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Shady File Manager (root) Free on Windows Pc

Developed By: Noah Seidman

License: Free

Rating: 3,8/5 - 108 votes

Last Updated: December 25, 2023

Download on Windows PC

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version 6.3
Size 1.1 MB
Release Date May 02, 13
Category Tools Apps

App Permissions:
Allows an application to see the number being dialed during an outgoing call with the option to redirect the call to a different number or abort the call altogether. [see more (7)]

What's New:
Full support for the Nexus 10 and root recursive file searching. [see more]

Description from Developer:
**Welcome to Shady**

Shady is the supreme file manager for root users. Shady is the only root file manager, other than Root Explorer (File Manager), that has full support for the... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download Shady File Manager (root) Free and install on Windows PC. Shady File Manager (root) Free is free Tools app, developed by Noah Seidman. Latest version of Shady File Manager (root) Free is 6.3, was released on 2013-05-02 (updated on 2023-12-25). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 50,000. Overall rating of Shady File Manager (root) Free is 3,8. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 108 users, 62 users had rated it 5*, 16 users had rated it 1*.

How to install Shady File Manager (root) Free on Windows?

Instruction on how to install Shady File Manager (root) Free on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install Shady File Manager (root) Free on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this app on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

Step By Step Guide To Install Shady File Manager (root) Free using BlueStacks

  1. Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
  2. Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
  3. Once installed, click "Shady File Manager (root) Free" icon on the home screen to start using, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to install Shady File Manager (root) Free on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

  1. Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
  2. Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
  3. The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "Shady File Manager (root) Free" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Other versions available: 6.3.

Download Shady File Manager (root) Free 6.3 on Windows PC – 1.1 MB

**Welcome to Shady**

Shady is the supreme file manager for root users. Shady is the only root file manager, other than Root Explorer (File Manager), that has full support for the elusive /data folder!!

Shady is the ONLY Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich graphically optimized file manager available! With cool graphical graphical tweaks Shady is an attractive new competitor to existing file management applications.

Shady has several root features including folder creation, file/folder renaming, delete, multi select delete, root editing of text files (build.prop, etc...), and you can even paste files/folders to root directories! Simply press the up icon in the action bar to navigate to root directories.

(Only for Phones!) Shady is the only secret file management application on the Android Market. With powerful AES/ECB/PKCS5Padding encryption you can hide and secure your files with the longpress of any file. Shady incorporates dial to launch technology pioneered and perfected in my Shady SMS line of products; with no icon and no open button you can use Shady File Manager to encrypt your files and use the dial to launch technology to prevent access to the app thus securing the decryption of your files.

**Features**

- AES/ECB/PKCS5Padding encryption
- Grid and list view modes
- High definition backgrounds from SD feature
- Powerful multi select mode with cut, copy, paste, and delete
- Root folder creation, root file/folder deletion, root file/folder renaming, root pasting of files/folders, root editing of text files
- Integrated Dialer Killer feature pioneered in Shady SMS
- Fully customizable dialing code for maximum security
using the dial to launch technology. The dialing code is entered into the telephone directly, there is no password prompt whatsoever
- Shady's launcher icon is enabled by default, and can be toggled on and off in the Shady Options menu. With no icon your telephone based dialing code is your password, and with no icon there is no was to bypass the dialing code
- 10 sort orders for your files
and folders
- Ability to set the default folder to anywhere in your filesystem
- Cool clipboard viewer allowing you to see what your about to paste. The clipboard viewer has a convenient delete feature to remove individual items from the clipboard
- Shady supports unzipping .zip, .gz, bz2, tar, and rar files
. Overall there is full support for Zip, Gzip, Bzip2, Tar, and Rar files.

**Shear Awesomeness**

Learning from the mistakes and successes of competing applications Shady has optimized speed without sacrificing functionality. Encrypt and decrypt your files, continue navigation, cut/copy/paste as required. Take your file management to the next level with Shady File Manager (root).

**Not Affiliated with**

Astro File Manager, ES File Explorer, File Manager by Rythm Software, Root Explorer (File Manager), Linda File Manager, AndroXplorer File Manager, Blackmoon File Browser
Full support for the Nexus 10 and root recursive file searching.
Allows an application to see the number being dialed during an outgoing call with the option to redirect the call to a different number or abort the call altogether.
Allows an application to initiate a phone call without going through the Dialer user interface for the user to confirm the call.
Allows an application to write to external storage.
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows read only access to phone state, including the phone number of the device, current cellular network information, the status of any ongoing calls, and a list of any PhoneAccounts registered on the device.
Allows an application to read from external storage.