I've searched this thread and have seen a lot of people with the same problem but with no solution. Hopefully we can find one here...
I'm not entirely sure if I have the right drivers installed or this is just a bug, but when I plug my Nexus 7 into my computer (running Windows 7) it is recognized as a portable device. I can create folders and transfer .zip and .rar files but whenever I try to transfer over a .mkv file, Windows Explorer crashes and it fails. I can't find a solution to this anywhere. What is the problem? I've tried everything, turning on/off debugging. My Nexus 7 is rooted so I got all the drivers working for the toolkit. Is there something I'm missing here?
Any help will be appreciated! Thank you for your time!
This happens for me too, only with mkv files. I'm running Windows 7 64bit.
I've just resorted to keeping them on a USB stick and running through Stickmount.
If there's a solution it would be good to know.
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... but whenever I try to transfer over a .mkv file, Windows Explorer crashes and it fails....
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Sounds like it might be a file size problem. Try transferring a much smaller mkv file and see what happens
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For me, file size doesn't matter. Even on a 154MB file Explorer crashes.
fangthorn said:
Sounds like it might be a file size problem. Try transferring a much smaller mkv file and see what happens
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Yeah, it's definitely not the size. I have tried various sizes of .mkv files and they all crash Windows Explorer
There's a bit more info here http://forum.xda-developers.com/archive/index.php/t-1364866.html
Uninstall DIVX. Doesn't fix anything for me as I don't have DIVX installed on my PC.
If the issue is with codecs on the PC then I'll just stay with running from USB.
If I change the file extension to .mkv_ it transfers, then just have to change it back once it's on the N7.
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There's a bit more info here http://forum.xda-developers.com/archive/index.php/t-1364866.html
Uninstall DIVX. Doesn't fix anything for me as I don't have DIVX installed on my PC.
If the issue is with codecs on the PC then I'll just stay with running from USB.
If I change the file extension to .mkv_ it transfers, then just have to change it back once it's on the N7.
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This actually worked! I uninstalled DIVX and all of its components and now I could actually transfer them over without Windows Explorer crashing. Thank you.
For some reason it states that the device will not be able to read it and asks if I want to continue anyway, I just said yes cause I use MXPlayer to watch all my .mkv's.
Anyway, thanks again
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For some reason it states that the device will not be able to read it and asks if I want to continue anyway, I just said yes cause I use MXPlayer to watch all my .mkv's.
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Cool. Yeah, don't worry about that message, that'll pop up for all sorts of files transferred on MTP.
Thanks for raising the question, it motivated me to find a better solution for myself
miketn said:
I've searched this thread and have seen a lot of people with the same problem but with no solution. Hopefully we can find one here...
I'm not entirely sure if I have the right drivers installed or this is just a bug, but when I plug my Nexus 7 into my computer (running Windows 7) it is recognized as a portable device. I can create folders and transfer .zip and .rar files but whenever I try to transfer over a .mkv file, Windows Explorer crashes and it fails. I can't find a solution to this anywhere. What is the problem? I've tried everything, turning on/off debugging. My Nexus 7 is rooted so I got all the drivers working for the toolkit. Is there something I'm missing here?
Any help will be appreciated! Thank you for your time!
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It's not just you. MTP sucks.
I recommend web-based (even local web-based) file sharing whenever possible. Wifi will actually be faster than MTP in a lot of cases.
I now have another problem that I just ran into. I don't want to start another thread so I'll just post it here, maybe you guys can help? Now when I finish watching an .mkv video, and delete it, it still stays on the device. Its gone from that directory/folder but it's still somewhere on the device because the space available did not change. Even when I reconnect it back to the computer the space available does not change. When I go to delete a file, it asks me if I want to delete it permanently, I click "yes" and it disappears but the space is still being used. Very confusing. Nothing in my recycling bin either.
Has anyone else ran into this problem?
EDIT - Never mind, I figured it out. You have to reboot your device so that all the files you deleted actually deletes. MTP does indeed suck... Is there any way I could get my nexus 7 to be mounted as a USB Mass Storage Device? Is there a custom ROM I could flash that has this feature?
Thank you for your time everyone
Yeah, MTP does suck. Not sure if you already know about SDrescan. I don't remember the technical explanation (something about rebuilding databases) but running this will show all of the files correctly in Windows Explorer. I figured I'd post it anyway in case someone comes across this thread and doesn't know about it
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...t=W251bGwsMSwxLDMsImNvbS5iZXJvLnNkcmVzY2FuIl0.
miketn said:
This actually worked! I uninstalled DIVX and all of its components and now I could actually transfer them over without Windows Explorer crashing. Thank you.
For some reason it states that the device will not be able to read it and asks if I want to continue anyway, I just said yes cause I use MXPlayer to watch all my .mkv's.
Anyway, thanks again
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I agree to this, it was very frustrating to not transfer movies to my nexus without Windows crashing. After uninstalling Divx, it worked like a charm. Why would Divx be responsible for the crash?
Use this, then
I've found a handy-dandy 5-star app called "Airdroid!" (no, I don't work for 'em, they just solved some problems for me!) It's available on goog playstore for android, at least; didnt look to see about mac applications. Used with wifi, you put in it's address on your computer screen and your device will establish a connection and you can transfer whatever you want(I think) wirelessly! You don't even have to have them in the same room(I guess after you search for the address on your comp). I'm pretty much noobile, and I pulled it off, so I bet you can too! & when you hit the "charging cable is loose" issue(guess it's very common due to cheap parts) you can order a "Qi" charging 'base station' that you just lay your device on 7 it charges through the case! Just sayin...
miketn said:
I've searched this thread and have seen a lot of people with the same problem but with no solution. Hopefully we can find one here...
I'm not entirely sure if I have the right drivers installed or this is just a bug, but when I plug my Nexus 7 into my computer (running Windows 7) it is recognized as a portable device. I can create folders and transfer .zip and .rar files but whenever I try to transfer over a .mkv file, Windows Explorer crashes and it fails. I can't find a solution to this anywhere. What is the problem? I've tried everything, turning on/off debugging. My Nexus 7 is rooted so I got all the drivers working for the toolkit. Is there something I'm missing here?
Any help will be appreciated! Thank you for your time!
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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?
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.
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.
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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.
joseamirandavelez said:
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...
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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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.
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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
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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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
Soloistdk1 said:
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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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.
glancer2315 said:
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?
vinokirk said:
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.