MiXplorer: Q&A and FAQ (User Manual)

[marciozomb13]

Sorry I couldn't find the solution. So I had no option but to ask. Can u please lead me to the solve..
Sorry for the inconveniences.

MiXplorer: Q&A and FAQ (User Manual)

MiXplorer: 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)...

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[Shazid456]

MiXplorer: Q&A and FAQ (User Manual)

MiXplorer: 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)...

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It worked. Thank u sir.

 

[pocketrule]

Sorry I couldn't find the solution. So I had no option but to ask. Can u please lead me to the solve..
Sorry for the inconveniences.

You've written about a problem with otg. Then you could have searched for otg in this thread. You should try it out to see if / how it works, just in case, you encounter another problem (here or outside xda).

 

[mario0318]

Has anyone experienced or possibly willing to check if they can reproduce an issue I'm encountering with the batch rename tool selecting the Preview option in the drop down window freezes the app requiring either waiting for the system to display the Wait or Close app dialog window (or swiping up from Recents screen). It appears to happen after system restart, regardless of current directory location, view, object selection or its type. The only thing I haven't done yet is reset the app.

I apologize if this issue has already been reported.

Currently on Android 11 on a Moto G Play (2021)

OT-ish

A riddle (derived from a classic which seems to exists in different forms in many cultures) which somewhat puts screen choices into perspective.

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- You are in a room that has two doors and in which there are two computers.
- One door leads to safety and the other door leads to death.
- Your goal is to determine which door leads to safety.
- One computer always provides correct answers and the other computer always provides incorrect answers.
- You do not know which computer answers correctly and which answers incorrectly
- You may ask one question of either computer (not one each but rather one question to the computer of your choice).

Which computer do you ask?
What question do you ask?
What do you do once you have the answer?
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The somewhat abstract point being - that choices matter and having to avoid some which are known to be bad is a nice problem to have compared to having to figure out a riddle like that one to save your life. I don't know if I could have figured it out had I not first read it; I'll post the answer later if none of you smarty pants get to it first.

I'm trying to think back to the film Labyrinth which I believe features a scene regarding one such similar situation for the protagonist to solve in order to progress. And yet the simple solution absolutely escapes my mind. I vaguely recall the solution by asking a question that only the liar, or in this case the computer giving incorrect answers, cannot deny with its response, thus revealing who was telling the truth and with it the safe escape.

 

[IronTechmonkey]

Has anyone experienced or possibly willing to check if they can reproduce an issue I'm encountering with the batch rename tool selecting the Preview option in the drop down window freezes the app requiring either waiting for the system to display the Wait or Close app dialog window (or swiping up from Recents screen). It appears to happen after system restart, regardless of current directory location, view, object selection or its type. The only thing I haven't done yet is reset the app.

I apologize if this issue has already been reported.

Currently on Android 11 on a Moto G Play (2021)

If that is occurring in the most recent version of MiXplorer it might be worth getting a log and sharing it in the main thread with a list of the steps taken to reproduce the issue; I never use the batch rename tool but given such a list (tap this - long press that - etc) I could try to it.

I'm trying to think back to the film Labyrinth which I believe features a scene regarding one such similar situation for the protagonist to solve in order to progress. And yet the simple solution absolutely escapes my mind. I vaguely recall the solution by asking a question that only the liar, or in this case the computer giving incorrect answers, cannot deny with its response, thus revealing who was telling the truth and with it the safe escape.

You've got the fundamental logic of the riddle sorted out.
The question is "What door would the other computer tell me to use?"
The action to take is to use the opposite door than is suggested.
The incorrect computer will incorrectly say that the correct computer says to use the incorrect door, so you will use the opposite one.
The correct computer will correctly say say that the incorrect computer says to use the incorrect door, so you will use the opposite one.

I've used this riddle here before but this time when it came to mind I did some research which reminds that presenting it in the clearest possible way is similar to writing accurate technical instruction, and through the exercise I noticed something missing in my telling of the riddle. Older tellings of the riddle use people such as guards in place of the computers and when the riddle is told some of the absolute requirements of the logic riddle are not set so discussions veer into distractions such as the possibility of altering the decisions and actions of the people/guards. Consequently this rather sterile retelling of the riddle locks down most of those potential sidetracks although it did forget to stipulate that each of the two computers knows what the other computer would do. The connection to tech documentation is that telling the riddle to avoid all sidetracks and describing how to start a server without having any questions are similar tasks.

Anyhow, sorry I could not be more help with the batch rename tool though I'm inclined to think it may be worth reporting as a glitch with log and details in the main thread.

P.S. Attenborough does indeed have some amazing and funny quotes, but that one is special. I think Capybaras are okay, even interesting, but wow.

