I used to plug my GTab into my Windows computer (I'm not using Kies, and don't want to) and it would show up as a drive with all of my respective folders (photos, videos, etc.)
I recently replaced my hard drive, and now when I plug my GTab in, it shows up in My Computer as a camera icon labeled: GT-P7510
When I double-click the icon it opens a window with about 25 folders, but the folders aren't labeled and have nothing in them. What gives?
could try reinstalling the samsung drivers (not kies)
The drivers can be found in the development section in the how to root video walkthrough thread.
Also check you do not have USB debugging mode enabled on the TAB
hi
if youve altered hard drives in your computer then have the drive letters changed?
windows may have assigned a driv eletter in the past to a camera you once plugged in. if the tablet has now been assigned the same drive letter it may be taking on the same properties, hence the camera icon etc.
presume you have windows 7...
go to your start menu, right click computer, choose manage, under storage, click disk management, it should show you your tablet a drive. along with your hard drives and any other storage attached.
in the top section, right click your tablet and click "change drive letter and paths".
choose a drive letter youve never used before for your tablet. fingers crossed it should be back to a normal drive behaviour now...
let us know.
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rumpleforeskin said:
could try reinstalling the samsung drivers (not kies)
The drivers can be found in the development section in the how to root video walkthrough thread.
Also check you do not have USB debugging mode enabled on the TAB
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When I plugged my GTab into my computer, I got a message saying that windows had found new hardware, and then it proceeded to install the necessary Samsung drivers. It indicated that everything had gone OK.
tedrodgers said:
hi
if youve altered hard drives in your computer then have the drive letters changed?
windows may have assigned a driv eletter in the past to a camera you once plugged in. if the tablet has now been assigned the same drive letter it may be taking on the same properties, hence the camera icon etc.
presume you have windows 7...
go to your start menu, right click computer, choose manage, under storage, click disk management, it should show you your tablet a drive. along with your hard drives and any other storage attached.
in the top section, right click your tablet and click "change drive letter and paths".
choose a drive letter youve never used before for your tablet. fingers crossed it should be back to a normal drive behaviour now...
let us know.
thanks
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Thanks, but my drive is not showing up under disk management, although my Tab is saying USB Connected, and MTP Connected. I am using Windows XP, btw.
Problem Solved!
OK, after a lengthy phone call to Samsung Support, I finally got my computer to recognize my Galaxy Tab.
He first had me download the USB drivers from Support/Software page. However, when I tried to install it, I got a message saying it couldn't be installed (don't ask me why).
Yet, when I went into the Device Manager, the Samsung drivers were listed under USB controllers and it indicated that they were working properly.
To make a long story short, the Support person determined that I must have had an old version of Windows Media Player on my computer (I did, version 9). He told me to update to the latest version (version 11).
When I did that, Windows recognized my GTab as a mass storage device and everything works properly now.
So, make a note: If you ever replace your hard drive, and you're using an old operating system like I am (Windows XP), make sure you update your Windows Media Player to the latest version.
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hi i have windows 7 and each time i connect my htc hd2 on my win7 laptop in diskdrive mode rather than active sync, the computer makes the usb noise, but no drive or any icon shows up on my computer, active sync works perfect and the mode also works on my xp pc
when you open my computer when the phone is in hard driver mode, don't forget the drive doesn't show up in the same area of the window as when it is in active sync mode, it shows up as "local drive" if I remember correctly. I have a card reader and the sd card shows up by them in dd mode, but right down at the bottom in as mode.
It might be that the drive letter assigned for the Phone is taken by some other USB/Network drive, and windows just does not know what to do.
Windows assigns the first available drive letter to the device the first time you connect the device, and remembers what letter was assigned to this device.
If you connect the device again, it would get the same drive letter.
But - if you disconnect the drive, and connect another device, the new device might not get this (same) drive letter, and when you connect the phone, it's drive letter is occupied and windows gives up.
What to do ?
