My Files

Samsung's file manager, which also powers storage management, the trash and SD card tools in Settings. You can disable it, with a caveat: read what stops working first.

What it does

My Files browses and manages files on the phone, on a memory card and in connected cloud storage. Galaxy phones also use it for parts of storage management in Settings, such as analyzing what fills the storage and unmounting or formatting an SD card, and for the trash that holds deleted files. Samsung updates it through the Play Store and Galaxy Store. It runs when you open it or when Settings calls its storage screens.

Also shown as Samsung My Files.

If you disable it

You lose Samsung's file manager, its trash and storage analysis, and the option to unmount or format an SD card from Settings. Google's Files app can browse files instead.

How to disable it

On most phones Settings greys out Disable for this package, so ADB is the way to turn it off. The commands below work without root and can be undone.

adb shell pm disable-user --user 0 com.sec.android.app.myfiles

adb shell pm enable com.sec.android.app.myfiles

The stronger option removes it for your user only; the original copy stays on the phone and a factory reset brings it back. Prefer disabling: it is easier to undo.

adb shell pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.sec.android.app.myfiles

adb shell cmd package install-existing com.sec.android.app.myfiles

New to ADB? Set it up in about ten minutes.

Data and battery

Reads files on the phone and on cloud services you connect; nothing is uploaded unless you move files there.

Where it appears

• Made by Samsung Electronics.
• Android versions: 9 to 16.
• Seen on: Galaxy S25 Ultra, Galaxy S25, Galaxy S25+, Galaxy S24 Ultra, Galaxy S24.
• Listed on Google Play: My Files on Google Play.