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Which file manager do you use? (lemmy.ml)
submitted 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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I use one called X-Plore. It's actually very good. Even has a WiFi server, conpressed archive support, etc. but the downsides are that it's close sourced and some features are behind a paywall (though IMO they are worth it).

So I was thinking of moving to some free or open source software. Any recommendations?

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[–] [email protected] 37 points 1 year ago

Solid Explorer

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Material Files is fantastic.

FOSS (free and open-source), and supports root, if you need it.

Amaze is amazing (I'm sorry, it was stronger than me) too.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

I forgot to mention that *both of them* are open-source.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I use MiXPlorer.

It's free (not sure if FOSS), and there are non-essential-but-nice-to-have features that are paid, just to support the dev - but the free features are awesome, and more than enough for me.

[–] singularity 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

This one is really great and does everything you expect from a file manager. I've been using it for years. But yes, it's not FOSS.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's not FOSS. FOSS means Free Open Source Software (Free as in freedom, not as in free beer). MiXPlorer is neither open source nor licensed under a FOSS license. It's proprietary.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Thanks for checking that for me.

I know what FOSS means - I wasn't sure if MiXPlorer is FOSS or not.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I use Material Files

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This one. Allows you to also use sftp to access your remote files over SSH

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Same for me, switched from Total Commander, since Material Files is a bit more comfortable to use. For some reason I do not get the same upload speeds to my home server though, and I cannot figure out why.

That said Total Commander sometimes lost connection and I had to start over, so I am ok with slower upload if its more consistent.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

I had been using Solid Explorer and decided to try some open-source options. Amaze seems to be the best of them, but I went back to Solid Explorer after trying it for a few weeks.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

X-plore, even paid for it.

It has replaced ES File Explorer 3.2.4.1 that I've used since 2014.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Total Commander

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I'm using FX. It's been around since forever, still gets updates, and just works flawlessly.

Never found something I wanted to do in a file manager that it couldn't, so never really had to try anything else.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Total Explorer

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Not FOSS, but I use Files by Google, FX File Explorer and old version of ES File Explorer.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

For Nas and regular files I use cx file explorer, it's really good