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HOW do I send a file from my Phone to my PC ???????

I know this should be alot easier than i'm making it to be.
How the hell do I transfer a video I recorded last night, to my PC? (so i can upload it to facebook)
If I connect the USB cable, what do I select ? I selected "mass storage" but when i went to "my computer" nothing came up -- why not ?
What's the EASIEST way to send files ?
there should be an option to directly upload to Facebook -- like they have with youtube.

What is your operative system?
If it is mac os you need to put the phone's usb in debug mode. You can do this from adjustments, applications, development.
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Anubiszx said:
What is your operative system?
If it is mac os you need to put the phone's usb in debug mode. You can do this from adjustments, applications, development.
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hey man
im using windows 7 64 bit
do I still need to put it into debug mode?

basically i want to know the steps/directions on how to a) attach my phone with the USB
and then b) to go through my phones files and select the stuff I want to download to my pc
why is it so hard for me? it's super frustrating
I honestly don't think it should be this difficult...

when you go to mass storage you must still mount
follow the steps below hope it helps
1. plug usb in
2. select mass storage
3. pull the menu down and click on usb connected then mount
4. open the removable disk (your phone)
5. go to the folder with the files you want to copy
6. either copy paste if u want the files still on the phone or move to a new location on your computer
( camera pictures are in my DCIM folder then camera other files u need are some one eles not sure)
7. after ever thing is done and your finished transferring data to your computer
open the menu again selected usb then turn off .
your done.
dropbox said before is a site you can use to upload files to your computer on the go
say someone at home wants to see the pictures you just took on your trip its as simple as putting the pics in the folder dropbox and then there viewable on your computer i love the idea personally hope this helps

I use bluetooth.

If they're just short videos and you don't want to go through the USB process, then just upload them via Dropbox if you have a good internet connection. Google it, get an account, get the Android app.

You're missing step 3 in Bobler420's post. That is, after selecting mass storage, pull the notification drawer down and click on "USB connected".

Exactly, you have to mount SD card on your phone via pull-down menu.
Another way (if you have home wifi network) is to do it with EStrongs File Explorer where you can directly copy/paste from/to your phone over wifi connection.

Why not upload it via the facebook app? If that's what you are wanting to do.
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Get" auto sd mount" from market
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I do it via sugarsync (https://www.sugarsync.com/) - works nicely, even if the client could use some additional work....

you've gotta mount your usb from the notifications menu after plugging in your cable.
or use dropbox.
or email attachment.
or upload it straight to facebook.

I tend to use Dropbox since I'm such an utter slob I can never be bothered digging out the nano-USB cable...

here's a good easy method
Android Manager over WiFi
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=765081
Funkadelick said:
I know this should be alot easier than i'm making it to be.
How the hell do I transfer a video I recorded last night, to my PC? (so i can upload it to facebook)
If I connect the USB cable, what do I select ? I selected "mass storage" but when i went to "my computer" nothing came up -- why not ?
What's the EASIEST way to send files ?
there should be an option to directly upload to Facebook -- like they have with youtube.
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Music Sharing

Hi all,
First time Android and HTC user here.
I recently got the DHD and want to know if there is a way I can over my wifi network copy songs from PC to my DHD.
Sorry for the newb question but I am a complete nooooob to android.
Thank in Advance

You have HTC sync app that comes on the micro SD card with the phone and you can you this to sync media to your phone, alternatively you can plug the phone into your computer as a hard drive and manually copy files over
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[Q] Media card fun

My Android collection of fones are as follows.
X10i, working on 1.6 with 4Gb of media.
X10i, not working, but with a duplicate copy of the 4Gb of Media from the first one.
My current weapon of choice is the Wildfire as it works like a trooper, so, when I recieved it, I swapped in the latter x10i's media card. I can access everything and works ok... Until connected to the pc.
When I connect the usb to transfer media, my Sony Ericsson software opens to read the card! LOL, so, how do you make the memory card HTC without formatting and re transferring etc... Easy solution required...

Have you installed HTC sync?
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Uninstall the Sony erricson app and any Sony folders on the sd

Right, I will do that. HTC sync ignores the wildfire completely.

MTP driver. XP can't find it. Do I need it?

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?

arrtoodeetoo said:
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.

