Does N7 only have single partition and that's why there is no USB mass stroage connection option and have MTP instead? Does this also mean when flash a custom rom, the wipe option will also wipe the entire "internal storage" folder?
My main questions is actually about the MTP connection with limited access. For example, I have GTA game installed but after connected via MTP, under andoid/data I don't see the com.rockstar.gta3 folder along with many other folders. If I open up any file browser on N7, I see all the folders showing but In my windows 7, I only see 9 app folders. Is there a permission setting somewhere so I can gain access to see all the files?
silvscorp said:
Does N7 only have single partition and that's why there is no USB mass stroage connection option and have MTP instead? Does this also mean when flash a custom rom, the wipe option will also wipe the entire "internal storage" folder?
My main questions is actually about the MTP connection with limited access. For example, I have GTA game installed but after connected via MTP, under andoid/data I don't see the com.rockstar.gta3 folder along with many other folders. If I open up any file browser on N7, I see all the folders showing but In my windows 7, I only see 9 app folders. Is there a permission setting somewhere so I can gain access to see all the files?
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they got rid of mass storage starting with ICS in favor of mtp
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I'm also very interested in this, I made a nandroid but due to our limited space I'd like to move that onto my computer, however the clockwork mod folder doesn't show up via MTP and it does when connected via wifi FTP server.
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I'm also very interested in this, I made a nandroid but due to our limited space I'd like to move that onto my computer, however the clockwork mod folder doesn't show up via MTP and it does when connected via wifi FTP server.
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Use custom kernel with usb-otg, connect a flash drive, then use root explorer to copy paste. In theory, haven't tried.
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so thete is no other way of getting all files showing on pc?
You could use adb if you're shell-savy.
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so thete is no other way of getting all files showing on pc?
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Would transfer file over WiFi do it?
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.smarterdroid.wififiletransferpro
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Would transfer file over WiFi do it?
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.smarterdroid.wififiletransferpro
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yes but usb is allot faster then wifi, so transferring movies and backups sucks via wifi.
I'm trying to copy across Titanium Backup files but only 2 files will transfer. My Nexus 7 is showing up as a Portable Media Player and using MTP. I don't want to use this method. Is there a way to see my Nexus 7 as a USB Mass Storage Device? I have tried the PTP although that limits even more files to view.
With the limited space on offer for the Nexus 7 I don't like being limited in what I can and can't transfer from it. I don't want to use WiFi either, it simply isn't as fast as USB and I don't want to have to upload all my information to DropBox or a cloud in general
Wait until you try to put a lot of photos on the Nexus 7 that must retain their timestamps. Due to the filesystem used and MTP all the timestamps get changed to when the copy procedure occurred. My Nexus 7 is going back because of this major design flaw.
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Wait until you try to put a lot of photos on the Nexus 7 that must retain their timestamps. Due to the filesystem used and MTP all the timestamps get changed to when the copy procedure occurred. My Nexus 7 is going back because of this major design flaw.
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Try connecting it as a camera (ptp)
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Try connecting it as a camera (ptp)
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That's only for getting photos off the Nexus 7 not for putting them on it. At least, that's the way it works for me.
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Was wondering about everyone's thoughts about this new feature. Personally I think it's crap. I can't view/read ANY files from the sd cards unless I FIRST transfer them to my mac...GAY! Why can't we just mount the SD cards like the GS2???
Can you please explain because I'm having this issue managing files from the sd
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20blks said:
Can you please explain because I'm having this issue managing files from the sd
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Basically, the mac tells me I have to transfer a file to the mac to view it....which sucks. With phones like the Galaxy S2, I was able to plug in and mount the sd cards and it would act like any other USB mass storage external memory drive.
I'm not quite understanding what you mean by "mac". This issue is KILLING me. I can't even find my sd card unless I use the built I file manager
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Basically, the mac tells me I have to transfer a file to the mac to view it....which sucks. With phones like the Galaxy S2, I was able to plug in and mount the sd cards and it would act like any other USB mass storage external memory drive.
