Qfile Pro

Give Qfile Pro a try and find the QNAP tricks you missed.

Qfile Pro app for Android phones turns QNAP NAS owners’ devices into complete remote storage command centers. With this free companion application, you can directly connect to your network-attached storage device and manage folders, stream media and file operations from anywhere. Use your own hardware and pay no monthly fees utilizing cloud services that allow you to take control of your data, free from third-party access. But, also enjoy the mobile flexibility of consumer cloud services.

Use NAS without a computer, from anywhere.

This app provides complete remote control of your QNAP system without the need to boot the desktop. With the QNAP QTS file browser interface, you will be able to navigate through directories, open your documents, view thumbnails of your photos, and perform file operations – move, copy, rename, delete directly from your phone. Assistance to QuTS hero mobile client will support the latest NAS firmware, while offline access QNAP files allows content to be downloaded for reading on planes and trains. The security features, such as PIN codes, fingerprint locks, and biometric authentication, prevent access to sensitive business data or personal files when the device is unlocked in public.

The QNAP NAS file manager efficiently manages media files.

When the QNAP Media Server is active, you can stream videos and music to your phone or cast to televisions via DLNA streaming from QNAP. Photo galleries display their image thumbnails, providing heavy gallery users the convenience of not having to download original heavy-size photos before viewing them. You can create public links or send items as email attachments for files you want to share outside. Both work fine, and because they’re done on the NAS, you don’t need to copy to your phone’s limited internal storage.

Auto-upload instantly clears phone storage.

Qfile Pro is a performer for automatic backup on daily basis. Choose your camera roll as the source, check Don’t optimise battery for the app and every new photo or video will quietly transfer to your NAS in the background. Once you upload your files, the app can erase local copies, freeing up gigabytes on your device, while original resides on multi-terabyte NAS arrays. Takes away storage full messages and need for paid cloud subscriptions. Your phone becomes a temporary capture device that offloads content directly to private infrastructure.

When Qsync Central is installed on the NAS, two-way synchronization will be added. Edit a sheet on your phone, and it will update on your desktop; edit a file at your desktop, and it will sync back to your mobile. It is as easy as Dropbox or OneDrive without the per-user licensing fees.

Stream, compress and recover from your NAS

Improved tools upgrade Qfile Pro from a simple file browser. Recover deleted files using recycle bin, zip folder if your firmware supports it and manage download cache to get the best performance. The secure file sharing QNAP feature allows you to set links with expiration dates and passwords to control who can view sensitive documents and for how long.

5 Coding Time Secrets

• In Android settings, disable battery optimization so it doesn’t auto-upload when idle.
• When the performance of the app starts slowing down, use the local cache manager for clearing thumbnails and freeing up storage.
• Adjust your settings to show hidden files for controlling the system folder and dot files.
• In Qsync preferences, specify rules for dealing with conflicts when files are duplicated.
• Instead of having to manually configure an IP, simply connect using a QuickConnect ID.

Qfile Pro will only work on QNAP hardware, and specific versions of QTS/QuTS hero. User reviews say that on some Android devices, things just won’t upload in the background while the reviews on Play Store are average due to ongoing stability issues. Non-technical users who do not know about port forwarding or DDNS might find the setup confusing. For incumbent QNAP users, this no-cost app provides mobile access optimized for any QNAP vendor-created service, something not possible with ordinary cloud clients. Instead, enjoy your sunk hardware costs anew, and convert your QNAP into a mobile cloud with no ads and no ongoing fees.