I didn't remove it,it disappeared after I installed MiX from Magisk as a module. It says 6.58 by psk.it. No idea if it can be restored. In Settings, Components all is checked. Help please.
MiXplorer: Q&A and FAQ (User Manual)
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Remove that module. Never install MiX from there. It's not something the developer of MiX released, and we've mentioned it several times in XDA. It's broken and it causes problems.
See the OP of this thread or the development thread for the free XDA version, the free beta version, or buy Silver from Play Store.
Thanks for this incidental reminder. An note to specifically discourage the use of that Magisk module got lost in a shuffle but has been again added at the beginning of the section describing how to get MiXplorer:
There are several ways to get MiXplorer and keep it updated and there are some methods which should not be used. In particular do not install MiXplorer via Magisk module or other system modification. This is known to cause significant problems and is not supported. Here are the ways to get MiXplorer:
Your second batch of screenshots was helpful but there is no need to repeat sending the same screenshot. I saw the screenshot and told you which items (the top of the drives) are pertinent to creating document providers. The jump list you highlight at the bottom has nothing to do with creating document providers nor will it show you any document providers which had been created. Here are some more details about the general function:
- In order to select a document provider the native OS file picker must be used to select one of the drives at the top. Only the top of any available internal SD , external SD, or USB OTG drives may be selected and this must be done in the native OS file picker - not another app.
- You cannot go down to that lower selection and select a different app to pick a document provider. That list is to open files like images or documents in other apps but you don't select document providers from that list nor can you see any created document providers there. Look at it this way:
MiXplorer or any app invokes the native file picker so you can select a document provider. In that case you would not want to then select MiXplorer to create a document provider because it was MiXplorer sent you to the native OS panel.
Document providers are just a permission which allows MiXplorer to see a particular location but again, that must be done in the native operating system file picker which you have shown in your screenshot by selecting one of the drives at the top and not any of the items below. If you are trying to create a document provider, that's how it works.
By the way, please don't take my attempts to move this conversation into the FAQ as a rejection of your questions or unwillingness to help. In fact with your questions and my willingness to help we will take up too much of the main development thread if we continue to discuss this there so we should do so in this thread. Then, if we get to a point where it seems like there is actually a MiXplorer glitch it can be turned into a bug report for the main thread.
I am confused by your references to a Mixplorer thing being visible in Files.
I am also confused by you posting a screenshot with an item "Memory card", but you say you have no way to select your SD-card. Isn't "Memory card" your external SD-card?
If i understood correctly your previous post then i am posting my document provider issue here.
As we can add storage/card in Mix with its document provider and after adding these new storages, these new ones should also be visible under Files app document provider section(under marked area in screenshot). But that last step is not happening.
So basically whichever newer cards we adds in Mix via document provider they are not being added/visible in Files app.
Under Files app> mix's default list id always being shown. even though that default list also missing one External card.
XDA won't let me insert quotes.
Answering to ITM and JM : The idea is NOT to use "MEMORY CARD" from Files, but instead add access to the card from MiX in the lower portion seen in the screenshot, for instance, see the "app" option from MiX there.
So, when the Files document provider is used, have in it the redirection to MiX.
I don't know if it's possible, because of Google's ineptitude when thinking this whole document provider + permissions shenanigans.
In fact, I would request this feature myself right now.
Edit : See the "Internal Storage" option by MiX. OP wants the same but for external card.
Edit 2 : Answered by ITM in the development thread too. Yes, loops and loops to get nowhere. Sigh.
Answering to ITM and JM : The idea is NOT to use "MEMORY CARD" from Files, but instead add access to the card from MiX in the lower portion seen in the screenshot, for instance, see the "app" option from MiX there.
So, when the Files document provider is used, have in it the redirection to MiX.
I don't know if it's possible, because of Google's ineptitude when thinking this whole document provider + permissions shenanigans.
In fact, I would request this feature myself right now.
Edit : See the "Internal Storage" option by MiX. OP wants the same but for external card.
Edit 2 : Answered by ITM in the development thread too. Yes, loops and loops to get nowhere. Sigh.
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My thanks to both of you. Feel free to make me eat some words as this goes back to the main thread as a new workaround. 
Actually, thank YOU for your patience. This was so confusing, but thanks to your input and Ultramanoid's comments it finally make sense. You seem to have discovered a workaround which people have not shared before or which they attempted to share but which was not believed because the solution very much resembles a different set of actions which would be a loop resulting to no solution. I was able to do use this method to grant a document provider at root of internal storage which had been grayed out by the "normal" method.
I kept following a loop back to the MiXplorer file picker activity many times until finally finding the MiXplorer internal storage item, which functioned as @Testing33 mentioned.
Yes it is utterly insane for Google to do this at all no less do this in such a way that is so similar to a dead end loop. I've got to figure out a way to describe this succinctly and a good place to put it near the beginning of the document provider documentation. One factor in that regard will be the variability of the UI across different systems.
BTW, another minor factor which made this harder to figure out is that some devices seem to remember previously selected items in the native picker. Thanks again.
Actually, thank YOU for your patience. This was so confusing, but thanks to your input and Ultramanoid's comments it finally make sense. You seem to have discovered a workaround which people have not shared before or which they attempted to share but which was not believed because the solution very much resembles a different set of actions which would be a loop resulting to no solution. I was able to do use this method to grant a document provider at root of internal storage which had been grayed out by the "normal" method.
I kept following a loop back to the MiXplorer file picker activity many times until finally finding the MiXplorer internal storage item, which functioned as @Testing33 mentioned.
Yes it is utterly insane for Google to do this at all no less do this in such a way that is so similar to a dead end loop. I've got to figure out a way to describe this succinctly and a good place to put it near the beginning of the document provider documentation. One factor in that regard will be the variability of the UI across different systems.
BTW, another minor factor which made this harder to figure out is that some devices seem to remember previously selected items in the native picker. Thanks again.
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Now I have MiX working, thanks. Until I figure out all other options, here is what I found out on app backup - which I didn't see in FAQ.
