[ubuntu-uk] WifiTransfer app on Ubuntu Phone

[Dave Morley]

On Thu, 27 Aug 2015 15:56:53 +0100
Dave Morley <davmor2 at davmor2.co.uk> wrote:

> On Thu, 27 Aug 2015 15:45:47 +0100
> Tony Pursell <ajp at princeswalk.fsnet.co.uk> wrote:
> 
> > Hi All
> > 
> > I wonder if anyone can help me.
> > 
> > It has long been difficult to move files on and off an Ubuntu phone
> > as the only way to do it was by USB cable.  Now there is an app
> > called WifiTransfer which uses FTP to transfer files over WiFi
> > which is meant to make it easier.  The problem is, it uses a folder
> > called ~/.local/share/wifitransfer.sil to move files in and out of
> > which is a hidden folder and I can find no quick way to move to and
> > from it without having to type in .local every time.  One of the
> > reviews for it says that you can show hidden files but I don't know
> > how to do this in File Manager on the phone.  Does anyone here know
> > how to do it?
> > 
> > Also, is there a way, in File Manager on the Phone, to copy more
> > than one file for pasting?
> > 
> > And finally, as this seems to me to be a bit of a botch, are there
> > any plans to add SMB network connections to File Manager on the
> > Phone? I've got it on my Android phone and well worth the £1.99 I
> > paid for it.
> > 
> > Tony
> 
> Click on three sqaures with lines beside them, this shows the show
> hidden.
> 
> 

Oh you have to click on the 3 lines on there own and enable Unlock full
access too.

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