Hi there.
Do any of you guys know of a 'search my phone app?
Some android phones have a magnifying glass app that searches for images, contacts, apps, documents, etc. A quick way of finding files on your phone?
My p20 pro doesn't have that for some reason...
Depends on what you're searching for, e.g., any "app drawer" app will search the phone for installed APKs, and you can always install an App Manager app which is always far more powerful.
For arbitrary files, I generally search my phone using Windows search tools because they have all sorts of options (e.g., find duplicates) but also since adb can access the root file system of non-rooted phones.
The entire Android phone is simply displayed on my PC (20 inches tall!) and also mounted as a drive letter onto Windows over Wi-Fi, which allows Windows & Android to be treated the same. (see screenshot)
However, even without Windows, I am pretty sure almost all Android file managers have a search option, don't they?
Starting simple, I'd suggest the OP try out the Simple Mobile Tools free file manager first, and then work his way up to the more complex file manager search engines such as Cx File Explorer or as with X-plore freeware from Lonely-cat.
Thank you GalaxyA325G for your suggestions, I'll try them out.
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I have a rooted Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 with the ASTRO browser installed and 20 GB of files on the sdcard. Does anybody know of a search app that will enable me to search the entire sdcard quickly, as one would do with Google desktop or Copernic?
DroidMilitia said:
I have a rooted Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 with the ASTRO browser installed and 20 GB of files on the sdcard. Does anybody know of a search app that will enable me to search the entire sdcard quickly, as one would do with Google desktop or Copernic?
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Do you mean on the tab or from the PC?
If you talking about the Market app "Astro File Manager", it searches the SDCard very quickly from the tab. Give some more info and I'd bet you will get some better answers.
We where discussing the lack of drive-letter access in this thread, so searches from PC's are going to be limited to "if" the search tool can even access a Windows Media Device. I don't know of a way to do that....but some one will chime in if they do I'm sure.
DroidMilitia said:
I have a rooted Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 with the ASTRO browser installed and 20 GB of files on the sdcard. Does anybody know of a search app that will enable me to search the entire sdcard quickly, as one would do with Google desktop or Copernic?
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There is a search magnifying glass in the toolbars in the Astro file manager?
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Do you mean on the tab or from the PC?
If you talking about the Market app "Astro File Manager", it searches the SDCard very quickly from the tab. Give some more info and I'd bet you will get some better answers.
We where discussing the lack of drive-letter access in this thread, so searches from PC's are going to be limited to "if" the search tool can even access a Windows Media Device. I don't know of a way to do that....but some one will chime in if they do I'm sure.
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There is a search magnifying glass in the toolbars in the Astro file manager?
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I'm referring to the Astro File Manager, and I'm interested in searching the sdcard from the tablet. Since my sdcard contains a synced copy of all of my desktop PC files, I have no need to search the tablet from the PC. If I'm sitting at my PC, I'll just search the PC. Astro searches the tablet, but not quickly. Astro takes about 1 minute to search my sdcard when I search through file names only, and the search returns no results when I use the "Find text in file" option, which is not helpful. I've been spoiled by Google, Copernic, and Windows 7 and now find waiting so long for a search that only checks file names to be retro in a bad way.
I'll give a practical example to supply more info about why I asked the question. Thanks to this thread I had my tablet with me (with all of my documents on the sdcard) at a meeting yesterday and somebody had a question about a file from two years ago. I couldn't remember which directory the file was in or what it was named, and was unable to track it down with the Astro search or by browsing. After about a minute of poking around, the moment had passed and we gave up and moved on to the next topic. I went back to my office and found the file in about 2 seconds on my desktop PC using the Copernic desktop search tool, which I think is awesome. I would like to be able to do the same thing with my tablet, i.e., have an indexed search engine for the sdcard on it. Had I found the file quickly at the meeting, we could have resolved the issue on the spot instead of putting it on the agenda for the next meeting.
