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ES File Explorer (File Manager) is a full-featured file manager (for images, music, movies, documents, apps, etc.) that can be used locally or over a network! ES File Explorer (Manager) is used by more than 500 million people around the world. It helps you manage your Use ES File Explorer Effectively and share files without using up your data plan.
Asecurity researcher named CVE-2019–6447 found a security hole in ES File Explorer. This works on v4.1.9.7.4 version. Attackers on the same network can run programs, read files, and see sensitive personal information. During run time, the application leaves TCP port 59777 open and responds to fake requests over HTTP. Visit their official website for more information.
How to Use ES File Explorer Effectively
Download videos on Facebook/YouTube
- Open ES File Manager.
- On the Homepage, tap the three-dot menu icon and choose New.
- Set Type as HTTP(Web) and input URL in Path, then tap OK. For example, enter facebook.com in Path.
- Log in Facebook with your account.
- Browse to find the video you want to download and open it in full screen.
- Tap the download icon in the top-right corner. If the icon doesn’t appear, then tap the video.
- Choose Save when it asks you to Save or Share.
- Wait for the download to finish, and then choose ‘Open folder‘ or ‘Open File‘.
Use ES File Explorer, Mount SD card as R/W or Read-only (Require root access)
- On the left sidebar, tap Root Explorer > Mount R/W.
- Several options should be displayed, including your SD card.
- Choose RO for read-only or RW for read and write.
FAQs
Solid Explorer used to be the best competitor of ES File Explorer, but since ES File Explorer is removed from the Google Play Store, it’s the only file manager app that comes close to it. The file manager app for Android features a Material design, and it has all the features you find on ES File Explorer.
Note: Sideloading is no longer free with ES File Explorer. It is now available only with a premium subscription ($9.99 per month). If you don’t have a premium subscription, use the Downloader app to sideload third-party apps on FireStick.
Google’s biggest issue with ES File Explorer was that its developer, DO Global, was committing click fraud in many of its apps — a discovery made by reporters at BuzzFeed. Click fraud is the practice of generating ad revenue from in-app ads by faking taps on users’ devices in the background.