Folders for iPhone User Guide

Folders

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Folders for iPhone User Guide

Setting your Password

One of the first things you will want to do is create a password. A password is required for a number of features of Folders, including the ability to lock and hide folders. To set a password, press the lock button on the bottom right hand side of the screen. Enter your password and confirm it. Remember to write your password down if you are forgetful and store in a safe place. If you lose your password you will have to delete Folders and reinstall to restore it!

Logging in and Logging Out

Once you have set your password you use the same lock button to log in and out of Folders. Logging in unlocks the configuration menu button next to the lock button. To log in simply press the lock button and enter your password. Once logged in you will have access to the folder configuration menu, and any hidden folders you have created will appear.

Creating Folders

Before you can add any files you need to create some folders!. Simply press the [+] button at the bottom left side of the screen to add a new folder. Enter the name of the folder and press the [Save] button. Once you press save you should see your folder appear on the screen.

Locking and Hiding Folders

After creating a password and creating some folders, you can add security to your documents by locking or hiding folders. Simply log in by pressing the Lock button at the bottom right. Once logged in the Wrench icon for the folder options menu will appear. You must select the folder you wish to modify and then press the wrench icon. A menu will appear with options for the folder. Here you can choose to lock, hide and rename a folder.

Transferring Files to and from a PC or Mac

The easiest way to move files to and from your iPhone is to use the Folders WiFi interface. Press the WiFi button from the main screen and a URL will appear on the screen. Browse to this address from any PC on the same network as your iPhone. From this web application you can create folders and upload files to your iPhone using the directions on screen. You can also download any files stored in the Folders application to your PC.

Importing Files

To add a file, click on the folder you wish to add the file to. This will put you inside that folder. Just as you did to add a folder, press the [+] to add a new file. Four options will appear for the file import. You can add a file from your photo library, you can take a photo with the built in iPhone camera, or you can import a file from the Web using a URL either directly for a single file, or by browsing a site.

Importing a file using a URL or with Web Browse allows you to import files from both the web and from your home network if you have a Web Sharing enabled on a Mac, or a Web Server running on a PC or Linux . Below we will cover adding files from both the Mac and the PC

Adding Files from your Mac with Web Sharing

VERY IMPORTANT NOTICE: If you are running OS X 10.5, you may need to follow these instructions before file sharing with Folders will work properly. This is due to a documented bug in OS X 10.5. Symptoms of this bug include files downloading to the Folders application with a 0byte file size, or downloading with blank contents. Again, if you experience this problem or are running OS X 10.5, please refer to Apple's Guide to fix this issue.

Step 1, Enable Web Sharing: On the Mac you can easily enable Web Sharing by going to System Preferences -> Sharing. Click on Web Sharing and make sure it is checked on. Take note of the address you see after "Your Personal Website:", this is the address you will use in Folders to download your files.

Step 2, Ready the Files you wish to Share: Place any files you wish to share in your Sites folder on the Mac. Open Finder and click on your username under "Places". You should see a Sites folder on the right side of the screen. Place any files you wish to share with Folders in this folder. If you see a file named index.html or index.htm in this folder, you will need to delete it so that Folders can see all the files.

Step 3, Open a folder in the Folders Application: Launch the Folders application on your iPhone / iPod Touch and open a folder you have created by pressing the blue arrow (>) button. If you have not created a folder, please do so now following these instructions.

Step 4, Connnect to the Mac: Press the [+] button on the bottom left to add a file, then select "Web Browse" from the options. In the address bar, enter the address from Step 1 and press Go on the keyboard. You should see your list of files on the screen. If you see a blank screen and no error message, press done on the keyboard and then press the refresh button next to the address bar.

Step 5, Download Files: You should now see your list of files from the Mac. Click on a file and you will be prompted to download or browse the file. Choose download. The file will be transferred to your iPhone and stored in the folder you selected. Click on any other files you wish to download in to this folder.

Adding Files from your PC

To add files directly from your PC via WiFi you will need to use an HTTP file (web) server. There are a number of options to choose from. The following instructions will use the free HTTP File Server program for Windows as an example. HTTP File Server requires no installation, just download and run.

Step 1 Download and run HTTP File Server: HTTP File Server allows you to easily share files with Folders. There is nothing to install, just download and run.

Step 2, Add the files you wish to share with Folders: Drag and drop files you would like to share with Folders in the Window titled "Virtual File System."

Step 3, Get the address to your PC: In HFS, click on Menu and then IP address. You should see a list of addresses for your PC. You need the address to your PC on your local network. Generally the address you will use will start with something similar to 192.168.x.x. Take note of this address, you will need it when you are running Folders to access your PC.

Step 4, Open a folder in the Folders Application: Launch the Folders application on your iPhone / iPod Touch and open a folder you have created by pressing the blue arrow (>) button. If you have not created a folder, please do so now following these instructions.

Step 5, Connnect to the PC: Press the [+] button on the bottom left to add a file, then select "Web Browse" from the options. In the address bar, enter the address from Step 3 and press Go on the keyboard. You should see your list of files on the screen. If you see a blank screen and no error message, press done on the keyboard and then press the refresh button next to the address bar.

Step 6, Download Files: You should now see your list of files from the PC. Click on a file and you will be prompted to download or browse the file. Choose download. The file will be transferred to your iPhone and stored in the folder you selected. Click on any other files you wish to download in to this folder.

Unzipping Archive Files

If you need to move a large number of files at once you can zip them in a zip file, transfer the zip to Folders and unzip it. To do this simply download the zip file to a folder as you would any other file. Double tap on the file in Folders and it will unzip in your current directory.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Currently Folders does not support nested folders (folders inside of folders), therefor it cannot unzip a file that has folders in it. You must zip only files in your zip archive, not folders of files.

Sharing Files Between iPhones

If you have two or more iPhones running Folders on the same WiFi network you can easily share files between the iPhones! Simply follow the export instructions from above on one iPhone, then use the Web Browse import function on any other iPhone on the same network to download the exported files.

Deleting Files and Folders

To delete a file or folder, press the edit button on the top right. This will toggle between regular and edit mode. In edit mode you can select any of the files or folders you wish to delete by pressing the [-] button and then the [Delete] button. If you delete a folder, all contents inside of the folder will also be deleted. To return to normal mode, press the Done button on the top right.

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Folders for iPhone User Guide

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