(I dont know windows 7, but - on Windows XP it goes like this
Click Start->Settings->ControlPanel
Double Click AdministrativeTools
Double Click Computer Management
On the left tree view - select "Disk Management"
See the list of elements
Look For a volume without a letter
Right click this drive and select "Change Drive Letter"
(if you get a "list" of drive letters that is not selectable drop-down list)Click "Change"
Select one of the unassigned drive letters
---- click OK
---- Click OK (again)
Close Computer management
See if you have the new drive under "My computer"
Hi, when you are in ActiveSync mode do you also get your phone loaded as a Portable Device giving you seperate access to the Device storage and your Storage card? I think that Som3one might be correct as I've had device issues in the past (not with Windows 7 yet though) related to removable drive mapping. I actually prefer ActivSync mode as all storage is shown in Windows 7 whilst only the SD card is shown in Disk mode.
yh i tried it but it doesn't work, nothing comes up
maybe you should try it on a different computer,
just to see if it is recognized there (preferably with XP)
yh it works on windows xp just fine tried on my pc but doesn't work on my laptop
On you laptop, does the little thingy appear on the right-hand of the bottom task bar so that you can eject the drive with a right click? If the thingy ain't there, the drive ain't there.
I connect the phone to the computer using the USB cable. I pull down the notification bar. I tap USB connected. The window pops up saying tap Mount. I tap mount and absolutel nothing happens. No window pops up on my computer, both desk top and lap top! Nothing happens at all! There is supposed to be a removable disk window that opens up and then I am supposed to make sure the OPEN FOLDER TO VIEW FILES USING WINDOWS EXPLORER is highlighted but that window never comes up. This happens on both my laptop and my desktop. How am I going to get music from my computer to my phone. Please don't tell me to download an app. I will if I have to but I would like to know why this way is not working.
You seem to have described the process pretty accurately, if your Vibrant isn't mounting then you should probably exchange it.
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Your computer might not have installed the drivers properly. Go the Development section, and search for the topic:
"[Drivers] MS Windows x86 and x64 USB Drivers for Samsung Galaxy S"
I would link you..but apparently new users aren't allowed to post links. Well, install the drivers you find there and see if it works.
So, I've searched everywhere and I can't find a fix for this problem.
All of the drivers loaded for my XOOM except for the MTP driver. My XOOM actually shows up in My Computer as a mobile device, where I can browse the files, so I guess it worked.
So, what is the MTP driver for?
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So, I've searched everywhere and I can't find a fix for this problem.
All of the drivers loaded for my XOOM except for the MTP driver. My XOOM actually shows up in My Computer as a mobile device, where I can browse the files, so I guess it worked.
So, what is the MTP driver for?
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Its the new way moto set the xoom to talk to the PC's. Just install wmp 11 and you will have the mtp driver. That way wmp can talk to ur xoom and sync updated playlists and what not. But I don't see it as a needed driver if u can already get on the xoom.
I actually tried the WMP 11 trick earlier today and it didn't work.
Of course, my computer saw the XOOM as a mobile device after installing WMP 11, so I don't know. Might have worked.
You should now be able to manage and sync music to your Xoom through WMP11. I can do it through WMP12 perfectly (but I am also using Windows 7).
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Its the new way moto set the xoom to talk to the PC's.
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Actually Google set it this way in Honeycomb and will be in all future iterations of Android because this allows for apps and data to share the same space, and you dont need to unmount the sd card or memory from android and to the pc when connecting. Overall its a much nicer implementation of USB connectivity because it also now allows media sync with WMP or any other MTP based application
So you can use all 32GB of the internal memory for apps
I liked the old way better. I could hook my droid to any pc and it worked now i have to find MTP stuff for my ubuntu and update a unused software on my home windows pcs. I don't like being tied down.
(edit) And another reason i like the old way better is all the files could be seen. With MTP it seems the folders under Android are hidden. For example the back up data for Dungeon Defenders in under /SD card/Android/data.