Backup saves .MIB with both apk and data, copy of apk saves only .APK. Good for a single app.
I don't know if that .MiB is some standard or usually used,never heard before (and noticed some other users here asked the same).
What I'm missing from Estrongs Es Explorer (removed from Play in the meantime) is backup folder. From there, backup apks are read and coloured differenly, green if backup OK, red if installed newer version, other color if installed older version, no color if no backup. (It couldn't read down thru subfolders,which would be useful). It could export apk data as .zip of the same name (seems that restore didn't work or I couldn't find how).
Not sure about the advantages of MiB format, for me this apk+zip seemed fine.
Anyway, is there a solution for this linking of installed apps and apps backups, or should it be asked as a new feature?
Backup saves .MIB with both apk and data, copy of apk saves only .APK. Good for a single app.
I don't know if that .MiB is some standard or usually used,never heard before (and noticed some other users here asked the same).
What I'm missing from Estrongs Es Explorer (removed from Play in the meantime) is backup folder. From there, backup apks are read and coloured differenly, green if backup OK, red if installed newer version, other color if installed older version, no color if no backup. (It couldn't read down thru subfolders,which would be useful). It could export apk data as .zip of the same name (seems that restore didn't work or I couldn't find how).
Not sure about the advantages of MiB format, for me this apk+zip seemed fine.
Anyway, is there a solution for this linking of installed apps and apps backups, or should it be asked as a new feature?
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IIRC MiB may be a proprietary MiXplorer file and the name may be a mashup of MiX-Backup, somewhat similar to MiX settings exports named .MiB.
Indeed, app backups and management of apps from within MiXplorer is not covered in the FAQ. I use dedicated backup apps (in the past Titanium Backup and now Swift Backup) and I recommend doing that for mission-critical stuff, but this is not to discourage use of MiXplorer for backups, it's just the reason that there is no documentation.
IMO, as you are suggesting adding functionality which may not yet exist (or at least is not clear) then this could be called a feature request for the main thread. There may even be some existing indicators which I don't know about for the things you seek. More eyes will see your question in that thread, and if there are no such existing indicators then what you suggest certainly make sense for a backup utility.
Note: This may bring your request to a common type of debate. With MiXplorer being primarily a file manager, how much work should the developer put into development of secondary features which can be performed better by dedicated apps? This comes up with things such as the gallery or backup functions. In full disclosure I would probably take the side of the discussion which prefers these features be left to dedicated apps but this is not to discourage the suggestion. If others want such a feature and the developer is willing to work on it, it is not mine or anyone else's to say it should not be done. Well, we could complain about it a bit but that's all.
Additionally, this developer is quite good at finding ways to accommodate the different likes of many users and minimizing the impact of new features on the people who don't like them.Also, FWIW search the MiXplorer main thread. This is not a mere "go search" nag, you might find some good comments.
I have created EncFS container.
can someone please let me know that after we entered the password and then how we can mount this decrypted container in Internal or external storage ? so that other apps also can access this folder as normal ones.
root or non-root method available or any modification needed please share.
can someone please let me know that after we entered the password and then how we can mount this decrypted container in Internal or external storage ? so that other apps also can access this folder as normal ones.
root or non-root method available or any modification needed please share.
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If you're using MiX for this creating a folder with .enfcs extension, put it where you want it to be and just use MiX to enter the password and use it as any other folder. But other applications won't be able to access it unless they can manage EncFS as well.
If you use EncFS only, without MiX, then you can mount the volume using terminal commands but still some applications may not be able to access the volume because of Android's stupid permissions rules and "scoped storage".
In short, it's complicated.
My solution, having root and completely writable system, is mounting EncFS volumes ( with an EncFS binary in /bin, from terminal ) in /name_of_mounted_volume, where they're accessible by root-enabled file managers like MiX. Most of the physical volumes I mount virtually in-device are in external encrypted cards.
It's not something I'd recommend doing unless you have complete control and knowledge of your device and OS.
I am ready to make any kind of changes in the system(Android 13) no issue in that ;p .
After EncFS binary present in system/bin. Now what are commands needed to mount ?
Can you please elaborate with example of mounting of
/storage/sd/abc.encfs at or as /storage/abc
But you still won't be able to get any Android application you want to access the volumes.
As I said, some root file managers will be able to, and they have image viewers, text or code editors, etc. In my own case that covers all my needs. ( MiX, FX, Ghost Commander, Material Files work for this. )
For EncFS commands I would say you could look at Arch's wiki :
EncFS - ArchWiki
( It's no different than any usual EncFS command. encfs /location_of_encrypted_volume /location_of_mounting_point )
There are veracrypt and gocryptfs binaries for Android you could also try instead of EncFS. But I am not qualified to tell you what to do or how, without knowing your device and system details.
At any rate this is now unrelated to MiX...
I didn't ask for an export of special data, WiFi passes, contacts..that would be out of scope of file manager.Note: This may bring your request to a common type of debate. With MiXplorer being primarily a file manager, how much work should the developer put into development of secondary features which can be performed better by dedicated apps? This comes up with things such as the gallery or backup functions. In full disclosure I would probably take the side of the discussion which prefers these features be left to dedicated apps but this is not to discourage the suggestion. If others want such a feature and the developer is willing to work on it, it is not mine or anyone else's to say it should not be done. Well, we could complain about it a bit but that's all.
Practical overview of backup and restore of all apps is just making existing backup functionality really useful.
Interesting that MiX cannot export app data in Android 7, either because of version or root given via SupeSu.
edit: it says "not possible".
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To be clear, nor was I speaking to special or extended data or permissions. I may have misunderstood your post but it seemed you were asking for added functionality in terms of flags that would be helpful managing backups. I was just preparing you for the type of debate that can happen when such features are suggested. That being said, even though I tend to fall on the minimalist side of such debates I think such added functionality makes sense. If the app is capable of managing backups then additional features which help organize backups seem reasonable.
