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[Q] Any idea on how to transfer files from PC to A500 without SD or Root?

Any idea on how to transfer files from PC to A500 without SD or Root? Thanks!

Why not use the included mini-USB cable?
Another option would be some kind of file manager. I use ES File Explorer. I can navigate over LAN to my laptop / desktop and grab files.
Dropbox is another option. Though you'd first have to send the files to your DB folder on your PC - this does have the added benefit of being able to get to those files anywhere you have a WiFi connection though.

File expert is nice. Plus it can stream media from your PC.
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ftp would also work I would think.

Dropbox
How about dropbox, then it's pretty much automatic after you save the file on the PC.

thisisnitwit said:
Any idea on how to transfer files from PC to A500 without SD or Root? Thanks!
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PogoPlug also works very well (free in Market), AND the premium app allows to stream audio/video to any mobile device from your PC.

USB USB USB!
USB cable to PC shows in the Windows Explorer.
USB Thumb/Flash Drive
USB Harddrive

+1 for dropbox... works awesome!

One thing I noticed is that some of the folders that appear on Root Explorer do not appear on my computer like the beautiful widgets folder.

gammaRascal said:
Why not use the included mini-USB cable?
Another option would be some kind of file manager. I use ES File Explorer. I can navigate over LAN to my laptop / desktop and grab files.
Dropbox is another option. Though you'd first have to send the files to your DB folder on your PC - this does have the added benefit of being able to get to those files anywhere you have a WiFi connection though.
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I use Tonido on my file server with the Tonido client on my A500.
http://tonido.com/
Works really well for this.

robnix said:
I use Tonido on my file server with the Tonido client on my A500.
http://tonido.com/
Works really well for this.
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That actually looks a very ellegant solution - maybe even a little enterprise'ee if you dont mind the term. As a user, how is it working for you when you compare to the other options?

robnix said:
I use Tonido on my file server with the Tonido client on my A500.
http://tonido.com/
Works really well for this.
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Acer USB drivers, USB debugging on
Plug in USB to Win 7 64-BIT PC
Device seen as portable media player
Copy and paste to Device

gammaRascal said:
That actually looks a very ellegant solution - maybe even a little enterprise'ee if you dont mind the term. As a user, how dy fing working for you when you compare to the other options?
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+1 for tonido. Works great

I don't get it... I must be missing something here.
I simply plug my stock unrooted Acer into my pc via usb port and copy over files.

gammaRascal said:
That actually looks a very ellegant solution - maybe even a little enterprise'ee if you dont mind the term. As a user, how is it working for you when you compare to the other options?
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vs. USB:
downloading files is much faster over wifi than USB, and there's no performance hit like there is with USB.
I can access my files from anywhere I have a data connection. it was nice the other day to think about an album i wanted to hear and download it over my work wifi
vs. Dropbox
no special folders to setup, you just browse the file structure on your server.
The only real issues I have with it so far are:
I can't set a default download folder on my A500. I'm hoping they fix this.
You have to kill the client to move files from the default download folder to say your external sd card.

Whats the best way of obtaining the files if you have external hard drive on a network? I've been told of several file folder managers, but have been unsuccessful in getting into my network.

You can accomplish this with tonido as long as your external USB drive is mapped to your pc.

robnix said:
vs. USB:
downloading files is much faster over wifi than USB, and there's no performance hit like there is with USB.
I can access my files from anywhere I have a data connection. it was nice the other day to think about an album i wanted to hear and download it over my work wifi
vs. Dropbox
no special folders to setup, you just browse the file structure on your server.
The only real issues I have with it so far are:
I can't set a default download folder on my A500. I'm hoping they fix this.
You have to kill the client to move files from the default download folder to say your external sd card.
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Re. Dropbox
I agree, a way to change the default folder/location to an external SD card would be nice.
Also, a way to set a global 'hard download' option for all or a folder would be nice vs. the individual file(s).
For some of us without a full time 3G/Wifi connection I prefer to have my files synced and resident on the device.

