How to Download Cloud Files for Offline Trips Without Filling Your Phone
Plan an offline trip library with real numbers: budget your free space, download essentials first through X-plore, and prove everything in aeroplane mode.
How to Back Up Android TV App Data and Settings to a USB Drive
Build the most complete TV backup Android allows: APK installers via App Manager, settings via each app’s own export, and all exposed files copied with X-plore.
Deleted a File in X-plore? What Can and Cannot Be Recovered
X-plore has no recycle bin and deleted files are usually gone. What to do in the first ten minutes, the genuine exceptions, and the scams to avoid.
How to Share One Folder Read-Only with the X-plore FTP Server
Let someone take files from your phone without being able to change anything. A staging folder, a password, and a tested read-only setup do the job.
How to Set Up a Family Shared Cloud Folder in X-plore Without Sharing Passwords
Give every family member their own cloud account and share one folder between them. Nobody shares a password, and removing someone later takes seconds.
How to Move Game Data and OBB Folders to USB on Android TV with X-plore
Modern store games ignore OBB copies on removable drives. Learn what actually works — adopted storage for store games, removable drives for emulator libraries.
How to Share Files from X-plore to Any App (and Fix Missing Share Targets)
A missing share target is a chain problem, not a dead end. Diagnose each link, test with one plain file, and use the target app’s own picker when the sheet fails.
How to Work Out Real Transfer Speeds in X-plore: Link Rates, Overheads and Worked Examples
One formula, honestly applied, tells you whether a copy is slow or just feels slow. Learn the conversions, overheads, and three worked examples.
How to Find Hidden Storage Hogs and the ‘Other’ Category on Android TV
The ‘Other’ category is not a mystery, it is a list. Use Disk Map and a walk of the usual hiding places to give every gigabyte an owner — then act.
Bluetooth Keyboard Shortcuts and Tricks for X-plore on Tablets and Chromebooks
Real keys beat generic shortcut lists. The Android navigation keys that work in X-plore, the text shortcuts worth trusting, and how to test the rest safely.