FileExplorer Free App for iPhone Review
Most of us might have been in this situation at least once, wherein you wanted to access an important file, but have forgotten to copy it to your flash drive or email it to yourself for quick access. In such circumstances, the only possible option left is to access your PC/Mac remotely. But finding a suitable app for your iPhone to do that can be a bit tricky. We recently tried out FileExplorer Free app for iPhone and were impressed.
FileExplorer App Features
FileExplorer app for iPhone basically let you access files in a remote computer of yours or NAS Servers, no matter whether it runs Mac OS, Windows or Linux OS. Using the app, you can stream movies and music to your iPhone or access docs in your computer through iOS VPN or port forward. Further, it is possible to directly view photos, play slideshow on computer without iTunes sync. You can also copy files, rename them as you wish, move them to a new location, or even delete them remotely from your iPhone.
iPhone FileExplorer Free app also has an option to sort files/folders by its name. Alternatively, you can search for a file by its size or date of creation. This comes handy in situations wherein you know when approximately you’d created a file/folder but does not remember the file name. The app also comes with an inbuilt PDF reader, with support for Outline, Bookmark, Page thumbnails, Annotation link etc. The document viewer let you view MS Office files as well as documents from Numbers, Pages, and Keynote. Not to mention, the app also supports HTML, RTF and Web Archives.
FileExplorer Free is reasonably secured. You can password protect it to prevent unauthorized access. The app is compatible with Phone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, and iPhone 5 running iOS versions 5.0 or higher.
Conclusion
If you’re looking for a free of cost yet reliable tool to access your files remotely, FileExplorer Free app for iPhone might just fit the bill. But it might not help you to access multiple computers at the same time. Positives include compatibility across multiple OS’, support for multiple document formats, and security. It is also quite user friendly for most parts. Verdict: Quite impressive features overall.
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