# File Manager & File Explorer

> Organize all files and documents in one place with File Manager &amp; File Explorer

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.folder.globalfileexplorer.filemanager](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.folder.globalfileexplorer.filemanager)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.folder.globalfileexplorer.filemanager`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Removed
- **Publisher:** Garden Evergreen
- **Category:** TOOLS
- **Downloads:** 297,360
- **Rating:** 4.15 / 5 (1,896 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.7
- **Last updated:** 2025-02-27
- **First published:** 2023-07-08
- **Size:** 33 MB
- **Data as of:** 2025-08-14
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.folder.globalfileexplorer.filemanager)
- **Website:** [https://gardenevergreen108.blogspot.com/ads.txt](https://gardenevergreen108.blogspot.com/ads.txt)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://sites.google.com/view/filemanagergarden/home](https://sites.google.com/view/filemanagergarden/home)

## Description

**File Manager & File Explorer** is a fast and powerful app designed to help you manage all your files and folders seamlessly in one place. Whether it’s photos, videos, documents, or downloaded files, this app offers an intuitive user interface for easy browsing, multi-selection, renaming, copying, pasting, moving, and sharing across various platforms.

The app features advanced search and sorting functionality, storage analysis to identify and clean unnecessary files, and supports compressing and decompressing files in ZIP and RAR formats to save device storage. Unique capabilities include a WhatsApp Status Saver to save favorite statuses and an after-call feature that enables instant access and sharing of files immediately after phone conversations. Completely free and suitable for all Android devices, it’s the go-to tool to keep your digital life organized and efficient.

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NOTIFICATION_POLICY`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE`
- `android.permission.ANSWER_PHONE_CALLS`
- `android.permission.BATTERY_STATS`
- `android.permission.CALL_PHONE`
- `android.permission.CHANGE_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_PHONE_CALL`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `android.permission.MANAGE_OWN_CALLS`
- `android.permission.MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES`
- `android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE`
- `android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED`
- `android.permission.REQUEST_DELETE_PACKAGES`
- `android.permission.REQUEST_INSTALL_PACKAGES`
- `android.permission.SET_WALLPAPER`
- `android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW`
- `android.permission.USE_FULL_SCREEN_INTENT`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `com.android.permission.GET_INSTALLED_APPS`
- `com.applovin.array.apphub.permission.BIND_APPHUB_SERVICE`
- `com.folder.globalfileexplorer.filemanager.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`
- `com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`
- `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID`

## Review summary

Users find the File Manager app useful for playing songs, browsing files, and managing storage. However, many reviews criticize the app for excessive ads, the need for an internet connection to access files, and difficulty opening system folders. Interface issues and missing features such as image zoom also detract from the experience. While some praise it as a decent and helpful tool, the advertising and connectivity requirements are major complaints.

### Pros

- Easy to play songs through the app
- Useful for browsing and managing files
- Helps in solving storage problems
- Relatively fit for purpose
- Easy to find files

### Cons

- Excessive and intrusive ads
- Requires internet/data connection to use, which is inconvenient
- Cannot access or open certain Android system folders like data folder
- Interface issues such as problematic scrolling and confusing layout
- Lack of features like image zoom

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.folder.globalfileexplorer.filemanager)