Nobody using Acer sync? The client is already pre-installed on the Iconia, you just have to install Acer sync on your PC. Sync by wifi or USB on demand. Pretty easy to use. I also use remote web desktop app with nice drag and drop feature, websharing by NextApp and wifi explorer which give you more control on which folder to transfer files.
Sent from my A500 using Tapatalk

i'm still trying to figure out how to move music files around. I connect my tablet to my computer via usb cable. I put some music into the acer music folder and then look for it with the google music app and nothing comes up. But everytime I look at the music folder on the a500 using my computer the albums and songs show up. I can find the music on my computer with the clear fi app but when i click on a song to listen to it clear fi says it dosent support the file. Every thing I have has been downloaded to windows media player.

[Q] Connect via USB as Mass Storage Device

Is there a way to connect the TF101 to my computer as a mass storage device? Right now I end up with "Transformer TF101" as a portable media player in My Computer - It would be much more helpful to get the behaviour of my smartphone (just looks like another drive connected to coputer).

You know, I was wondering the same thing. I have been annoyed with having to move information to the tablet then to the meida storage device. Don't ask about my lack of an SD card reader. I had one that worked and now it appears like it doesn't.
Regardless this is is something I was hoping for. Moving information to the SD card, w/o a reader, shouldn't really be a two transfer process.

Anyone been able to resolve this issue? My Win7 laptop sees the TF like a USB drive but my WinXP desktop can't direct copy/paste with the TF.

Hi anyone sort this? My Win7 PC always sees it as a media player and never as mass storage this really cripples data transfer rates, really would like some help.

I need to test this, but maybe multi mount from the market will do the trick.
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frentraken said:
Hi anyone sort this? My Win7 PC always sees it as a media player and never as mass storage this really cripples data transfer rates, really would like some help.
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Honeycomb uses the MTP protocol rather than USB mass storage. It does this to avoid having to kludge apps2sd as they have in phone versions of Android.
To the poster with XP, XP doesn't support MTP out of the box but it is added with Windows Media Player 9+.
Regards,
Dsve

So outside of rooting is there no way to get mass storage on a windows 7 pc?

AlexTheStampede said:
I need to test this, but maybe multi mount from the market will do the trick.
Sent from my Transformer TF101 using Tapatalk
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By the way, epic fail. Dosen't even recognize that it's connected to a computer, asks for the USB cable :-\
Was worth a try.

frentraken said:
So outside of rooting is there no way to get mass storage on a windows 7 pc?
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Is there a way to do this inside of rooting??

I'd seen mention of it being done on xoom's with rooting but didn't look into it deeply so that was the reason for wording it that way. Really sucks that wifi explorer is a faster transfer method than plugging into usb.

use wifi explorer, available in the market. you can view the contents of your SD card in the browser of your computer, upload, download, change folders etc. Saves you the hassle of using a cable as well.
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Using Astro file manager, there's a Samba share plugin. Create a share on your PC and you should be able to access it

Help!! how to transfer files to the Eee pad ??

hello everyone i just got the Eee Pad Transformer ...
i wanted to transfer files via USB from my computer but it doesn't show on "My Computer" ?? installed ASUS Sync but all i can do is install applications ... please help :'(

xMini said:
hello everyone i just got the Eee Pad Transformer ...
i wanted to transfer files via USB from my computer but it doesn't show on "My Computer" ?? installed ASUS Sync but all i can do is install applications ... please help :'(
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It doesn't show as one of the drives, if you're using Windows 7, it is listed under "Other", not sure about other OSes.

even under "Other" there's "Mobile Device" which is empty and "ASUS WebStorage Drive" there's nothing other than that ...

also there's another problem "ASUS Android USB Driver" doesn't install for some reason ... everytime i try it fails

xMini said:
also there's another problem "ASUS Android USB Driver" doesn't install for some reason ... everytime i try it fails
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Tried using a different USB port? Also, the Transformer's screen must be on when you plug it in. I noticed if it is on standby/screen off, the USB stops working.

the driver from ASUS Sync doesn't install ...

install the Asus Sync software
http://www.multiupload.com/81RBE81BY0
see if that helps

xMini said:
the driver from ASUS Sync doesn't install ...
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Download the driver only package from ASUS's site and do a manual install using Device Manager

Get a u SD card and transfer data to it. Then stick in TF.

yup that's what i did ... i took a 2gb sd card just to test it out and it worked perfectly !! i'm gonna keep the internal storage for apps and get a new sd card for music and photos and movies !!

