Show HN: Fast Android File Manager that works(github.com)
2 pointsby jackjayd5 hours ago1 comment
  • jackjayd5 hours ago
    When my phone storage is full, I struggle to transfer large files to my Mac, and then delete them from my phone.

    I tried OpenMTP, Android File Transfer, FTP, and other approaches, but the only one that actually worked was using ADB commands to find large files and transfer them off before deleting them. All other programs froze, crashed, or disconnected when trying to load my camera folder with 20,000+ files in it.

    So I built a Tauri app to mimic those other apps, but using ADB under the hood. It is super fast, and does what I need, so thought I would share it.

    I have only tested it on Mac so far, but it should work on Windows and Linux once tested.

    If other people find it useful, I will invest more time in it.

    It is fully local, no telemetry or tracking, no cloud connections, no payment etc.

    Check it out and let me know if it works for you, or you hit any issues. You'll need to approve opening it in system settings, since I haven't signed the release properly yet.

    Cheers, Jack

    • atmanactive5 hours ago
      Looks great, thank you for sharing. Let me share my setup: I have Syncthing installed on all of my machines. All important files in Android (camera, downloads, KeePass DB...) are continuously synchronized to my desktop. All files are living in two (or more) places 24/7. When I move a photo on my desktop, it is deleted from Android. Syncthing allows for time based backups folder so nothing can really be lost even in the case of ransomware attack.
      • jackjayd4 hours ago
        Very cool, thanks for sharing! I've used SyncThing in the past, but not relied on it like this. Will check it out from a backup perspective.