Local Files, iCloud, External Folders

Textastic offers two default locations where you can store files: Local Files and iCloud. You can also add external folders using the Add External Folder… command (iPhone and iPad) or by drag-and-drop (iPad only).

All these locations can be used to download and upload files in the Remote File Transfer Screen.

Local Files

Files saved here are stored locally on your iOS device. They are not automatically synced to any cloud service.

Local files can also be accessed from the Files app under On My iPad or On My iPhone, in the Textastic folder.

iCloud

Files saved here are stored in Textastic’s iCloud Drive container. Changes you make in this folder are automatically synced to your other iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and Windows devices that are logged in to the same iCloud account.

You can find this folder in the Files app on iOS and iPadOS, in Finder on macOS, and in Explorer on Windows:

Note

To make sure Textastic’s iCloud folder appears on all your devices, first create a file in the iCloud location in Textastic.

In rare cases, it can take a while (up to 72 hours) until the folder appears in iCloud Drive on other devices.

External Folders

Textastic supports adding folders stored in another app using the iOS document picker or drag-and-drop. This works with folders stored locally on the device in another app that makes its files available in the Files app via a file provider.

It allows access to Git repositories from apps like Working Copy and to files in Dropbox, SFTP, or S3 without manually downloading and uploading them.

You can read more about this at External Files and Folders and Git Client: Working Copy.

Open Files and Folders in the Files App

Open the context menu of any file, folder, or location and choose Show in Files App to open the folder in the Files app. For files, this opens the containing folder.