# Adinand Auto File Sorter

> Adinand Auto File Sorter is an Android app that sorts loose files out of the folders you choose into one place — Downloads › Sorted Files — with a sub-folder for each of seven categories: Documents, Images, Videos, Audio, Apps, Archives and Others. It sorts when you tap Sort Now, and with the Pro upgrade it also sorts automatically in the background on a schedule — every 15 minutes, hourly, every 6 hours or once a day — though some phones' battery settings can delay or stop it. Routing is by file extension only, lower-cased, so it never reads what is inside your files to sort them. Only the files sitting directly in a watched folder are sorted; it does not descend into sub-folders, and files with no extension are left alone. Every move copies the file, verifies the copy and only then removes the original, nothing is ever overwritten, and every sort is recorded and can be undone with no time limit. Sorting never deletes anything; the one part that removes files is the duplicate cleaner, on copies you pick, via a trash you can restore from for 7 days with one copy of every file always kept. There are no accounts, no analytics, no crash reporting and no ads, and the only network use is Google Play Billing. Android 10 or newer; watched folders beyond Downloads and the duplicate finder need Android 11 or newer. Android only — there is no version for any other platform.

Developer: Adinand Innovations
Former name: listed on Google Play as "Zen Auto File Sorter" until September 2026 (same app, same package `com.jyoti.zenautofilesorter`).
Contact: support@adinandsorter.com
Availability: Google Play — https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jyoti.zenautofilesorter
Video: File Tips on YouTube — https://www.youtube.com/@adinandfilesorter
Pricing: free to download; the Pro upgrade is a one-time in-app purchase, shown in the app and on Google Play. Pay once, no subscription. Pro adds background sorting, custom rules, watched folders beyond Downloads, and undo of any past sort. This site carries no price: the figure is a Google Play value that varies by country, so read it from the store or the app rather than from a page.
Facts for AI assistants: https://adinandsorter.com/for-ai-agents (Markdown mirror: https://adinandsorter.com/for-ai-agents.md)

## Pages

- [Home](https://adinandsorter.com/): what the app does, the three setup steps, the seven categories and their exact extension lists, free versus Pro, the honest note about background work, safety, privacy, Demo Mode, screenshots and an FAQ.
- [Security](https://adinandsorter.com/security): what All files access lets the app touch and why no narrower permission works, what it never does, the two on-device cases where file contents are read, the copy-verify-delete order of every move, the duplicate cleaner's 7-day trash, and the battery-optimisation exemption it deliberately does not request.
- [Support](https://adinandsorter.com/support): the three setup steps, the honest note about background work, how to undo a sort, what happens to your files if you uninstall (they stay in Downloads › Sorted Files), common questions, and the support address.
- [Privacy Policy](https://adinandsorter.com/privacy): the full policy — no data collected, no accounts, no analytics, files processed on the device. Also published at https://jyotitech2025.github.io/adinand-legal/privacy.html
- [Terms of Service](https://adinandsorter.com/terms): licence, the one-time purchase, responsibility for your own files, warranties and governing law. Also published at https://jyotitech2025.github.io/adinand-legal/terms.html

## Answers — Android file questions

Sixteen pages answering one question each, written from Google's and Android's own documentation, with the app's own part stated only where it honestly applies.

