ES File Explorer Remote Manager Problem

[PrinceCorwin]

I'm trying to use the new ES File explorer to connect to my PC through wifi. I followed the direction here but when I got to "One-time setup on a Windows 7 PC to create a "shortcut" to your phone's SD card. (Other Windows versions use a similar procedure):" STEP 4 and I type the ftp address as seen on my phone screen within ES File Explored, I get a error message that says "the folder you entered does not appear to be valid. Please choose another"

Anyone know why or what to do about it

 

[Yoinx]

I'm trying to use the new ES File explorer to connect to my PC through wifi. I followed the direction here but when I got to "One-time setup on a Windows 7 PC to create a "shortcut" to your phone's SD card. (Other Windows versions use a similar procedure):" STEP 4 and I type the ftp address as seen on my phone screen within ES File Explored, I get a error message that says "the folder you entered does not appear to be valid. Please choose another"

Anyone know why or what to do about it

Just gave this a try. Neat idea... horrible implementation.

When I do this on mine, the anonymous user doesn't have write/modify access to the SDcard. It also just lists everything as a webpage ftp server. Why bother.... It's pretty much just a way to download files from the sdcard over wifi.


If you're just looking to manage files from your phone over wifi, I'd suggest airdroid. Great app, easy to use, clean interface. It's what I use for wifi file management.

 

[PrinceCorwin]

Just gave this a try. Neat idea... horrible implementation.

When I do this on mine, the anonymous user doesn't have write/modify access to the SDcard. It also just lists everything as a webpage ftp server. Why bother.... It's pretty much just a way to download files from the sdcard over wifi.


If you're just looking to manage files from your phone over wifi, I'd suggest airdroid. Great app, easy to use, clean interface. It's what I use for wifi file management.

I've tried Airdroid several times... don't like it at all. It always wants to say I'm over my data quota and in order to proceed, I have to purchase premium. I've never accomplished a single file transfer with it.

plus it always wants to make a zip file when I try to transfer from sd to pc. That just creates extra steps for me

 

[PrinceCorwin]

oh well, I guess I'll just stick to the old plug and play method. Actually it seems faster and more convenient to me anyway. Plus the data transfer is much faster

 

[Yoinx]

I've tried Airdroid several times... don't like it at all. It always wants to say I'm over my data quota and in order to proceed, I have to purchase premium. I've never accomplished a single file transfer with it.

Weird. I've never gotten that and I've transfers gigs with it.

Are you accessing with the iPhone or their web.airdroid.com
Address? If it's the web address...that's probably why. You're proxying through them back to the phone. So it uses their bandwidth.


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[Yoinx]

Really I guess it just depends what you're looking for.

You could also make a shared folder on Windows. Pretty much every major file manager out there support samba shares duo you could copy files back and forth like that too.

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[PrinceCorwin]

Using the http address of my phone instead of the web.airdroid.com address seems to be working. Thanx. Any way to avoid the .zip file transfer format?

 

[Yoinx]

Using the http address of my phone instead of the web.airdroid.com address seems to be working. Thanx. Any way to avoid the .zip file transfer format?

Not sure what you mean. I've never noticed my files being force zipped

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[PrinceCorwin]

When I select a file to download to pc, it automatically dl's as something like "download from airdroid.zip". Maybe it's because I'm choosing a whole folder to dl.

 

[Yoinx]

When I select a file to download to pc, it automatically dl's as something like "download from airdroid.zip". Maybe it's because I'm choosing a whole folder to dl.

Yeah. It does that when you select a folder or multiple files... weird. I'd never really noticed that before.

 

[Yoinx]

Alright. So here's a slightly more elegant option for you.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=8239139&postcount=128


If you grab the build down there that's "SambaFilesharing-dev-111105.zip" this will download a zip with an apk inside of it. This *should* be the same version that's on the market for this app. the dev version just has a different numbering scheme and an option that you'd never really need *shrug* this just happens to be the one I tested.

When you open the app you need to go into
menu > settings >
Password > set password
Username > set username

Exit out of the application, then go back into it (not sure this matters but I did it while trying to get windows to update my network resources).

Now. You have two options on your computer. You can access your phone by:
1. My computer > Network > ANDROID > Enter the username and password you used (check the box to store credentials) > sdcard
2. My computer > Right click on Computer > Map Network drive > Enter the folowing:
Drive: Whatever letter you want
Folder: \\ANDROID\sdcard
check reconnect at logon
check "connect using different credentials" Enter the username and password and click to remember them.


One key note to remember though, if this app is enabled it WILL be running while your wifi is enabled and connected.

There's a bug reported in that thread though that occasionally the app will report enabled/disabled incorrectly. I've attached a file inside the zip on this post that you can push to the phone to fix this. You just need adb working. extract this file to the directory with adb then issue
adb push samba-rc /data/data/com.funkyfresh.samba/files/samba-rc

 

[PrinceCorwin]

Thanx yoinx. Just when I settled on airdroid, you had to go and do this! Now I HAVE to explore this option. Lol

 

[Yoinx]

Thanx yoinx. Just when I settled on airdroid, you had to go and do this! Now I HAVE to explore this option. Lol

No worries. It just seemed more like what you were looking for since it makes your phone's sdcard a network share.

I didn't do much testing with it, so it may end up being really buggy though.

 

[Stackrat]

There's a bug reported in that thread though that occasionally the app will report enabled/disabled incorrectly. I've attached a file inside the zip on this post that you can push to the phone to fix this. You just need adb working. extract this file to the directory with adb then issue
adb push samba-rc /data/data/com.funkyfresh.samba/files/samba-rc

THANK YOU!!! I used to use this all the time, but it stopped working when I went to the JB ROMS.