A File Manager Where Transfers Are the Point | Crate
Frequently asked questions
- Why is Transfers a main tab in Crate?
- Because the research behind it was blunt: the bad reviews on comparable file managers fall almost entirely on reliability, not on which providers are supported. If finishing the transfer matters more than connecting one more cloud, transfers belong at the top level.
- What is in the transfer queue?
- Running, waiting, completed and failed, with per-item speed curves, chunking and retry history — and failures attributed to credential, network, space or permission.
- Can I schedule transfers?
- Yes. Concurrency cap, Wi-Fi only, and background operation are all settings on the transfer queue.
- Does Crate run its own servers?
- No. It connects to the locations you choose — this device, a cloud drive, or a network share.
The short answer
Most file managers treat transfers as something that happens in the background while you do something else. Crate makes it a top-level tab, because that is where the actual complaints about file managers come from.
What the research said
The bad reviews on comparable file managers — Owlfiles, FE File Explorer — fall almost entirely on reliability, not on missing providers:
- multi-select that requires tapping each item and waiting for a response
- large transfers described as unreliable
- transfers that stop when the screen locks
Not "which cloud drive is missing." That is the whole reason transfers became a primary tab instead of a spinner somewhere in the background.
What the queue actually shows
Running, waiting, completed and failed, with per-item speed curves, chunking and retry history — and failure attributed to credential, network, space or permission.
That last part matters more than it looks: a transfer that fails because there is no space needs a different action from one that failed because a password expired, and "transfer failed" tells you neither.
Scheduling
Concurrency cap, Wi-Fi only, and background operation are settings on the queue rather than things you work around.