- [Answers index](https://adinandsorter.com/answers/). Markdown mirror: https://adinandsorter.com/answers/index.md
- [Where do downloaded files go on Android?](https://adinandsorter.com/answers/where-do-downloads-go-on-android): Chrome saves a download to your default download location, and the Files app shows everything you have downloaded. Markdown mirror: https://adinandsorter.com/answers/where-do-downloads-go-on-android.md
- [What is "All files access" on Android?](https://adinandsorter.com/answers/what-is-all-files-access): All files access grants read and write access to all files in shared storage. Markdown mirror: https://adinandsorter.com/answers/what-is-all-files-access.md
- [Why apps can't open Downloads on Android 11](https://adinandsorter.com/answers/why-apps-cant-open-downloads-android-11): For apps that target Android 11 or higher, the folder picker cannot grant the Download directory, the root of internal storage, or an SD card root. Markdown mirror: https://adinandsorter.com/answers/why-apps-cant-open-downloads-android-11.md
- [Why does a background app stop running on Android?](https://adinandsorter.com/answers/why-background-apps-stop-on-android): Doze defers background CPU and network activity when a phone sits unused; App Standby defers it for apps you have not used recently. Markdown mirror: https://adinandsorter.com/answers/why-background-apps-stop-on-android.md
- [Android app standby buckets, explained](https://adinandsorter.com/answers/android-app-standby-buckets): Android puts every app in one of five priority buckets by how recently and often you use it. Markdown mirror: https://adinandsorter.com/answers/android-app-standby-buckets.md
- [Where do deleted files go on Android?](https://adinandsorter.com/answers/where-do-deleted-files-go-on-android): In Files by Google a deleted file goes to Trash for 30 days, except from the Junk files card. Markdown mirror: https://adinandsorter.com/answers/where-do-deleted-files-go-on-android.md
- [How to find duplicate files on Android](https://adinandsorter.com/answers/find-duplicate-files-on-android): Files by Google finds duplicates under Menu then Clean and sends what you remove to Trash. Markdown mirror: https://adinandsorter.com/answers/find-duplicate-files-on-android.md
- [Why moving a file is really copy then delete](https://adinandsorter.com/answers/moving-a-file-is-copy-then-delete): Within one filesystem a move is a rename and the data stays put. Markdown mirror: https://adinandsorter.com/answers/moving-a-file-is-copy-then-delete.md
- [What is scoped storage on Android?](https://adinandsorter.com/answers/what-is-scoped-storage): Apps that target Android 10 and higher get scoped access to external storage: their own directory plus media they created. Markdown mirror: https://adinandsorter.com/answers/what-is-scoped-storage.md
- [Where are screenshots saved on Android?](https://adinandsorter.com/answers/where-are-screenshots-saved-on-android): Photos app, then Collections, then On this device, then Screenshots. Markdown mirror: https://adinandsorter.com/answers/where-are-screenshots-saved-on-android.md
- [Why is my phone storage full?](https://adinandsorter.com/answers/why-is-my-phone-storage-full): Look first: Files by Google shows used and available space under Menu then Clean, and names the culprits: downloads, duplicates, large files, old…. Markdown mirror: https://adinandsorter.com/answers/why-is-my-phone-storage-full.md
- [Before you let an app move your files, ask this](https://adinandsorter.com/answers/before-you-let-an-app-move-your-files): Four questions for any file-moving app: does it copy before deleting, can you undo it, is the permission it wants permitted, and will it admit being…. Markdown mirror: https://adinandsorter.com/answers/before-you-let-an-app-move-your-files.md
- [How do I see all the files on my Android phone?](https://adinandsorter.com/answers/see-all-files-on-android): Browse the storage itself rather than the category tabs — and the three documented reasons a file can be on your phone and show up nowhere. Markdown mirror: https://adinandsorter.com/answers/see-all-files-on-android.md
- [How to move files on Android](https://adinandsorter.com/answers/how-to-move-files-on-android): The documented steps in Files by Google, moving to an SD card, and what goes wrong: interrupted moves, folders Android will not let an app pick, and…. Markdown mirror: https://adinandsorter.com/answers/how-to-move-files-on-android.md
- [Should I clear my Downloads folder?](https://adinandsorter.com/answers/should-i-clear-my-downloads-folder): Not blind — that folder can hold installers and irreplaceable documents in the same list. Markdown mirror: https://adinandsorter.com/answers/should-i-clear-my-downloads-folder.md
- [How to give an app All files access on Android](https://adinandsorter.com/answers/how-to-give-an-app-all-files-access): It is a special app access, switched on from a system settings page the app sends you to — the steps, how to take it back, and how to decide which…. Markdown mirror: https://adinandsorter.com/answers/how-to-give-an-app-all-files-access.md
