
thanks for the link. Very good this eStrong :)
[Desire Themes and Apps] Pyr0x64:
no, i can't see the size in estrongs properties, but it definitely does allow you to select multiple items
[Desire Themes and Apps] skanj:
I sorted mine,make sure your putting your computer and user name in correctly,if its right it connects pretty much straight away.Fantastic app.
[Desire Themes and Apps] beamster:
Excellent Apps , thanks for the Heads Up :)
[Desire Themes and Apps] skanj:
can the lan feature only be used over wifi or over 3g? Have tried but doesn't connect.
[Desire Themes and Apps] H00pyFr00d:
I'm having a similar thing trying to browse via Bluetooth FTP. Just don't seem to want to work.
[Desire Themes and Apps] aljwatson69:
Has anyone managed browse their PC if they don't have a Windows password? I couldn't get it to work, but as soon as I created a password and used that it was fine.
[Desire Themes and Apps] lambrospower:
even with a pc you cannot browse the files shared!!! if you want to explore a folder on your pc make it an ftp server (filezilla server is awsome and free) and access it with andftp app from marketplace also free
[Desire Themes and Apps] snark_be:
Nice find! I was looking for an app allowing me to browse my PC shared folders. :)
[Desire Themes and Apps] narsyl:
The best, in my top 3 must have app.
[Desire Themes and Apps] Nekromantik:
does anyone here like SU File Manager?
[Desire Themes and Apps] lysesoft:
AndExplorer has small footprint

Hi,

AndExplorer is also a good one. It does not include network feature such as FTP or SFTP because it's only a local file manager. It allow to uncompress archive, browse files/folders, delete, rename, install APK. It has a small footprint and it works on all Android versions (from 1.1 to 2.1)

It supports English, Spanish, French, Chinese, Japanese and Russian languages.

Release 1.5 planned for this month includes "Show hidden files" support and Korean support.

If you need network file manager then use AndFTP instead.

Cheers.

LYSESOFT Team.
[Desire Themes and Apps] pympster:
yep It's my favourite too!

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[Desire Themes and Apps] lambrospower:
hey guys i am having a problem with estrongs now, the folders and files are not sorted correctly by name or anything. the half first are sorted and then the other half are sorted beneath them,,,is anyone having this problem too???
[Desire Themes and Apps] snark_be:
Don't you have the directories first on top, sorted by whatever criteria (name, date, ...) you use, followed by the files sorted by the same criteria?
[Desire Themes and Apps] vanja:
Linda suits my needs the best...
[Desire Themes and Apps] dexteral:
File bro is the best explorer

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[Desire Themes and Apps] j0rd:
Does anyone know if there's an SFTP client which supports selecting your encryption algorithm.

I'm a linux guy and would like to continue to use SFTP to transfer files between my laptop and Android phone and Galaxy S.

I've been using Astro based on a friends recommendation. I noticed it does SFTP, so I'm happy. Problem is standard SSH encryption is fairly strong and therefor quite slow when doing large block transfers (think MP3's and Movies).

From tests in the past doing SCP/SFTP file moves between my servers and laptops on 100mbps connections, i've found the blowfish (or none) encryption algorithm to be the quickest and least CPU intensive. It can move your file transfers from 2MB/s to 4-7 MB/s between laptop / servers on the same wired network.

From my tests with with Astro moving a couple hundred megs to my phone, I've noticed that SMB transfer is much faster. I have a feeling the bottleneck here may be the default AES encryption algorithm. Either way, using less CPU on my phone should save battery and speed transfers.

So with that all said, which file manager supports choosing the encryption algorithm. This one will win my support. And for all you SFTP fiends, should save at the very least some CPU and battery.

PS. Blowfish is still a very strong encryption, so you won't have to worry about security.
[Desire Themes and Apps] volapyk:
Estrong has always been my favorite file manager. It's a really great app. But lately I've been using ASTRO instead. I use Zip files a lot and ASTRO is really good for browsing and editing Zip files. I hope Estrong gets better Zip support in the future.

