One of the biggest challenges of Android Phone users is being able to flexibly and effortlessly manage phone files and apps locally and remotely
I know the popular Android Os comes with an inbuilt file explorer/browser/manager but the simple truth is users are always looking for the best Android file manager with more feature that enhance user experience.
My wife had some wonderful pictures on her phone so after transferring some to my Android phone through Bluetooth, I thought there could be a better way to handle these files.
A quick search on Google Play brought up what I think is an excellent free Android file manager called ES File Explorer
ES File Explorer for Android is not only a free app. It is feature-rich and that can hugely positively affect your experience with your mobile device.
It helps you to manage your bookmarks, applications, tasks, etc. What’s even more interesting is that this app doesn’t only help you manage local files. You can connect and manage file on remote devices through LAN, FTP, Bluetooth and cloud storage files.
Here are some of its features;
- Multi-operate on files/apps and powerful clipboard
- Change Views and Sort
- Search files on SD card, shares and Bluetooth
- Share files with friends
- Text viewer and editor
- Play audio or video files locally/remotely or to friends
- View files or open other files with third party programs
- Set pictures as wallpaper or contact icon
- Show/hide files
- Zip/unzip the zip files
- Check files with MD5/SHA
- Set folder as home directory in local
- Set folder as server in Remote
- Analyze use of space on SD card
- App backup & (un)install & make shortcut
- Root explorer
Using ES File Explorer is quite easy. The first thing is to browse to the folder where your files are located. This may be local (on phone memory or Secure Digital (SD) card) or remote best android file explorer.
One quick test I did was connect to my blog’s (this blog) WP files through FTP.
My idea is to connect and download my media folder. This is where all my blog images are stored. So anything goes wrong, I can, always roll back easily. Just at this point, I was begining to take this app as the best file explorer for android.
I was quite excited with this app so I quickly wanted to connect to my cloud storage and browse the different possibilities. So I connected to my Dropbox where my blog’s backup copies are located. EZ File supports support box, sugarsync, dropbox, skydrive, gdrive, s3, kuaipan, kanbox, vdisk, baidu, yandex, ubuntu etc.
And I was able to browse my files on DropBox
How to effectively manage your SDCard storage space
ES Files has an inbuilt SDCard Analyst. What this feature does is analyse your SDCard and tells you total space, used space and available space.
You are also given details of all files on this storage organ and how much space each item occupies. This information can help in free space while not deleting vital files.
Optimizing your device with ES File Manager
One exciting thing with this Android App is the ability it has to optimize your phone. With the System Manager, you can kill running applications that eat up space. This evidently frees space and makes your device faster. You are able to kill all running apps at once or select individual apps and kill them.
The optimizer allows you to clear device cache and this for the most part frees a considerable amount of space on your blog.
Finally, it allows you to optimize power by shutting down some background apps that are unneeded. Note that while your phone runs, it uses power. The more apps you have running, the more power your phone uses so shutting down unnecessary applications is a great step towards saving power.
You may not be able to dig deep into your phone to find out which app is running and which is not. This optimizer does the job and all you have to do is tap to execute it.
ES File Explorer Security
One of the things I was concerned about while trying out this Android File Manager App was security at the levels of encryption and password protection.
As it allows you to be able to interact with files (including sensitive documents) on different locations, there is need to ask security questions.
1 – Protecting local files: You can encrypt files on your device to avoid unauthorized access. To do this, press maintain the file/folder. A password window will pop open. Enter your new password. This password will be required to open the encrypted file/folder.
To decrypt you can press it and input the password you used to encrypt.
Once decrypted the file won’t be encrypted automatically you should encrypt it manually you can check “use same password for next encryption” so that next time you want to encrypt it you don’t need to set a password again.
Another option to protect your local files is to hide and put them in the hide list. Press maintain file/folders to hide and select hide from toolbar you can add them to hide list
From left sidebar→tools→hide list you can find and manage your hidden files
2 – Protecting Remote files: Connecting to remote locations (FTP, Cloud, LAND,etc) can pose a security issue any moment if your phone goes to the wrong hands. In your absence, any body in possession of your phone can access your remote files and that’s not going to be an exciting experience.
IT is however simple to set a password and protect your network resources. Each time a user tries to access a network resource, the password will be require.
Go to Settings of ES → Password settings → Turn on network protection
There are 3 different levels to set a password at this point;
- Set a password to protect your Hide List (a folder that contains your hidden files)
- Password to access ES File Explorer. This means no access to the app with the password
- And finally, password to access your network resources
This will assure full protection of your files both locally and remote. The password management in this Android file manager makes it quite interesting.
If for any reason you forgot your password, you just have to uninstall and reinstall the app.
This file management app for Android is free so you can go get your copy from Google Play here or checkout its website here for free download.
There is much more this app can do to make your device more friendly and useful. Make sure you install it.
Do let me know what you think in the comment box below.
Hey!
Thanks For letting us know about this amazing File managing app. I had been using my smartphone’s default file managers for quite a while, now it’s the time to revamp the whole scene. I would love to know, if you still prefer this in 2017?
Thanks for the great ideas. I think all android smartphones have the basic functions but there are certain characteristics which really set them apart from each other. This is a really nice way to transfer file or contact from one android to another android phone.
Thanks on this information about ES File Explorer for Android that helps to manage our phone bookmarks, applications, tasks, etc. and that we can connect and manage file on remote devices through LAN, FTP, Bluetooth and cloud storage files. Be Blessed.
ES File Explorer will help me to manage my bookmarks and applications. What’s even more interesting is that this app will also help me manage local files.
Nice Article, Very Educative and informative.keep up the good work that you are doing.
A great article. That’s the power of technology. A good way of securing your files in this era of cyber crime. Kudos Enstine. Always following you
Interesting to know the new features. I am more interested in the 3 different levels to set a password at this point;
Set a password to protect your Hide List (a folder that contains your hidden files)
Password to access ES File Explorer. This means no access to the app with the password
And finally, password to access your network resources
Hey there Again Enstine Sir,
i am now using this ES file manager as my Default File Manager application, also i found that you can stream from your Laptop to phone via this app, Amazing.
thank you for sharing <3
There is no doubt that ES File Explorer is one of the best Android File manager. I love it’s UI very much.
You must try MixPlorer it is also a very nice file manager, as it is light weighted and easy to use.
Thanks for the great ideas. I think all android smartphones have the basic functions but there are certain characteristics which really set them apart from each other. This is a really nice way to transfer file or contact from one android to another android phone.
Hello,
This is very Nice and valuable article for all people I think everyone should read this..And thanks for sharing these blog please keep it up..
Thank you for this. This i a very big help. The files in my phone are also so scattered and unorganized. Thank you for teaching me how to make sure that i will find my files easily and they are all in one.
ES File explorer is good but I prefer MX File Manager
Thanks a lot….Es explorer is the best file manager I ever find..Thank u so much
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After root android device Root explorer is one of the best file manager for all android device.
Hi Muki Bro,
Currently I’m Using ASTRO File Manager on My Android phone, But not comes with user friendly interface and sometimes stop working. Going to try the ES File Explorer, Hope it will works good.
ES File explorer is good but I prefer Smart File Manager than it. I’m sure you will also love it.
Interesting app, the best part is cloud linking.
There are dozens of file manager, This seems to the best out there.try to find the best link to get the best stone.
Best file manager for managing android apps. Thanks a ton for sharing this wonderful file manager
Interesting app, the best part is cloud linking.
There are dozens of file manager, This seems to the best out there.