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I'm referring to the Astro File Manager, and I'm interested in searching the sdcard from the tablet. Since my sdcard contains a synced copy of all of my desktop PC files, I have no need to search the tablet from the PC. If I'm sitting at my PC, I'll just search the PC. Astro searches the tablet, but not quickly. Astro takes about 1 minute to search my sdcard when I search through file names only, and the search returns no results when I use the "Find text in file" option, which is not helpful. I've been spoiled by Google, Copernic, and Windows 7 and now find waiting so long for a search that only checks file names to be retro in a bad way.
I'll give a practical example to supply more info about why I asked the question. Thanks to this thread I had my tablet with me (with all of my documents on the sdcard) at a meeting yesterday and somebody had a question about a file from two years ago. I couldn't remember which directory the file was in or what it was named, and was unable to track it down with the Astro search or by browsing. After about a minute of poking around, the moment had passed and we gave up and moved on to the next topic. I went back to my office and found the file in about 2 seconds on my desktop PC using the Copernic desktop search tool, which I think is awesome. I would like to be able to do the same thing with my tablet, i.e., have an indexed search engine for the sdcard on it. Had I found the file quickly at the meeting, we could have resolved the issue on the spot instead of putting it on the agenda for the next meeting.
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Trying to do a similar thing, i would be extremely interested by a solution too.
By curiosity, what program do you use for syncing purpose? SugarSync?
Edit : just see the thread you linked in your previous post. You can try sugarsync, seems very promising and easy, and 5go is enough to carry all my work.
I wonder if it exists another solution with our own server maybe?
Sichroteph said:
Trying to do a similar thing, i would be extremely interested by a solution too.
By curiosity, what program do you use for syncing purpose? SugarSync?
Edit : just see the thread you linked in your previous post. You can try sugarsync, seems very promising and easy, and 5go is enough to carry all my work.
I wonder if it exists another solution with our own server maybe?
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Sorry about the slow response. I tried SugarSync and it wasn't my thing. 5 GB of free space was not enough. 30 GB was $4.99 per month and I'm way too cheap and stubborn for that. Although price really isn't that much, I decided I would find a way to sync my files between two devices with no monthly free, period. Special thanks to the Samba developers for making that possible.
I'm looking for an app that will allow me to encrypt folders (preferably without having to go through a third-party file manager) on my Galaxy Note 2 and Nexus 7, while possibly being able to also decrypt and view the folder/files on a Windows or Mac machine.
BoxCryptor is one that I've looked into but I'm not sure if it will allow me to encrypt folders within folders.
A little bit of background for what I need this for... I'm a medical health professional and there are times when I have sensitive data about some of my patients that I need to access via my phone/tablet/home/work computer. I don't necessarily need the folder of patient data to sync across all devices but if that could be done (say via DropBox or WebDAV, encrypted), that would be a bonus.
There are some apps on Google Play that seem like they might work:
Encryption Manager
Safe+
DroidCrypt
If anyone has any feedback on any of the above, or can recommend an app that I've missed (or a link to another xda post that I missed in my searches), that would be much appreciated. I'd rather not have to pay for each one to see if it fits my criteria.
Thanks in advance!
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I'm looking for an app that will allow me to encrypt folders (preferably without having to go through a third-party file manager) on my Galaxy Note 2 and Nexus 7, while possibly being able to also decrypt and view the folder/files on a Windows or Mac machine.
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A little bit of background for what I need this for... I'm a medical health professional and there are times when I have sensitive data about some of my patients that I need to access via my phone/tablet/home/work computer. I don't necessarily need the folder of patient data to sync across all devices but if that could be done (say via DropBox or WebDAV, encrypted), that would be a bonus.
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@cdnmaplechick, did you have any luck with all this? EDS is another one you could try, but I'm not sure if it can do what you want without rooting your device. If you are comfortable rooting your device Cryptonite is an additional option.