File transfer options (USB and WiFi)

This is a list of all the options I tried (in chronological order) to solve my file transfer issues with the Galaxy Tab 10.1. The last option is the most stable one and until either Samsung or Android give us something usable I'll keep using it. Its a WiFi solution, so its slow in comparison to a USB solution.
Kies Software: Simply does not work for me since it requieres the USB drivers to be installed and for some reason they will not install correctly in my laptop.
Kies via Wi-Fi (Settings/Wireless and networks/Kies via Wi-Fi, it requires the Kies software): It says that the SIM card was not detected... There's obviously something really wrong with that Kies app because I have a WiFi only tablet...
Kies App: Basically creates a server in your tab that you can access through your browser. It works but if you need to transfer several GB's of music files organized in folders... you're going to have issues with it... Plus its really unstable.
SwiFTP FTP Server: Basically creates an FTP server in your tablet that give you access to the whole disk. It works with any FTP client in your computer. I use FileZilla. Its realy stable and you can simply drag and drop all your files to your FTP client. Also, it doesnt interfere with the use of the table. So you can use it while the files transfer. There's more options for FTP servers in the market but this one works, so why bother...
I hope this thread help you guys!

joseamirandavelez said:
This is a list of all the options I tried (in chronological order) to solve my file transfer issues with the Galaxy Tab 10.1. The last option is the most stable one and until either Samsung or Android give us something usable I'll keep using it. Its a WiFi solution, so its slow in comparison to a USB solution.
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I hope this thread help you guys!
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Try installing "samsung_usb_driverP4" .

I transfer filesnto and from my tab using the android sdk enviroment and the tab in debug mode. Once the sdk is installed it's just as easy as your phone though usb mass storage.

jolobe said:
Try installing "samsung_usb_driverP4" .
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I'll check that out. Thanks!
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lexvandoef said:
I transfer filesnto and from my tab using the android sdk enviroment and the tab in debug mode. Once the sdk is installed it's just as easy as your phone though usb mass storage.
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I tried looking for that but only found a thread on a script that seemed really complicated... Can you please post a link? Thanks!
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jolobe said:
Try installing "samsung_usb_driverP4" .
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Actually, I could not find it... What's P4?

It took the whole day to transfer all my music collection.... I'm not happy. I really need to fix this usb connectivity issue.
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If you have rooted your Tab, there is a free app that is so simple a US Congressman could us it. Check out Samba Filesharing. It makes your Tab's SD drive show up as a wireless device on Windows computers. It is fast and easy as drag and drop.
Bob

wifi file explorer pro.
I haven't used my USB cable for transfers since I got this program in August. Dev is awesome, will help those that need it, and he updates the program with new features about once a week. Best 99c on the Market.

Another option is Airdroid. Search for it in the Market.

I know theres a lot of options in the market, but I want to fix the usb issue. My music collection is about 5GB. It took the whole day to copy over WiFi... I'm contemplating re-installing Windows... which is a huge PITA...

use google music on your computer it will sync 20000 songs

FileExpert does this and much more
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Here is what I did to get usb driver to work on 10.1, including debugging mode:
1) First go here to install the drivers without the SDK.
2) Then go here to install the Samsung Drivers.

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Actually, I could not find it... What's P4?
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http://dl.dropbox.com/u/45601975/Samsung_USB_Driver_P4_Including_Escape.exe
This is the one i use and it works for me :had also problems with a regular usb stick ,wasn't recognized but after installing the samsungdrivers my pc recognizes my tab 10.1 and usb stick aswell.

had similar problems and removed KIES and installed Airdroid on my tablet and works great!

kies air is not an option when you have to transfer more than a couple of files.
I only found the option to transfer one at a t ime through the web interface.
so it is extremely time consuming to do 1 at a time...
The best option i found so far, was the como with the adaptor for usb sticks and flash cards.
I got it on ebay for about 25$ and i been using it all the time since then.
It is VERY fast (depending on your usb stick as well) but with a trancent stick, i get about 10~15 secs for 1GB of mp3s.
So far it is the best way i found to transfer files.
P.S. I believe it is a lot faster than using the cable usb connection with the included charge/data cable.

Zargon335 said:
Another option is Airdroid. Search for it in the Market.
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All the options u presented are great, but I was looking for a way to share files with my PC via Windows Explorer, i.e., transfer files from/to my tablet via samba file share. Does anyone knows any way to?

rexxxlo said:
use google music on your computer it will sync 20000 songs
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The overhead is just too much. Fist you need to upload all your songs and then you need to download them to your phone... Unless you have a reliable 3G or 4G connection, which I don't have...

marceloid said:
All the options u presented are great, but I was looking for a way to share files with my PC via Windows Explorer, i.e., transfer files from/to my tablet via samba file share. Does anyone knows any way to?
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A guy posted a market app called Samba Filesharing...