Database Users

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?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
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).

Just-in-time said:
Its the new way moto set the xoom to talk to the PC's.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
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.

USB MTP connection

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?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
they got rid of mass storage starting with ICS in favor of mtp
Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk 2

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.

Eluvatar said:
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.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Use custom kernel with usb-otg, connect a flash drive, then use root explorer to copy paste. In theory, haven't tried.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using XDA Premium HD app

so thete is no other way of getting all files showing on pc?

You could use adb if you're shell-savy.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus

silvscorp said:
so thete is no other way of getting all files showing on pc?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Would transfer file over WiFi do it?
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.smarterdroid.wififiletransferpro
Sent from my Nexus 7 using XDA Premium HD app

nitrox1 said:
Would transfer file over WiFi do it?
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.smarterdroid.wififiletransferpro
Sent from my Nexus 7 using XDA Premium HD app
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
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.

kraized said:
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.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Try connecting it as a camera (ptp)
Sent from my Google Nexus 7 using XDA Premium HD app

clintkev251 said:
Try connecting it as a camera (ptp)
Sent from my Google Nexus 7 using XDA Premium HD app
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
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.

[Q] Nexus 7 Unable to Transfer Files to Nexus 7

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.

miketn said:
... but whenever I try to transfer over a .mkv file, Windows Explorer crashes and it fails....
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Sounds like it might be a file size problem. Try transferring a much smaller mkv file and see what happens
Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda app-developers app

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
Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda app-developers app
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
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.

Timbermill said:
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.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
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

miketn said:
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.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
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!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
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
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
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!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse

[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?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
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.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747M

pcgeek86 said:
Yes you can.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
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.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
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

MPJ88 said:
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
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
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.
Sent from my Transformer TF101 using Tapatalk 2

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
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
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
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
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
Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda app-developers app

pcgeek86 said:
Yes you can.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
+1

[Q] How do I connect my Nexus 4 to a Windows PC, so as to transfer my files ?

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.

junks2010 said:
Just use a USB cable and connect your N4 to your windows PC. You should be able to transfer files using window explorer.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
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.

kzoodroid said:
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.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
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
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
jhock said:
Definitely airdroid, it works like a charm.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Well since i use my desktop i don't have wireless access. thanks for replying though:thumbup:
Sent from my Nexus 4

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.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
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

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
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
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.

coinsk said:
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.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
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.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
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.