If I understand you correctly I am also looking for something similar (which is how I ended up finding your post). I'd like an app that can encrypt specified folders such that other apps can interact with the contained encrypted files without any trouble (this would be very analogous to how TrueCrypt works for Windows computers). I know there is full device encryption available for Android, but that has its drawbacks. I think what you and I are both wanting is something like full device encryption, but being able to limit it to a few designated folders.
I'd love to hear anything you're willing to share about your experiences (positive or negative) with pursuing all this!
Edit: Forgot to mention a secure syncing service you might be interested in: SpiderOak. I have not yet used their Android app, but I use SpiderOak for Windows all the time to securely sync sensitive data between multiple Windows computers (the data is stored in TrueCrypt volumes on each computer).
Apparently this works with Truecrypt so it will work when you transfer it to a Mac or PC
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sovworks.eds.android
Droidcrypt should do entire folders, but has a lot of neg reviews. Personally I wouldn't use any closed source encryption app you have no idea if they're actually generating true random numbers or if it's junk software.
LUKS is free and open source, if your phone is rooted
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nemesis2.luksmanager you can just copy folders into the virtual encrypted folder it creates.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.mrpdaemon.android.encdroid is open source, free and works with dropbox
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.koushikdutta.backup Carbon now uses encrypted backup
There's also APG http://thialfihar.org/projects/apg/
You can use PGP to encrypt/decrypt files (perhaps folders?) for transferring to another computer. Or if both your Nexus and your PC/Mac is using full disc encryption then you can just transfer the folders to each other in the clear with USB.
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Droidcrypt should do entire folders, but has a lot of neg reviews. Personally I wouldn't use any closed source encryption app you have no idea if they're actually generating true random numbers or if it's junk software.
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Yeah, I've felt ambivalent about Droidcrypt. It should do what I want but they feel like such an unknown; they don't even have a website (not that that would make them automatically safer, but I'd at least be able to get a little more of sense of who I'm trusting my data to).
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.mrpdaemon.android.encdroid is open source, free and works with dropbox
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Thanks for those additional links, and especially for Encdroid! I'm a fan of open source, and it looks like the author's on the XDA forums:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1917665
I definitely want to check that one out further.
How about Cryptonite? https://code.google.com/p/cryptonite/ It says it uses TrueCrypt.
Yes cryptonite seems to be a good solution.
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Hello friends
Is an application for Android that folders can be encrypted and password-access to that folder wherever necessary, same encryption on the kms 9(Kaspersky Mobile Security 9 v9.4.96 – S60v3)
When I download a DRM free mp3 like from openbsdorg/lyricshtml, using a browser, it arrives in the Download folder. I can then see it with the included ap "Downloads". If I click on it, it plays just great.
When I sftp the same file into the Download folder with Turbo Client it shows up fine in the in the "local" view provided by that ap. I can also see other files that I previously downloaded normally (using a browser) sitting beside it.
However, when I exit the Turbo Client, and try to view the file name with the built in Downloads ap, the file name is invisible, and obviously I can't play it either.
What is the difference between the files in the two cases? Is there an additional info file parallel the mp3 data file when I use the standard download process? If I go back into Turbo Client, I can still see the file that was sftp'd into the folder. It is still there. That's why I suspect additional information needs to be stored somewhere.
Can I avoid learning a whole new operating system for what is supposed to be a consumer friendly device?
How can I create the additional information that is needed?
AustinHook said:
When I download a DRM free mp3 like from openbsdorg/lyricshtml, using a browser, it arrives in the Download folder. I can then see it with the included ap "Downloads". If I click on it, it plays just great.
When I sftp the same file into the Download folder with Turbo Client it shows up fine in the in the "local" view provided by that ap. I can also see other files that I previously downloaded normally (using a browser) sitting beside it.
However, when I exit the Turbo Client, and try to view the file name with the built in Downloads ap, the file name is invisible, and obviously I can't play it either.
What is the difference between the files in the two cases? Is there an additional info file parallel the mp3 data file when I use the standard download process? If I go back into Turbo Client, I can still see the file that was sftp'd into the folder. It is still there. That's why I suspect additional information needs to be stored somewhere.
