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Best file manager?

Best file manager?

  • Astro ([url]http://www.metago.net/astro/fm/[/url])

    Votes: 108 41.9%

  • EStrongs ([url]http://www.estrongs.com/[/url])

    Votes: 70 27.1%

  • Root Explorer by Speedsoftware

    Votes: 22 8.5%

  • CRKO Commander ([url]http://crko.net[/url])

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Dual File Manager ([url]http://www.medieval.it/[/url])

    Votes: 1 0.4%

  • Adao File manager (???)

    Votes: 3 1.2%

  • File Magic ([url]http://filemagic.dinglisch.net[/url])

    Votes: 1 0.4%

  • AndroZip ([url]http://www.agilesoftresource.com/[/url])

    Votes: 5 1.9%

  • Linda File Manager ([url]http://www.nylinda.com[/url])

    Votes: 5 1.9%

  • AndExplorer ([url]http://www.lysesoft.com/products/andexplorer/index.html[/url])

    Votes: 1 0.4%

  • Ghost Commander ([url]http://sites.google.com/site/ghostcommander1/[/url])

    Votes: 3 1.2%

  • ScaliCommander ([url]http://sites.google.com/site/gslngr/[/url])

    Votes: 4 1.6%

  • Other (please comment!)

    Votes: 35 13.6%
  • Total voters
    258
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gslngr

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There are a great many file managers available for android, and new ones appear frequently. For instance, a real innovative one (with drag-and-drop, continuous zoom in all view, advanced multi-touch support and much more unique features) is ScaliCommander

If you have tried some file managers, which do you like most and why?
 
OI File Manager, far better than Astro, in my opinion, it just seems so much faster then any other file manager...and its free, without any ads.
Peace.
 
gslngr said:
Then try ScaliCommander Trial - also ad-free, can do much more than OI and has very fast search...
Yust have a look to the "at a glance" section at ScaliCommander
Click to expand...

Oh from the pics it seems awesome, i'll try it now :D thx for the tip.
edit: Nah, trial version lacks lot of stuff....needs more work, staying on OI FM kthx.
 
I'm partial to Linda.

I've tried out a few but can't really remember what in particular bugged me about the others. I guess I just found Linda to be the most intuitive to use, with the cleanest and most pleasing UI.

What about Astro in particular does everyone love so much?
 
Yeah Root Explorer absolutely. How was that not even a voting option to begin with?
 
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iTunes-like audio playback for folders and playlists, seek without screech, full featured music player in the next version very soon now!

already usable as folder-based music player (also the free trial version!), edit playlists with drag-and-drop, multi-select while playing

support for headset controls (double-click for next song, long-click for previous one), background playback with status bar notification, pause at incoming calls and headset unplug

see the website for instructions!
 
adonallon said:
Can ScaliCommander search a folder full of Word Documents for key terms?
Click to expand...

currently only file and folder names are searched, but I will soon make the contents of some document-types like Word Documents (and also metadata of media files) searchable, too. You can count on it.
 
gslngr said:
currently only file and folder names are searched, but I will soon make the contents of some document-types like Word Documents (and also metadata of media files) searchable, too. You can count on it.
Click to expand...

You just convinced me to try out your app.

EDIT - just noticed it's pay only. What about a free/ad-supported version? Also, does this file manager have root access like Root Explorer?
 
Phateless said:
You just convinced me to try out your app.

EDIT - just noticed it's pay only. What about a free/ad-supported version? Also, does this file manager have root access like Root Explorer?
Click to expand...

There's a trial version, see the website, at the bottom

no root access yet (though you can browse "normal" files on the internal storage)
 
gslngr said:
currently only file and folder names are searched, but I will soon make the contents of some document-types like Word Documents (and also metadata of media files) searchable, too. You can count on it.
Click to expand...

How soon do you think?

I've found a workaround program and am considering paying for the full version... However, that other program forces me to save my files as PDFs and load them onto an internet server. So, not ideal.

If you can find a way to easily search any folder of Word Documents for the contents therein, you'd make a paying customer out of me.
 
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