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ASTRO File Manager

Posted Thursday, June 18th, 2009 at 5:00 am by Android Tapp 62 Comments
ASTRO File Manager
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ASTRO File Manager Android File Manager. Features: Download any file with browser, Browse, create, extract zip files, Back up and restore public applications to the SD card, Create shortcuts, Send files as attachments, Thumbnails, Multiselect, Search, Image, Text, HTML Viewers.

Price: Free

AndroidTapp.com Android App Review:

Features:

Astro Android App is a File Manager for the Android OS. It allows you to manage files on your phone without the need for a computer. Operations you can perform: copy, paste, move, delete, open with other apps, create and folders, etc. What’s convenient about Astro File Manager is the ability to select multiple files to perform actions. Another convenient feature is the ability to Search for files. The app also provides details on Android apps such as package name, version, file size, and even app activities.

ASTRO File Manager Android App features the ability to backup Android Apps to SD card… a band-aid for the loud public cry from Android users who want to free up low internal phone memory without Rooting the phone. This means you can backup the installer files (APK) on your SD Card, then you can uninstall the app. Thus freeing up space but removing the app. To reuse the app, you will have to reinstall the app from the backup.

Usefulness & Ease of Use:

Astro File Manager Android App is very useful for managing your files on your phone while mobile. The app is intuitive and has all the characteristics of file management software.

Frequently Used:

Frequency of use is user dependant, typically on demand for average users. More demanding for developers or “Root” users who can access and manipulate virtually any file on their phone as Rooted phones have broken the security protection consumer phones have.

Interface:

The user interface is list based or you change the views to; Details, Icons, Thumbnail List and Thumbnail Icon views. Astro File Manager Android App does a great job of pulling icons for files.

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Should you Download ASTRO File Manager? Yes! An Essential Android App!

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62 Responses to “ASTRO File Manager”

  1. kevin says:

    I have it but, I don’t see how useful it is. i dont need toput apps onmy sd card. I only want to manage my music and pics and, just get confused on this. But, it seems pretty cool

    • Mike says:

      I cannot save my text files anymore. Says “error. file could not be saved”. I make quick notes on notepad txt files and suddenly I cannot save after last updated.

  2. Lady Di says:

    I want to like this app but I need more training on it. So far though, it’s powerful.

  3. John says:

    Once the apps are backed up they no longer update. Has anyone found out how to overcome this?

  4. zuBdo says:

    A must have for G1 users… I can backup my apps, install apps, zip or unzip. it even has the abilty to move or copy files or send. I luv the list view but has more options. When i backup more apps due to the low internal memory on the G1 i can see which ones are out of date, which are colored in red. select those apps to backup again… boom!! ZaP! POW! your new version is backed up.

    5stars *****

  5. Ted says:

    I’ve had issues when trying to view an attached .doc file in an email. After I uninstall the app, I can view the .doc using the HTML viewer. I wold like to use it, but I need to be able to view email attachments.

  6. Sequoia says:

    I just downloaded it in an attempt to delete ringtones. I can find the *&^%ing default ringtones but when attempting to delete a ringtone, I just get “Error Deleting File” … everytime. When I click on details, I found they’re all -r- (readonly). On a PC, I’d use ATTRIB -R. But I can’t find how to do this on the GGGggggg phone.

  7. Peter says:

    Problem I saw with Astro File Manager on HTC Hero (sprint) with 8gb SDHC card. After renaming a directory, the app kept looking for it and throwing up an error message. Message indicated it could not find the original directory name after it had been renamed. Taking out SD Card (unmount) and reinserting after closing Astro made no difference when restarting Astro. Perhaps there is a bug??
    Thanks

    Peter

  8. dj928 says:

    Worked fine – then suddenly I cannot open the folder I created. Nothing happens when I click on it. Bug.

  9. Wayne says:

    I used Linda File Manager one year ago, later changed to Astro. I found ES File Explorer, after I’m tired of the trial period of Astro. Now I know the decision is so right, that’s just what I need.
    All good software, though.

  10. Droid User says:

    Great app but it blocked me from viewing a picture in a pix message. Uninstalled and I can see pix again. Bug in the software. Droid Eris

  11. magnus says:

    I have installed the app and found the startup sound that is just annoying, is it safe to delete this file using astro?

  12. RFSTAR says:

    try to send files via bluetooth but keeps say file unknown…… help!!!!

  13. Ninjah says:

    Anyone else getting the “beta will expire in 3 days” message when you load up the app??

    • The app does this when there is a new version of the app available. Update it from the Market to get rid of the message else it will get really annoying and make you wait 30 seconds every time to load the app until you update it. The developer enforces this within the app to make sure every user has the latest stable version.

  14. ansje says:

    On my hero it says that astro will expire in 3 days, but there is no update what can I do?

  15. hero guy says:

    try to rename a folder and it end up deleting all my photo and i couldn’t even open songs with my player… definitely bugged… use it at your own risk… HTC HERO

  16. Brad says:

    I think this is a great app for backing up my apps when I need to do factory reset but haven’t found much use for it otherwise. I have also used it to move around files when I’m out and about and have no access to a PC.

    HTC Hero user

  17. Joshua says:

    Does anybody have any idea how i get this on my mobile without internet connections on my mobile :S i would love to have this on my hero

  18. Co0kies says:

    Having the same problem.. Couldn’t send out a ringtone.. kept saying unknown location or something..

  19. az says:

    Downloaded it few days ago and now it says it has expired, with annoying
    dumb message that wouldn’t close. What useless piece of junk.

  20. EarlW says:

    Junk. It is now ‘expired’ and crashes when you start it. I’ll probably have to re-install it. sucks.

  21. elvin says:

    when i want install a big app hey say your mobile memory is full but my sd is 16gb how can i change that

  22. pik says:

    when i open an image in astro 2.4.2 using the android gallery, the arrows used to switch between images are gone and slideshow doesn’t work. it was all ok in previous astro versions. did anyone else notice this?

  23. robin says:

    How can I use your task killer function, please teach me. thanks

  24. zentsang says:

    HTC EVO 2.2 Froyo (not rooted) – The issue I just encounter was upgrading to a new microSD card and it doesn’t see it. I’ve tried remounting, I naturally reinstalled it, but nothing I do will display the contents of my card (and yes it has lots of data on it). I bought the Pro version (before the upgrade) so that is what I’m using. Nothing I have attempted thus far has worked so I’m at a loss.

    Any ideas?

  25. Phone says:

    HTC desire , this has even no file manager. It sucks. Maybe in somebody buys in in the first month but later no sale. This phone really sucks.

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