Re: [ubuntu-uk] WifiTransfer app on Ubuntu Phone
Thanks, Dave. On 27 August 2015 at 15:59, Dave Morley wrote: > On Thu, 27 Aug 2015 15:56:53 +0100 > Dave Morley wrote: > > > On Thu, 27 Aug 2015 15:45:47 +0100 > > Tony Pursell 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. > > -- > You Make It, I'll Break It! > > I Love My Job :) > > http://www.canonical.com > http://www.ubuntu.com > > -- > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ > > -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] WifiTransfer app on Ubuntu Phone
On Thu, 27 Aug 2015 15:56:53 +0100 Dave Morley wrote: > On Thu, 27 Aug 2015 15:45:47 +0100 > Tony Pursell 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. -- You Make It, I'll Break It! I Love My Job :) http://www.canonical.com http://www.ubuntu.com pgpgvs0VCbEQH.pgp Description: OpenPGP digital signature -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] WifiTransfer app on Ubuntu Phone
On Thu, 27 Aug 2015 15:45:47 +0100 Tony Pursell 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. -- You Make It, I'll Break It! I Love My Job :) http://www.canonical.com http://www.ubuntu.com pgpUsv_ejhqB4.pgp Description: OpenPGP digital signature -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
