Open iPhone file system. IExplorer - digging through iOS device files with ease
You've connected your iPhone or iPad to your Windows computer, but nothing Windows Explorer, nor in iTunes do you see everything that is in the memory of your device? So how to connect an iPhone or iPad like a regular external USB disk? And is this possible without jailbreak? Yes, using PhoneBrowse, for example.
PhoneBrowse is free tool for Windows, allowing you to view and manage files on iPhone, iPad and iPod without jailbreaking the devices. With this program, you can even add, delete or rename all types of files stored on your iOS device. All this in a rather simple but very pleasant user interface, stylized for Mac OS X.
Download and install PhoneBrowse on your Windows computer, connect your device, and off you go. The tool will automatically detect the connected device and scan its file system. You will then see five different tabs, the first of which displays general information about the connected device, including battery percentage, OS version and memory status.
The process of adding and deleting files through PhoneBrowse is simple and fast. For this purpose, the “Import” and “Delete” buttons are provided. And you can add it like separate file, and the entire folder. To copy files from the device to your computer, there is an “Export” button. You can also create new folders and rename files. You can also view through PhoneBrowse file structure installed applications.
As mentioned above, the tool is available for free and runs on different versions Windows – from XP to 8 and 8.1.
Among dozens of different file managers for i-gadgets, only a few can be highlighted. However, two programs are especially popular among users: the one we recently reviewed and the hero of this review - DiskAid.
DiskAid is one of the easiest file managers to use. While working with it, you will not be required to have any knowledge file system iOS, no additional plugins, nothing that could be confusing. Everything is very simple and clear.
By connecting your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch to your computer via USB and launch DiskAid, you will immediately see a panel with partitions made in iOS style 7. This is where your acquaintance will begin, as well as all further interactions with the program. DiskAid provides the following features:
- Uploading individual photos and entire albums
- Manage your music library, including audiobooks, playlists and podcasts
- Download videos and TV shows from the iTunes Store
- View and export text messages, call log, contacts and notes
- Managing the file system directly
For lovers wireless technologies It is possible to connect the device to DiskAid via Wi-Fi. To do this, immediately after starting the program, click the Activate Wi-Fi button. This function DiskAid compares favorably with other file managers, which can only be used when connecting an i-device via a USB cable.
The amazing functionality and elegant design of the program is overshadowed by its paid nature. In order to take advantage of most feature sets, the user must purchase DiskAid on the official website for $29.90 (previously the program cost significantly less - $9.90).
But the free version of DiskAid can also become an indispensable assistant in managing an i-gadget, especially if your device is jailbroken. DiskAid, like any other file manager, reveals its full potential on a “jailbroken device.” Thanks to the program's functionality (available in free version) you will be able to manage all your tweaks and upload them to their directories necessary files. This can be useful in a number of cases, for example, when you want to download an original theme for WinterBoard that you found on the Internet.
How to jailbreak a device under iOS control 7 read in.
If you're looking for an easy-to-use file manager with a huge range of features, you simply must take a closer look at DiskAid. The program is constantly updated, supports everything Apple devices and it just looks very nice.
One of the big (albeit unclear to me) problems with iOS is often cited by opponents of Apple's platform as the need to using iTunes for working with a telephone. Although Apple is increasingly “freeing” users from the need to use “tuna” every year, they have not completely succeeded. Fortunately for all iTunes haters, a wonderful program has been in development for several years that allows you to manage your iPhone with ease and grace. Its name is iExplorer, and it can do a lot.
We have already repeatedly referred to this program in our publications. For example, how to use it to change the icon Google Chrome, and here is - in which we showed how to solve the problem of “stuck” applications. But we haven’t yet had a full review of iExplore.
I will not dwell on the program interface - honor and praise to the developers for making it standard. I don’t know about anyone, but I really love it when applications are made in the OS X style and use system design and behavior. In the end, if I wanted different-looking programs, I would have stayed with , especially since there is also a version of iExplorer for this OS. It's better to talk about functionality.
What can the program do? Essentially it has two uses. The first use of iExplorer is to access the phone's file system. Of course, not all folders you will receive full access Without jailbreak, there are still a lot of benefits from the program. Although it is worth noting that iExplorer also supports working with Jail, providing more access. What useful things can iExplore do on your phone without jailbreaking?
The very first thing that many people are missing is the ability to download songs from your iOS device to your computer. To the delight of copyright advocates, Apple limited this function; unfortunately for them, Macroplant circumvented this restriction. You can simply download music to a folder on the disk, and iExplorer sees music that you don’t have in iTunes and automatically adds it. There is a full function automatic synchronization your entire iTunes library when you connect your phone. iExplorer easily syncs metadata such as track play counts and star ratings you've given to songs. You can also conveniently access voicemail, voice recorder recordings and ringtones.
Another one useful opportunity- This full-time job with photos: you can easily download photos, upload wallpapers, and so on. For photos (as for almost all files), preview works in the right top corner window, and by pressing the spacebar the file opens with using Quick Look.