For root editing I use AndRootFile. It's a nice and free alternative to Root Explorer. AndRootFile is available from the AndAppStore app: http://andappstore.com/AndroidApplications/
[Desire Themes and Apps] thewarchild:
I can not mount samba shares....... "error, cannot find server".

which is a load of crap, local network, ip settings are right and CIFS manager can mount it... but when I use astro or ES to view where it is apparently mounted it shows no files.....
[Desire Themes and Apps] oursoul:
androzip does everything I need

that is all
[Desire Themes and Apps] AndroidId:
Check out AndroXplorer v.3
[Desire Themes and Apps] affmalg:
The best i found is File Expert.

More lucid than EStrongs.
[Desire Themes and Apps] merchandraies:
will try it now
[Desire Themes and Apps] kdman222:
ES file explorer is the best file manager i found,

it can copy any file in my pc (even if not in shared folder), sure it needs my pc username and password

it can send apk over Bluetooth (Astro send the name only)

everything i wanted too, and free :)
[Desire Themes and Apps] noobandroid:
i have been using AndroidMate since the day i found it, and it includes installer, File explorer (root requests)-suits S-OFF file editing, and an app explorer
[Desire Themes and Apps] xcxin:
try File Expert

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1095254
[Desire Themes and Apps] vnvman:
I'm not a great fan of Astro, but it's the only one able to remove files from archieves without having to unzip them. I can't live without this...
[Desire Themes and Apps] evelan:
I'd rather to use OI File Manager, small and simple :)
[Desire Themes and Apps] Sibbi:
Using it since day one... Can´t complain.
[Desire Themes and Apps] immortal_plt:
i think miui file manager best one
[Desire Themes and Apps] stefaca:
simple the best: total commander for android
[Desire Themes and Apps] danarama:
I just had to leave es again for astro. Es was getting flakey and its zip management is extremely poor.
[Desire Themes and Apps] PreScoper:
I use root explorer. It is awesome.
[Desire Themes and Apps] pRo_lama:
I'm using OI File Manager and I can't complain. :)
[Desire Themes and Apps] keny86:
Im using astro pro and its good for my needs.....
[Desire Themes and Apps] goalkeeper31:
file expert
[Desire Themes and Apps] saiiint:
Total Commander for Android. Best ever check it from www.ghisler.com

Its rc version with root access full release will be soon available on market.

Best file manager ever.
[Desire Themes and Apps] prle_zg:
ES file Explorer, Root Explorer and MIUI file manager does the trick for me.
[Desire Themes and Apps] Droidzone:
I use a combo of Root explorer and file expert for file management, and fx for sftp
[Desire Themes and Apps] danarama:
I use Astro/ES/Root Explorer/FTP Cafe for file management. Unfortunately nothing does everything well.
[Desire Themes and Apps] velein:
Thanks for sharing dude!
[Desire Themes and Apps] Crokas:
ES File Explorer (EStrongs) because:

- I can use it like root explorer (just enable this function in settings>root settings)

- I can connect to my PC via wifi

- all other things

:)
[Desire Themes and Apps] Bingley:
I've tried them all and fine FileExplorer the best - esp with wifi/ftp/samba sharing to my win laptop/network, root capability and speed/size.
[Desire Themes and Apps] marius.a:
I use File Expert and ES File Manager, i think both are very good.

ES File Manager has almost everything inside: video player, music player, image viewer, txt editor...
[Desire Themes and Apps] nnasco:
The greatest feature of ES Explorer is that you can transfer files to the computer using LAN, instead of connecting the phone via USB.
[Desire Themes and Apps] keiserman:
Wow, your phone has an Ethernet-port, really? And i have only wlan. Just fun, i know must be a typo. ;-)
[Desire Themes and Apps] MetinKale38:
Es file manager iş the best, iş has also toptan support
[Desire Themes and Apps] yeahman45:
i use old astro the most.. then root explorer for root stuff(it's easier with it).... andsmb for samba shares or fileexpert(but find it the most buggy of all).. and sometimes es explorer when having some probs with others lol yup i use a combo of quite a lot of file managers.. there's no unique best file explorer
[Desire Themes and Apps] nikhilm:
Is there any way y which we can install any file manager on cell....if market is not working??? :confused::confused:
[Desire Themes and Apps] emohsain:
file manager

I have tried Astro, X-plore and file explorer. I am unable to copy a file or folder to my home page. i follow all the steps only to get stuck at the level where I am trying to paste the copied file/document to the home page.

