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Support @ Metago December 16, 2011 • ASTRO NEWS & UPDATES / Announcements & Known Issues
We want your feedback to help us prioritize the enhancements that we will work on for ASTRO File Manager.
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Support @ Metago November 05, 2011 • 22 • ASTRO NEWS & UPDATES / Announcements & Known Issues
ASTRO Backup Private Beta is live. We will be adding more users this week. If you missed signing up for private beta you can still pre-register for a free ASTRO Backup account by going to: http://www.metago.net/astro-backup.php
What is ASTRO Backup? It is our new cloud backup service integrated directly into ASTRO File Manager. Simply choose file(s) and press backup. You don't have to move it to another folder or have duplicates!
- Backup any or all of your files to the cloud so you never lose them again.
- Use the cloud to sync with other Android devices.
- If you lose or change your phone, you can download ASTRO and immediately bring all your files to your new device.
Support @ Metago October 24, 2011 • 4 • USING ASTRO / Getting started with ASTRO
Support @ Metago October 05, 2011 • USING ASTRO / Getting started with ASTRO
The support site is easier to read if you do not have "mobile view" turned on in your phone's browser settings. (Open browser. Settings/Preferences. Don't enable mobile view.) This will allow you to zoom in.
Below are the basic functions for every day use of the ASTRO File Manager such as Copy, Move, Delete, Backing up Apps to SD Card and Creating Folders. The easiest way to think of ASTRO when first starting out is it does the same thing for your phone/tablet that Windows Explorer for a PC does. Just long press a file and do any of the actions below. We are glad to have you in the ASTRO Family and continue to work hard to make it better.
DELETE FILES
TO DELETE A SINGLE FILE:
TO DELETE MULTIPLE FILES:
- click Delete.
COPY
TO COPY A SINGLE FILE:
- navigate to the new directory and click Paste.
TO COPY MULTIPLE FILES:
- click Copy. - navigate to the new directory and click Paste.
MOVE
MOVE A SINGLE FILE:
- long click on the file name, select Move.
MOVE MULTIPLE FILES:
- click the Multi button and select the files.
- click Move.
- navigate to the new directory and click Paste.
RENAME
To rename a file:
- long click on the file name, select Rename.
- Enter the new file name and click OK.
NOTE: do not change the file extension (the part after the period '.') unless you know what you are doing. The phone will not be able to identify the correct file format if the extension is changed.
BACKUP APPLICATIONS
- Open the Application Manager: Menu / Tools / Application Manger.
- In the Installed Apps tab, check the applications you want to backup (top checkbox selects them all).
- Click the Backup button.
- In the Installed Apps tab, check the applications you want to uninstall and click Menu / Uninstall.
- In the Backed Up Apps tab, check the applications you want to install and click Install Button.
CREATE A NEW DIRECTORY
To create a new directory click Menu / New and enter the directory name and click Create. (The Create button will be disable until you enter a name or if you enter an invalid name.)
CREATE A ZIP FILE
To create a new Zip file by pressing the Multi button, select the files you want in the zip file, then the Zip button. If you want to cancel, just press the highlighted Multi button again to cancel.
All of the selected files and directories will be copied into the zip file.
DIRECTORY SPECIFIC SETTINGS
For an individual directory:
- Click the Set Directory Options button
- Select the desired options.
For all directories:
- Select the desired options.
Support @ Metago September 02, 2011 • USING ASTRO / Getting started with ASTRO
The Process Manager shows currently running Applications, Services, and Processes in three separate tabs. Running applications can be stopped (killed).
Detailed information is shown for each item in different colors. PID is the system Process ID.CPU is the percentage of CPU being used. MEM is the amount of memory being used.
Apps
The Apps tab show the currently active applications on the phone. Long clicking on an application will show the menu dialog for that application with these options:
Kill Application - this stops the application. It may not be highlighted if the application is a system level application.
Open Application - this will open the application.
Application Details - Show a dialog of details about this application.
Ignore Application - Add this application to the ignore list. This means this application will be skipped when Kill All is selected.
To stop all running user applications click Menu / Kill All. This will stop all user applications except the ones on the ignore list.
Services
This tab lists all running services on the phone. Services cannot be stopped, but stopping the application associated with the service will generally stop the service as well.
Processes
This tab lists all low level running processes on the phone.