If you're suggesting that the FAQ have some basic documentation about MiXplorer's app management features I agree. Unfortunately it's a feature that I don't use and I would not have the time to learn it well enough to document it. If anyone who uses it could provide a description, that could be linked to the FAQ OP's.
That is interesting because in A7 we had more access with less permissions, and I don't recall any issues from that era on my devices with superSU. FWIW, for a different purpose there is a mix version targeting a lower API. It might not be worth your time testing but that version or a much older version of MiXplorer might behave differently. That being said, if the developer saw this as something worth chasing they would probably start with a log in the latest version of MiXplorer.
Regex expressions, which can be used for such renaming, are a big topic on their own which goes much farther than MiXplorer, so it is difficult to document all the ways it could be used in this thread.
There is this FAQ post which contains various suggestions and links to other posts created by MiXplorer users in which they describe different methods of renaming, and there are links to external resources which describe much more about regex. https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/mixplorer-q-a-and-faq-user-manual.3308582/post-71218953
See if there is anything from that post which you can repurpose for your renaming task. If there is nothing there then give your post a little bit of time, a day or two, to attract attention in this thread and then consider posting it in the main thread where more people will see it.
I think this is what you want.
Be sure you don't have an extra space in front of the percent sign.
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7As you can see by the likes to your answer i'm not the only one that did not see this simple, but in some way hidden feature.
thanks a lot!
To the point of your observation some things are not very intuitive but still follow general touchscreen methodology. EG, MiXplorer makes thorough use of screen space and there are very few elements which do not serve a purpose, so while exploring the app. Long press is your friend to help figure out what various things do. As to the FAQ see below.
I liked that the answer was given, not because I didn't know it. I do agree though that it isn't obvious.
Strangly enough, your question was already answered in post #2 of this FAQ thread, thanks to the work of IronTechmonkey...
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Interestingly, at one time there was supposed to be a specific mention of how to work with bookmark sections but it must have gotten lost in a shuffle of post edits or may have been outside of the OPs. Although the method for editing sections is implied by the method for editing bookmarks it was not entirely clear so I added this paragraph to FAQ post #2:
"Sections are labels which can be added to the bookmark list to organize bookmarks into groups. Tapping a bookmark section will expand or collapse the bookmarks between that section and the next section below it. Sections can be edited and moved in the same manner as bookmarks. Note: Moving a section will not bring the bookmarks under it to the new location - just the section itself. Arrangements of the groups must be done manually.6
Until this is solved, there's an easy workaround. Set up MiX the way you want it. Then export settings :
Settings > MORE SETTINGS > Export ( at the very bottom ) ..
Next time you start MiX, tap on the exported settings file, .mic extension, and choose "Import" in the dialog.
It's annoying, but just a couple of extra taps when starting the application.6
Tap & hold the title you want to edit, swipe it to the right and click the pencil icon, edit the title, then tap OK.6
I liked that the answer was given, not because I didn't know it. I do agree though that it isn't obvious.As you can see by the likes to your answer i'm not the only one that did not see this simple, but in some way hidden feature.
thanks a lot!
Strangly enough, your question was already answered in post #2 of this FAQ thread, thanks to the work of IronTechmonkey...
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Don't you have to specify a port in addition to the local ip? If you search local (instead of typing the ip address manually), does it find your smb-address? Do you have the possibility to check / extract the settings from ES file explorer? If this doesn't help, you could provide a log. Maybe there's more in it than "connection refused". -
104MiXplorer: Q&A and FAQ (User Manual)
Table Of Contents:
i. INTRODUCTION, GETTING MIXPLORER, & INSTALLATION (This post)
ii. UI, NAVIGATION, VIEW CONFIGURATION, BOOKMARKS, TABS
iii. WORKING WITH FILES & FOLDERS (Copy Move methods, Trash option)
iv. FTP, HTTP, TCP SERVERS
v. MiX NUGGETS (Freestanding Topical Posts)
vi. THEMES and SKINS
vii. BUG REPORTING, TROUBLESHOOTING, AND FAQ WIP
MiX Nugget - Settings Overview: https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/mixplorer-q-a-and-faq-user-manual.3308582/post-82834917
Notes:
If you are just starting with MiXplorer then a general review of this FAQ might be helpful but if you seek information about a particular feature or workaround you can see if there is a "MiX Nugget" for it. MiX Nuggets are individual freestanding FAQ posts which describe a MiXplorer feature in enough detail for basic use without having to sift through whole FAQ. v. MiX NUGGETS (Freestanding Topical Posts).
Issues and workarounds of the moment:
As the android OS and individual apps evolve there are often clusters of issues for which there are common sets of symptoms and common workarounds. This section is to share a link to whatever is the latest such batch of such issues/workarounds. As of January 2023 this set of issues and potential workarounds is described in this post:
MiX Nugget: Troubleshooting SD card & USB OTG access, accessing /android/data, creating Document Providers, accessing folders on Andriod TV or Google TV, accessing folders in Android 13 and up, other things. https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/mixplorer-q-a-and-faq-user-manual.3308582/post-87626419.
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i) INTRODUCTION
As mentioned in an introduction from the main thread: "MiXplorer (Mix of Explorers) is a fast, smooth, beautiful, reliable and fully-featured file manager with a simple and intuitive user interface." created by XDA member and Recognized Developer @HootanParsa
I (IronTechmonkey) am a MiXplorer user and who volunteered (was volunteered) to create the FAQ but I am not the/a developer. This FAQ attempts to describe configuration options, file & folder operations, UI options, and MiX utilities, as well as to share workarounds for known issues or usage cases. Please feel free to provide, suggestions, corrections, or additions which could be linked to or added to the OPs. Thanks to all for your input already as much of this comes from your questions and answers in the main MiXplorer thread. Thanks to @HootanParsa for such a good file management utility.
Please continue to direct bug reporting and tech discussion to the primary MiXplorer thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1523691.
Note: the developer is sometimes away for periods of time, days or weeks or even months, but is good about following up upon return.
SOME MIXPLORER HISTORY (MiXtory?)
