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My Phone, The File Server

I'm cleaning out my room. There's so much stuff that could make other people happier than it makes me. If anyone is interested in a variety of things, from fancy knapsacks to Tsum Tsums to dolls, let me know. But that's not why we're here - We're here because I found my old Moto X phone. I'm not sure why I stopped using it, but I know I replaced it with the Galaxy S5 in 2014, and eventually my mother's hand-me-down LG Stylo until I dropped it and shattered the screen. And receiving my own LG Stylo 2 this February. If I knew I still had my Moto, I wouldn't have paid money for an upgrade (Assuming it still works on T-Mobile's networks. It should). So I found the article - What To Do With an Old Smartphone - And besides some usual suggestions - one stood out. Make Your Phone into a File Server.  I picked the app FTP Server - It opens the appropriate ports on the phone and grants file access. Of course, you could probably do i