AndroidFS

A proof of concept for mounting an ADB device as a drive in windows.

Compilation

1. Install dokan libary v1.5.
2. Install rustup.
3. Run rustup install nightly to install nightly rust.
4. Install the rust Android target: rustup target add aarch64-linux-android.
5. Download the Android NDK, and set ANDROID_NDK_HOME to point to its path on your computer.
6. Run ./build.ps1.

Usage

NOTE: AndroidFS is currently in an alpha state, be careful.

1. Download the installer from actions
2. Run the installer.
3. Restart your PC. Devices will be automatically added/removed as drives when connected/disconnected. The default drive letter is Q:

If you wish to enable the console window for debugging, set the ANDROIDFS_CONSOLE environment variable to 1, and set RUST_LOG to DEBUG. (this requires a restart to take effect)

Architecture

AndroidFS works with a "server" executable pushed to devices automatically upon connection. The driver then communicates with this via sockets and adb forward. This approach avoids us having to pull files to temporary locations each time they are opened/edited.

Performance is a major concern with this driver, navigating needs to be as snappy as possible. To improve this, file stats and directory listings are heavily cached, which is a major speedup, especially since Windows often makes multiple requests per second for the same directory listing and stats when opening a folder in explorer.