I just do not know how to proceed.

so far I like the X-plore as a file manager but then I am still unable to copy a folder to my home page.

I use the Asus Transformer Prime.

Any ideas?:confused:
[Desire Themes and Apps] daniel_pt:
+1
[Desire Themes and Apps] clorid:
Agreed! I used Astro too and I liked it so much, although my Bluetooth didn't work. Nowadays I had to root my Desire because of the cheap internal memory, and I got the ES with the new Rom. Now I know, this is the best! Although my Bluetooth is work and I got the option for lan. Dream come true!
[Desire Themes and Apps] saiiint:
Well if you like ES than You should check Total Commander for Android @ www.ghisler.com

LAN working (as plugin)

FTP working

Zip working

Root working

and it's free

and the feature that I like most: double panels

best file manager for me ever. The RC version should be available soon on market.For now use link on TC page.
[Desire Themes and Apps] levan7:
Thanks gogol you saved my life!

and big big THANKS to developers of this brilliant software!!!! Nice, intuitive, featured rich and what interesting - completely FREE!
[Desire Themes and Apps] kuytaje:
ES file manager

they can move/replace system file and delete/uninstall "unnecessary" system apps
[Desire Themes and Apps] Erenjag:
I agree! Es File Manager is definitely the best file manager out there!
[Desire Themes and Apps] SaySayonara:
I'm using X-plore. Used it on my old Nokia N70 & N73 :)

Very easy to use but also powerfull.

Here's the Play link :

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lonelycatgames.Xplore
[Desire Themes and Apps] nafnist:
Stick to ES File Explorer. It was best choice in 2010 and it is best choice now.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] rjl319:
help!

i am trying to change my start icon by editing the shellres.192.dll file

after following easy directions(thanks tsowen)

http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=54514

i succeeded to change my start icon with an icon that someone else created. however, i want to ceate my own icon. i downloaded unsigner, reshacker, and mssigner.

i used the addition of batchunsign and my screen reads

starting unsigning...

unsignng: shellres.192.dll

skipping unsigner.exe

press any keyto continue

i think the file is getting usigned because it shrinks by 3 kb...

assuming that shellres.192.dll was unsigned, i created my own icon using paint and replaced the original one with it using reshacker. then i opened up the file with mssigner and it reads processed complete!. however, the .txt note that is created is blank (i tried it several time and got the same result). . i am getting no success or error message! i am definitely doing something wrong and i dont know what. please help me. i have tried to figure this out for about 7 hours and i am not the type to give up but i really do not know what to do anymore.

also, i have a cdma touch pro 2 (i think its wvga - 800 x 480) - do you know the ideal icon size for this kind of device?

any advice would be greatly appreciated!
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] Spike15:
I see a lot of ROMs with different shaped and coloured bottom buttons in 6.5, but I have no idea how to do this myself.

I really like the square buttons, but my ROM-of-choice has rounded buttons...

Tried searching.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] anhphe076:
Try theme:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=559695

Link:

Green Black

&

Blue Black

Theme
[HD2 General] aquace21:
Hi,

I'm on stock rom. I was wondering how can I display the clock as well as the batt together on the taskbar? I set to display the clock on all program but then the batt indicator would disappear. Any advise? Thanks.
[HD2 General] bugmenever:
Use VistaHide Battery Gauge

Wanting to see the clock all the time, I ran into the same problem given the time paints itself on top of the battery icon. So, I use this nifty little program called Vistahide Battery Gauge recommended in an HD2 tips thread. Cannot post a link so please do an internet search and you will find it.
[HD2 General] digitalhater:
Hi,

I need to know if there are any programs or settings that would clean all the temp files on your HTC HD2.

As well, can anybody tell me how do I change the Icons from above the screen (wifi, battery, network, etc) and how do I remove COPILOT from the stock rom?