I wonder if something like the NookColorUMS app that allows mounting of any partition would work for the Transformer. I too am unable to get the ASUS software to see my Transformer in the sync software when plugged in.

I either pull the microSD and toss it in my laptop or plug in the USB cable. When the Eee Pad is connected it is actually shown twice in the remove USB devices.

jefbal99 said:
I either pull the microSD and toss it in my laptop or plug in the USB cable. When the Eee Pad is connected it is actually shown twice in the remove USB devices.
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For now this is the easiest way to transfer files but it's a pain if I want to transfer to internal memory, basically transferring files twice. What USB devices do you see? All I see is the ADB listed.

There's an app for that
software data cable

Install ES File Manager from the Market
Share the drive on your computer.
Go to the LAN tab on ES File Manager and copy the file(s)
Go to Local on ES File Manager and Paste.

I used wifi explorer pro, it's like a buck but you can transfer files wireless over the network. Kind of a hassle though now that I just use dropbox.
or
Download and sign up for drop box https://www.dropbox.com/referrals/NTY4MDQ5MTk?src=referrals_fb_post9
It's free. You install it on your Tablet and on your PC. Whatever you put in the dropbox folder (music, pictures etc), it automatically upload to account and you sync with your tablet tablet. It's an amazing piece of software and more convenient than using a sd card. . If you do decide to use dropbox, use my referral links above so we both get more space.

initial_k said:
I used wifi explorer pro, it's like a buck but you can transfer files wireless over the network. Kind of a hassle though now that I just use dropbox.
or
Download and sign up for drop box https://www.dropbox.com/referrals/NTY4MDQ5MTk?src=referrals_fb_post9
It's free. You install it on your Tablet and on your PC. Whatever you put in the dropbox folder (music, pictures etc), it automatically upload to account and you sync with your tablet tablet. It's an amazing piece of software and more convenient than using a sd card. . If you do decide to use dropbox, use my referral links above so we both get more space.
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Only the referee gets more space (unless they changed their policy)

I've had wifi file explorer and dropbox forever and they do work good but for large transfers or speed you need to use usb.
As I said before if someone could make an app like the one for the nook color where you can mount any partition, even system partitions, that would be perfect.
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A higher end but very effecient option is to get aTonido Plug (small unix server) and a hard drive and attach to your network. Then you have access to everything on the drive on your wireless network or via internet. I have 1 Tb space virtually attached to my TF.

Transfer files to Nexus S via usb

Sorry, i have searched all over. Am I missing something? Is there no ability to transfer files from my phone to my tab? Using root explorer I cannot find the directory for the sdcard on my Nexus S. Please dont tell me i have to transfer the files from my phone to my windows machine and then to my tablet... any insight would be helpful.
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You could just set up an ftp server on either (or both) of the devices, then transfer via WiFi... That's what I do, also for transferring data between my tab and my computer (which runs linux).
Before you ask: there are plenty of FTP server and client apps... just search the market.

Thanks I'll try that. That's really freaking bogus if there is really no connectivity via USB between two android devices...
Edit: got it working. Who would have thought you'd have to enable USB storage on both devices. I had just done it on my phone. Now i feel like an idiot... haha
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[Q] How can I transfer files from my PC to my Nexus 10

I have a Dell PC, I need to transfer some Power Point files and some other files to the Nexus 10. How can I go about that? Please help

I've always used Dropbox for all of my file transfer needs, and it has worked fantastically :good:. Give it a shot!