This post by HootanParsa describes a how MiXplorer got started and some key events during its relationship with Google Play Store. https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/...y-featured-file-manager.1523691/post-77894840
Here is another note from HootanParsa regarding the history of MiXplorer on Playstore https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1523691&p=73870110.
MiXplorer is closed source, and because the developer rarely if ever engages in discussions about closed vs. open source this is not discussed at length in the main MiX thread. This is not by any rule but rather by respect for the developer's decision. That being said, past discussions about closed vs. open source have been well informed and informative. Such discussions really do relate to software development, if not to the bugs to be fixed at any given moment, so please feel free to have such discussions here if/when they become too much for the main thread.
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GETTING MIXPLORER
There are several ways to get MiXplorer and keep it updated and there are some methods which should not be used. In particular do not install MiXplorer via Magisk module or other system modification. This is known to cause significant problems and is not supported. Here are the ways to get MiXplorer:
1) XDA Version in Main Thread: https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1523691:
This is the place for p the latest stable version, which is usually available in post 2. This is also where you can get the latest beta version. Note: it is always a good idea to check the main thread's OPs to see what version # is flagged as stable, as well as check the change-log. Add-ons can be obtained through the app which links to website.
2) Playstore (MiXplorer Silver). As announced by HootanParsa here https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=78465999&postcount=27232; "MiX Silver a bundle of MiX with Archive and SMB2 addons and the latest language resources is uploaded in Play store as a paid app to support the development of MiXplorer. If you liked it and installed it and found a problem, please let me know. Thank you very much. "
Note: The Playstore-Silver and XDA-Stable versions of MiXplorer are essentially the same (sometimes with small variation) but the Playstore-Silver version includes some add-ons (describe below and at Playstore page) which would have to be installed separately and manually in the XDA version; otherwise the 2 version are functionally the same.
3) APK Mirror: This is an unsupported repository of more versions of MiX than most people would need, but some of these builds may be helpful in some situations and it provides access outside of Playstore.
MiX at APK Mirror: https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/hootan-parsa/mixplorer-hootanparsa/
Old link (just in case) https://www.apkmirror.com/uploads/?q=pishrodevs.
If this link does not work then search Google for [MiXplorer APK Mirror]
As to upgrade paths: The Play Store gives a one-shot installation and upgrade path for the app and its included add-ons. The XDA stable version allows users to decide specifically which add-ons are installed but offers a similarly simple upgrade path from with the app.
4) [POSSIBLE INACTIVE] APKMirror RSS Feeds: https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/pishrodevs/mixplorer-hootanparsa/feed/
[inactive?]http://www.apkmirror.com/apk/hootanparsa/feed/ The ApkMirror RSS feeds are considered by many to be a similarly "stable" and up to date as the main MiXplorer thread and XDA Labs but it offers less information about the development progression of recent updates.
Add-ons: MiXplorer Add-ons can be installed from within the app like this:
Settings > Addons > and click add button > follow links to browse and download appropriate add-ons.
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INSTALLATION:
After installing MiXplorer there are some things that must be done in order to give MiXplorer proper access to storage locations and root or SU access. It is a good idea to get these things out of the way as part of the installation (or update) of MiXplorer rather than on-the-fly as you need to perform file management tasks. Here is a brief walk-through of how to give MiXplorer it's requisite permissions. This is written for Android Nougat which has more of these prerequisites than earlier Android versions so please note that things may differ across different ROMs and SU/root methods:
Do this stuff first, immediately after installing MiXplorer but before configuring it and importing skins and or settings
- At first run of MiXplorer at prompt "Allow MiXplorer to access photos, media, and files on your device?" Select to Allow.
- Make sure root is enabled in MiX setting > Navigate to Root "/" to force first time SU permissions request > Select " allow" and "remember".
- Navigate to external SD and create a new folder. There should a prompt "Attention Please select Ext SD... to gain permissions". Note: In some situations you may not have to create a folder to invoke this prompt.
BUG REPORTING
- Please report bugs in the primary MiXplorer thread here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1523691. Bug reports should include. details about your device (Android version, ROM version, Root status, SU method, MiXplorer version) as well as a step by step description of how to reproduce the issue and a log taken while the issue was reproduced. There are more suggestions for testing, logging and reporting bugs in this post: https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=65157367&postcount=746ii. UI, NAVIGATION, VIEW CONFIGURATION, BOOKMARKS, TABS
1) Primary UI Components
2) Navigation
3) Drawer (Bookmarks/History)
4) Tabs
5) Views (file folder list)
6) "Home" page - described in MiX Nugget - Home Page - https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=82781209&postcount=1168
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1) Primary UI Components
The names of various UI objects may be referenced throughout documentation (and are helpful to know when configuring theme). Here are the names of a few primary UI components along with the specific name for their background colors in the theme configuration. This is just as a reference point for the documentation. For more about skins and themes see that post.
Status Bar: TINT_STATUS_BAR
Main Bar: BG_BAR_MAIN
Tab Bar: BG_BAR_TAB
Tab Indicator: TINT_TAB_INDICATOR
Selected Tab: TINT_TAB_INDICATOR_SELECTED
Page: BG_PAGE
Tools bar: BG_BAR_TOOLS
Navigation Bar: TINT_NAVIGATION_BAR
I) Action Bar: BG_BAR_ACTION The Action Bar appears in place of the Main Bar when one or more items is selected.
J) Drawer: The Drawer can be opened by tapping Hamburger in Main Bar or swiping the Page from left edge toward right and takes it’s background color from BG_BAR_MAIN.
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2) Navigation
To navigate through folders; Tap the name of he folder you want to enter, or select a bookmark or history item. Note: Tapping the icon to the left will select and highlight the folder.
To go to the previously accessed folder:; Press back button.
To go anywhere in the path you are browsing: Tap the Location button in Main bar then tapping the part of the folder tree you want to go to.
To go to a manually entered location: Long press the Address in the Main bar then tap “Enter the path”. Note the other things that can be done from this menu: Copy path, Copy name, Enter the path, Create shortcut, Clear thumbnails cache, Properties. Note: The items in lists like this may change as MiXplorer evolves.