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It's due to the way that Ice Cream Sandwich handles the Memory. It's always live in the system. The only way to access the Memory is through MTP. There is an advantage of using such because it means that if your phone is formatted ext4 (speed increases if I am not mistaken) you can take advantage of that and still access the data. Both Windows and Linux support MTP, unfortunately Apple has not implemented such even though devices are starting to use MTP more these days.
For Further reading go here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Media_Transfer_Protocol
From reading the site, there is a 3rd party implementation, not sure how up to date it is, but you might be able to make it work.
http://www.wentnet.com/projects/xnjb/ check that out to see if you can enable MTP on your mac which would reduce the need for Android File Transfer.
Also it has been a while since I have used Mac but you might be able to use these instructions to install a Ubuntu supported MTP software on your mac through X11 (allows you to run linux software on your mac) http://www.humans-enabled.com/2011/12/how-to-fix-samsung-galaxy-nexus-mtp.html
One final link.... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1355913
Thanks very much. I'm looking into it now
Ok.. I am using the Android File Transfer program and I can copy individual files to/from my GS3 BUT I cannot create folders for some reason. Even with the +Folder button. The error message reads: "Could not create folder. Try reconnecting or restarting your device." (Obviously I have done both multiple times.
Any thoughts?
on my PC it shows up as a portable media device and allows me to access both internal and SD memory
i did install the galaxy s3 drivers found on the rooting guides though
Can't transfer files with a Mac
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on my PC it shows up as a portable media device and allows me to access both internal and SD memory
i did install the galaxy s3 drivers found on the rooting guides though
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I can't get Android File Transfer to work with my Galaxy S3 running CM9 (or CM10, for that matter), either using MTP or using the camera setting. This is really annoying. Anyone know of a way to get it to work? I really wish that USB mounting still worked, so I wouldn't be required to use client software.
It works fine on my mac at work and I have a 5 year old macbook pro. It's not all that bad. I just use it to transfer files when I'm at work.
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I can't view/read ANY files from the sd cards unless I FIRST transfer them to my mac...GAY!
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so it's perfectly acceptable and deserving of equal rights?
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It works fine on my mac at work and I have a 5 year old macbook pro. It's not all that bad. I just use it to transfer files when I'm at work.
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Well, it doesn't work for mine at all. Any tips? Did you have to anything to get it to work? Which ROM are you using?
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Well, it doesn't work for mine at all. Any tips? Did you have to anything to get it to work? Which ROM are you using?
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All I did was install the app and it popped up a window that displayed sdcard and phone. Each option displays a list of the content on that storage device.
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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?
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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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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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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Yes you can.
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Hey folks,
Been trying to transfer movies over to my nexus 10 but having trouble.
The problem is when I connect via MTP it starts to install the drivers, few seconds go by and then finishes by saying the drivers were not found. I've owned a few android devices, my last being the nexus s and have never seen these issues before. Any ideas?
Now what it will do is connect/register when I have it selected as a camera but it wont allow me to transfer the files though....
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Search Google Play AirDroid ，that is awesome application.
More details check description or video out
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Is there a ADB driver installed for the Nexus 10? If so, uninstall it, and MTP should work. You can reinstall the ADB driver afterwards as well and it'll usually work fine.
Also did MTP work fine on the other devices?
I used the drivers from the toolkit and that allowed it to pick up mtp on win 8
As already mentioned, use Airdroid, its quicker too.
Just wanted to confirm about AirDroid
I too had issues transferring video files (mp4, mkv, etc.) but also simple mp3 from my computer (PC with Windows 7) via USB to my Nexus 10 (even though I set it up properly for Media File Transfer MTP).
I still haven't figured it out; windows actually has a hard time to recognize the device, and it could be that I need to follow procedure described on this other thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1830108
I haven't tried yet but I did try the AirDroid app (which is free) and it works like a charm. I could transfer my mp4 and mkv movie files from my PC to the Nexus 10 wireless using this app, it's really great.
