IndeXplorer questions

What is IndeXplorer?

IndeXplorer is a free Android file manager by Sonicon Software, with no ads and no account. It shows two panes on wide screens and tabs on phones, runs copies in a task center with pause and undo, opens archives like folders, finds duplicate files, backs up and installs apps, reaches network servers and shares folders over Wi-Fi.

Which network servers can IndeXplorer connect to?

SMB 2 and 3, SFTP with a password or a private key, FTP and FTPS, and WebDAV over HTTP or HTTPS. You browse and copy server files like local ones and can edit a text file and save it back. IndeXplorer can't list SMB shares, so type the share name in the connection's path.

Is the Wi-Fi share safe on a shared network?

The share uses HTTPS with a certificate the phone makes itself, so the browser shows a warning; the app shows the certificate fingerprint to compare. A typed address needs a 6-digit access code, uploads stay off until you allow them, and the share stops after 15 minutes without requests. Plain HTTP is optional and unencrypted.

Which archive formats can IndeXplorer open and create?

It opens zip, 7z, RAR, tar and other archives like folders, including password-protected zip and 7z; encrypted RAR is not supported. It creates zip (with an optional AES-256 password and split volumes), 7z (split volumes), tar, tar.gz and tar.xz. Only a non-split zip on your device can be edited in place.

What happens when I delete a file? Can I undo it?

On local storage the app can write to, deleted files go to a trash folder and stay 30 days by default (7 or 90 if you choose). Undo covers a delete, move, rename or batch rename. Folders you picked in limited access, archives and servers have no trash, so the app asks first and deletes for good.

How does IndeXplorer find duplicate files?

The duplicate finder groups files of the same size, compares a SHA-256 hash of each file's first and last 64 KiB, then hashes whole files that still match. Files under 1 MB are skipped by default. Choose Keep newest or Keep oldest; the other copies go to the trash with Undo, and at least one copy of each file stays.

Can IndeXplorer back up my installed apps?

It backs up an app's APK files, not its data. In App manager choose Back up: an app installed as one APK is saved as an .apk file, an app installed in parts as one .apks file, in Download/APKs or a folder you pick. IndeXplorer can install that file again later. Logins, settings and other app data are not included.

Can IndeXplorer install .apks, .xapk and .apkm files?

Yes. Open the file and IndeXplorer shows the app's name, version and whether it is a new install, an update or a downgrade. It then installs every part in one Android install session, and Android asks you to confirm. Encrypted .apkm files, and packages that mix apps or versions or lack a base APK, are refused with the reason.

What if a big copy is interrupted?

Copies, moves and extractions run in the task center and keep going when you leave the app, with Pause and Cancel in the notification. A paused task resumes later, even after the app was closed. Each file is written under a temporary name and renamed only when complete, so a cut-off copy leaves no half-written file under the real name.

Why does IndeXplorer ask for All files access?

A file manager needs to reach every folder on shared storage, including Download and the storage root, to copy, move, search and share them. Android grants that only through All files access. If you decline, choose Continue with limited access and browse the folders you pick; trash and whole-storage search need full access.

Can IndeXplorer open Android/data or use root?

No. Since Android 11, apps can't see other apps' private folders in Android/data and Android/obb, even with All files access, and IndeXplorer shows a note saying so. It has no root mode and no Shizuku access. It also has no cloud-drive connections such as Google Drive; it covers device storage and your own servers.

Does IndeXplorer collect my data or need an account?

No account, ads or analytics; nothing reaches Sonicon. The app connects only to servers and links you add, your local network while the Network screen is open, and browsers on your Wi-Fi while you share. The installed-app list stays on-device. Android backup may copy your settings, last 10 rename patterns and picked folders. Trash and APK backups survive uninstall.

Read the IndeXplorer privacy policy