Hating Asus File Manager's Limitations. Help Set Me Free! Please?

[BlueChunx]

Is it possible for me to somehow bypass my Asus File Manager. It forces me to be on WiFi to transfer files, and it limits functioning. For example, I can't transfer directories. I have done a lot of googling and searching this forum, but I'm not seeing anything on this yet.

I have an older Asus tablet that lets me plug it into the USB port and treat it like another drive, transferring files easily.

With the current File Manager set up, I open a browser tab and access the contents of the tablet, but the behavior is limited. I'll bet Asus is not the only manufacturer to create this kind of problem, so I hope some folks have found solutions.

 

[ManiacJoe]

Does the tablet let you connect it to the computer using a USB cable so that your computer's file browser (Mac Finder or Windows File Explorer) can see the tablet as an external drive?

 

[BlueChunx]

Okay, this is really odd, ManiacJoe, but this time the problem does not happen. Before, I would do just what you said, plugging the tablet in via USB, and there would be a special Asus icon and it would be impervious to my attempts to open it. Today, it worked like magic;I can see everything and transfer files with Windows Explorer. Well, I'm thrilled, of course. So I'll bring this up with screen shots if it repeats the old behavior.