All File Reader For Mac

Apple doesn't allow you to easily access the file system of your iPhone, but there are so many useful things you can do with it—like customize your app icons or back up all of your game saves, without even having to jailbreak. Our favorite file explorer for the iPhone is i-FunBox, for its easy-to-use interface and handy shortcuts. Here's what we like about it, along with all the cool things you can do with it.

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Sound awesome? Then check out why we think i-FunBox is the best desktop iPhone file browser around:

i-FunBox

Platform: Windows/Mac
Price: Free
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Features

Access the file system of any iOS device, jailbroken or not jailbroken.
Transmit files to and from your iOS device
Batch install or uninstall apps, or back them up to an .ipa package
Use your iPhone as a flash drive, storing files for later on its hard disk
Access saved games, app settings, and transfer documents to apps like video players and ebook readers without iTunes
Preview images, change their resolution, and preview them as wallpapers on your device
Copy music and videos from your iPhone or iPod to your computer
Shortcuts to the most frequently accessed parts of the file system, like app docuemnt folders, ringtones, and more (though some of these are jailbreak-only)

Where It Excels

i-FunBox's most attractive feature is that it makes it easy for anyone to access files on their device without having to navigate its cryptic folder structure. Instead of having to go to /Library/Ringtones, for example, you see Ringtones right in the left sidebar, with an icon next to it and everything. Instead of having to find your favorite video app and go into its documents folder, you can find it right under 'App File Sharing' in the sidebar. The ability to preview images as your wallpaper and back up apps as .ipa files is just icing on the cake, and being able to use your iPhone as a makeshift flash drive is just plain useful. The app is just super easy to use, which is really nice.

Where It Falls Short

The app only has a couple downsides, and they're pretty small. Sometimes, dragging and dropping a file from your device to your computer doesn't work, but you can always hit the 'Copy To PC' button to perform the same function. There are also some ads when you first start it up, but they aren't popups and if that's what it takes for the app to be free, then I'm down. I haven't found any other issues with it, other than those small gripes.

The Competition

iExplorer is the most popular iPhone explorer, but these days I don't really see any reason to use it. It's slow, glitchy, has annoying popups, and forces you to reopen the app every time you access more than a few app folders. I don't recommend using it. However, the company that makes it does make another cool program called Phone Disk, that lets you mount your phone as a disk on your computer. It isn't free, but it's pretty cool, and some might prefer it to running another full blown explorer.

DiskAid is another competitor, and for most things it'll work just as well as i-FunBox. It doesn't have all the handy shortcuts that i-FunBox does, and its focus seems to be a little more on the pro version of the app, which lets you do things like transfer contacts, notes, voice memos, and SMS messages to your computer. If that's more of what you need, then DiskAid is a good choice, otherwise I prefer i-FunBox for is great shortcuts and easy-to-navigate interface.

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