 

[Ultramanoid]

You're opening a can of worms ... https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/liar-paradox/

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[Ultramanoid]

Has anyone experienced or possibly willing to check if they can reproduce an issue I'm encountering with the batch rename tool selecting the Preview option in the drop down window freezes the app requiring either waiting for the system to display the Wait or Close app dialog window (or swiping up from Recents screen). It appears to happen after system restart, regardless of current directory location, view, object selection or its type. The only thing I haven't done yet is reset the app.

I apologize if this issue has already been reported.

Currently on Android 11 on a Moto G Play (2021)



I'm trying to think back to the film Labyrinth which I believe features a scene regarding one such similar situation for the protagonist to solve in order to progress. And yet the simple solution absolutely escapes my mind. I vaguely recall the solution by asking a question that only the liar, or in this case the computer giving incorrect answers, cannot deny with its response, thus revealing who was telling the truth and with it the safe escape.

Works as expected ( I think ) for me ( I never knew there was a preview option, thanks ! ) -- shows a toast.

 

[J.Michael]

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I'm trying to think back to the film Labyrinth which I believe features a scene regarding one such similar situation for the protagonist to solve in order to progress. And yet the simple solution absolutely escapes my mind. I vaguely recall the solution by asking a question that only the liar, or in this case the computer giving incorrect answers, cannot deny with its response, thus revealing who was telling the truth and with it the safe escape.

I think it appears in Alice in Wonderland. (Or Through the Looking Glass. One book or the other.)

 

[mario0318]

Works as expected ( I think ) for me ( I never knew there was a preview option, thanks ! ) -- shows a toast.

Yes. The interesting thing for me was that it worked fine the first time I clicked it having been unaware of that feature as well. Up to that moment I was "previewing" how the batch rename tool worked with its syntax, modifiers, etc, by actually renaming files thru trial and error. So I was ecstatic to have come across this feature. Then having tried it again recently the toast never popped up and the Mixplorer app freezes entirely. I suppose the last thing to try is an app data reset. Though I'm still thrown by what could possibly have caused this to begin with.

 

[Ultramanoid]

Yes. The interesting thing for me was that it worked fine the first time I clicked it having been unaware of that feature as well. Up to that moment I was "previewing" how the batch rename tool worked with its syntax, modifiers, etc, by actually renaming files thru trial and error. So I was ecstatic to have come across this feature. Then having tried it again recently the toast never popped up and the Mixplorer app freezes entirely. I suppose the last thing to try is an app data reset. Though I'm still thrown by what could possibly have caused this to begin with.

Are there unusual characters or line breaks or anything of the sort in the filenames ? Those can wreak havoc sometimes.

 

[mario0318]

Are there unusual characters or line breaks or anything of the sort in the filenames ? Those can wreak havoc sometimes.

No. It's all standard ASCII chars. Underscores, numbers, dashes, nothing out of the ordinary. If it matters at all, the phone did originally come with Android 10 recently upgraded to A11. But I don't remember if the same thing occurred on A10 as I was not aware of that feature then =/

 

[elswerky]

MiX Nugget - Document Provider

Using Document Provider to access USB OTG drives (and in some cases external SD card) on Android 11 (and in some other usage cases).
If your system doesn't give you direct access to the storage folder, you need to use the document providers.

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To access a USB drive with MiX on Android 11:

Connect the USB drive > open MiXplorer > tap on ADD (plus sign) in bottom toolbar > select Document provider > navigate to the root of USB drive and select it > "USE THIS FOLDER".

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Remove OTG bookmark if it reappears after drive is removed:

Go to MiX App info in Android settings > Storage & Cache > 'Clear access'.

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Cannot access the external SD /Android/data folder:

Tap on Add button in bottom toolbar > Document provider > Find and select the folder.

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Descriptions from HootanParsa (with some humorous comentary)

https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/...y-featured-file-manager.1523691/post-84504291
https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/...y-featured-file-manager.1523691/post-84868099

Thanks @rsngfrce for having provided a recap of this stuff which became a placeholder until now for this nugget.

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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

Thank you ,this helped much

 

[cd492]

I've installed mixplorer on my phone as client and in my car as server. So Everytime when I start the ftp server in my car it gets a new address and I've to change the address in order to get access. Is there a way to get a permanent address which doesn't change on every new start?

 

[IronTechmonkey]

I've installed mixplorer on my phone as client and in my car as server. So Everytime when I start the ftp server in my car it gets a new address and I've to change the address in order to get access. Is there a way to get a permanent address which doesn't change on every new start?

Methods for dealing with this may vary across Android versions and OS variants, and depend on the type of network. The context of being in a vehicle would make it seem that you are using a hotspot network. Could you confirm this or describe the type of network, in particular which device is assigning IP addresses? If it is a hotspot there may be device settings which allow some control of Ip addressing. Also, there is a new feature in MiX beta which may let you set the FTP server IP address but the last time I tested it I could not get it to work. That may have been because of the specifics of my circumstance but if you're feeling adventurous you could check out the beta version but before that, if you shed more light on the nature of the networking another workaround or solution might be found.

