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In the early 2010s, ES File Explorer was equipped with then extraordinary features well beyond that of vendors' pre-installed file managers, which popularized the application before it developed into [[adware]].

The functionality included [[#Range_selection|range selection]], [[tabbed browsing]], [[bookmark (digital)|bookmarking]] directories, ability to create [[home screen]] shortcuts to items (files and folders), ability to create new blank files, three viewing modes for items (grid, basic list, and detailed list), where detailed list previews modification dates, file sizes, and listed folders' file counts; three on-display size levels for items; file transfers in background, [[FTP server]] hosting, [[network protocol]] client (ability to connect to other [[FTP]], [[WebDav]] and [[Server Message Block|SMB]] servers), [[Bluetooth]] [[file sharing]], ability to manually select an application to open a file with{{efn|Applications can be selected from the ''Text'', ''Audio'', ''Video'', ''Photo'' and ''Other'' categories, where ''Other'' is a list of all user-accessible ones.}}, ability to automatically rename files during transfer in case of a file [[naming collision|name conflict]]{{efn|Given options to handle file name conflicts: [[Clobbering|Overwrite]] target file, renaming the source file in target directory and skipping the source file. An additional [[check box]] allows repeating the selected action for all remaining files.}} and merge directories, detailed statistics during file transfer{{efn|Information displayed: Name of source and target paths, current file, current transfer rate (speed), time elapsed, estimated time remaining, progress of each file and overall progress (bar, percentage, and processed and total file counts).}}, a built-in [[text editor]] with [[UTF-8]] support, [[media player software|media player]] interface ([[video player]] and [[Digital audio player|music player]] with [[Media control symbols|playback controls]]{{efn|These playback controls include [[shuffle play]]back and repeat one/all}} and [[playlist]]ing), [[image viewer]] and gallery browser, [[download manager]], [[drag and drop]] support, [[batch renaming|bulk file renaming]] (adding [[prefix]], changing extension and [[numeration|numbering]]), [[disk space analyzer|disk usage analysis]], [[Zip (file format)|ZIP]] [[archive file]] creation and browsing, [[Trash_(computing)|recycle bin]] (like Microsoft [[Windows Explorer]]) and the ability to define touch petternpattern shortcuts (''gestures''), ability to filter searches by date, size range, category (photo, audio, video, [[Android application package|APK]], and documents), and file type, generation of [[MD5]] and [[SHA-1]] [[hash sum]]s from files, ability to copy the full path of a selected file or folder into the [[Clipboard_(computing)|clipboard]], quick navigation history (list of recently opened files and directories), ability to install custom [[Theme_(computing)|themes]], ability to redirect shareable content into a file{{efn|This is done through an option integrated into the Android sharing menu.}}, and the ability list installed apps and to back them up [[Android application package]] (APK) files.<ref>{{cite web |title=Save or backup apps for offline install with ES File Explorer Pro - Android customization |url=https://www.androidauthority.com/backup-apps-offline-install-es-file-explorer-pro-android-customization-702268/ |website=Android Authority |date=7 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=How to: ES File Explorer for Android – Cloud Management Heaven – The Gadgeteer|url=https://the-gadgeteer.com/2012/05/17/how-to-es-file-explorer-for-android-cloud-management-heaven/|date=2012-05-17|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2015-12-14|title=App-Review: ES Datei Explorer Pro|url=https://androidmag.de/app-reviews/tools-gadgets/app-review-es-datei-explorer-pro/|access-date=2020-10-27|website=Androidmag|language=de-DE}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2016-05-27|title=Here's why we're removing ES File Explorer from our best apps lists|url=https://www.nextpit.com/this-is-why-you-should-not-use-es-file-explorer|access-date=2020-10-27|website=NextPit|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-08-15|title="ES Explorer" - a new look at the popular file manager for Android|url=https://edwardsrailcar.com/android/es-explorer-a-new-look-at-the-popular-file-manager/|access-date=2020-10-27|website=edwardsrailcar.com|language=en-US}}</ref> Since a 2015 version, files can be encrypted in a [[proprietary format]] named ''ES lock''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://fileinfo.com/extension/eslock|title = ESLOCK File Extension - What is an .eslock file and how do I open it?}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=ESLOCK file extension|url=https://www.file-extensions.org/eslock-file-extension|access-date=2020-10-28|website=www.file-extensions.org|language=en}}</ref>

=== Range selection ===