Reviews of Root Explorer

By: Speed Software

List of user reviews and ratings for Root Explorer

Total ratings

3.92 (Rating count: 32,437)

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Review summary

Root Explorer is praised for long-term reliability and a clean, lightweight UI, especially among rooted-device users. The dominant gripe is the removal of Google Drive support, triggering migration to alternatives. Other recurring concerns involve SMB/FTP connectivity and slow transfers, plus broader compatibility issues with various Android versions and USB devices. A few users also report permission-related crashes. Overall, its strengths are stability and simplicity, but cloud/network features and cross-device compatibility are the main drawbacks.

Pros

Longstanding, reliable file manager for rooted Android devices; used for many years and considered essential by long-time users.
Intuitive, simple and clean UI with smooth operation and helpful persistent transfer notifications.
Lightweight with a low memory footprint.
Responsive and supportive developer with good user support.

Cons

Google Drive support removal is the most common and vocal complaint, with many reviewers noting data transfer expectations and calling for its return.
SMB/FTP connectivity and transfer performance issues: reports of impossible SMB connections and slow transfers, indicating unreliable network sharing.
Compatibility problems across Android versions and peripherals (e.g., not working on latest/older Android versions and USB drives).
Permission-grant related crashes or glitches (e.g., app crashes during the permission instruction dialogs).

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 3.80

All time rating average: 3.92

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21% (15)

Date	Author	Comment
2026-05-11	Na*****	not sure if you can do this or not but any chance when I rename a file by default can you highlight the text before the extension? ie picture.png it highlights picture by default so I can paste text to rename it?
not sure if you can do this or not but any chance when I rename a file by default can you highlight the text before the extension? ie picture.png it highlights picture by default so I can paste text to rename it?
2026-05-07	DK*****	Simple yet powerful Root File Explorer been using it since 2012
Simple yet powerful Root File Explorer been using it since 2012
2026-04-03	Se*****	Great.😃
Great.😃
2026-03-06	Da*****	Did not work on my older Android TV version 6.0
Did not work on my older Android TV version 6.0
2026-02-12	Ne*****	World great. Very responsive developer
World great. Very responsive developer
2026-02-12	As*****	great app
great app
2026-02-12	De*****	You no longer have Google Drive support, yet you say you do. Meanwhile, other apps do have Google Drive support.
You no longer have Google Drive support, yet you say you do. Meanwhile, other apps do have Google Drive support.
2026-01-04	Dr*****	Great app that does what its supposed to
Great app that does what its supposed to
2025-11-30	Mm*****	not too bad after repacking the app with a black load screen
not too bad after repacking the app with a black load screen
2025-11-27	Ol*****	Been using this since 2011 (according to my 5 star review I just deleted). It's time to change my review and share my thoughts. What was once a great file manager is now bare mediocre compared to others out there! It's old fashioned and lacking in online functions, something almost every other file manager has integrated by now! They even removed Google and blamed Google for the change! How can that be when others (i.e.Solid explorer) have no problem connecting to Gdrive? Time to move on!
Been using this since 2011 (according to my 5 star review I just deleted). It's time to change my review and share my thoughts. What was once a great file manager is now bare mediocre compared to others out there! It's old fashioned and lacking in online functions, something almost every other file manager has integrated by now! They even removed Google and blamed Google for the change! How can that be when others (i.e.Solid explorer) have no problem connecting to Gdrive? Time to move on!