Files by Google

4.4
8.46M reviews
5B+
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Content rating
PEGI 3
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About this app

Free up space on your device with cleaning recommendations
🔍 Find files faster with search and simple browsing
↔️ Quickly share files offline with Quick Share
☁️ Back up files to the cloud to save space on your device
🔒 Secure your files with a non-device lock

Free up space
Easily see how much space is left on your device, SD card and USB drive. Free up space by finding old photos from chat apps, duplicate files, clearing cache, and more.

Find files faster
Save time looking for photos, videos, and documents on your phone. Search quickly or browse your GIFs or share that video you downloaded recently. Sort files by size to understand what’s taking up space.

Fast & secure file sharing
Share photos, videos, apps, and more to Android and Chromebook devices around you with Quick Share. Files transfer quickly, with speeds up to 480 Mbps, even without an internet connection. Transfers are private and secured with end-to-end encryption.

Secure your files
Keep your sensitive files safe with a PIN or pattern that can be different from your device lock.

Play offline media
Listen to your music or watch your videos with advanced controls like playback speed, shuffle, and more.

Back up files
Move your files to Google Drive or an SD card to save space on your device. You can also share to other cloud storage apps on your device.

Get smart recommendations
Get helpful suggestions to save space, protect your device, and more. Your recommendations get smarter the more you use the app.

It’s efficient and effective
The Files by Google app uses less than 20 MB of storage on your device, it’s easy to use, and has no ads.
Updated on
Jul 21, 2025

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region, and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
No data shared with third parties
Learn more about how developers declare sharing
This app may collect these data types
Personal info, App activity and 2 others
Data is encrypted in transit
Data can’t be deleted
Independent security review

Ratings and reviews

4.4
8.21M reviews
Elle Mitchell
July 2, 2025
I've been satisfied with this app up until today when I discovered all my documents, downloaded files (except a fee), screenshots and ringtones are gone. Not in internal storage either. I've force stopped, restarted, cleared cache and uninstalled updates. 100% certain nothing there's no cloud service and set to delete afterwards. Three Pixels, including this 9 Pro since January, and never had this oroblem. Can restore some but not sure what files are permanently missing. Very annoyed and angry
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Google LLC
July 2, 2025
Hi Elle. Please provide more information about the issue such as steps to replicate, screenshot of the error etc through this form g.co/help/filesbygoogle for us to investigate further. Appreciate your patience!
Bryant Reitzel
June 27, 2025
Pretty good overall for most things. Not very good for playing music. It can only play a few file types, it works bad with too many folders and files, and has a bad shuffle and playlist integration. Good for most things and for clearing unnecessary device storage.
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Kadum Jerang
June 20, 2025
Okay, so the app is usually great for day to day usage, but can you please add a delete recent history option, the dashboard looks so cluttered with recent files. I mean if you were adding recent option you could have easily added the option to delete recent history, but anyways, please add the feature to delete recent history in files. 🙏🙏
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Google LLC
June 20, 2025
Hi Jerang. Appreciate you taking out time to send your valuable feedback our way. We're always looking for ways to make the app more useful and your feedback is super helpful. Thanks for using Files by Google.

What’s new

- You can now use Quick Share directly from the home page to send or receive files. Currently rolling out.
- Bug fixes and other improvements.