[Feature Request] Network Shares in Filemanager
asked 2015-02-23 14:14:19 +0200
Dear community, I'm writing in hope somebody can help me fast or to maybe inspire somebody to develop a very basic needed functionality. I would like to have the possibility to use a filemanager that can access my NAS/Network folders of other computers on my home network. Unfortunately no native app supports Network shares or access to any folder outside of the phone, or I never found it. I use CargoDock, File Browser, Filetug and the respective"StartAsRoot" versions of them. No one supports network storage access. The only useful App that I found so far is the ES File Explorer (Android). But this then leads to another problem: Every copied file or folder (in my case folder with music) has an ownership and access rights of a specific Android user. How can I change ownership and permissions by an app? I know that by terminal access I can change it, but using a terminal on a phone while walking is the least thing you want to try, and not comfortable as every day use. ES File Explorer can do even this, but can not set the ownership to nemo... only to root.
TL;DR:
Need native filemanager as powerful as ES File Explorer with Network folder access
Need native app for folder ownership/permissions (could be part of filemanager app)
Does anybody have found sth like this? I tried Warehouse and Jolla Store but couldn't find other apps then the above mentioned.
Kiitos!
Maybe ask the developer here https://github.com/karip/harbour-file-browser to offer this feature? (or ask someone else to extend it)
andreibechet ( 2015-02-23 14:24:54 +0200 )editThere is the App oneSSHot in Jolla Store, which crates SSH Access to remote computers. I don't know if it offers the possibility of file operations or only remote access to the hosts. I have never tried it.
Cargo Dock has the potential to an ideal native app for File exchange, but it has only Dropbox and WebDAV support so far. If you can install this protocol or OwnCloud on your NAS, this would be a Workaround. But for te Access to Network shares of desktop machines a Client for Samba or NFS (depending on the Protocol used) would be needed. There isn't anythiong like this available yet.
wanderer ( 2015-02-23 14:52:34 +0200 )editIt would be really helpful to tell what you want to access! Most boxed NASs know WebDAV, Win7/8 too so I do not see what your actual problem is but that you do not know how to set it up...
chemist ( 2015-02-23 17:34:24 +0200 )edit@chemist: Why should I activate an additional service when there is already a build in functionality in almost all OS? If its not clear enough here a typical scenario: Create a folder on your hardisc lest say C:\test (in windows) - right klick it say sharing... or simply check this page example now try to access it with your Jolla phone. There is no need for WebDav/DropBox/or any other cloud service! I do not want and do not need to share a file that is lying on a disc literally 2m from me through the whole internet several server and services just to download it on my phone that is connected to the exact same network. I simply want to access all my files any time anyhow i want with my phone as if they are part of the local storage. That's actually not at all a new functionality. It's now a days such an elementary functionality that no one is even thinking about it anymore.
PatsJolla ( 2015-02-23 18:25:19 +0200 )editPardon? You asked a question, don't lecture me if you are not even able to google WebDAV, you would have learned that WebDAV is no cloud service (used by cloud services is not the same!) but just another way to have your all so loved Windows world exported to the network, which you then access from CargoDock... no issue with permissions no issue with ownership... smartass.
chemist ( 2015-02-23 22:11:57 +0200 )edit