How do I connect my Nexus 4 to a Windows PC, so as to transfer my files ? I cant use LG PC Suite V, even though its a LG device ! So my question is it possible to manage my Nexxi with a pc suite, Like I used to do it with my previous android devices ? :cyclops:
This is my first Nexus device(which is by far the super awesome device i have ever had), so please dont mind if I am missing something very obvious.
Just use a USB cable and connect your N4 to your windows PC. You should be able to transfer files using window explorer.
As far as I know all the suites you are talking about are made by the manufacturers for phones running their own UI's, Sense, TouchWiz, etc. I use Windows Media Player to sync music, photos and videos with my N4. You can also just drag and drop files into it if need be. While WMP doesn't quite do all that a suite does, backup is one thing, it is sufficient for what I need to get done.
If both the pc and cell are connected to wireless use airdroid. Cant get any easier than that.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sand.airdroid
Definitely airdroid, it works like a charm.
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Just use a USB cable and connect your N4 to your windows PC. You should be able to transfer files using window explorer.
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Yes. I did that, but nothing came up i could not browse through the phone memory.. Although there was a eject nexus 4 in the right bottom bar ( like it comes when you connect a pen drive or an external hard disk), but i don't see nothing connected to browse in my computer.
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As far as I know all the suites you are talking about are made by the manufacturers for phones running their own UI's, Sense, TouchWiz, etc. I use Windows Media Player to sync music, photos and videos with my N4. You can also just drag and drop files into it if need be. While WMP doesn't quite do all that a suite does, backup is one thing, it is sufficient for what I need to get done.
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I will surely try it out tomorrow. Thanks for the info. BTW I am using Windows 8
David ! said:
If both the pc and cell are connected to wireless use airdroid. Cant get any easier than that.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sand.airdroid
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jhock said:
Definitely airdroid, it works like a charm.
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Well since i use my desktop i don't have wireless access. thanks for replying though:thumbup:
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Try installing the drivers from pda.net. They will allow you to transfers the files. You can also use - WMP, iTunes etc too.
ak700 said:
Try installing the drivers from pda.net. They will allow you to transfers the files. You can also use - WMP, iTunes etc too.
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PDA.NET ? Is that a link to some website ? Cause i am not able to open it. Right WMP, I am gonna try as soon as i catch hold of my PC
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gameme said:
PDA.NET ? Is that a link to some website ? Cause i am not able to open it. Right WMP, I am gonna try as soon as i catch hold of my PC
Sent from my Nexus 4
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If you do a search on pdanet, you'll see it's an app that has almost every freaking driver imaginable.
Did it finnaly ! I could connect it VIA AirDroid with USB tethering ON. Just like wireless connection, Airdroid supports connection via USB too.
Actually you should be able to just plug it in and browse the phone through windows explorer (kinda like a usb hard drive). Dont think air droid is necessary for usb.
Especially since you have the option to eject it from your pc i don't think its a driver issue.
I once had a similiar issue to yours and what i did was go into settings > storage > the menu button (the 3 vertical dots in the upper right) > usb computer connection > and check MTP. For some reason it was not checked.
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Actually you should be able to just plug it in and browse the phone through windows explorer (kinda like a usb hard drive). Dont think air droid is necessary for usb.
Especially since you have the option to eject it from your pc i don't think its a driver issue.
I once had a similiar issue to yours and what i did was go into settings > storage > the menu button (the 3 vertical dots in the upper right) > usb computer connection > and check MTP. For some reason it was not checked.
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Yes, but the actually problem, some time ago I had installed the ADB drivers, thinking that I had to install some driver to connect my device. Yesterday, Saw that this caused the problem and neither the windows media player nor the explorer could browser through the phone memory.
After uninstalling that driver for good, I could connect easily, although it shows as a media device and I cannot get to see the list of folders in explorer, hence I started searching for AirDroid using USB. And Voila !!
So let me get this straight... I just bought my Nexus 4. The last Android phone I had was a Galaxy Nexus, and I could simply open Windows Explorer, and drag n drop any file I pleased. Simple.