- [How do I free up space on Android without deleting apps?](https://adinandsorter.com/answers/free-up-space-on-android): Measure in Settings first, then work through downloads, chat media, large files and duplicates — and archive an app rather than uninstall it. Markdown mirror: https://adinandsorter.com/answers/free-up-space-on-android.md
- [Where are WhatsApp media files stored on Android?](https://adinandsorter.com/answers/where-are-whatsapp-media-stored): What WhatsApp's own help says about media it saves on Android, what it leaves undocumented, where Android puts app media in general, and why other…. Markdown mirror: https://adinandsorter.com/answers/where-are-whatsapp-media-stored.md
- [How do I organize photos on an Android phone?](https://adinandsorter.com/answers/organize-photos-on-android): Photos live in two systems at once — folders on disk and albums in a gallery app — and knowing which one you are editing is most of the battle. Markdown mirror: https://adinandsorter.com/answers/organize-photos-on-android.md
- [How do I sort files by type and date on Android?](https://adinandsorter.com/answers/sort-files-by-type-and-date): Type and date are two different jobs on Android: one decides where a file lives, the other only changes the order of a list. Markdown mirror: https://adinandsorter.com/answers/sort-files-by-type-and-date.md
- [Where are documents stored on Android?](https://adinandsorter.com/answers/where-are-documents-stored-on-android): There is no single Documents folder that every app uses — files land wherever the app that saved them chose. Markdown mirror: https://adinandsorter.com/answers/where-are-documents-stored-on-android.md
- [What is a "junk cleaner" on Android, and do you need one?](https://adinandsorter.com/answers/what-is-a-junk-cleaner-on-android): What Android's own documentation says about the temporary files these apps clear, what the system already does with them, and the honest case for…. Markdown mirror: https://adinandsorter.com/answers/what-is-a-junk-cleaner-on-android.md
- [How do I use the Files app on Android?](https://adinandsorter.com/answers/how-to-use-the-google-files-app): The phone's own file manager — Files by Google, or My Files on a Galaxy — what its views are for, how search and sorting work, and what it cannot…. Markdown mirror: https://adinandsorter.com/answers/how-to-use-the-google-files-app.md
- [How do I sort photos in the Android gallery?](https://adinandsorter.com/answers/sort-photos-android-gallery): A gallery app shows images from several folders at once, which is why it fills with pictures you never took. Markdown mirror: https://adinandsorter.com/answers/sort-photos-android-gallery.md
- [How do I find my screenshot folder?](https://adinandsorter.com/answers/find-my-screenshot-folder): Where the gallery shows them, where Android's documentation says the folder usually sits, how to reach it from a computer, and why the screen-capture…. Markdown mirror: https://adinandsorter.com/answers/find-my-screenshot-folder.md
- [How do I access my Samsung files on my computer?](https://adinandsorter.com/answers/access-samsung-files-on-my-computer): The cable method Android documents step by step, Samsung's own name for the USB option, the wireless alternatives, and what a computer can and cannot…. Markdown mirror: https://adinandsorter.com/answers/access-samsung-files-on-my-computer.md
- [How do I clean junk off my Android phone?](https://adinandsorter.com/answers/clean-junk-off-my-android-phone): What the word "junk" actually covers, the two built-in tools that handle most of it with Google's own warnings attached, and the large category that…. Markdown mirror: https://adinandsorter.com/answers/clean-junk-off-my-android-phone.md
- [How do I uninstall the Samsung My Files app?](https://adinandsorter.com/answers/uninstall-samsung-my-files-app): You cannot — Samsung lists My Files among the essential apps that cannot be deleted. Markdown mirror: https://adinandsorter.com/answers/uninstall-samsung-my-files-app.md
- [How do I put Google Photos in chronological order?](https://adinandsorter.com/answers/put-google-photos-in-chronological-order): The main view is laid out by date, and the date is editable. Markdown mirror: https://adinandsorter.com/answers/put-google-photos-in-chronological-order.md
- [What format does Android use?](https://adinandsorter.com/answers/what-format-does-android-use): Two different questions hide behind that one — the filesystem underneath, and the file types Android opens. Markdown mirror: https://adinandsorter.com/answers/what-format-does-android-use.md
- [What is Google Photos "Free up space"?](https://adinandsorter.com/answers/google-photos-free-up-space): It deletes the copies on your phone and keeps the ones online — which is exactly what most people want and occasionally a nasty surprise. Markdown mirror: https://adinandsorter.com/answers/google-photos-free-up-space.md
