About Root Explorer
Root Explorer is the ultimate file manager for root users. Access the whole of android's file system (including the elusive data folder!). Features include multiple tabs, Google Drive, Box, Dropbox and network (SMB)...
Root Explorer is the ultimate file manager for root users. Access the whole of android's file system (including the elusive data folder!).
Features include multiple tabs, Google Drive, Box, Dropbox and network (SMB) support, SQLite database viewer, Text Editor, create and extract zip or tar/gzip files, extract rar archives, multi-select, execute scripts, search, remount, permissions, bookmarks, send files (via email, bluetooth etc), image thumbnails, APK binary XML viewer, change file owner/group, create symbolic link, "Open With" facility, MD5, create shortcuts.
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New permissions:
Full network access - Required for network and cloud access. No information is passed to us over the internet.
Add or remove accounts - Used by the Google Drive SDK to add a new account if desired. No changes are made to existing accounts and no details accessed apart from the account name.
Find accounts on the device - Used to list available accounts for logging into Google Drive.
Prevent from sleeping - Used to stop the device sleeping during long operations so they are not interrupted.
Previous Versions
Here you can find the changelog of Root Explorer since it was posted on our website on 2015-04-27 03:00:00.
The latest version is 4.12.9 and it was updated on 2026-06-11 13:45:56. See below the changes in each version.
Root Explorer version 4.12.9
Updated At: 2026-02-10
Changes: Fix for recent Dropbox issue (SDK version updated)
Root Explorer version 4.12.8
Updated At: 2025-07-21
Changes: Google Drive support removed
Root Explorer version 4.12.7
Updated At: 2024-12-23
Changes: • Performance improvements when listing large local folders
• Fix for Google Drive navigation problem
Root Explorer version 4.12.5
Updated At: 2024-09-25
Changes: Fixed problems with anonymous SMB authentication since last release
Root Explorer version 4.12.6
Updated At: 2024-09-25
Changes: Updated the target API level in line with Google Play requirements
Root Explorer version 4.12.3
Updated At: 2023-10-29
Changes: Updated target API level to 33
Root Explorer version 4.12.2
Updated At: 2023-09-19
Changes: • Allow access to all contents of /data/data folder when using KernelSU on Android 13. Note that version 0.5 or higher of KernelSU is required for this to work.
• Fix a problem opening system text files on a small number of devices.
Root Explorer version 4.12.1
Updated At: 2023-08-27
Changes: Fixed problem with SMB anonymous access. To do this the old SMB code was reinstated, so unfortunately SMB3 support is no longer available. SMB3 will be added again when it can be done without breaking anything else! Sorry for the inconvenience.
Root Explorer version 4.12
Updated At: 2023-08-09
Changes: Support for SMB v3 in networking tab
Root Explorer version 4.11.5
Updated At: 2023-03-13
Changes: A few minor bug fixes
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