XPost: comp.mobile.android   
   From: NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com   
      
   In alt.comp.os.windows-11, on Tue, 27 Jan 2026 05:03:54 -0500, Paul   
    wrote:   
      
   >On Tue, 1/27/2026 3:39 AM, Herbert Kleebauer wrote:   
   >> On 1/27/2026 1:28 AM, micky wrote:   
   >>   
   >>>> Beside Bluetooth, Google Drive, Gmail there is also an entry   
   >>>> "Save As" which is provided by the app "primitive ftpd" which   
   >>>   
   >>> I don't have that entry.   
   >>>   
   >>> But if I install F-droid, that line will appear?   
   >>   
   >> F-Droid is an alternative app store for Google Playstore.   
   >> You don't have to install F-Droid to be able to install   
   >> apps hosted on F-Droid, but then there are no automatic   
   >> updates for the installed apps (but for me it is an advantage   
   >> when working apps are not automatically replaced by newer ones).   
   >>   
   >>>> https://f-droid.org/packages/org.primftpd/   
   >>>> https://github.com/wolpi/prim-ftpd   
   >>   
   >> The direct link to Primitive ftpd is:   
   >>   
   >> https://f-droid.org/repo/org.primftpd_67.apk   
   >>   
   >> Just download and install it on the phone.   
   >>   
   >> Primitive ftpd is very easy to use because the   
   >> Windows explorer has a built-in ftp client and   
   >> therefore no extra software is needed on the PC.   
   >> Just start Primitive ftpd on the phone and enter   
   >> the displayed ftp address in the address bar of   
   >> the Windows explorer (or if you have a QR-code scanner   
   >> attached to your PC, just scan the displayed QR-code).   
   >> Then the file system on your phone is displayed in   
   >> explorer like a local folder and you can use drag&drop   
   >> to copy files from or to your phone. Copying files   
   >> by WLAN is much faster than using bluetooth.   
   >>   
   >>   
   >> And Primitive ftpd also provides the "Save As" button   
   >> when exporting chats from Whatsapp.   
   >   
   >But the advantage of FSquirt, is it works over Bluetooth,   
   >when a number of other things are "busted" on your computer.   
   >That's the only real feature it has. It's reasonably   
   >robust (assuming Pairing still works on your beast).   
   >   
   >Even when Windows didn't have a working TCP/IP stack   
   >across Bluetooth, the FSquirt file transfer, still worked.   
   >Don't ask me what the stack used to do that was. I was   
   >just impressed that it worked.   
   >   
   >    C:\Windows\System32\fsquirt.exe   
      
   I think that's the same thing as clickign on the bluetooth icon in the   
   systray or overflow, and then clicking on send or receive a file. That's   
   worked for me 2 days ago and today (though not yesterdah for some   
   reason) and one has to remember that it has to be clicked on for each   
   file.  For several filee, I can see that it's quicker to run fsqirt,   
   whose window would remain, than clicking on the systray each time.   
   >   
   >   Paul   
   >   
      
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