In turn, access to the application file system opens up a lot of interesting opportunities such as editing save files in games (of course, if you know what, where and how to edit).
Let's move on smoothly to the second application of this miraculous program. At a fairly low price, it can act as a forensics tool, that is, for studying the data contained in your (or not quite your) phone. We have already written about and, what can an amateur do?
Quite a lot actually. iExplorer works with local backups of your phone (and, if necessary, can make them itself) and retrieves various data from them. Here you can delve into phone book(and even export contacts to address book OS X), view calendar and ToDo tasks, read notes and messages, view call history and browser bookmarks.
Don't forget about applications that do not provide reliable data storage. sqlite databases directories with programs contain a lot of interesting information, in some cases even your passwords.
Almost any folder on your iOS device - iExplorer can mount it as a disk for easy access other programs, so it will be very convenient to rummage through your phone.
Don't leave your iPhone unattended for long if you value the information on it, or protect it with a code (if you're not afraid to forget it).
This is far from full list capabilities of this interesting and unusual program, but listing them completely would inflate the review to obscene proportions, so if you are interested, you can read detailed list on the developers website. Moreover, there is a lot of additional documentation and lessons there.
As a cool bonus, you can download a very good one on the developers’ website free converter audio and video files.
Name: iExplorer
Developer: Macroplant
Price: 34,99 $
In-app purchases: No
Download:
P.S. Thanks to the courtesy of the developers, we have several licenses for this application, which we will give away among our subscribers on Twitter and VKontakte. Follow the announcements.
Unlike Windows and Android, iOS does not have a file system accessible to users, but this does not mean that an iPhone or iPad cannot be used as a file manager. If your job involves processing files and documents that you need to upload, edit and forward, without third party applications you almost can't get by. Below we will look at several file managers for iOS devices that will help you work with documents.
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First, let's figure out what requirements a good file manager should meet. A good file manager should excel at the following functions:
Import: A file manager is required to quickly import files and documents, and the more import options, the better.
Control: A good file manager should give the user complete freedom of action with files. The user should be able to create folders, set tags, change the color indicators of files, archive folders, and much more.
Export: A file manager from which you can’t “get” anything is useless. Users should be able to export any file to another application for viewing and editing.
Documents 6 is the best third party manager files and documents for iPhone and iPad. The app is completely free and comes with every feature you can imagine. Documents 6 makes it easy to import files (from your computer, cloud storage, web pages, etc.) and manage them (drag, share, archive, tag, and more).
Documents 6 works great with all formats, including text, video and audio files. The application allows you to read books, listen to music, share files, view PDF, etc.
In the era cloud synchronization Data Documents 6 gives you a feeling of confidence that all your important files are stored locally on the device, and iCloud won't delete the old ones, but necessary photos if it suddenly ends free place. With Documents 6, you don't have to worry about Dropbox not syncing properly when you don't have a strong internet connection. Everything you need will always be at your fingertips.
Files from Apple
iOS 11 introduces a new Files application, replacing the outdated one iCloud Drive. For users Mac new the file manager may seem similar to Finder.
The Files app is built into iOS and allows you to connect to multiple cloud storage services within one app. If you are using several cloud services, such as iCloud, Dropbox and OneDrive, and you want one central place where you can manage all the files stored in them, the Files app is just what you need.
As for importing files, the Apple application has a drawback here - the application does not have the ability to download files from the Internet or transfer via Wi-Fi. However, this shortcoming is fully compensated by the presence of a wide range of functions for managing and sharing files. For example, Files lets you drag and drop documents not only within the app (you can use this feature to add tags, designate favorites, and move files and folders) but also into and out of it.
Oldest Popular powerful tool for working with files, rated by millions of users.
If you often work with PDF documents on your iPhone or iPad, GoodReader will become an indispensable assistant for you. The application allows you to import files from cloud storages, local servers or computer and sort into folders.
GoodReader makes scrolling through documents on your iPad a pleasure. Of course, smooth scrolling is not something out of the ordinary, but many applications fail to cope with this task. GoodReader is one of the few apps that will let you scroll through countless pages of multi-volume PDF documents without huffing or puffing.
Among other things, the application allows you to add annotations to documents. You can type text in the appropriate text fields or write manually with using Apple Pencil. GoodReader also has the ability to add stickers to pages of PDF documents.
FileBrowser not only has features that no decent file manager would be without, but also the ability to connect to a remote computer and work with the files on it!
The application allows you to view, copy, move, download and upload, stream files between computers, servers, NAS drives and cloud storage without the need to download additional software. Geeks and system administrators will appreciate it.
FileBrowser supports huge amount various formats media files and documents.
It has everything you could possibly want from a file manager for iOS: access to remote computers, file servers and NAS, an interface for working with cloud storage and with files on your gadget, a built-in reader of all popular photo, audio and video formats, documents and PDF files.
