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Somebody lock this thread.

This guy doesn't even know what he really wants, and won't listen to anyone giving him reasonable (easy) ways to accomplish tasks.
 
Just download a browser like Mercury which does file management including folder, gives you the option of LAN file transfer, and allows you to download files.

The majority of people do not care for or use iOS in the way that you do IMO which is why Apple hasn't bothered to take that approach. The other issue is that it would violate the complete sandbox security policy of iOS if apps could openly access and modify the files of another. I agree that there are plenty of ways around that issue including one that wouldn't require much of a change IMO, but things are as they are now, so a workaround is what you must find unless you change to another OS.
 
Why is the iOS Finder only for iCloud?

This kind of attitude is what will absolutely ruin a company. If I was Tim Cook and you were my employee then I'd fire you.



Because every company should listen to each of its customers needs and desires or risk losing those customers.



No company should ever take the attitude of, "If you don't like our product, suck it! There's the door."



Successful companies make their products better based on customer requests.



The feature I'm asking for would not negatively impact your own experience of iOS, since you could simply ignore that the Finder is even there. That is why your opinion about an iOS Finder app is irrelevant! You're not who it would be for.



But for the legions of people who are loyal Apple customers and who depend on these products for professional use, iOS Finder would be a God-send. No matter what you think.



And believe me I just might switch to another brand if anything existed that was capable of the things I use iOS for, but I've tested Android- and Windows-based devices and they both fail super-hard at many of the things I do, and are sorely lacking many of the critical apps I use. So they're not really an option.



Even worse than the lack of a Finder is the attitude of people like you that because you don't need one, and Apple didn't provide it, therefore it's not necessary and the rest of us should go fly a kite or drink the Koolaid and learn to smile, nod, and bend over.

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No!



iTunes requires a Mac. I am trying to get away from having to tether my device to a Mac to do all this stuff! Why is that so hard to understand?



I find it super-ironic that Apple purports to push a "post-PC" world yet it forces you to tether to a PC to do anything as basic as add an audio file from Mail into Music or put your pictures into freaking folders! It's infuriating.


But you are not Apple's only customer and we in this forum are not necessarily employees of Apple, we can tell you you to pack sand if you don't like it. We don't speak for Apple and we fear no retribution from Apple.
 
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I kinda agree with a poster from first page. If iOs doesn't suit you, find what does. It's what people do, everyday, with everything. Windows wasn't working for me, so i bought a Mac. When i needed my personal little server with 6 HDDs inside i've built myself a little computer and installed windows on it, which does the work pretty great. Maybe it's me, but I learnt in my life that if you need something, make it happen, find it etc etc. Don't wait for others to do what YOU want. Never works that way...
 
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