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Connect Your Devices

Connect Your Devices

Once you tap Start on the Sharing screen, other devices can connect to your files four different ways. Pick the method that matches the device you want to use. In every case, the exact address you need is shown in the How to Connect section of the Sharing screen.

Both devices must be on the same Wi-Fi network - or, for a Mac, connected with a USB cable (see the last section).

Watch on a TV (DLNA)

Use this to show photos, videos and music on a smart TV or media player.

  1. In Settings → Sharing → Connections, make sure TV & Media Center is on (it is on by default).
  2. On the Sharing screen, tap Start.
  3. On your TV, open its built-in media player or media-server app (it may be called Media Player, SmartShare, AllShare, or similar).
  4. Your device appears in the list of media servers by its name (for example “Speedy-Hare”). Select it.
  5. Browse your shared photos, videos and music and start playing. Preview thumbnails appear automatically.

Notes:

  • DLNA can’t be password protected, so this connection is open to anyone on the same Wi-Fi while it is turned on.
  • If a video won’t play on an older TV, lower the video quality in Settings → Sharing → Videos so Everdisk converts it to a more compatible format.

Open in a web browser (HTTP)

Use this to hand files to anyone with a web browser - no app to install.

  1. In Settings → Sharing → Connections, make sure Browser is on.
  2. Tap Start.
  3. On the Sharing screen, copy the Browser address (or show its QR code).
  4. On the other phone, tablet or computer, open any web browser (Safari, Chrome, Edge, Firefox) and type that address.
  5. The page opens with your shared files.

In the browser the other person can:

  • Switch between list and grid views and sort by name, date or size.
  • See real thumbnails for photos, videos, PDFs and music artwork.
  • Open a photo to a full-screen gallery with swipe, pinch-to-zoom and a slideshow.
  • Play music in a built-in player with a queue, shuffle and repeat.
  • Download any file, or download a whole folder (or several selected items) as a single Archive.zip.
  • Upload files back to your device - only if you turned on Files Editing (see Access & Privacy).

Use it as a network drive (WebDAV)

Use this to make your device appear as a normal disk on a Mac, Windows PC or Linux machine, so you can drag files both ways.

On a Mac (Finder)

  1. In Settings → Sharing → Connections, make sure Computer is on.
  2. Tap Start and note the Computer (WebDAV) address.
  3. In Finder, choose Go → Connect to Server (or press ⌘K).
  4. Type the WebDAV address exactly as shown and click Connect.
  5. Enter the login and password if you set one, otherwise connect as a guest.
  6. Your device opens like any other network drive. Drag files in or out.

On Windows

  1. Open File Explorer, right-click This PC, and choose Add a network location (or map a network drive).
  2. Enter the WebDAV address shown in Everdisk.
  3. Enter the login and password if you set one.

On Linux

  1. Open your file manager and choose Connect to Server (or use davs:// / dav://).
  2. Enter the WebDAV address shown in Everdisk.

Whether the connection is read-only or two-way depends on the Files Editing setting. With it on, you can copy files onto your device and rename or delete them; with it off, the drive is read-only.

Connect a file app (FTP)

Use this for file-manager and transfer apps that speak FTP (for example FileZilla or Cyberduck on a computer).

  1. In Settings → Sharing → Connections, make sure Other Apps & Devices is on.
  2. Tap Start and note the FTP address.
  3. In your FTP app, add a new connection using that address.
  4. Enter the login and password if you set one, or leave them empty for anonymous access.

Transfer over a USB cable (Mac, no Wi-Fi needed)

Use this when there is no Wi-Fi, or when you want the fastest and most private transfer. It works with a Mac only.

  1. Plug your iPhone or iPad into the Mac with the normal charging cable.
  2. If asked on the device, tap Trust This Computer.
  3. In Everdisk, tap Start. A Fast Connection Available note appears and the Sharing screen shows an extra address with a Cable Connection badge that ends in .local.
  4. On the Mac, open Finder → Go → Connect to Server (⌘K) and enter that .local address (it works for both the Browser and Computer connections).
  5. Your device opens over the cable - faster than Wi-Fi, and the data never touches the router or the internet.

Notes:

  • Use the .local name, not an IP address (IP addresses only work over Wi-Fi), and never localhost.
  • The cable path is Mac only. Windows PCs and Android devices must use Wi-Fi.
  • You can also drag files into the Everdisk folder using Finder on a Mac, or the Apple Devices app (or iTunes) on Windows, through standard iOS file sharing.

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