An Explorer for Android with ftp server that works with Dopus ftp client

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I've been using Lonely Cat Games X-Plore for Android for a few weeks and really like it.
It has a bit of a learning curve as Dopus does. It takes a little while to understand the touchscreen for instance. However it is very configurable for an Android Cell Phone App.
One very useful feature is the FTP server. It requires a $5 USD donation to get read/write 2 way access to it, but it works very well with the Dopus ftp client. It is certainly lightyears better than Microsoft's built in phone app. So I just turn on my mobile Hotspot on my laptop and start the ftp server. I then use the Dopus ftp client to connect. It works great with one little problem. It has changed the ftp IP address on me a few times. X-plore only changes it by the last 3 digits, but it is a little annoying. Perhaps I need to buy the developer another $5 beer to fix this.

It sure beats using a USB leash or MS's stupid App.
Somehow It reminds me of the old days of connecting HP48 calculators to DOS computers using Kermit. This is far better.

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I've been using MiXplorer for a couple of years now, it's going to take something really special to get me to change. It has FTP, HTTP and TCP servers included. MiXplorer: Q&A and FAQ (User Manual) | XDA Forums

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Thanks Much !
I didn't know that one.
X-Plore has an HTTP server as well, but the web browser view it requires is pretty sad.
FTP is the solution in my personal case, so that's what I wrote about.
I have looked at the Google Play link to MiXplorer and read some of the link you provided.
It does look to be a good option. After all, it is only $5 .
Anyone else with ideas on this ???

The email informing me there had been a reply was dated August 9. It is only August 8 here.
So, I replied to your reply before you wrote it .
LOL !

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That's very likely caused by the hotspot or whatever organizes the WLAN. See if you can find a setting "Always assign same IP" or similar in your router's setup.

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There is a free version of MiXplorer available in this thread as an apk file. [APP][2.2+] MiXplorer v6.x Released (fully-featured file manager) | XDA Forums
It's not restricted in any way, compared to the pay version.

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I use Ftp server Pro once recommended by Leo somewhere in this forum. It works OK for me, but I only use it very occasionally to transfer a file or two from the phone to the computer.