In early May, Joe Belfiore, vice president of operating systems, announced that Microsoft was preparing an official file manager For Windows Phone. At the same time, a promise was made that the application, simply called “Files,” would be released at the end of May. Belfiore has remained true to his word and the app is now available for download from official store Microsoft.

"Files" allows users to interact with files located on the internal or external memory phone. Files can be viewed, moved, renamed, copied and deleted. You can also create new folders. The manager also allows you to quickly share files with other people, a feature that is standard for this type of application.

Interestingly, the app only works on Windows Phone 8.1, a version that is still only available as a developer preview update. So to install the application you must either wait for it to launch official update for your device, or purchase a new one

File Manager– one of the few file managers for Windows Phone. It is quite functional with a beautiful design. Let's try to look at it in more detail, because every file manager for Windows Phone is worth its weight in gold.

File Manager for Windows Phone

Although the application is paid, this did not stop its rapid development at all, and in a fairly short time it took a solid second place. Is this really what all smartphone users need?

Design, appearance and control

The design of File Manager does not differ from the usual Windows Phone standards, everything is extremely clear and is made in view of small icons. After installation, few people will have questions about what I should do next. Procedures such as copying and transferring files are done very quickly.

Cloud

File Manager supports the following cloud services: SkyDrive, Dropbox, Box, Google drive and SugarSync. Unfortunately, there is no support for Russian Yandex.

Additional features

The application has its own FTP client, which does not support secure data transfer channels (FTPS and SFTP), has its own player.

It has its own archiver and can carry out operations inside archives on the fly, and what’s interesting is that it is possible to upload files to general access via Bluetooth

Results

We believe that File Manager is a standard manager that does not have any pronounced advantages, its work is stable and reliable and it performs its main functions.

1. Familiar style and design in the style of Windows Phone;
2. Interface is English;
3. Standard functions for managing folders and files;
4. Fully functional work with archives and audio files;
5. Support for cloud services and FTP.

You can download File Manager from the official online store Windows applications Phone, you can also download a free trial version there.

18.12.2014

• Windows application Pocket File Manager, version: 5.2.2.0, price: 69 rub.

Hello. Today I will talk about a file manager for the operating room Windows systems Phone - Pocket File Manager. The application is paid, costs 69 rubles.

At the root of the application there are folders for quick access. Without fail, Local Storage is a link to internal memory phone, and randomly added folders - memory card, cloud storage, etc.

When you first start, if you have a memory card installed in your phone, you need to press the plus sign and add the card to the root so that it is available.

In my case, there is nothing interesting in the phone’s memory, since I only place programs here, and all the content is on the memory card. However, there are several test files. It must be said that the powers of the file manager in the phone memory are somewhat limited, in contrast to the memory card, to which you have full access.

You can store any folders and files on a memory card and perform any necessary actions with them.

Settings menu. The names of the points speak for themselves; I will explain only if, in my opinion, it is necessary.

In addition to being displayed in a grid, files and folders can be displayed in a list.

The file manager can play video files, audio, and pictures supported by the system. The video audio level can be adjusted separately.

There are no problems with the cache, since it is cleared automatically, but you can also clear it manually.

If necessary, you can protect access to the program with a password.

The built-in download manager is equipped with a scheduler. Able to download files that have a direct link.

SMTP settings. The manager can send files via standard email Windows program Phone, but also knows how to do this bypassing the system, thereby performing the function of the simplest mail client. To do this, you need to configure an outgoing mail server by selecting from the list or adding any other yourself.

FTP server. Needed to turn your phone into a small FTP server (thanks, Cap!).

The usage scenario is this: being on the same network as the phone, you can, for example, connect to it from a computer via Total Commander or Filezilla to access folders and files allowed by settings.

By holding your finger on a file or folder, you get access to a context menu that displays possible actions on objects.

For example, find out the available information about a file,

send by email,

Bluetooth, or cloud storage OneDrive, attach to OneNote. But keep in mind that you can only send file types that are supported by the receiving device. For example, an attempt to send a regular exe file to an Android smartphone was unsuccessful. At the same time, video, music, etc. (everything that can be opened on the receiving device) is sent without problems.

Standard functions for selecting, creating a new folder, etc. There's no point in describing it, so I'll just illustrate.

I would also like to note the ability to pack files and folders into zip archives and the ability to edit music file tags. The built-in archiver supports unpacking all popular formats, but only packs it in zip.