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fileboss

An iOS app for moving files from Mac to iOS using Finder.

How to use: Summary

On the Mac:

Drag files from the Finder to File Boss’s icon in the Files pane of the iPhone’s Finder window.

Right click on a file to get a delete menu item.

in the iOS app:

Select files to send them to other apps.

Swipe on a file to delete.

How to use: Details

It’s really easy to use, you'll see once you try it.

➊ In the Mac's Finder window for the iPhone

➋ In the Files pane

(You may need to select the Files from the » menu if your Finder window is small.)

➌ Click on the disclosure triangle for File Boss

➍ Drag files in from the Finder. The File Boss list will update when the copy is complete.

Finder Screenshot

➎ On your iPhone, in the File Boss app, tap on a file to get the Sharing sheet, and share with whatever app you like.

iOS File Boss Screenshot

➏ To delete File Boss’s copy of a file, swipe it to the right.

How it works:

File Boss makes its Documents directory available to the Finder (setting UIFileSharingEnabled true in its Info.plist)

Compatibility :

File Boss has been tested and works on iOS 9 through iOS 14. Has Dark Mode support.

Build Instructions

Set the bundle ID to your bundle ID. Adjust the code signing.

Versions

1/06/2021 First public source code release.

10/24/2020 Set min iOS to iOS 9 so I could run it on my iPod Touch. Everything worked.

10/12/2020 Fix bugs with delete caused by the previous fix.

10/01/2020 Make header scroll with contents. (I tried using a tableHeader but couldn't get it to layout right.)

8/13/2020 V 1.2 - Sort the filenames. The O.S. doesn't do it for me. Refresh contents when becoming foreground.

7/08/2020 - started V 1.1 - Add launch screen large icon. Add launch screen support for dark mode.

1/13/2021 Added FileBoss in Swift - a complete translation of this app to Swift

License:

Apache 2. See the LICENSE file in this repository.

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