Files by Google

4.4
8.08M reviews
1B+
Downloads
Content rating
Rated for 3+
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About this app

Free up space on your device with cleaning recommendations
🔍 Find files faster with search and simple browsing
↔️ Quickly share files offline with Quick Share
☁️ Back up files to the cloud to save space on your device
🔒 Secure your files with a non-device lock

Free up space
Easily see how much space is left on your device, SD card and USB drive. Free up space by finding old photos from chat apps, duplicate files, clearing cache, and more.

Find files faster
Save time looking for photos, videos, and documents on your phone. Search quickly or browse your GIFs or share that video you downloaded recently. Sort files by size to understand what’s taking up space.

Fast & secure file sharing
Share photos, videos, apps, and more to Android and Chromebook devices around you with Quick Share. Files transfer quickly, with speeds up to 480 Mbps, even without an internet connection. Transfers are private and secured with end-to-end encryption.

Secure your files
Keep your sensitive files safe with a PIN or pattern that can be different from your device lock.

Play offline media
Listen to your music or watch your videos with advanced controls like playback speed, shuffle, and more.

Back up files
Move your files to Google Drive or an SD card to save space on your device. You can also share to other cloud storage apps on your device.

Get smart recommendations
Get helpful suggestions to save space, protect your device, and more. Your recommendations get smarter the more you use the app.

It’s efficient and effective
The Files by Google app uses less than 20 MB of storage on your device, it’s easy to use, and has no ads.
Updated on
Aug 19, 2024

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region, and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
No data shared with third parties
Learn more about how developers declare sharing
This app may collect these data types
App activity, App info and performance, and Device or other IDs
Data is encrypted in transit
Data can’t be deleted
Independent security review

Ratings and reviews

4.4
7.84M reviews
Caroline Lukens
August 15, 2024
It's stable and functions smoothly. I am able to browse and preview many file types. That is about the extent of my positive feedback. Actually sorting, organizing, structuring, performing operations (especially conditional, like, say, "move all files that meet x, y or z criteria to this folder"... and dark mode... all seem to be beyond the scope of this app's functionality, unless I'm a big dummy.
42 people found this review helpful
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Google LLC
August 15, 2024
Hi Caroline. Please provide more information about the issue such as steps to replicate, screenshot of the error etc through this form g.co/help/filesbygoogle for us to investigate further. Appreciate your patience!
Billy Bob
August 14, 2024
Honestly, ever since this newer update where it shows 10 recent files instead of folders, the app has become basically unusable. It's so ungodly slow, and it's extremely irritating trying to find the folders the mass amounts of images i had saved were. It's far more of a hassle and it was an extreme downgrade. Clearing cashe, restarting my app, or restarting my phone has never helped it be faster, and I dread the times when I need to go in and reorganize my images and videos.
21 people found this review helpful
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Google LLC
August 14, 2024
Regret the inconvenience, Billy. Please update your app and try again. If you still experience issues, clearing the app storage may help: Open Settings > Apps > Files by Google > Storage & cache > Clear Storage. Important: Clearing app storage deletes files in the Safe Folder. Move your files out of the Safe Folder before clearing storage. Thanks!
Nayem Miah
August 15, 2024
I’ve been using this file manager app for a while, and I’ve encountered a frustrating issue. When I search for files, the app often says "file not found" even though I know the files are on my SD card or device. This seems to be a bug that needs fixing. The app works well otherwise, but this problem significantly affects its reliability. I hope the developers address this issue soon.
10 people found this review helpful
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Google LLC
August 15, 2024
Regret the inconvenience, Nayem. Please update your app and try again. If you still experience issues, clearing the app storage may help: Open Settings > Apps > Files by Google > Storage & cache > Clear Storage. Important: Clearing app storage deletes files in the Safe Folder. Move your files out of the Safe Folder before clearing storage. Thanks!

What's new

We’ve improved the Recents section. Now you can:
- View up to 10 recent files, making it quicker to access the files you need.
- Share, delete, and star without having to open a file.
- View all your files in one place using a “See all” button.
Bug fixes and minor improvements.
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