Can I avoid learning a whole new operating system for what is supposed to be a consumer friendly device?
How can I create the additional information that is needed?
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Have you tried seeking help from the developer of Turbo Client? He seems very open to support requests according to his thread on xda (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2023646). I feel like this issue you are having is more closely related to the app you are using and not so much the device, so this forum probably is not the ideal place to pose your question.
Download vs SFTP file visibility question
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Have you tried seeking help from the developer of Turbo Client? He seems very open to support requests according to his thread on xda (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2023646). I feel like this issue you are having is more closely related to the app you are using and not so much the device, so this forum probably is not the ideal place to pose your question.
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Thanks. I have now posted on his forum as well, however, I have the feeling it is a generic issue, relating to the move to more Apple like total control of use of the device. My HTC ONE X+ is Android 4.1.1 (I should have mentioned earlier). I only resorted to sftp because I couldn't mount it as an SD drive. I am coming from an HTC Desire running Android 2.2 where I could just mount the device like a memory stick. That was nice. Now under Jelly Bean it seems there is an intent to take away user control. This is rotten. I'm not a cell phone guru. I don't want to have to learn about "rooting" the device, reflashing the ROM or whatever, I just want to use what should be a consumer friendly device, but I suspect an attempt to redefine the meaning of consumer friendly, to make us jump all kinds of hoops to get straight forward access to the data it deals with.
I'm sorry you've been having such trouble, but your skepticism regarding MTP (this has been Android's internal storage standard since ICS) is quite unfounded. An Android engineer talks about it a little more in this reddit post, but the general idea is MTP was done to make things easier, not harder, and you should most certainly still be able to access your device's storage by plugging it into your computer. You should be able to do this "out-of-the-box" so to speak, without rooting or unlocking the device. You might, however, need to install the necessary drivers for your phone. Android is all about giving the user a healthy amount of control over their device and what files come and go from it (to a certain degree), though I'm not sure I can say the same thing for HTC Sense...
edit: upon reading your post in the other thread, I think I understand your issue. The developer's response was unfortunately not terribly informative for someone who is not well-versed with Android. In order to access your mp3 files you will need to download a file browser app from the Play Store (like this one ) and navigate to your sdcard/Downloads folder.
I probably should have read your post a little more clearly, particularly where you mentioned you were trying to view the files with the Downloads app
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I've been scouring Google Play Market, F-Droid, and the net in general for an app that can Monitor and Log all files/folders created during the installation of another apk. Preferably one that can revert these changes with it's own uninstall sequence.
I'm so tired of having to root around in a file explorer trying to identify and clean out completely useless folders and files left behind by over-reaching apps. ES File explorer pro has a feature that cleans -some- of this crud upon uninstalling an app, but it leaves much behind.
Any suggestions? Pointers? I'm not opposed to creating my own Tasker profile to achieve the results, but I'd rather have a nice neat all-in-one app for it.
[Sorry if this is in the totally wrong forum, or I made any kind of posting whoopsie. Still very new to posting in forums, feel free to berate me and point me to the right place, so that I learn.]
maybe Xinstaller,app cache cleaner,smart booster (3 of them or 2 of them can help for setting things that u want.
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please move it to dedicated forum.
I'm looking for the same type of app.
I was using SD maid on my rooted S2 and it was doing some kind of tracking app installations.
And after getting rid of the app, it showed corps from the specific app.
But I think it didn't show all of em.
Cause while using an Explorer like solid Explorer, I still could find some folders from apps I already deleted from my phone.
Not just folders, also library's, thumbnails and many more stuff like that.
It's not a big deal, but if you trying a lot of apps without keeping them on your phone, like me, you will came to that point, where your phone is floated with stuff from apps you aren't using anymore.
So if there is an app out there,at best without needing root, I would love this app and also would be willing to pay for it.
And if there is no app out there, what I can't imagine, we should contact an dev with that idea.
