Transfer files on an Android device

Here's what you can do in File Manager on Android.

Action	Description
Open Local Files	Tap the Local Files page to view files that are available on your phone or tablet. Tip: To copy photos from your phone to a remote computer, tap Browse and navigate to the Camera folder on your phone. On Android, it's generally the `DCIM\Camera` folder in your phone's internal storage.
Open File Manager	Tap the Computers icon, tap a computer, and then tap the File Manager button.
View a file	To open a file, tap it. You should be able to open these common file types on most devices: iWork documents .jpg, .tiff, .gif, .png (images) .doc and .docx; .xls and .xlsx; .ppt and .pptx (Microsoft Office) .htm and .html (web pages) .key; .numbers .pages .pdf .txt; .rtf .vcf .csv .aac .mp3 .aiff .wav .m4v .mp4 .mov .avi
Drill down into folders	To see the contents of a folder, tap it.
Move back a level	To move back, tap a folder name at the top of the page.
Other options	Add a new folder, sort the files in a folder, or select multiple files in a folder.

Copy files from an Android device to a computer or cloud

You can transfer files and folders from your phone or tablet to your PC or Mac.

Select the files you want to copy from the Local Files on your device. Here's how.
1. Tap the pages icon.
2. Tap the Local Files page.
3. Tap your way to the files you want to copy.
4. Tap each file or folder you want to copy.
  
  Tip: You can copy photos and images (.jpg, .jpeg, .tif, .tiff, .gif, .png, .bmp, .bmpf, .ico, .cur, .xbm) just as you would any other file.
Choose the action to perform. In this case, Copy.
Result: The package of copied files is created.
Choose a destination.
- To copy to a computer, go to the My Computers page, find the computer that will receive the files, and tap the File Manager button.
- To copy to a cloud storage service, go to My Cloud Bank and select a service. Only available on iOS devices!
Drop the package of files at the chosen destination. Here's how.
1. Tap your way to the location where you will paste the files.
2. Tap Drop Here.
Result: Your files are copied.

What to do next:

Tip: On iOS, you can use iTunes File Sharing to move files into Documents (called Local Files on your device). From there, you can transfer them easily to your host computers or to a cloud storage service. This may not be available if you are using an older iPhone or iPod touch.

Copy files to an Android device

You can transfer files and folders from your computer or cloud to your phone or tablet.

Select the computer or cloud with the files you want to copy. Here's how.
- To copy from a computer, go to the My Computers page, select the computer with the files you want to copy, and tap the File Manager button.
- To copy from a cloud storage service, go to My Cloud Bank and select a service. Only available on iOS devices!
Choose the files you want to copy.
1. Tap your way to the files you want to copy.
2. Tap each file or folder you want to copy.
Choose the action to perform. In this case, Copy.

Result: The package of copied files is created.
Choose a destination.
- To copy to your device, open the Local Files page. You may need to swipe left or right to find it.
- To copy to a computer, go to the My Computers page, find the computer that will receive the files, and tap the File Manager button.
- To copy to a cloud storage service, go to My Cloud Bank and select a service.
Drop the package of files. Here's how.
1. Tap your way to the folder where you will paste the files.
2. Tap Drop Here.
Result: Your files are copied.
- Image files (.jpg, .jpeg, .tif, .tiff, .gif, .png, .bmp, .bmpf, .ico, .cur, .xbm) saved to the Photos folder are also available in your device's Photo Library.
- Only image and video files are copied to your device's Photo Library. Other files will be copied to the Saved From Computers folder.

Share files from an Android device

You can send files via email from the Local Files folder on your device.

Select the files on your device that you want to send in an email. Here's how.
- To transfer a single file, next to that file, tap the more options icon and tap Share
- To transfer multiple files, in the top-right corner, tap the multiple items icon, select the items you want to transfer and tap Share.
Choose the app to use.
Result: The selected app is displayed with the selected files attached.