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For file management I use ...
Solid Explorer File Manager – manipulate device folders and files
... and particularly like the two pane display when in landscape mode.

I don't know the future for Motorola Droid. I did not convert to the Moto Z Play when it became available. There was very little I could see that my Turbo 2 didn't already have other than some bulky plug on accessories that I didn't need.

They are starting to advertise the Moto Z on TV in the US. In the past whenever they started advertising a particular device it was replaced with an upgrade in three months.

... Thom
 
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The Android filesystem is visible, you just need a file browser (also called file explorer) app. If the device doesn't have one already there are a load in the Play Store.

>> I was referring to clicking on a file, writing on it then saving several to a folder. I do hive an icon called my files but to my knowledge it is just full of icons that the phone is comprised of.
There are the following; downloads, device storage SD card , download history, download apps, images, audio,recent files, videos, and documents.
As I said though, none of these act like files and folders where one can create a file, write to it then save to a folder.
I have to use Drive for that. Please tell me know if I am missing something. I have memo for little notes but that's it.
I guess I could download a suite but none I have found are very user friendly
 
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My Files is Samsung's file manager, though I have not used it very much. You certainly can use it to copy or move files between folders though. "Device Storage" and "SD Card" will be the top directories of the internal storage (or rather, the user-accessible part) and the removeable SD card. The other stuff is just filtered collections of files from different folders, but those two should work for ordinary file browsing and management.

If you don't like it then Solid Explorer that Thom mentions is a good app. I also use Root Explorer (the developer has a non-root version called Explorer) and X-Plore file manager. I'd happily recommend any of the three.

However, there's something in your requirements that caught my eye: you say "create a file, write to it then save to a folder". So what sort of file? All of the apps I named above can create empty files, though the way they do it is you navigate to the folder you want to put the file in then create it there. Two of them just create the file, then give you the option to open it in different ways if you click on it. X-Plore explicitly creates it as a text file and opens it straight into a text editor. So if it is just making a text file you want then these can do it. If you navigate to a folder in My Files and look for either a "+" button or pull down the menu then maybe it will be able to do this too, I don't have a Samsung device to hand to test that. If it's anything other than a text file you want to create though you'll need to use the appropriate app for that type of file, then tell it where to save.
 
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I read your post over and over. maybe I am missing something here.
I want to open a blank document and write on it. When done, place it in a folder with similar documents or a folder labeled so I can find it. That is what one does with Windows.

Without another file manager other than the one that came with marshmallow , can you do this with an android device?

I think you have to either use Google Drive, or another file manager like ES.

Please correct me if I am wrong.
 
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More definition is really needed. What kind of file are we talking about?

Create a file ...
Text file.
Document file ... like Google Doc or Word
Spreadsheet ... like Google Sheets or Excel
Note file ... like Color Note
Slide files like ... Google Slides or Outlook

Move files around and in to/out of folders ...
File manager that came with your device
Solid Explorer File Manager – manipulate device folders and files
X-plore File Manager – manipulate device and cloud folders and files
ES is not recommended

Android apps report false result/send your personal data to facility in China– don not install
AnTuTu Benchmark – compare your device to other devices – AuTuTu Tools
Boat Browser internet browser
Clean Master – optimizer, speed booster. and anti-virus – Cheetah Mobile
Dolphin Browser – internet browser
ES File Exp/Man – manipulate device and cloud folders and files – ES Global
ES File Exp/Man Pro – manipulate device and cloud folders and files – ES Global
File Manager – manipulate device and cloud folders and files – Cheetah Mobile
File Manager HD – manipulate device and cloud folders and files – Cheetah Mobile
QuickPic Gallery – photo gallery – Cheetah Mobile

... Thom
 
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More definition is really needed. What kind of file are we talking about?

Create a file ...
Text file.
Document file ... like Google Doc or Word
Spreadsheet ... like Google Sheets or Excel
Note file ... like Color Note
Slide files like ... Google Slides or Outlook

Move files around and in to/out of folders ...
File manager that came with your device
Solid Explorer File Manager – manipulate device folders and files
X-plore File Manager – manipulate device and cloud folders and files
ES is not recommended

Android apps report false result/send your personal data to facility in China– don not install
AnTuTu Benchmark – compare your device to other devices – AuTuTu Tools
Boat Browser internet browser
Clean Master – optimizer, speed booster. and anti-virus – Cheetah Mobile
Dolphin Browser – internet browser
ES File Exp/Man – manipulate device and cloud folders and files – ES Global
ES File Exp/Man Pro – manipulate device and cloud folders and files – ES Global
File Manager – manipulate device and cloud folders and files – Cheetah Mobile
File Manager HD – manipulate device and cloud folders and files – Cheetah Mobile
QuickPic Gallery – photo gallery – Cheetah Mobile

... Thom
Just think of Windows OS's files and folders. That is what I am referring to.
I was talking about the file manager that came with my galaxy.
It only shows the guts of the OS with no provision to work with files and folders like Windows does.
That's a hefty list of bad links.
 
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What Windows capability are you referencing.

Bing an Android person I see multiple possible answers to most widely divined requirements.

What is the file format you are trying to create?

The list of bad apps is real. ANY Cheetah Mobile app will deliver data from your phone to their home office in China. If you read the information in their license you will find that it isn't illegal ... you actually authorized it (and probably nerve read the license).

