Select one, and enter the username and password for that PC. You should see the computers that are on the same network as your phone. Launch the app, then select the Remote option on its main screen. Now, tap on ‘ Add a remote location‘ and select Local Network. Now, using the File Manager app, you can gain access to your PC from your Android phone. The app is not only pretty helpful with accessing PC file, but is also the best File Manager/Explorer app in our eyes. The app that helps us do all of that, is called File Manager (yeah, it’s a common name, so know that this is from developer named ‘Flashlight + Clock’ - yes, that’s the name of the developer). You can even copy paste and delete files. Here, we will be using an app that’s available on the Play Store, to access files from PC on your Android phone. The first method requires both the Android device and the PC to be connected to the same Wi-Fi network. Access PC files using same Wi-Fi connection Note: If you want to access files even when PC is powered off, then you can use Google Drive to set up sync for a particular directory so that Google uploads all files and folders therein to your account (maximum 15GB), which you can access from anywhere on any device with Internet connection. In both cases, as mentioned earlier, the computer has to be running and connected to the internet.

One requires your device to be on the same Wi-Fi network as your PC, and the other method requires Internet connection on your mobile, a mobile app, and a desktop client installed and set up on PC. Like we said, there are two ways you can do this.

Or tablet, or any other Android device for that matter.

We are going to tell you how to do this using an Android phone.

Using Internet (from anywhere, needs PC setup).

Access PC files using same Wi-Fi connection.

How to access PC files on Android Phone.

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