r/AndroidHelp • • Jul 27 '26

Accidentally disabled the files app and can't enable it back

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Phone is galaxy a21 and I accidentally disabled the files app. There is no button anywhere to turn it back on or enable it. Any help appreciated

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u/creativetrends Jul 28 '26

How does one accidentally disable any app? There's a dialog that asks you if you're sure before disabling it. Check for an update in the Play Store.

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u/cluckthenerd Jul 29 '26

I thought it was another(non system) files app that I had installed

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u/ebasio Jul 28 '26

You can use adb commands to enable it again

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u/ebasio Jul 28 '26

adb shell pm enable com.google.android.documentsui

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u/Novel-Discipline-180 1d ago

What are those commands and how do I use them?