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ES File Explorer shows empty /data/ folder
You have to configure ES to use root.
Menu → Tools → turn Root Explorer to "ON".
Source.
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ES File Explorer shows empty /data/ folder
ES File Explorer does not show /data on any of my rooted devices.
Not on my S5, not on my Note 2, or HTC One M7. I've heard other people easily using ES with root, but it never asks me for root ...
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Missing space on internal storage
So this is finally sorted. Here are the tools I used:
Initially, in Android Terminal Emulator, I used the df command (directing the output to a text file to post here: df > /storage/emulated/0/df....
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ES File Explorer "Save to" doesn't work with Google Drive; "That operation is not supported"
This is a bug in es file explorer and android
one work around is to print as a pdf file (if you dont need to edit) pref use adobe pdf and then it will give you options where to save, default is ...
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ES File Explorer "Save to" doesn't work with Google Drive; "That operation is not supported"
Expanding user136964's answer, when you try to send a file from Drive, the URI (i.e path) of the file is passed to the app in this format:
content://com.google.android.apps.docs.storage.legacy/...
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ES File Explorer "Save to" doesn't work with Google Drive; "That operation is not supported"
ES Explorer cannot handle content:// URIs.
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build.prop regeneration
The prop file is right there in the zip (/system/build.prop, same as the path on the phone) - you don't even need additional extraction tools to get it back.
Re-installation will also restore it, but ...
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ES File Explorer Remote Manager is gone?
Its not, in newer versions of the application it is located under Network → View on PC;
and it can be started/stopped using the interface provided under that option:
Alternatively pulling down ...
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How can I remove an app if it doesn't exist in the Play Store anymore?
Google Play Store is not necessary for installation or uninstallation of apps.
All your installed apps are shown in the app list in Android settings. There you can also uninstall apps.
On most Android ...
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Allow Apps Access to /data of Other Apps
In MX Explorer settings → More settings → check "allow root" . That should prompt request for root
Check if root rights have been given to MX Explorer in Magisk Superuser (if not check logs, ...
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Logon failure with ES File Explorer and Windows LAN
Solution
Restart the Server (LanmanServer) service, restart ESF on the Android device, browse to LAN connection, done. Doesn't require plain text passwords or any other registry hack.
Make note of ...
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I cannot backup the data between PC and ES file in bluestacks, windows folder shows question mark , not sure what that is
I finally found the solution on another site. In Bluestacks under My Apps click on Settings, then Storage then Explore and from there you can access all the folders.
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Porting cloud account information from ES Explorer
What ended up working was to copy the *.cfg files from the data\data\com.estrong.android.pop\files folder, and the serverlistdb*.xml files from the shared_prefs folder. Then, after a reboot the ...
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Block URLs and encrypt hosts file
If you encrypt the hosts file, the system won't be able to read the file, so it won't work any more. But there's no need: since you need root access to edit the hosts file anyway, any app that you don'...
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Has ES File Explorer removed the adware?
Nope.
ES Global will none removing all their Adware/Ads/Charging Boost/Complete bulls**t they added. Its an example of a good app falling to greedy devs.
Here's some complaints: Soooo, One from ...
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Set ES File Manager as the default file manager on Lenovo A6000
To uninstall, go to Settings -> Applications and select the app. You will have the option to uninstall. If it is part of the ROM, you should have the option to disable it.
If you want to set ES ...
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ES Chromecast Player no longer works for ES File Explorer
This is an issue with the app's latest update, and the developer has to fix that. Other users have got this issue too. (Play store reviews)
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