And because I'm an German, don't get mad at my bad English skills.
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Afaik, such an app does not exist (yet).
SD Maid's CorpseFinder the closest thing we have right now, but it's passive and database based.
I've looked into this idea already and some things worked, but it was not reliable or safe enough to just start deleting files based the collected information.
It also wasn't very battery friendly.
As you know, EMUI 5 lets you create twin apps for certain apps. But I was wondering where the app data for those are stored, f.e. if you want to get the local WhatsApp backup of the twin app, or maybe just get to the media folder.
On the technical side, the twin app section is created like a second user on Android. The primary user's data (owner) will always be saved under "/storage/emulated/0/". So the twin app's data is located under "/storage/emulated/10/". Different to real users, EMUI doesn't block the access to the twin app's section, so you can use a root file explorer (like f.e. Total Commander) to access the files. If you use Total Commander, you will maybe encounter the problem, that EMUI doesn't give you even read access in File system root (/) if you aren't rooted. For this problem, add a bookmark inside Total Commander that directly goes into "/storage/emulated/10/".
That's great, nice guide
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I did exactly what you described on my huawei. Whenever i try to open open the tein app data, a pop up message pops with cannot open file/folder 10 message.
Is there any solution.
Ninonahra said:
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I did exactly what you described on my huawei. Whenever i try to open open the tein app data, a pop up message pops with cannot open file/folder 10 message.
Is there any solution.
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Are you using a second user on your phone?
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try other than 10
Ninonahra said:
Dear
I did exactly what you described on my huawei. Whenever i try to open open the tein app data, a pop up message pops with cannot open file/folder 10 message.
Is there any solution.
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thanks for the great info. googles brings me here. mine is huawei nova 2i was located at /storage/emulated/11/
im using es file explorer.....just click 'new' (+ symbol) and choose local and key in the location....
madknownz said:
thanks for the great info. googles brings me here. mine is huawei nova 2i was located at /storage/emulated/11/
im using es file explorer.....just click 'new' (+ symbol) and choose local and key in the location....
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This works. Thanks! :good:
Hi,
I am using Huawei Mate 10 Pro,
I added a bookmark in Total Commander and tried creating paths with Emulated/9 , /10, /11, /12 but all are not working.
Please can you guide me that how can I access Twin App WhatsApp backups?
My mobile is update and to my worse disappointment, all the twin apps deleted with it and so the chat history.
Appreciate a lot .
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As you know, EMUI 5 lets you create twin apps for certain apps. But I was wondering where the app data for those are stored, f.e. if you want to get the local WhatsApp backup of the twin app, or maybe just get to the media folder.
On the technical side, the twin app section is created like a second user on Android. The primary user's data (owner) will always be saved under "/storage/emulated/0/". So the twin app's data is located under "/storage/emulated/10/". Different to real users, EMUI doesn't block the access to the twin app's section, so you can use a root file explorer (like f.e. Total Commander) to access the files. If you use Total Commander, you will maybe encounter the problem, that EMUI doesn't give you even read access in File system root (/) if you aren't rooted. For this problem, add a bookmark inside Total Commander that directly goes into "/storage/emulated/10/".
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Thank you very much I was losing my mind trying to find that location.:good:
How to backup twin appthis data to desktop/laptop
How to backup twin appthis data to desktop/laptop after total commander app editing?
I found this. Helped to me.
App Twin Whatsapp folder issue
May i know how stupid in this HMS setting ? I wish to manage my media files and hope to backup chat in Twin App whatsapp, but i cant find any folder for this twin app inside file manager. I was forced to buy another phone to log in another whatsapp
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2. The default internal storage path in Android is usually /File system root/mnt/user.
a) We have to find the emulated storage for App Twin, usually is the latest folder(For example, it is named 128）
b) Click on Bookmarks—ADD BOOKMARK and digit into Bookmark location: /storage/emulated/128.
c) And click on ADD NEW BOOKMARK.