Thank you very much for helping.
[HD2 General] anencephal:
In terms of clearing temporary files I use a combination of Clear Temp (which is free) and SKTools (which cost me c.£15). These both do the trick pretty well from my perspective.

In terms of changing the icons in the taskbar do a search on xda as I remember seeing a post (or two) detailing how to do this. (I haven't done it myself yet).

In terms of Copilot I haven't used it at all yet (I've only had my HD2 for a week or so) but I presume you can remove the folder from the relevant Program Files folder. There are also some files on the included storage card, I think.

I use BattClock (which is free). It's a neat little tool that is pretty configurable. I currently display the time, date and battery percentage remaining (which changes colour depending on what the value is (i.e. 80% = green, 40% = yellow, 15% = red)). It displays on all screens, except those that take over the taskbar (such as Opera mobile 10).
[HD2 General] aquace21:
Thanks for all the recommendations!

Was wondering if win6.5 is able to display both time and batt together like below?
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] JAYLO420:
i was wondering if someone could make a decent dialer for when ur in security lock mode that would be awesome. and also maybe differnt styles of keyboards for texting. i hated iphones text board so i switch it to a blackberry storm keypad and thought maybe it would be cool to have alternative key pad
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] shantam:
can i upgrade it to 4gb or 8gb or not

and can i use other mobiles handsfree with it if yes than which mobile's.
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] ares93:
4gb is the maximum it can handle. and the card must be normal SD, SDHC is not supported...
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] Chef_Tony:
op, you got a pm.

ares is right about the sd cards, same thing i wrote you. about handsfrees:

the only wired handsfree working well is the original one.

but all bluetooth handsfrees can be used, no matter what manufacturer.
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] ares93:
well i'm kind of right. a bit of grammar error. it can handle more but the hardware limits the memory size. my friend got this china made 32gb fake sd card. its actually only 2gb but is formatted in a way that it looks like 32gb. the thing is, it shows up as 32gb in my qtek 9090. so if a manufacturer (sandisk for example) made a 32gb SD card it would work.
[Desire Themes and Apps] O and O:
Hey guys

Anyone know an app to wake the screen upon emails and text? I like the sleep mode features but can't tell when people contact me!

Sent from my HTC Desire using the XDA mobile application powered by Tapatalk
[Desire Themes and Apps] gogol:
Vibrate and Sound notification are not enough?

If I am not mistaken, you can use app called "Missed call".

It could be set to remind you again and again and again.

http://www.cyrket.com/p/android/de.anno.android.missedCallDroid/
[Desire Themes and Apps] O and O:
Is that just calls though? I want calls, emails and text.

If I am not near my phone I may never know ...
[Desire Themes and Apps] gogol:
Check the app :)
[Desire Themes and Apps] brummiesteven:
You do realise that there's a LED light that blinks right?
[Desire Themes and Apps] O and O:
Yeah, but it doesn't do it for long and rather have a solid light and be able to change the colour :P.
[Desire Themes and Apps] gogol:
http://androidandme.com/2010/04/reviews/missed-call-micromanage-your-notifications/
[Desire Themes and Apps] O and O:
Thanks will give it a read and try it on my Desire alter.
[Desire Themes and Apps] O and O:
has this changed the LED on anyone's Desire to anything other than orange or green?
[Desire Themes and Apps] th3:
I've tried with many apps... unsuccessfully.

Sent from my HTC Desire using the XDA mobile application powered by Tapatalk
[Click Accessories] Stiflerlv:
I got question. Recived the tattoo, Im happy with it, but since checking/testing etc battery ends WAY to fast...

So what do u guys think about this battery?

h ttp://cgi.ebay.com/2000mAh-Battery-HTC-A3288-CLIC100-Tattoo-Free-Shipg_W0QQitemZ380222277672QQcmdZViewItemQQptZPDA_Accessories?hash=item5887038828

Could it be ok? Its kinda 2mAh instead of 1.1, but its not original, what could be its quality? ETC? Usefull to replace original with this one ? Want to use it instead of one inside not as backup battery...