FileBrowser - Access files on remote computers
By Stratospherix Ltd
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Description
FileBrowser is like having Windows Explorer or Mac Finder on your iPad/iPhone to access network folders on Macs, Windows, Linux, and NAS drives.
AT HOME: Stream movies and music over WiFi direct to your iPad/iPhone. View a slideshow of photos from your computer. No need to sync or copy to your iPad/iPhone. Access your NAS without needing to turn your computer on.
AT WORK: Browse file servers over the Internet using the iPad/iPhone's built in VPN. In the board room or on site, retrieve and view documents from company servers.
Unlike other file sharing apps, with FileBrowser everything is done from your iPad/iPhone instead of sitting at your computer and uploading to it.
View every document type that iOS supports. Pass files to and from other apps - for example, store email attachments in FileBrowser for later use with an editor app.
FileBrowser requires no additional software on the target computer/network drive - just check that file sharing is enabled on your computer and connect.
Use an iPad/iPhone-compatible VPN or SMB port-forwarding to connect to your file server or workstation via 3G or from the Internet.
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FileBrowser requires iOS 4.2 or later.
If you're new to home networking, use our online troubleshooter and our guide documents to help you get connected. If you're unable to connect, email us at support@stratospherix.com for fast friendly help.
FileBrowser is an essential app but it's not magic and it doesn't bypass network security. It will not be able to access your files on your home computer from a remote location over the Internet without your computer being accessible FROM the Internet and SMB file sharing being enabled. Please see our web site for options on getting connected from a remote location.
■ Connects using the CIFS/SMB protocol to Windows 2000 and above, MacOS from 10.5, most variants of Linux, and most (but not all) NAS drives.
■ Does NOT support AFP or FTP.
■ Does not support AVIs with DIVX or XVID codecs because the iPad/iPhone doesn't natively support these formats. A third party app will be required to play these.
FileBrowser is able to connect to a wide variety of SMB file servers, but some are not compatible. Before purchasing FileBrowser we recommend that you try our free NetPortalLite app. If it can't connect, then FileBrowser probably won't be able to either, although NetPortalLite is currently being updated to align with FileBrowser.
If our web site doesn't answer all your questions, we will clarify any query you have.
What's New in Version 2.1.8
2.1.8
★ Added high resolution images for new iPad.
★ Added support for iOS5.1.
★ Added support for some AVI files (NOT divx / xvid).
★ Photo Library can now access original format images.
★ Improved config screen layout and theming.
★ Improved connection error messages.
★ Files with a leading dot are now treated as Hidden Files.
★ Fixed crash when changing theme.
★ Fixed background music stopping when iPad is locked.
★ Fixed disconnection when reading from particular servers.
★ Fixed problem importing FileBrowser settings file.
★ Fixed failure to copy files to "My Files" location.
★ Fixed On Demand username/password reverting to Blank.
Customer Reviews
Do not waste your money
We wanted an app that could access arbitrary files from our mac so we could edit them somewhere else in the house on the iPad. Turns out this doesn't even come close to that. We'd have to drop the entire file contents of our Mac into iTunes so this app could use iTunes to do the transfer… which is what I thought I bought this app for. By the way, this review app makes me give the app at least one star to submit this review, but I really don't want to give it even that much.
Very Useful
Rather than filling up my iPad with video files, I keep them on a network drive and access them with this excellent app. When it comes time to work, I use it to access documents and images that were sent to me as ZIP files.
FileBrowser works well, and has never let me down.
Needs update for landscape mode
Please change the layout to allow full viewing in landscape mode of files, such as excel files, and allow the menu on the left to be swiped in and out of view. Otherwise works great so far.
- $4.99
- Category: Utilities
- Updated: Mar 23, 2012
- Version: 2.1.8
- Size: 9.9 MB
- Language: English
- Seller: Stratospherix
- © 2012 Stratospherix Ltd
Requirements: Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad.Requires iOS 4.2 or later.
