Koofr app for Android provides an easy way to quickly and securely store, share, organize, move and access files and folders between mobile devices, stationary devices, and cloud storage. You can even integrate storage from other cloud service providers, such as Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive and Amazon Drive.
Getting started:
You can view or run any file that is stored in Koofr as long as your Android device has tools or applications to handle that file. In addition, Koofr natively supports the most common photo file types. Videos, documents, music etc. are viewed using external applications.
List view: You press and hold a file to select it and a check mark will appear next to it when it is selected. To select multiple files press on as many files as you want to select and check marks will appear next to all of the selected files.
OR you press the More options menu icon in the upper right corner of the screen and press Select. You press on the file or multiple files you want to select and check marks will appear next to all of the selected files. You can also choose the Select all option from the More options menu to select all of the files at once.
Gallery view: You press and hold a file to select it and a check mark will appear over the file when it is selected. To select multiple files press on as many files as you want to select and check marks will appear over all of the selected files.
OR you press the More options menu icon in the upper right corner of the screen and press Select. You press on the file or multiple files you want to select and check marks will appear over all of the selected files. You can also choose the Select all option from the More options menu to select all of the files at once.
You can download a file from Koofr by pressing and holding the file to select it (OR pressing the More options menu icon in the upper right corner of the screen and pressing Select). A check mark will appear next to the file when it is selected. A downward facing arrow appears (the download icon) in the upper right corner of the screen. Press on it to download the selected file. You can also select multiple files in order to download them one by one.
Note: A short press on the file will open the file, if there is an application on your Android device that can open such a file type directly from the web. Otherwise, the short press will download the file as well.
You can download a folder from Koofr by pressing on it to select it. A check mark will appear next to the folder when it is selected. A downward facing arrow appears (download icon) in the upper right of the screen. Press on it to download the selected folder. A folder will be downloaded as a _.zip file in the Downloads folder of your device.
To create a new folder, press the [+] button in the bottom right corner of the screen. A menu pops-up where you can press Create Folder. Name your new folder and select Create to confirm the new folder name.
You have two options for uploading your files to Koofr from your Android device.
Option 1: Upload a file/folder within the Koofr application:
Option 2: Upload a file using any type of application that allows sharing of its data for Android devices (ex. file manager, gallery application, etc.) In the sharing menu of these applications, you will always have Koofr as a choice.
Koofr has an option to automatically upload new photos from your device. This allows you to quickly upload pictures directly from your phone to the Koofr app with no manual intervention.
To automatically upload new photos:
Note: You can find the automatically uploaded files in the Main menu of the Koofr webapp in My Android Media.
You can find the automatically uploaded files in the Main menu of the Koofr webapp if you click on My Android Media.
No. The Koofr app can upload your files in the background, while you are doing other things. When running the initial backup of media files, which might take some time, we suggest plugging your phone in an outlet and letting it do the backup in full.
Offline files enables you to keep a copy of any file/folder saved on Koofr stored on your Android device. Files/folders stored locally will be accessible for viewing in the Koofr app even when your device isn't online (i.e. on the plane or on vacation). While in the file list inside the Koofr app, simply select a file/folder and press the More options menu icon. Select Copy offline from the drop-down menu. You can see the files/folders available for offline use in the Main menu under Offline files.
Note: Offline files doesn't just make a one time copy of the file, but it actually observes the original file on the server. Every time the file changes on Koofr, your local copy will be updated, when the device comes online.
Sharing a file allows the selected people to access files you give them access to.
To share a file/folder:
In Koofr you can create two types of links – the Send link link and the Receive files link.
Send link link:
Send link link enables third parties to download files/folders from your Koofr even if a person is not a Koofr user. Link is created and can be sent via Email, various Social media or text messaging services.
To create it:
Note: With this option, you can also share the files with people who don’t have Koofr accounts. This is read-only access; others cannot upload files through these links.
Receive files link
The Receive files link enables third parties to upload files from their devices to your folder in Koofr, even if they are not Koofr users. Link is created and can be sent via Email, various Social media or text messaging services.
To create it:
Alternatively, you can choose to copy the Send link link or the Receive files link’s URL to the clipboard, by selecting Copy to clipboard in the Share with window. You can then paste the link wherever you want to.
Note: This option enables people to add files to your folder without having a Koofr account.
Currently, there is no way to view the share links in one place in the Android devices. But, you can see which files/folders are shared and in which way by looking at their icons. You can manage your links in the Koofr WebApp.
If you want to copy files/folders on your Android device:
If you want to move files/folders on your Android device:
If you want to rename files/folders on your Android device:
If you want to delete file or folder:
You can restore your files by pressing on the Deleted files in the Main menu. You will be able to see all the files that you deleted there. Find the correct file and press on it. Hold it, until a check mark appears next to it, and the file is selected. Press on More options menu icon and select Undelete. The file will be restored to the location where it was before you deleted it.
If you want to undelete multiple files/folders, press and hold a file/folder and then check the checkboxes on the left side of files/folders, you want to select. When files/folders are checked/selected, click the Undelete button.
You can restore your files within 7 days of deletion if you have a free Koofr account and within 30 days of deletion if you have a paid Koofr account. After that period, your files will be permanently deleted from Koofr and you can no longer restore them.
Koofr has an option to Bookmark folders, which allows you to quickly access your most commonly used files.
To bookmark a folder:
A new job is created when you copy, move or delete a larger amount of files. Performing these jobs in the background allows you to keep using Koofr while our servers do the work. Individual jobs and their progress will be displayed in the Main menu under Jobs. Finished jobs will be automatically removed from this list after 2 days.
You can access, view edit or delete your shared folders by clicking the Shared button in the Main menu of the app. If you want to edit who the file/folder is shared with, press the pencil icon on the right side of the file/folder for which you want to change the sharing permissions. The Share with window will pop-up. Type in new users or delete the old ones by pressing the Recycle bin icon next to their details.
Koofr allows you to password protect all your Send link links and Receive files links. With this action, you secure your links and your Koofr storage from accidental or deliberate misuse.
To password protect your links:
The default setting for expiration date of the links created on your Android device is never. You cannot change the expiration date on your Android device. You can edit this only in the Koofr WebApp.
With Koofr you can access all the data you have stored in your Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive and Amazon Cloud Drive cloud services directly from your Koofr application and organize all your data in one place.
On 16.11.2019 Amazon discontinued access from Koofr to Amazon Drive API. Unfortunately this is not a decision made by Koofr. Amazon decided to no longer allow third-party applications access to their service. This means many services, including Koofr can no longer connect to Amazon Drive. All other external cloud connections still work and will remain part of the Koofr service. You can read more about it here.