I just wanted to make a post about this including as many relevant keywords as possible so that this thread shows up for somebody with the same issue trying to find some info on Google; for the past 2 days, most of the top results just brought me to crappy sites trying to sell video conversion software
Copying Movie/Music/Image files from PC to Nexus 10 by Connecting Nexus 10 to PC
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Hey folks,
Been trying to transfer movies over to my nexus 10 but having trouble.
The problem is when I connect via MTP it starts to install the drivers, few seconds go by and then finishes by saying the drivers were not found. I've owned a few android devices, my last being the nexus s and have never seen these issues before. Any ideas?
Now what it will do is connect/register when I have it selected as a camera but it wont allow me to transfer the files though....
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Windows Transfer
Note: Remember, your Nexus 10 will only recognize the files you’ve transferred if:
a. The file is a Nexus 10 supported file type like H.263, MPEG-4 SP, H.264 AVC.
b. Files are free of digital rights management (DRM) software.
Step 1. Connect your Nexus 10 to the USB port on your computer. Its USB storage is mounted as a drive and appears on your computer screen.
Step 2. Copy video/music/picture files back and forth as you would using any other external device.
Step 3. When you finish, eject the Nexus10 from within Windows before unplugging the USB cable.
I have some questions maybe somene can help.
I have some questions maybe someone can help:
1.-I have connected the NEXUS with all the options to root in debugger, PTP, etc. I already root all ok. But I want to know if there is a way to see the full directories of the sd memory of the NEXUS in the PC because I see only DCIM and PICTURES directories. I want to copy some things to Download directory , etc., of course I'm not interested in system directories I know system directories always is more complicated I want justto see the internal memory
2.-I enabled the debugger pressing a few times the button inside "about" but there is a way to disable the dubegger options?
Thank you
Had this problem for a while... What ended up fixing it was going to development options and disabling USB debugging and then connecting the nexus to your computer... Make sure you enable debugging when you're done transferring your files
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Hi all,
I'm on the verge of getting a N10, just holding off a little longer to see if the 32GB version becomes available in the next few days (praying the 16GB doesn't go out of stock in that time).
I'm just wondering if when downloading files etc it gives you the option to save straight to the external otg storage? I don't mind getting the 16GB and using an otg cable for additional stoarge, but would be very handy if this is possible, ie does it show up in file explorer apps like solid explorer?
I believe you need to root the device to write to external storage, my N10 isn't rooted and reads USB storage fine. It just appears in esfile manager like any other but I cannot write to it.
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I don't mind obtaining root, just wondered if it was possible
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I believe you need to root the device to write to external storage, my N10 isn't rooted and reads USB storage fine. It just appears in esfile manager like any other but I cannot write to it.
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Hi!
What specific app are you using for this? Do you use Nexus Media Center?
I've rooted and use stickmount. USB drives show up at /sdcard/usbStorage/sda in es file explorer and bs media player with full read/write access.
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As for downloading, I can't say I've ever tried to download something with a browser to anywhere other than the default 'downloads' folder, but I have downloaded straight to USB with atorrent
Hi, I'm using Nexus Media Importer.
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So I got a replacement Nexus 6p today due to a faulty device, I noticed that when transferring all my files and folders to PC it transfered about 140mb out of maybe a 2gb folder and dunno why this is happening happened on Mac and PC I'm not able to transfer full contents of a folder any solution?
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Did you get any warning during transfer?
Try keep awake while charging in dev options.
Make sure you have selected MTP in developer settings.
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Did you get any warning during transfer?
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No warning
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Make sure you have selected MTP in developer settings.
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That was selected, I've have love 3-4 Nexus 6ps never had this issue before
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You transferring over USB? I transfer all files wirelessly via Airdroid. Amazing app. Transferring files (large ones, specifically nandroids) over USB has given me file corruption problems in the past. A user a while back recommended that application to transfer files to or from phone/PC and I have never has an issue!