Add Resource

From the type list or from any form, the button takes you back to the screen you came from, usually the main screen. It does not step back from a form to the type list - to choose another type, open Add again. What you typed in a form and did not add is dropped.

Shortcut

Esc / F10

Opens the Local Folder form: let the app scan for folders that hold media, or pick any folder yourself, a memory card or USB drive included. This card is always here. When every remote source is switched off or missing from your edition, it is the only choice, so the screen skips the type list and opens this form straight away.

Opens the SMB form, which takes the server address, the sign-in and the share name. The card shows up only when SMB is available in your edition and switched on in Settings, General tab, Remote resources (SMB/(S)FTP/Cloud).

Opens the SFTP / FTP form, where you choose the protocol and sign in with a password or an SSH key. The card shows up when SFTP or FTP is available in your edition and switched on in Settings, General tab, Remote resources. The two import buttons are repeated at the top of that form.

Opens the list of cloud providers. Cloud storage is not part of every edition, and the card shows up only while at least one cloud provider is switched on in Settings, General tab, Remote resources.

Instead of a form on this screen, it opens the resource editor for a new stream. There you give the stream a name and its address (http, https or rtsp), and add a comment or a PIN if you want. It then joins your resources like any other.

A watch has no address or password, so the app asks for one thing only: a name (the suggestion is Watch). There is just one paired watch; if it is already in your resources you get a note instead of a duplicate. The card shows up only in editions that can work with a watch.

Opens a list of the resources your other devices share through your exchange server or Google Drive. Tick the ones you need and press Attach, or press Attach all listed to take everything on the list. The card is shown together with the SFTP / FTP card, because attached resources connect as SFTP resources.

Pick the configuration file that the Windows companion saved. The app reads it, adds new resources, updates the ones that already exist, tells you how many changed and closes this screen. If the file carries no password, a window shows the server and asks for it first. A damaged file, or one made by a newer version, is refused with a message.

Opens the camera to scan the code, then imports exactly as a file would. A pairing code from another phone's built-in SFTP server works here too - it fills in the SFTP / FTP form for you to check and save. The button is hidden on devices without a camera, VR headsets included; use the Import from file button there.

The button appears only once the Local Folder form has something in its list. It adds every ticked row as a resource, tells you how many were added and closes the screen. With nothing ticked you get a reminder to select at least one. If your Quick Sort list is full, the resources are still added, but the surplus ones are left out of Quick Sort and the message says how many.

Builds a list of suggestions: the standard folders, folders that contain media, and collections such as Recent Media or All Music. Folders and collections you have already added are left out. Nothing is saved yet - tick what you want in the list below and press Add to Resources.

Opens the Select Folder window. Its Virtual resources buttons (Recent Media, All Music, All Videos, Camera Photos, All Images, All Documents) add that collection at once and close this screen. Quick Select Common Folders offers the device root, DCIM, Pictures, Download, Documents and the WhatsApp, Telegram and Instagram folders; Removable media lists connected cards and drives; a path field (only where the app may read paths) and the system picker cover the rest. A folder you pick lands in the list below already ticked.

When Android first needs All files access, a window explains it and lets you grant it or continue with limited access.

Each row has a checkbox, a name you can edit, the path, the file count and one letter per media type - tap a letter to switch that type on or off. Under them sit Mark for Quick Sort, Read-only mode, Scan subdirectories and All Files. A folder that cannot be written to cannot be marked for Quick Sort. The list stays hidden until the first folder arrives.

Every card shows Not connected, or Connected as and the account. Tap a provider: if you have signed in before, you choose an account or Add New Account, otherwise sign-in starts at once. When it succeeds, the folder picker opens (see the last group of this page).

Opens the Network Discovery window and scans your local network. Pick a computer from its list: its address goes into Server IP and the app lists its shares for you. On some Android versions the app first asks for permission to reach devices on the local network.

Type an IP address. The field starts with the first three numbers of your phone's own address, so usually you only add the last one. An empty or invalid address stops Test connection and Scan host with a message.

Type the name of the account on the server. A Windows domain, if you use one, goes under Additional Options.

It is saved with the resource, so the app can connect on its own later. While this form is open, the screen can be hidden from screenshots and the recent apps view, depending on the Secure sensitive screens setting.

Connects with what you typed and shows Connection Test - Success or Connection Test - Failed in a window. Nothing is saved.

Asks the server which shares it has and shows them in a list. Pick one and its name goes into the ShareName/subfolder field. The list also holds names you typed by hand earlier, marked with a tick, and a line to type a name yourself. If the server shows nothing, a message says so and you type the name instead. Fill in Server IP first, or you get a reminder.