 

[J.Michael]

I've installed mixplorer on my phone as client and in my car as server. So Everytime when I start the ftp server in my car it gets a new address and I've to change the address in order to get access. Is there a way to get a permanent address which doesn't change on every new start?

That has been discussed in this (or maybe the "other") thread: It is not up to Mixplorer. It is a matter of the computer and the router.

You need to set the connection on the server to use a static IP address instead of using DHCP. (On my tablet, it is Settings -> Network -> Wi-Fi -> specific network -> Advanced -> DHCP -- change the dropdown from DHCP to Static, and a flock of other parameters show up.

You should also change your router so it will not assign that address to another device. The option I've seen is to specify the range of addresses available -- change it from 0..255 to something smaller. It is your responsibility to keep track of which addresses you have assigned.

What is your physical setup? Do you only try to use FTP while your car is close to your home router? Does your car host a wireless network?

 

[cd492]

I don't use a router. I've an Android car Radio and an Android Phone which I use as hotspot. So the radio in the car gets internet access through my phone hotspot.
The thing is it was working last year, my server in the car had always the same address but it changed when I updated the mixplorer.

 

[IronTechmonkey]

I don't use a router. I've an Android car Radio and an Android Phone which I use as hotspot. So the radio in the car gets internet access through my phone hotspot.
The thing is it was working last year, my server in the car had always the same address but it changed when I updated the mixplorer.

Wifi, Bluetooth or USB tethering?

Also, since last year, in addition to significant changes within MiXplorer regarding servers there may also have been changes to the way the OS behaves. In any event the fact that you are using a hotspot sets the table as it were so we know what we are dealing with apart from the aforementioned missing detail. For now let's use Wi-Fi tethering as the template for suggestions.

- On the server side: Some android variants allow you to set the starting IP addresses for hotspot clients. If you are able to do this then, by connecting the same device first each time you could make sure it has the same IP address. Settings > Network and Intenet > Hotspot & tethering > Wifi hotspot.> Advanced > Client (DHCP) start address.

- On the client side there may be Settings > Network & internet > Wifi > select hotsot > advanced options > IP Settings > Static > set IP address and gateway (must know gateway, and IP address must be within acceptable range.)

Note: some settings may only be available/editable upon first connection, and which option is available in which system is highly variable. Across three very similar devices, all stock Moto android 10 or 11 I see different capabilities for both the server and client side suggestions above, in fact somewhat counterintuitively the device which offers server-side control of the address offers no advanced settings in the client when connecting to other devices - speaking to the variability of the operating system.

 

[J.Michael]

I don't use a router. I've an Android car Radio and an Android Phone which I use as hotspot. So the radio in the car gets internet access through my phone hotspot.
The thing is it was working last year, my server in the car had always the same address but it changed when I updated the mixplorer.

I do not believe that this is Mixplorer's doing.

Is this something you do rarely? So, the last time you tried was about a year ago, it worked then, you just tried, it doesn't work now?

Are you sure neither the phone nor the car has been updated? Maybe the car was updated in the shop, and you've forgotten some setup you performed two years ago.

Have you started wearing a watch that is permanently linked to the phone? So now when you get in the car, the car is the *second* device to request an IP address from the phone.

 

[cd492]

The Wifi Hotspot has nothing to do with it. It works always flawlessly. I open my Phone Hotspot, turn on the Car Radio and it connects automatically as intended and I got internet in the car.
My Problem is when I start the integrated FTP Server (Mixplorer) in the Car it always has a different address when I turn on/off the server. So it has nothing to do with the Hotspot or the phone at all. I can connect with my phone to this server but have to change the address every time because the Server address is different after every restart.
It was working some time ago. I started the FTP Server (Mixplorer) in the Car and it had everytime the same address (eg 192.168.222.22). I changed nothing apart from updating the Mixplorer.

 

[Ultramanoid]

The Wifi Hotspot has nothing to do with it. It works always flawlessly. I open my Phone Hotspot, turn on the Car Radio and it connects automatically as intended and I got internet in the car.
My Problem is when I start the integrated FTP Server (Mixplorer) in the Car it always has a different address when I turn on/off the server. So it has nothing to do with the Hotspot or the phone at all. I can connect with my phone to this server but have to change the address every time because the Server address is different after every restart.
It was working some time ago. I started the FTP Server (Mixplorer) in the Car and it had everytime the same address (eg 192.168.222.22). I changed nothing apart from updating the Mixplorer.

If I got this correctly, your car is connecting to a hotspot from your phone. Which means you probably have a dynamic IP generated by your ISP ( in this case your carrier ) and that would explain why it changes every time you use it.

My "router" is my Android smartphone and my LTE carrier my ISP, so that's why in my case I also have a dynamic address for my hotspot and thus my laptop or any other device I tether to the smartphone doesn't have a fixed IP either, even if I start a server on the laptop it is using the dynamic address from the smartphone.