To search for items: Tap the search icon, then you can start typing what you want to find in current folder.
To filter the search: tap the leaning-hamburger, then select an option.
To search recursively (into sub-folders): Tap the right-angle arrow icon, then choose options and search criteria. See this FAQ Nugget for recursive and advanced search options: https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/mixplorer-q-a-and-faq-user-manual.3308582/post-82781351
Regex: Regex is a fairly powerful method of using expressions (wild-cards and variables) to do searches, and can also be used for renaming files.
Harvesting information in this post https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=71218953&postcount=118
To change the View level of details: Tap the View button, then select an option.
To Add a file or folder: Tap the Add button
To refresh the View: Tap the Refresh button (or tap the Tab title, or tap the Location button in Main bar then tap the location).
To sort the view: Tap the Sort button (A-Z icon)
To show or hide an item flagged as hidden: With no items selected, tap overflow menu then tap "Show Hidden" or "Don't show hidden".
To exit MiXplorer: Long-press Back button.
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3) Bookmarks/History (Drawer)
To open the Drawer for Bookmarks and History: Tap hamburger in Main Bar, or swipe from the left edge toward right.
To create a Bookmark to a location on the device: Navigate to the location, then long press the Location in the Main (top) Bar, then tap "Add to...", then tap "Bookmarks"; or Navigate to one level above the folder, then long press the folder in the file/folder list, then tap overflow menu, then tap "Add to...", then tap "Bookmarks". :
To create a Bookmark to a network share, server or cloud: Open Drawer, then tap hamburger, then tap Add storage, then select and configure the type of storage. There is a "Custom" option at the bottom of the list. Here are examples of 2 common types of network bookmarks:
1) To access shared folder (SMB share) on PC or other computer on same local network.:
- Have a shared folder on a computer with file sharing and network discovery enabled.
- Open MiXplorer on device connected to same network.
- Bookmarks Drawer
- Hamburger button
- Add Storage
- Custom
- Search local
- Enter credentials
- If the search finds no shares there may be an issue with the sharing on the host or network between devices but you could try manual configuration.
2) To access an FTP Server on another device:.
- Have an FTP server to connect to.
- Bookmarks Drawer
- Hamburger button
- Add Storage
- Custom
- Enter server details (ftp://<ipaddress>:<port>, user-name password)
Notes about network and cloud bookmarks:
- When you create a connection to local network share or cloud via <Bookmark Drawer - hamburger - Add storage>, a Bookmark will automatically be created.
- Depending on the type of network location, when you browse the network location you may or may not be able to create bookmarks to locations within that tree as described above. This should work for SMB shares on a computer or folders on another Android device accessed via MiXplorer FTP and might work for others.
- When you save an off-device bookmark, some context sensitive additional configuration variables may or may not be added to the "Advance settings" field, which in some cases can be edited manually later.
To Delete or modify a bookmark: Open the Drawer, then swipe the bookmark name to the right, then select appropriate action.
To rearrange bookmarks: Open the Drawer, then tap and drag a bookmark by it’s icon up or down.
Sections are labels which can be added to the bookmark list to organize bookmarks into groups. Tapping a bookmark section will expand or collapse the bookmarks between that section and the next section below it. Sections can be edited and moved in the same manner as bookmarks. Note: Moving a section will not bring the bookmarks under it to the new location - just the section itself. Arrangements of the groups must be done manually.
To create a custom category (similar to custom bookmark for a search) in the bookmark list: Open 'All files' - Tap on the search button - Recursively - Enter file-name extensions eg; *.zip|*.rar|*.txt - Press GO - Long press the address bar - Add to bookmarks.
To reset the search-all-by=type folders (archive, apk,image, video, etc) if they are gray and don't work: If you are updating from an older version of MiXplorer you may have to click on bookmark menu and choose "reset default" (which should preserve your own bookmarks) to recreate the new versions of the search bookmarks, then you can delete the gray ones.
Bookmark functions via the Bookmarks Menu: Add storage Reset defaults; Remove all, Export. Note: To import bookmarks, open the exported .micfg file with MiXplorer and select import.
To switch between Bookmarks and History : Open Drawer then tap the Bookmarks or History label in top Bar.
To clear history: Open Drawer to History, then tap mini-hamburger.
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4) Tabs
1st Tab is left-most. Last Tab is right-most. New tabs will open to the right of the active tab.
General Tab functions can be accessed via the tab menu and are context sensitive, based on Tab bar visibility and tab arrangement.
Some functions can can be accessed by long pressing on a Tab when the Tab Bar is visible.
To refresh a Tab’s view: Swipe down, or tap on the name in the Tab Bar, or tap the location name in main bar then tap it again in the drop down.
To open a new tab:
- Open Bookmarks/History
- Long press on the item that you want to open in a new tab
or
- Select a folder in the main page
- Tap the overflow menu in the action bar
- Tap "Open in new tab",
or;
- Tap the Tab menu then tap "Add new tab"
or;
- When on last (right-most) tab, Swipe from right edge to left (depends on "Settings" - ""More Settings" - "Swiping in first and last...")
Save single tab as default tab or to save a group of tabs (Note: "Save" may occasionally be referred to as "Pin")
To save an individual Tab be opened to a specific location at each app start (default tab)
- Have only one tab opened.
- Navigate to desired location.
- Long press on Tab Title then tap "Set as default".
- Open the Tab drop-down menu, select, "Save tabs", Tap "Now" (leave "On Exit" un-selected).
To save a group of tabs (tab-set) to be opened at each app start:
- Create the tabs, and open each to the location of your choice.
- To set the default tab (to be active at app start) long press on Tab Title then tap "Set as default".
- Open the Tab drop-down menu, select, "Save tabs", Tap "Now" (leave "On Exit" un-selected).
Note: View detail level and sort order should be remembered per tab.
To have MiXplorer save the tab-set that is in place at each app close (to be opened at next app app start):
- Open the Tab menu.