So ... yet again ... what type of file are you wanting to create?

... Thom
 
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Just think of Windows OS's files and folders. That is what I am referring to.
I was talking about the file manager that came with my galaxy.

AFAIK the stock Samsung file manager does pretty much the same as the Windows one, and the macOS finder as well, things like view files, delete files, copy, cut, paste, etc. And if you want to create a new file, then use whatever it is application for the file type you want to make, e.g. a word processor to create document files, etc.


It only shows the guts of the OS with no provision to work with files and folders like Windows does.

It shouldn't be doing that at all, :thinking: ...not unless your Galaxy is rooted and you're looking in /system? If you are messing around with "the guts of the OS" be very careful, you could end up bricking your phone.

That's a hefty list of bad links.

That rogues gallery are all valid Google Play Store URLs. Basically beware anything from Cheetah Mobile of Beijing, or any other "free" things that data mine your personal and private stuff, and phone home to China.
 
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I am proficient with the desktop but not so much with the phone. The formats are .doc, .rtf .docx etc just like Word .
I am not rooted and would like someone to tell me how to create a document, type upon it and put it in a folder using an Android phone; 1,2,3,44 etc. Using anything other than Google Drive. I am being told I can do this using the file manager called "My Files" but I have scoured he phone and still find no way to write. It shows android, DCIM for photos xfinity for Comcast , and many many other files which comprise the phone files that enable it to work..,
 
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I am proficient with the desktop but not so much with the phone. The formats are .doc, .rtf .docx etc just like Word .
I am not rooted and would like someone to tell me how to create a document, type upon it and put it in a folder using an Android phone; 1,2,3,44 etc. Using anything other than Google Drive. I am being told I can do this using the file manager called "My Files" but I have scoured he phone and still find no way to write. It shows android, DCIM for photos xfinity for Comcast , and many many other files which comprise the phone files that enable it to work..,

On my Oppo there already is a folder called "documents", I suspect your Samsung is the same. If there isn't a documents folder, just create one using the file manager. And to make a .doc. docx. xls, ppt, etc. I use WPS Office, but Microsoft Word, Excel and Powerpoint are available for Android. All very similar to Windows or macOS actually.
documents.jpg

If I tap on the "documents" it opens of course, and shows all the files within.
 
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On my Oppo there already is a folder called "documents", I suspect your Samsung is the same. If there isn't a documents folder, just create one using the file manager. And to make a .doc. docx. xls, ppt, etc. I use WPS Office, but Microsoft Word, Excel and Powerpoint are available for Android. All very similar to Windows or macOS actually.
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If I tap on the "documents" it opens of course, and shows all the files within.


>> do you use a third-party program like WPS because native Google cannot write a document
 
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>> do you use a third-party program like WPS because native Google cannot write a document
Google Docs can make documents OK, however I don't use it myself because it has to be used online and it's blocked here in China.

I use WPS on Android mainly because it can be used without an Internet connection. My Oppo phone actually came with WPS pre-installed. MS Office for Android has to be used online as well I've found, even though it can save to the device's own documents folder. I do use MS Office 2010 on my MacBook though, basically because Apple iWork sucks IMO. I don't usually use Windows myself, apart from the classroom electronic whiteboard PCs.
 
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The problem is that I don't recognise your description of Windows workflow, though that is the OS I use least out of all of the major operating systems.

If I want to create a text file in Windows I wouldn't start from Windows Explorer (though if I wanted to edit an existing one I would). I'd open a text editor, type something, then tell it to save and choose the location. If I wanted to create a new Word file, or PowerPoint presentation, I'd do the same: open Word or PowerPoint, create a new document, then save it where I want (though with ppt I'd be more likely to open an existing one and then save it as a new document, but that isn't starting from scratch as you describe). And you can work that way with Android as well, so for my workflow there is little difference.

(There's a lot of difference from how I work on Linux or Mac, because I use terminals on those systems rather than file browsers, but that's me. I could use them the same way if I wanted, I just find the command line more efficient).

A file explorer works just like Windows Explorer for browsing files and folders. I've attached screenshots of my internal storage ("internal sd card") using two apps named previously, Solid Explorer just showing a set of folders, X-plore showing one of my folders expanded (SE is probably more familiar in appearance). And I can click on any file to open it, either with the appropriate app or a dialogue asking me which app I want to use. You can also create new folders, and as I've said most let you create files, but these will just be text files. I just tried creating a file called "test.docx" on my phone, but when I clicked on it to open the Microsoft Office app told me that it was damaged (because it was really an empty text file rather than a docx).

My Files on my tablet looks and behaves similarly, but embarrassingly I don't know how to save a screenshot on that device! Since my phone isn't a Samsung I can't produce one of that app.

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Google Docs can make documents OK, however I don't use it myself because it has to be used online and it's blocked here in China.

I use WPS on Android mainly because it can be used without an Internet connection. My Oppo phone actually came with WPS pre-installed. MS Office for Android has to be used online as well I've found, even though it can save to the device's own documents folder. I do use MS Office 2010 on my MacBook though, basically because Apple iWork sucks IMO. I don't usually use Windows myself, apart from the classroom electronic whiteboard PCs.

>>I tried WPS but found it complicated. I am sorry about the resriction with Google Docs and online use. I hope someday we can all hold hands as one united world and be friends and trust one another. Good luck..
 
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