For example Common or Photos. Take it from the Scan host list or type it yourself; backslashes are turned into slashes.

If you leave it empty, the app uses the share name. You can rename the resource later in its editor.

A collapsible section with five choices. Scan subdirectories looks for media in all nested folders. All Files shows every file type, not only media. Show subfolders separately lists subfolders as items you tap to enter. Disable thumbnails shows extension icons instead of previews. Remember file list for this resource keeps a copy of the list on the device for faster loading.

Tick Images, Videos, Audio, GIFs, Text, PDF, EPUB and DOC - only the types that are turned on in Settings and available in your edition are listed. The button at the top, Custom at first, opens Resource Profile with ready sets: Audio Library, Video Library, Photo Storage, Documents and File Manager Mode. All Files in the section above ticks every type and locks the boxes.

Mark for Quick Sort registers the share as a destination for sorting. Read-only mode blocks copy, move and delete on it, and switches Quick Sort off. Comment is a note for yourself, and PIN Code (Optional) protects the resource with 4-6 digits. Domain is for Windows domain accounts, and Port is 445 unless your server listens elsewhere.

Saves the sign-in details, adds the resource, shows a message and closes this screen. If the share cannot be reached right away, you are told so, but the resource is still added - check the share name and access, then fix them in the editor.

The link sits at the top of the form next to the two import buttons and opens the companion's setup guide in your browser. Use it when you have not published any PC folders yet and have nothing to import.

SFTP uses port 22 and FTP uses port 21; the port field follows your choice unless you typed another number. FTP is not encrypted, so prefer SFTP when the server offers it. The Server verification block below applies to SFTP only and is hidden for FTP.

Type the host name or the address. The port is filled in for you (22 for SFTP, 21 for FTP); change it only if your server listens elsewhere. An empty or invalid host is refused with a message.

Password asks for the username and the password. SSH Key asks for the username and the private key - paste the key text or press Load File to read it from a file - plus a passphrase if the key has one. SSH keys work with SFTP only; FTP always uses a password.

Connects with what you typed and reports success or failure in a window. When the server shows its host key and the verification field is still empty, the window offers Pin Host Key, which copies the key into Server verification for you.

Paste the server's host key fingerprint in SHA256 format and the app refuses any other machine that answers at this address. That protects you from someone pretending to be your server. It is optional and applies to SFTP only; the easiest way to fill it is Test Connection and then Pin Host Key.

For example /home/user/media, or / for everything the account can see. Right below it, Resource Name is the label in your list; if you leave it empty, the app makes one up.

Content Scanning Conditions, Media Types and Additional Options hold the same choices as for an SMB share: subdirectories, All Files, thumbnails, media types with the profile button, Quick Sort, Read-only mode, a comment and a PIN. Open them only if the defaults do not suit you.

Needs a host and at least one media type; otherwise a message tells you what is missing. After saving, the screen closes. If the server cannot be reached right away, the resource is still added and a message says it is unavailable for now, so you can correct the details later in the editor.

While it works, the line shows the part of the network being checked and a counter. When the search ends it says Scan complete.

Each row shows the device name, its address and the services it offers - SMB, FTP or SFTP. Tap a row to use that device: its address goes into the Server IP field, the window closes and the app lists its shares. If nothing turns up, a note says No devices found yet; make sure you are on the same Wi-Fi and press Scan Again.

While the scan runs, the button reads Stop and ends the search without closing the window. Once the scan has finished or been stopped, it reads Scan Again and searches once more.

A scan that is still running is stopped as well.

Drag the list down to load it again, for example after you created a folder in the cloud. The keyboard does the same.

Shortcut

Ctrl + Shift + R / Ctrl + F5

When ticked, the folder you select becomes a Quick Sort destination as well as a resource. Tick it before you press Select; it starts unticked.

When ticked, which it is at the start, media is searched in all folders nested under the one you select. Untick it to look at the top level only.

The toolbar shows the path you are in. Tap a row to go into that folder; each row also has its own Enter and Select buttons, and Back below the top level. If a level has no folders, a note says so.

Shortcut

Enter

Does the same as tapping the row. Use it to go down to the folder you really want before you press Select.

Creates a cloud resource from the folder, using your Add as destination and Scan subdirectories choices and the media types enabled in Settings. You see Resource added and land on the main screen. A folder you added before is refused with a note.

Undo

Nothing in the cloud changes. To undo it, delete the resource on the main screen; the folder stays where it is.

The button appears on rows below the top level. The toolbar arrow and the Back button of the device do the same, and from the top level they close the picker. Esc closes it too.

Shortcut

Backspace