Now with this phone, I can't do that. For example, a zip file, keep getting the error "Cannot Copy Item". This is with MTP on. I haven't tried the cable that the phone came with, but would that really make a difference? I tried different folders too.
Am I missing something?
UPDATE: So I tried a new text file, and it worked... My zip file was 11mb. I'm guessing it only recognizes certain file types in MTP? If so, guess I'll have to use something like AirDroid
I can see most of the things that are on my phone from the desktop, but it seems like a lot of stuff is missing...
I checked in the connection settings, MTP is selected, and on my desktop I selected "Show hidden files". I can access the N4 from My Computer, and I see a lot of folders, music shows up fine. But for example I can't see web pages that I've saved using OffBrowser. From the phone I can use the X-Plore app to view the files I have in the phone's memory, and from there I can see that OffBroswer has saved over 250 MBs worth of web pages. But when I try to drag-and-drop them to the desktop, Windows Explorer tells me the OffBroswer has 1 byte of storage in use.
As I said, I made sure to show any hidden files, so why aren't all of the files showing up. Anyone have any idea?
EDIT:
Same with the Opera browser. I've been saving a handful of webpages using Opera Mobile and I wanted to copy them onto my desktop, but they don't seem to show up in Windows Explorer, I just see a lot of TMP files in the Opera folder.
Screw it. I just use Airdroid now. So easy and great features.
Sent from my Nexus 4
gameme said:
Yes. I did that, but nothing came up i could not browse through the phone memory.. Although there was a eject nexus 4 in the right bottom bar ( like it comes when you connect a pen drive or an external hard disk), but i don't see nothing connected to browse in my computer.
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this might help : To connect nexus 4 to computer via usb:
plug in the usb , connect usb to phone . it will display the charging icon as battery will be charning. Go to settings -storage -on top right you will see 3 vertical “square dots” click it will say “usb computer connection” then it will give you two options a. MTP and PTP. Simply select MTP and you are good to go. It will now show nexus 4 as a usb drive on my computer.
I have many mp3 files on my computer from the last 20 years.. how do I copy them or otherwise get them onto my 6P if it is possible at all ?
Plug in your 6P to the computer and drag and drop them.
Yeah, it's no crapple device that you have to install special software for. The Nexus 6P 'just works'!
l'm not able to drag and drop music to the new phone. It doesn't work like a mass media storage thing. Please help!
Try Airdroid
This is retarded, there is no way for me to manage the phone content as I used to with other Nexus and Android phones, like moving music and photos.
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This is retarded, there is no way for me to manage the phone content as I used to with other Nexus and Android phones, like moving music and photos.
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You are making sure you change from 'charging' to 'file transfer', by pulling down the top bar, after plunging in your USB cable, right?
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You are making sure you change from 'charging' to 'file transfer', by pulling down the top bar, after plunging in your USB cable, right?
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This....
This caught me off guard the first time too. It's set to "charge only" by default'.... So you can see your phone from your computer, but not access it.
Nexus 6P is seen on windows file manager yet it says "this folder is empty"
I have an MP3 Media Pad. It is an amazing device. The Huawei program Hisuit stinks. It doesn't work to transfer music or audio. Why they didn't include audio transfers is beyond me. I found a program called Syncios and uninstalled the Hisuit. Syncios has to be installed properly but the directions are pretty simple. I also didn't like the Huawei launcher so I downloaded and installed the Google Now launcher from Playstore. I am very pleased with this tablet. It has a better display, is faster and the speaker is much better than my friend's iPad. The most difficult thing about the installation is enabling developer options and then enable USB debugging. I had no problems installing Syncios and I'm by no means a techie. The only thing I lost was the Hisuit backup to my computer. I use the built in backup to my memory card, so no loss. I download pictures, video and music to my memory card. Syncios has a nag screen but I just close it and use the free basic program. I think this program will work was most Huawei products.
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Nexus 6P is seen on windows file manager yet it says "this folder is empty"
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You don't need any software, but you do need the correct USB drivers installed on your PC, and your phone set to MTP file transfer. Then it is just drag and drop.