The Complete Guide of Transferring Files to BOOX
A new, long-awaited way included.
- March 26, 2021
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How many ways can you count for transferring files to your BOOX E Ink tablets?
The answer was 5. But since March 2021, we’ve introduced a new way to transfer files and web URLs to BOOX devices more conveniently: send2boox Chrome extension.
Counting in the send2boox extension, there’re 6 ways to send a file or web article to your BOOX. And they’re all easy-peasy. If you lost count of some of them, let’s check them out one by one.
6 ways to transferring files to BOOX:
Computer to BOOX: push.boox.com
Push.boox.com is a website that integrates ways to transfer all kinds of file types from computer to BOOX, including books, pictures, screensaver images, and web URLs.
It only takes 2 steps to use push.boox.com:
1.Log in to the same Onyx account on the web end and your device.
2.Send in the document/URL to the correct box.
Although the second step may require a bit more attention, the instruction table below can help.
| File types | Operation at push.boox.com | Find the sent files in a built-in app |
|---|---|---|
| Books/pictures/audios | Push> File | Transfer Books |
| Screensaver images | Push> Screensaver | Screensaver |
| Web articles | Push> Webpage | PushRead |
- Transfer books, pictures, audios and other files: “Push> File.” All files can be found in the built-in app “Transfer Books.”
- Transfer screensaver images: “Push> Screensaver.” The images will be directly sent to the built-in “Screensaver” app, where you can set the screensaver mode for your device. But the sent images cannot exceed 10MB.
- Send web articles: “Push> Webpage.” You can read them with the default PushRead app. This article has shed light on this handy app.
Computer to BOOX: send2boox Chrome Extension
If you want to push web articles to your BOOX without the copy and paste effort on push.boox.com, you can install the send2boox extension on the Chrome browser.
Send2boox is a chrome extension developed for directly sending web articles to BOOX devices. Unlike push.boox.com, you don’t need to copy and paste URLs in the box. Instead, you just need to log in to the extension and click it to send the current web article to your BOOX.
After installing the send2boox Chrome extension, please keep in mind to select the same server and log in to the same Onyx account on your device.
Then you can choose either “Push URL” or “Export PDF push.”
If you choose “Push URL” and click “save:, then the web page will be sent to the default PushRead app, where you can read the article in its original layout, adjust the font size, or read with the reading mode to get rid of disrupting display ads.
If you choose “Export PDF push” and click “save,” a PDF preview will show up. You need to choose “send2boox” in the destination. If all the pages, layout and color settings are good to go, you can click “Print.” Then this article in PDF will be sent to the built-in Transfer Books app. You can open it with NeoReader and take hand-writing notes on the file.
Besides pushing the web page to your BOOX, you can also transfer local files with the send2boox extension. Choose “upload files” on the bottom, then drag or upload files in the pop-up box. Then the selected files will be pushed to the Transfer Books application automatically. It’s more recommended to transfer PDFs with the “upload files” feature.
Mobile to BOOX: BOOX Assistant
Sending books, PDFs and pictures from smartphones to BOOX can also be easy as a breeze. The BOOX Assistant, available in Google Playstore and Apple Store, can transfer files directly from mobile to BOOX devices.
Upon opening the app, you need to log into the same Onyx account with your BOOX device, and tap “Push” on the front page. Then you can select a file from your smartphone storage. After pushing it successfully, you can access the sent file in the “Transfer Books” application.
Blasting Fast WIFI Transfer
Another way to transfer files from computers and mobiles to your BOOX is to use “WIFI transfer” in the “Transfer Books” application.
Unlike push.boox.com and BOOX Assistant, WIFI Transfer doesn’t require you to log in to your Onyx account. You just need to make sure your device and your PC/smartphone are using the same WIFI. And that’s all.
The next step is scanning the QR code with your cellphone or type in the URL address in the computer and send in files to your device—Wireless, fast, and straightforward.
Third-party Apps Transfer
Besides the tools provided by BOOX mentioned above, you can use third-party applications to transfer files to your tablet.
As BOOX E Ink tablets are based on an open Android system, you can install all kinds of cloud service applications, such as Google Drive and DropBox, and download files from them.
Cable Transfer
When the internet corrupts, the above wireless transfer methods become ineffective. Here’s when cable connection can work like a charm.
With the cable connected to your computer, you can drag files directly to your BOOX device. Also, the USB port of most of our tablets supports OTG, so you can connect them with a portable storage device and transfer files from it.
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4 comments on “The Complete Guide of Transferring Files to BOOX”
It would have been nice if this “complete” guide had mentioned that I need an app on my computer, the Android File Transfer app, to move files over. Or that the files go in the Books folder once I’ve installed it.
Hi Ariel,
If you’re using Windows computers, you don’t need an app to send files into your BOOX. Just drag and drop the documents into the files you want. Because BOOX runs Android and has some incompatibility with Apple OS, the Android File Transfer is a helpful app to help you move files from the laptop to the eReader if you use a Macbook.
Best regards,
BOOX Team
I have a PDF file that I marked up. I would like to copy/paste or download a new copy and start over with it blank – without losing all of my mark ups from the first time. Every time I try to download the file again (even a blank version), it shows up with the same mark ups – not blank.
I tried this once with a different document. When I erased the markings on the ‘copy’ it erased the markups on the original too, even though I changed the name.
How do I erase the copy without runining everything that I wrote on the first one?
Hi Caroline,
We tried to reproduce the issue you mentioned with an original PDF and its copy. It turned out the copy is separate from the original and any changes on it wouldn’t affect the other one. If you still find the copy mirroring original happens on your BOOX, please send feedback via Settings>Feedback. You can attach the screen recording to the feedback and send the log as well. So our tech colleague can better trace down the issue and help you solve it.
Best regards,
BOOX Team