Files on iPhone and iPad

The Files tab has two sides: an open server, and On iPhone (on an iPad, On iPad), which is AirSCP’s own folder on your device. You copy between them. An iPhone shows one side at a time; an iPad shows both, next to each other.

Move around

  1. Open a server in Servers, then tap Files.
  2. On an iPhone, tap the side you want to see at the top: the server’s name or On iPhone.
  3. Tap a folder to open it. Tap a folder in the path above the list to go back up to it.
  • Pull the list down to read the folder again.
  • More (…) ▸ Show Hidden Files shows the names that start with a dot.
  • More than one server open? Tap the server’s name left of the path, and choose another one.
  • More ▸ Show chooses what this side shows: an open server, or On iPhone. Show a second server there to copy between two servers.

Copy files

  1. Swipe left on a file or folder.
  2. Tap Download (from the server to your device), Upload (from your device to the server) or Send (from one server to another). It goes into the folder that the other side shows.

To copy several items: tap More ▸ Select, tap the items, then tap Download, Upload or Send in the bar at the bottom. Done stops selecting. On an iPad, you can also drag items to the other side, or onto a folder there.

  • When an item with the same name is there already, AirSCP asks once for all of them: Replace, Keep Both (the new ones get a number), Skip or Cancel. Between two servers, there is no Keep Both.
  • The copy goes to Transfers. A copied file shows Checksums match when it is the same as the original.
  • Between two servers, the files go through your iPhone or iPad.

Open and edit a file

  • Tap a text file on a server to edit it (up to 4 MB). Edit shows the text in colours, Changes the lines you changed, Info the file’s details. Tap Save to write it back.
  • If someone changed the file on the server after you opened it, AirSCP asks before it saves: Overwrite, Show Server Version (copy what you need, then save again) or Cancel.
  • Go to Line (at the top) goes to a line by its number. Close asks first if you didn’t save.
  • Tap a file On iPhone to see it.
  • To open a server’s picture, PDF or other file in another app: touch and hold it, tap Share, and choose the app.

Share, save and import

  • Share: touch and hold a server’s file, then tap Share. AirSCP downloads it first, then you choose: Mail, Messages, AirDrop, Save to Files and more.
  • Save to Files: touch and hold an item On iPhone, then tap Save to Files. A copy goes where you choose in the Files app.
  • Import from Files: tap More ▸ Import from Files and choose files. On a server, they are uploaded into the folder shown. On iPhone, they are copied there.
  • The Files app shows On iPhone too: On My iPhone ▸ AirSCP. Files you put there show in AirSCP.
  • On an iPad, drag files from another app onto a side to upload them. Drag a server’s file to another app: AirSCP downloads it first.

Carry files with the tray

The tray collects files from several folders and servers, then takes them all to one place: a server’s folder, the Files app or another app.

  1. Tap More ▸ Select, tap the items, then tap Add to Tray. Do it again in other folders, or on other servers.
  2. Tap the tray at the top of Files or Transfers. A number shows how many items it holds.
  3. Choose where they go:
    • Send, then a server: everything goes into the folder that server shows in Files (else its home folder).
    • Save: into the Files app.
    • Share: to another app.

Sent items leave the tray. Swipe left on an item to Remove it; Empty takes them all out.

New folder, rename, delete, zip

  • New Folder (the folder with a plus, at the top): type a name and tap Create.
  • Swipe left on an item: Rename or Delete. AirSCP asks before it deletes. This can’t be undone.
  • Zip: select items, then tap Zip. The server packs them into a .zip in the same folder. It works on a server’s files, not on S3 storage or On iPhone.

Find a file

Tap Search, type part of the name, then tap Find “…” in and the server. Tap a result to show it here, selected in its folder. See Search and run on several servers.

Tips

  • More ▸ Monitor shows the server’s CPU, memory, disks and processes. See Monitor on iPhone and iPad.
  • On an iPad with a keyboard, ⌘C and ⌘V copy items between the sides, and more shortcuts work. See Keyboard shortcuts.