- Select check box: "On Exit".
To reset tabs to whatever was last saved by 'Save tabs - Now" or by "Save tabs - On exit":
- Open the Tab menu then tap Reset tabs. Each Tab's view level and sort order should be remembered and not be reset by this action.
5) Views (file folder list)
There are many ways to configure the file/folder list views using the "View" and "Sort" buttons which appear in the Tools bar at the bottom (in the default skin and configuration). Here are a few of the more notable functions:
- "View" button - "Recursive data": When "Recursive data" is enabled (and after a refresh of the view) MiXplorer will calculate and show the quantity of items and storage space uses in sub-folders.
- "View" button - "Reset defaults": When "Reset defaults" is enabled then pinch zoom settings can be reset to default for each drive independently by going to root of drive, then selecting a view mode (eg "Detailed"). To maintain the different zoom levels disable "Reset defaults".
- "Pin" an item to top of list: A folder or file can be "Pinned" so it stays at the top of the list view regardless of sort options. To pin/unpin an item: Select it then open menu then select pin/unpin. Similarly, apps in the "Open with" list can be pinned to the top of that list by long pressing the app then tapping "Pin"
- Create a custom thumbnail: To create a custom thumbnail for a folder (which would be used when "Auto folder preview" is enabled in main settings) put the image you want to use for the thumbnail in the folder and rename it to .preview.
- Gallery style view for search folders: For the search folders which show all of a certain file type (eg Audio, Document, Image, Video), there is a gallery style view which shows all images of the designated type on the device but grouped in folders by location similar to the way most default gallery apps work. To enable this mode: Tap the "Sort" button then enable "By parent". To show all items in one list without the folders, disable "By parent"
- App, User App, System App: When viewing contents of the "App" search bookmark, tapping on Location allows choice of App (all), User App, System App. To create a custom bookmark to any of those: Tap the Location in Main Bar, then select desired view (App, User App, or System App) then long press location and "Add to" bookmarks.
6) "Home" page
A full page panel containing locations with details, described in more detail here: MiX Nugget - Home Page - https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=82781209&postcount=1168
View Customization (more in Skins/Themes)
Disable Thumbnails (folder specific}: Place image in folder > rename to .nothumbnail
Custom Folder Icon (folder specific): Place image in folder > rename to .foldericon
Custom Folder Icon Preview (folder specific): Place image in folder > rename to. preview
Notes:
- Some image properties may not function properly. Icons can be optimized here: https://tinypng.com/
- Some of these may depend on a related setting within the app (eg .preview file and setting "Auto folder preview")
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LINKS TO FAQ SECTIONS
i. INTRODUCTION, GETTING MIXPLORER, & INSTALLATION (This post)
ii. UI, NAVIGATION, VIEW CONFIGURATION, BOOKMARKS, TABS
iii. WORKING WITH FILES & FOLDERS (Copy Move methods, Trash option)
iv. FTP, HTTP, TCP SERVERS
v. MiX NUGGETS (Freestanding Topical Posts)
vi. THEMES and SKINS
vii. BUG REPORTING, TROUBLESHOOTING, AND FAQ WIP
MiX Nugget - Settings Overview: https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/mixplorer-q-a-and-faq-user-manual.3308582/post-8283491738iii. WORKING WITH FILES & FOLDERS
Search, searching for items: Expanded description of search methods in this post. MiX Nugget - Searching for Files and Folders: https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=82781351&postcount=1170
Select a file or folder: Long press anywhere on the file, or tap on the icon at the left side.
Select multiple files and or folders: Select one file or folder as described above and then select additional items by tapping on the name of each item.
Select all files and folders in the current view: Tap the "Select all" button in the tools bar, or open overflow menu and tap Select all. Note: the Select all button and the Servers button can be swapped in the Tools Bar via Settings - More Settings.
Once you have selected any item(s) the Action Bar will appear (temporally replacing the Main Bar) and will show a counter of selected items with their size, and icons for some standard actions with an overflow menu for more actions. The downward pointing arrow now offers options to expand shift or invert the selection.
There are several ways to to Copy or Move items:
Task queue Select items, then choose an action (repeat process for multiple jobs), then navigate to destination, then tap Job Queue, then select queued task.
- Individual pending tasks or all pending tasks can be cleared from the queue.
- Pending Copy tasks in the queue can be repeated to different destinations.
Drag & drop: Select some items then long press on that selection and drag. A hovering pop-up will appear indicating how many selected items are being dragged.When the the destination folder becomes highlighted, release the selection and respond to the then a “Drop files” prompt which offers a choice to copy or move the selected items.
Copy To and Move To: To copy/move files to a folder to be selected during the process; select items, open menu, tap ]Copy To or Move To, navigate to location, tap OK.
Some long file operations can be paused using the play/pause button in the task status window. Also, from there the task can be canceled or sent to background.
Delete options. There are several delete methods, the visibility of which may be context sensitive, and MiXplorer has a native "recycle/trash" feature which can be enabled in Settings - More Settings - Undo.
Normal: Deletes file “normally”. As is the case with file deletions (not Recycle or Trash) in other OS, the deletion is non-reversible but the raw data may persist until incidentally written over by other system activity.
Trash: Similar to Recycle or Trash bins on desktops. The locations (drives/root paths) where “Trash” functions may very across ROMs and devices. When "Undo" is enabled as described above the following should occur:
- Deleted items are placed in hidden folders named .recycle at the root of each drive. Don't delete those manually unless you are not using the "Undo" feature.
- In the main menu there is an item called "Undo" which shows a list of available undo items. Long press on an item in that list to see the specific files that can be restored. Short press to restore that item/group of items.
- Menu > Undo > "Remove all"; will delete all the .recycle folders and their contents from all drives (if they exist). Also nota bene: only do this if you are sure you wont need to restore anything). Any time you "Trash" something when "Undo" is enabled the .recycle folder for that drive will be recreated. If you've already disabled "Undo" in settings and still have leftover material in the .recycle folders, those folders can be deleted manually (requires "Show hidden")
- In some cases you may be able to recover items manually from the .recycle folders.
