About File Manager
The File Manager enables you to view and manage files on a device you are remotely connected to. Use File Manager to perform the following actions:
- Viewing Files and Folders: Navigate and search devices.
- Downloading Files and Folders: Download files and folders from a remotely controlled device.
- Uploading Files and Folders: Upload files and folders to a remotely controlled device.
- Renaming Files and Folders: Rename files and folders from a remotely controlled device.
- Deleting Files and Folders: Delete files and folders from a remotely controlled device.
- Viewing Action Statuses: View status of file/folder uploads and downloads initiated in a remote-control session.
- Cancelling Actions in Progress: Cancel file/folder uploads and downloads that are still in progress.
Note:
- All the above actions are available on Android devices.
- On Windows and Linux devices, all the above actions are available except for folder download.
- On macOS and iOS devices, file download and status viewing are available.
- See Displaying the File Manager for instructions on how to open File Manager.
The table below lists the available File Manager tools and explains their use.
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The search field | Appears across the top of the device's file/folder tree. To search for a file (not a folder), type the name of that file, or part of that name (at least three characters), then select the Search link in the right-hand part of the field. The link changes to Cancel. You can select it to return to the full file/folder tree. | ||||||
Device (the file/folder tree) | Displays a navigable tree of files and folders found on the device. If a file search has been initiated, the results are displayed here. | ||||||
File/folder-specific toolbar |
Appears across the bottom of the device's file/folder tree when
an item (file or folder) is highlighted in that tree. The
toolbar buttons are:
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Remote Control toolbar |
Appears in the top right-hand corner of the page with the File Manager icon selected. Select any icon for the corresponding remote management action. |
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File Manager toolbar |
Appears in the bottom right-hand part of the page. The toolbar
buttons are:
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