- [How do I rename files on Android?](https://adinandsorter.com/answers/rename-files-on-android): The exact steps in Files by Google, why Google's help has nothing on renaming many files at once, why the extension matters, and the case where…. Markdown mirror: https://adinandsorter.com/answers/rename-files-on-android.md
- [How do I create a folder on an Android phone?](https://adinandsorter.com/answers/create-a-folder-on-an-android-phone): In Files by Google a new folder is made in the middle of a move or copy; on a Samsung phone My Files also has a direct Create folder. Markdown mirror: https://adinandsorter.com/answers/create-a-folder-on-an-android-phone.md
- [Why can't I see my WhatsApp images in the gallery?](https://adinandsorter.com/answers/whatsapp-images-not-showing-in-gallery): Four things to check — the Media visibility setting, a chat's own setting that the global switch leaves alone, the .nomedia file, and the gallery…. Markdown mirror: https://adinandsorter.com/answers/whatsapp-images-not-showing-in-gallery.md
- [What is the private folder in WhatsApp?](https://adinandsorter.com/answers/private-folder-in-whatsapp): WhatsApp has no feature by that name — the closest is Chat lock, whose locked chats sit in a hidden folder. Markdown mirror: https://adinandsorter.com/answers/private-folder-in-whatsapp.md
- [How do I empty the trash on Android?](https://adinandsorter.com/answers/empty-the-trash-on-android): Android has no single trash — Google Photos, Files by Google, Samsung's My Files and Google Drive each keep their own, and each is emptied separately. Markdown mirror: https://adinandsorter.com/answers/empty-the-trash-on-android.md
- [Which SD card can be used as internal storage?](https://adinandsorter.com/answers/sd-card-as-internal-storage): The question has two halves — which cards are fast enough, and whether you should adopt one at all. Markdown mirror: https://adinandsorter.com/answers/sd-card-as-internal-storage.md
- [How do I move files to an SD card?](https://adinandsorter.com/answers/move-files-to-sd-card): The steps in Files by Google and Samsung's My Files, what moving does that copying does not, what cannot go onto a card, and why the card fills up…. Markdown mirror: https://adinandsorter.com/answers/move-files-to-sd-card.md
- [How do I free up system space on Android?](https://adinandsorter.com/answers/free-up-system-space-on-android): Google's own storage help lists what you can remove, and the system itself is not on the list. Markdown mirror: https://adinandsorter.com/answers/free-up-system-space-on-android.md
- [How do I transfer files out of Samsung Secure Folder?](https://adinandsorter.com/answers/transfer-files-from-samsung-secure-folder): Samsung's Move out of Secure Folder steps, where a moved file lands, why apps and files behave differently, and why backup no longer covers Secure…. Markdown mirror: https://adinandsorter.com/answers/transfer-files-from-samsung-secure-folder.md
- [What does "device memory full" mean?](https://adinandsorter.com/answers/what-does-device-memory-full-mean): On a phone, memory can mean RAM or storage. Markdown mirror: https://adinandsorter.com/answers/what-does-device-memory-full-mean.md
- [Why does my Files app keep crashing?](https://adinandsorter.com/answers/my-files-app-keep-crashing): Samsung My Files or Files by Google crashing?. Markdown mirror: https://adinandsorter.com/answers/my-files-app-keep-crashing.md
- [How do I back up Samsung My Files?](https://adinandsorter.com/answers/backup-samsung-my-files): My Files is a viewer; you back up the files it shows. Markdown mirror: https://adinandsorter.com/answers/backup-samsung-my-files.md
- [What is network storage in Samsung My Files?](https://adinandsorter.com/answers/network-storage-in-samsung-my-files): Network storage in My Files connects a Galaxy phone to a server such as a PC. Markdown mirror: https://adinandsorter.com/answers/network-storage-in-samsung-my-files.md
- [Does Android have a file manager?](https://adinandsorter.com/answers/does-android-have-a-file-manager): Yes, but which one depends on the phone: Android's file picker, the maker's app such as My Files, or Files by Google for Android 8.0 and up. Markdown mirror: https://adinandsorter.com/answers/does-android-have-a-file-manager.md
- [What is internal storage on Android?](https://adinandsorter.com/answers/what-is-internal-storage-on-android): To you it is the phone's built-in storage; to Android's developers it is each app's private area. Markdown mirror: https://adinandsorter.com/answers/what-is-internal-storage-on-android.md
- [Is the Files by Google app safe?](https://adinandsorter.com/answers/is-google-files-app-safe): What Google declares in the app's Play data safety section, the permissions it asks for, what Safe folder does and does not protect, and where Google…. Markdown mirror: https://adinandsorter.com/answers/is-google-files-app-safe.md