- If the trash cannot be emptied, try the following: Main Menu > Undo > Remove all, or Settings > More Settings > deselect Undo. As with manually deleting the contents of the trash/recycle folder, make sure you dont need anything from there before doing this.
Shredder: Destroys files before deleting them. Only available for certain locations. May take longer for larger selections. Deletion by this method is non-reversible and leaves minimal if any recoverable data on the drive.
Batch Delete: When you try to delete a folder as "Normal", it also takes time to clean up database, removing thumbnails, etc... . You can use "Batch Delete" to remove that folder as fast as possible.
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[LINKS TO FAQ SECTIONS
i. INTRODUCTION, GETTING MIXPLORER, & INSTALLATION (This post)
ii. UI, NAVIGATION, VIEW CONFIGURATION, BOOKMARKS, TABS
iii. WORKING WITH FILES & FOLDERS (Copy Move methods, Trash option)
iv. FTP, HTTP, TCP SERVERS
v. MiX NUGGETS (Freestanding Topical Posts)
vi. THEMES and SKINS
vii. BUG REPORTING, TROUBLESHOOTING, AND FAQ WIP
MiX Nugget - Settings Overview: https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/mixplorer-q-a-and-faq-user-manual.3308582/post-8283491738iv. FTP and HTTP SERVERS and Send-to
NOTE: As of MiX 6.57 there were substantial changes to servers; ; TCP was removed, Send-to was merged into FTP server, TLS/SSL toggle and explicit/implicit and other switches were added, and multiple accounts can be configured. After updating to 6.57 a username and password will have to be reconfigured as will a few other things as described below. This post outlines the updated server configurations. The description of server configuration for older version of MiX (6.56 and previous) are in this post: https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/mixplorer-q-a-and-faq-user-manual.3308582/post-85896901
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There are multiple ways MiXplorer can make folders available to other devices including: FTP/Share server, HTTP/WebDav server, SFTP server, and SMB1 Server Each server types offers different functionality and may be applicable in different situations, but the FTP(S,ES)/Share server is most robust and can be accessed by FTP clients and by some native OS file managers so FTP Server was used to create this documentation. HTTP/WebDav server offers less functionality but can be accessed by web browsers and native file explorers on most other systems without any client software, just a full-featured web browser and the requisite credentials. The HTTP server is configured similarly to the FTP server. There are also SFTP and SMB1 servers which are newer and or experimental and which may (or may not) be documented elsewhere.
The MiX server will deliver a different “home” location (folder seen as working folder of directory tree by client) and will offer different levels of access to files on the server device according to: account settings, and method used to run the server, and which folder is in the active tab in MiX on the server device at the time the server is invoked. There is a more detailed description of the different home locations used in different situations below (see Home Path"
Starting Servers
The servers can be started or stopped by a variety of methods: Bottom bar button, main menu, server configuration panel, home screen widget, system tile.
The servers can also be toggled by using Tasker or some other app which can handle intents:
MiX Nugget - Turning Servers ON/OFF with Tasker and...
https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/mixplorer-q-a-and-faq-user-manual.3308582/post-75400602
Some file operations can be performed via intents.:
MiX Nugget - COPY with Tasker and...:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/mixplorer-q-a-and-faq-user-manual.3308582/post-75389465
Deep Links:
Additionally, servers can be toggled on/off by using deep-links which are essentially web hyperlinks that can be used to create home-screen shortcuts or which can be run programmatically without requiring the management of other parameters. When invoked by a home screen shortcut or programatically the server will be toggled on or off. Home screen shortcuts can be created by any of many methods including:from within Launchers (eg Nova), or from within some web browsers, or by Tasker, Edge Gestures, Automate, or any app that can create a hyperlink shortcuts on the home screen.
For example here is a hack-ish but effective method that was used to create one of the shortcuts. Paste the link into a browser > attempted to connect > attempt fails because network is off or there is no website > use feature to create a home screen shortcut > the shortcut takes the name of the error page but effectively toggles the server > rename shortcut.
These are the deep-links links for toggling each server. Note: these links may be highlighted as hyperlinks in web browsers viewing this page but they are actually links to the MiX installation on the Android device.
https://mixplorer.com/app/ftp/trigger
https://mixplorer.com/app/sftp/trigger
https://mixplorer.com/app/http/trigger
https://mixplorer.com/app/smb/trigger
You can add the working directory at the end of the deeplinks for the servers. Example without and with specification of a working directory:
https://mixplorer.com/app/ftp/trigger
https://mixplorer.com/app/ftp/trigger/storage/emulated/0/pictures
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General Server Settings: The settings on the main edit server panel apply to the server in general and to all accounts which run on it.
To edit server: Open servers list by any method > edit (pencil icon).
Port: This is the port # which is appended to the IP address.
Time out (seconds): The duration of time after which the server turns off automatically.
IP address (optional): Experimental.
Toggle Start on boot: Sets the server to start on device boot.
Toggle TLS/SSL: Enable/disable encryption.
Explicit/Implicit: (FTP/Share only) Set Explicit or Implicit mode.
None/Basic/Digest: (HTTPWebDav only) [description needed]
Keystore: [description needed]
Certificate: [description needed]
More about TLS and Explicit/Implicit here: MiX Nugget: Server Security Settings https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/mixplorer-q-a-and-faq-user-manual.3308582/post-85932885
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Account settings.
There must be one account (which is equivalent to a username and password configured for the server in the previous MiXplorer versions). Multiple accounts can be created for the same server with each account having different credentials and offering different type of access.
To use just one account: (similar to the username/password from the previous version) rename and configure the “admin” placeholder account or create a new account and delete the placeholder.
To create a new account: In the server edit box Tap Add > enter desired parameters > save.
To edit an existing account: Tap the account drop down (the displayed account name) > tap the name of the account you want to edit.
To delete an account: Tap the account drop down (the displayed account name) > tap the name of the account you want to delete > tap delete. Note: the delete button will not appear if there is only one account.
