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File manager that can select a range of files (does not work in Material Files?) (github.com)
submitted 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) by bonenode@piefed.social to c/fdroid@lemmy.ml
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I want to move a lot of photos of my phone but I don't want to move all of them at once.

I'd like to select two separate files and then have a file manager select all files between those two, i.e. select a range. As example, if I select file B and file E, I want to automatically select file C and D, but not anything else.

I mainly use Material Files as an app for that but it seems not possible to do this there? Does anyone have a suggestion for a file manager that can do this on Android?

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[-] pipes@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Update: both Fossify Gallery and Fossify File Manager can do this! Just found out :) you select the first image(long press) then long press the last image of the group, it selects them all

Mm basically Ctrl + Shift + select but on a phone.

Not a real solution but a couple of workarounds with Material Files:

  • if part of the filename matches (like photos taken during 2026-02) you can search then "Select all";

  • turning on its FTP server than managing from a pc

Real solution would be a file manager with advanced search, that can filter by date range for example.

[-] bonenode@piefed.social 2 points 4 days ago

Thank you! Both for the creative search idea, which may not really work for this but I hadn't thought about it, and the app suggestion/testing!

this post was submitted on 13 Feb 2026
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