You could use wufi file explorer. Install it on your n7 then access it through your dell's browser to upload & download.

You can't use the Nexus 10 like a regular storage? USB to PC?

BoneXDA said:
You can't use the Nexus 10 like a regular storage? USB to PC?
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Yes you can.

If your using Vista+ (and not a N or KN edition of Windows), you should just be able to plug the Nexus 10 to the computer and transfer files via MTP.
If that doesn't just "work":
- You have a N or KN edition of Windows and don't have the media pack installed
- MTP is either removed or disabled
- Old drivers from ADB are possibly interfering (uninstall them, replug device, should work)
No idea what to do on XP or any other OS though.

I would use es file explorer.
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pcgeek86 said:
Yes you can.
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Got me worried for a moment. Now if you can use the Nexus 10 as storage, is it possible to make say a mobile the "PC" or whatever and exchange files tru USB or that is blocked by Google? I'm a bit clueless what is allowed and whatnot on Nexus devices.

BoneXDA said:
Got me worried for a moment. Now if you can use the Nexus 10 as storage, is it possible to make say a mobile the "PC" or whatever and exchange files tru USB or that is blocked by Google? I'm a bit clueless what is allowed and whatnot on Nexus devices.
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Might be better to think of it the other way around, could possibly connect a phone/camera etc to a nexus 10 and use the nexus as the host to see the files on the phone/camera etc

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Might be better to think of it the other way around, could possibly connect a phone/camera etc to a nexus 10 and use the nexus as the host to see the files on the phone/camera etc
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Yeah but stock N10 doesn't allow that, no? Really strange. It's okay not to have SD slot, but why does Google block USB OTG?

I havent tried but i imagine its possible whether its stock or not i dont know sorry. You can read from usbs as stock, just install Nexus Media Importer, so cameras could maybe be used with this, phones may get a bit trickier.

look at es file explorer. a must for every android user.
it lets you see network lan shares, your dropbox, skydrive, box, gdrive etc etc - with same ease as your device's local storage.
so you can export the share from your desktop where the files are and copy them on your device from that network share.
or, on your desktop, upload the files to your favorite cloud storage and do the same. have a habit of copying important files to the cloud, just in case your desktop crashes. outside of backing then up like that, you now could access then from anywhere using your mobile devices.
encrypt important stuff.
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get "software data cable" from market
then you can use any FTP client and send files
no cables. profit
benefit of using this option instead of cloud services like dropbox:
say you have a 1gig file, u have to upload that 1 gig to dropbox, then download that 1 gig from the phone. this way you only send file one time
of course if you only using small files then no benefit
but if u have 50 small files in one folder you can send 1 folder with all the files, instead of 50 individual exports from dropbox or other could service

chris198810 said:
I just found a post that has the similar confusion as you do. I also wanna get it work on my Nexus 10. So, I searched some info and tips from google, this article Solve the issues in transferring movie files from PC to Nexus 10 from someone's website helped me out
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come on guys transferring files is simple
no different than transferring to any android phone,developed years ago
either connect a cable to your computer or use any of the many cloud service available

Just got my N10 and have some questions about file transfer
SayWhat10 said:
come on guys transferring files is simple
no different than transferring to any android phone,developed years ago
either connect a cable to your computer or use any of the many cloud service available
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I just starting to get familiar with my Nexus 10 16GB tablet. I have an Android phone and a Kindle fire so I've had some experience with transferring files to my devices. When I plug my N10 into my Win7 PC, it shows as a "Portable Device", not a Hard Drive so went I attempt to eject it, that device doesn't show up as a choice to eject. I have no other choice but to 'pull the plug',something I'd uncomfortable with.
Nevertheless, I can double-click into the 'internal storage' and see some of the folders. When I attempt to create a new folder (to attempt some organization), I can create a 'New Folder', but I can't rename it to anything. This is very different from my experience with my Android phone and Kindle Fire.
Anyone got any suggestions as to what I'm doing wrong?

Search google play Airdroid ,awesome app
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pcgeek86 said:
Yes you can.
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