In the Account edit box the following can be set::
Username
Password
Home Path
Read only
Show hidden globally
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Home Path = The location that clients will see as working directory or root of directory tree
The root folder for clients is contextual, based on how the server was started: The servers can be started or stopped by a variety of methods: Bottom bar button, main menu, server configuration panel, home screen widget, system tile. If the server is invoked directly from bottom bar, then root to clients should be the same as the currently active folder in the MiXplorer UI on the server device. If the server is invoked from within the server configuration panel then root to clients should be the designated folder from the configuration panel.
Factors:
- If left blank then the the home directory will be auto populated by the root of internal storage (as you may have witnessed).
- Different clients may yield somewhat different behavior. Full client such as Filezilla on desktop recommended for testing and set up before using native Windows, iOS, or Linux file explorers.
Example Usage Case for multiple accounts: in one FTP server an account could be created with a specific home path so that connections to the server under that account will only see that directory, and another account could be created with no home path designated which allows access to the root of the FTP server device.
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Send To: To Use the FTP Server to receive files from another device running MiX via Send-to
- Configure FTP servers on both devices with the same port number. Note: The same port # is no longer required; the port can be set in the settings of the connecting device
- Run the server.
- On the client device: select a file > menu > send to > > tap settings to set port to match server port > select server device > in the authentication box enter a password for the displayed account or select a different account and use that account password > Tap OK.
- The regular MiXplorer file operation containing the typical options to abort the process or put it in the background will appear but for small files may not be on the screen for long enough to interact with; nice to have this if you want to gracefully abort a file transfer.
- The file will be copied to the location determined by the home path set for that account based on how server was started.
Note: subsequent file transfers during the same MiXplorer FTP server session may not require credentials and may proceed automatically. In that case in order to switch users the ftp server must be briefly stopped and restarted.
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Link back to MiX FAQ Nugget Index: https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/mixplorer-q-a-and-faq-user-manual.3308582/post-65157352
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LINKS TO FAQ SECTIONS
i. INTRODUCTION, GETTING MIXPLORER, & INSTALLATION (This post)
ii. UI, NAVIGATION, VIEW CONFIGURATION, BOOKMARKS, TABS
iii. WORKING WITH FILES & FOLDERS (Copy Move methods, Trash option)
iv. FTP, HTTP, TCP SERVERS
v. MiX NUGGETS (Freestanding Topical Posts)
vi. THEMES and SKINS
vii. BUG REPORTING, TROUBLESHOOTING, AND FAQ WIP
MiX Nugget - Settings Overview: https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/mixplorer-q-a-and-faq-user-manual.3308582/post-8283491738- vii. BUG REPORTING, TROUBLESHOOTING, AND FAQ WIP
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Bug Reporting:
Please report bugs in the primary MiXplorer thread here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1523691.
Bug reports should come from the newest beta version of the app. If you notice a bug in the newest release version then check the newest beta. If it also occurs in the beta then log it from there.
Bug reports should include. details about your device (Android version, ROM version, Root status, SU method, MiXplorer version) as well as a step by step description of how to reproduce the issue and a log taken while the issue was reproduced.
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MiXplorer's Built-in Logging:
Enable MiXplorer logging: Settings . More settings . Logging (enable)
MiXplorer has a native logging feature. If logging is enabled (as it is by default) then the most efficient and the recommended way to do it is the following:
- After crash or after experiencing issue,
- Open MiXplorer
- 3-dots menu
- Send log.
If you have disabled logging in the past, or you if are diagnosing more complicated issues or if you will be reviewing the logs yourself before sending. Here is a manual method that some people use:
- Enable MiXplorer logging.
- Close MiXplorer.
- Open MiXplorer.
- Reproduce the issue.
- Close MiXplorer.
- The logs should be in /storage/emulated/0/Android/data/com.mixplorer/cache/log/ (The path may vary slightly depending on ROM).
- Use alternative file manager (just for this) to get most recent log in folder.
- If using MiXplorer to get the log manually, then make sure to get the log for the previous MiXplorer session rather than the one for the current session.
Testing and Logging Notes:
- Reproduce and log issues in a new session of MiXplorer that was started after logging has been enabled. In other words: Enable logging, then close MiXplorer, then start MiXplorer to reproduce the issue and send the log. A new log is created each time you open MiXplorer. Note: - In some cases it is recommended to test the issue in a clean installation of MiXplorer (after uninstalling MiX then reinstalling it).
- The MiXplorer log directory will not appear until MiXplorer logging has been enabled at least once since last new installation of MiXplorer. Also, if MiXplorer is uninstalled the log folder will be deleted, so if you are getting logs manually during repeated tests remember to do so before next uninstall.
- Before sharing logs it is a good practice to review them for information that you don’t want to share, and to delete that information or replace it with an obvious label, eg <thing x deleted>. To each their own about what to delete, but reviewing logs with privacy in mind before sending is prudent.
- For logging more complex issues, or certain types of FCs where native app logging does not catch the error, a full system log (logcat) may be needed. The app "MatLog" (formerly "CatLog") from Play Store https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pluscubed.matlog&hl=en can be used to capture logcats on the device. If an issue is causing reboots then the log might have to be taken from a USB connection on a computer via ADB.
- When you share the log, also share the following:
1) Full details of the device including: Android version, ROM version and variant, Root status, SU status, busybox status.
2) A detailed description about how to reproduce the error when logging so others may try to reproduce it.
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LINKS TO FAQ SECTIONS
i. INTRODUCTION, GETTING MIXPLORER, & INSTALLATION (This post)
ii. UI, NAVIGATION, VIEW CONFIGURATION, BOOKMARKS, TABS
iii. WORKING WITH FILES & FOLDERS (Copy Move methods, Trash option)
iv. FTP, HTTP, TCP SERVERS
v. MiX NUGGETS (Freestanding Topical Posts)
vi. THEMES and SKINS
vii. BUG REPORTING, TROUBLESHOOTING, AND FAQ WIP
