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Rikkitic

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#236267 26-May-2018 11:19
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How the devil can I create a simple shortcut to a file on an external usb drive? I just want a home page link I can click on. I have been trying to do this with various file explorers but no luck. I don't want ES File Explorer on my system because of all the advertising bloat. Surely this can't be that hard to do? 

 

 




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  #2022937 26-May-2018 12:23
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ES file explorer is the only one I know that does it. The pro version doesn't have bloat apparently. I use an old version that's been re-signed so it doesn't want to be updated.

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  #2023041 26-May-2018 16:11
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Solid Explorer will do this also, and I trust that far more than I trust ES File Explorer.




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  #2023043 26-May-2018 16:14
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OK, thanks. I will give it a try.

 

Philosophical question: Why does Android make simple things so difficult?

 

 




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  #2023086 26-May-2018 18:47
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Rikkitic:

OK, thanks. I will give it a try.


Philosophical question: Why does Android make simple things so difficult?


 



It's not just Android, iOS does that too. At least with Android we have a choice but on iOS you don't even have access to local filesystems.

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