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The main file manager in this older android 4.4.2 is an app
by samsung.
It is the original file manager called "my files"
this is android 4.4.2 on phone.
This file manager suddenly lost the date and size of the file
in its listing of my files and folders,
so that the list of files has only titles etc.
I assumed that a reinstall may very well solve the problem.
So
i went to samsung website...it is called "mirror apk" not sure
what that means but it does have the samsung
download
for the specific my.files app i am looking, it has a list depending
on android version,
and i found the version for the app itself it is 2.0.65 that
will install the same my.files program i have now.
However it will not install it, it did however download as a
zipped file, and presumably will open and install when the
following obstacle is solved.
In
settings..then security...
It has an option for blocking unknown apps etc.
It was checked yes blocked. Before i started this
app search.
So of course i unchecked the box so that the fone now
accepts a download.
This raises the first question however..
Why did it refuse to install based on the blocking when i have
installed no less than 12 other apps over the year or so,
and the downloads from google app store etc. Never required
me to uncheck this blocking box.
In fact i did not even know about it until this samsung website
i downloaded from
(actually i guess technically it is not samsung by a "mirror apk")
whatever that means.
Anyway, anyone can help with following specifics?
If i decide to remove the older buggy version of my.files, that
is entirely remove it,
what about the hundred files on it, will they be saved automatically
somewhere on the phone waiting for me to reinstall the
my.files app or not?
Secondly are there others with this condundrum about
blocking or unblock preventing the installing on
this.
Please keep in mind this is android 4.4.2
also is the mirror website the official website for these
samsung products or not.
So i need to know if i have to do a full copying of all files
before i risk removing the current file manager.
Anyone who has this similar situation and solved it,
i hope for an answer.
Please email to me at
[address redacted]
thank you
by samsung.
It is the original file manager called "my files"
this is android 4.4.2 on phone.
This file manager suddenly lost the date and size of the file
in its listing of my files and folders,
so that the list of files has only titles etc.
I assumed that a reinstall may very well solve the problem.
So
i went to samsung website...it is called "mirror apk" not sure
what that means but it does have the samsung
download
for the specific my.files app i am looking, it has a list depending
on android version,
and i found the version for the app itself it is 2.0.65 that
will install the same my.files program i have now.
However it will not install it, it did however download as a
zipped file, and presumably will open and install when the
following obstacle is solved.
In
settings..then security...
It has an option for blocking unknown apps etc.
It was checked yes blocked. Before i started this
app search.
So of course i unchecked the box so that the fone now
accepts a download.
This raises the first question however..
Why did it refuse to install based on the blocking when i have
installed no less than 12 other apps over the year or so,
and the downloads from google app store etc. Never required
me to uncheck this blocking box.
In fact i did not even know about it until this samsung website
i downloaded from
(actually i guess technically it is not samsung by a "mirror apk")
whatever that means.
Anyway, anyone can help with following specifics?
If i decide to remove the older buggy version of my.files, that
is entirely remove it,
what about the hundred files on it, will they be saved automatically
somewhere on the phone waiting for me to reinstall the
my.files app or not?
Secondly are there others with this condundrum about
blocking or unblock preventing the installing on
this.
Please keep in mind this is android 4.4.2
also is the mirror website the official website for these
samsung products or not.
So i need to know if i have to do a full copying of all files
before i risk removing the current file manager.
Anyone who has this similar situation and solved it,
i hope for an answer.
Please email to me at
[address redacted]
thank you
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