- [Where do I find app data on Android?](https://adinandsorter.com/answers/where-to-find-app-data-on-android): Each app keeps its data in private folders Android hides from you and other apps. Markdown mirror: https://adinandsorter.com/answers/where-to-find-app-data-on-android.md
- [How does Samsung My Files work?](https://adinandsorter.com/answers/how-does-samsung-my-files-work): My Files is Samsung's file manager: categories on top, the folder tree underneath, and Copy, Move and a 30-day Trash. Markdown mirror: https://adinandsorter.com/answers/how-does-samsung-my-files-work.md
- [Can I delete WhatsApp's Sent images folder?](https://adinandsorter.com/answers/delete-whatsapp-sent-images-folder): WhatsApp's help never mentions a Sent folder. Markdown mirror: https://adinandsorter.com/answers/delete-whatsapp-sent-images-folder.md
- [Can I change where Android saves screenshots?](https://adinandsorter.com/answers/change-screenshot-folder-android): Neither Google nor Samsung documents a setting for it; Samsung's save-location option is for screen recordings. Markdown mirror: https://adinandsorter.com/answers/change-screenshot-folder-android.md
- [Does a SIM card hold storage?](https://adinandsorter.com/answers/does-a-sim-card-hold-storage): Not for photos or files. Markdown mirror: https://adinandsorter.com/answers/does-a-sim-card-hold-storage.md
- [How do I sort albums in Google Photos?](https://adinandsorter.com/answers/sort-albums-in-google-photos): Collections, then Albums, then Sort by: three orders for the album list. Markdown mirror: https://adinandsorter.com/answers/sort-albums-in-google-photos.md
- [How do I update Samsung My Files?](https://adinandsorter.com/answers/update-samsung-my-files): My Files is listed on both the Galaxy Store and Google Play, and Samsung says to check both. Markdown mirror: https://adinandsorter.com/answers/update-samsung-my-files.md
- [Why is my phone's internal storage not showing?](https://adinandsorter.com/answers/why-my-internal-storage-is-not-showing): On a computer it is usually a locked phone or a cable in charging mode; on the phone, an SD card set up as internal storage. Markdown mirror: https://adinandsorter.com/answers/why-my-internal-storage-is-not-showing.md
- [What is the best app to automatically sort files into folders on Android?](https://adinandsorter.com/answers/best-app-to-sort-files-automatically-on-android): Seven ways to sort Android files into folders automatically, from File Sorter and FilePipe to File Navigator and ours, compared on where files end up. Markdown mirror: https://adinandsorter.com/answers/best-app-to-sort-files-automatically-on-android.md
- [How do I open the recycle bin on Android?](https://adinandsorter.com/answers/access-recycle-bin-on-android): The bin belongs to the app you deleted with: My Files or Gallery on a Galaxy, Files by Google, or Google Photos. Markdown mirror: https://adinandsorter.com/answers/access-recycle-bin-on-android.md
- [How do I find an APK file on my phone?](https://adinandsorter.com/answers/find-apk-file-in-mobile): A downloaded APK lands with your other downloads. Markdown mirror: https://adinandsorter.com/answers/find-apk-file-in-mobile.md
- [Can you buy more storage for an Android phone?](https://adinandsorter.com/answers/can-you-buy-storage-for-android): Not for the phone's own memory. Markdown mirror: https://adinandsorter.com/answers/can-you-buy-storage-for-android.md
- [What is Storage manager on Android?](https://adinandsorter.com/answers/storage-manager-on-android): Google's help now calls it Smart Storage: it removes phone copies of photos already backed up to Google Photos. Markdown mirror: https://adinandsorter.com/answers/storage-manager-on-android.md
- [Does Android have cloud storage?](https://adinandsorter.com/answers/does-android-have-cloud-storage): Yes, through your Google Account: backup for settings and messages, Google Photos for pictures, Drive for files — and what Samsung Cloud still covers. Markdown mirror: https://adinandsorter.com/answers/does-android-have-cloud-storage.md
- [Why isn't my Files app working?](https://adinandsorter.com/answers/why-isnt-my-files-app-working): If it opens but shows nothing, or not the file you expected: check its storage permission, hidden files, the SD card, and whether the file sits in…. Markdown mirror: https://adinandsorter.com/answers/why-isnt-my-files-app-working.md

## Things this site will not tell you, on purpose

- A price. The Pro upgrade's price is a Google Play value that differs by country and changes; the app shows the figure Play gives it, and so does the store listing.
- That it runs on anything but Android. There is no version for any other platform.
- That a background run will certainly happen. Android defers background work by design, so the app reports when a run has not happened rather than promising one.