[Q] Alternatives to MTP file transfer? - Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I HATE the MTP stuff that it seems Android is switching to but after researching it seems reasonable why they're doing it so I can't complain too much. Either way it's unreliable, slow, and has corrupted my N7's filesystem multiple times to where I had to wipe and reflash my rom so I was wondering what alternatives you guys have tried? Bluetooth? Is Bluetooth 3.0+HS even supported? WiFi? AdHoc WiFi? Which apps?
So far the things I have tried are just AirDroid which while having a cool interface is not reliable enough for me, I tried transferring my music collection of about 900 mp3s and after about half way through the file manager somehow forgot where to put folders and files so half of it was sorted properly (Music\Artist\Year - Album\Song.mp3) and the rest was just "Music\Year - Artist\Song.mp3". A very odd error to me. Lol.

Should I of posted this in the Q&A section? It kind of confuses me why their is a General section and Q&A section. Seems like those are the same to me. I figured the Q&A section was for stuff only closely related to the 7, while this is more of a general question (fits across multiple Android devices). Dunno?

I use MTP as it works fine for me. For convenience, I use WiFi File Explorer pro. Best 0.99 $ spent.
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akash3656 said:
I use MTP as it works fine for me. For convenience, I use WiFi File Explorer pro. Best 0.99 $ spent.
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When I try to delete stuff over MTP like the useless (to me at least) Alarms, DCIM, Movies, Notifications, Podcasts, and Ringtones folders, all of which are empty, it will either give me an error like device has stopped responding check the connection or it will wipe the entire internal SD card and not let anything be created there anymore. So I deleted them using Astro with no issues but still deleting files I don't need, this includes simple things like mp3s I don't listen to anymore, will sooner or later lead to the internal SD card getting wiped or device has stopped responding check connection errors. Will look into that app though, am hoping for free apps but 99cents I can't argue with.

herqulees said:
When I try to delete stuff over MTP like the useless (to me at least) Alarms, DCIM, Movies, Notifications, Podcasts, and Ringtones folders, all of which are empty, it will either give me an error like device has stopped responding check the connection or it will wipe the entire internal SD card and not let anything be created there anymore. So I deleted them using Astro with no issues but still deleting files I don't need, this includes simple things like mp3s I don't listen to anymore, will sooner or later lead to the internal SD card getting wiped or device has stopped responding check connection errors. Will look into that app though, am hoping for free apps but 99cents I can't argue with.
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There is a free version for you to try out first. I see, I don't normally delete those folders. I use solid file explorer for all file management needs from my phone. Again, not free since now its out of beta. OI File manager is another reliable file manager I used to use.
And from what I'm hearing is you probably need to run media scanner after deleting or messing with your Internal Storage. Try TricksterMOD's media scanning option here then replug the phone to PC.
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I use Estrong file explorer. The app can access shared network folders, ftp, and cloud storage. And it's free.
I don't use MTP anymore as I copy files from my nas and file servers.
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Use airdroid, I use it on my linux computer. I find it good and it's free! (been searching wireless syncing with linux since mtp integration is unexistant)

Another vote for WiFi File Explorer. Very handy.
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Airdroid for me as well, as long as you have a browser on your PC, and a wireless network, you're golden. As for the speed I usually get between 40-45Mbps
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zaclimon said:
Use airdroid, I use it on my linux computer. I find it good and it's free! (been searching wireless syncing with linux since mtp integration is unexistant)
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What Linux based Distro do you use? I have no problem with Fedora 17 here with all my Nexus Devices. I just installed simple-mtpfs and wrote some stuff in my .bashrc Now i can plug it in and write "hellonexus" in the terminal and it's there. If you need help, just PM me.
Cheers, Jan

akash3656 said:
There is a free version for you to try out first. I see, I don't normally delete those folders. I use solid file explorer for all file management needs from my phone. Again, not free since now its out of beta. OI File manager is another reliable file manager I used to use.
And from what I'm hearing is you probably need to run media scanner after deleting or messing with your Internal Storage. Try TricksterMOD's media scanning option here then replug the phone to PC.
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It's nothing with media scanning, weather I'm looking in the Nexus 7 on my desktop through MTP or on the 7 itself with Astro it shows the internal SD card empty except for the Android folder (which is now empty and nothing is ever recreated back in it, apps just give errors when they try to save stuff), and looking at Storage in settings shows that everything is actually deleted too.
And I tried the WiFi File explorer, it's simple and thus so far seems reliable to me, looks like it'd be worth 99cents.
Edit: Forgot to say I have tried rerunning the media scanner with TricksterMOD, but as I said no luck.

zaclimon said:
Use airdroid, I use it on my linux computer. I find it good and it's free! (been searching wireless syncing with linux since mtp integration is unexistant)
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I tried AirDroid but found it kind of unreliable, my OP explains in a bit more detail.

Triscuit said:
Airdroid for me as well, as long as you have a browser on your PC, and a wireless network, you're golden. As for the speed I usually get between 40-45Mbps
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My speed varied from 800KBps to 1.1MBps tops, which I find odd cause the network is idle and my laptop is connected at 9MBps (72Mbps) and the 7 is connected at 8MBps (65mbps).
I just LOVE how WiFi N gave us that huge speed boost from G's 7MBps. Not.

herqulees said:
My speed varied from 800KBps to 1.1MBps tops, which I find odd cause the network is idle and my laptop is connected at 9MBps (72Mbps) and the 7 is connected at 8MBps (65mbps).
I just LOVE how WiFi N gave us that huge speed boost from G's 7MBps. Not.
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Interesting, I was actually thinking that my 40 megbits per sec was a little slow considering my network can handle more than that, maybe its browser limitations. I never looked into it much because the files I transfer are usually less than 1 gig which takes all of a couple minutes to finish.
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Triscuit said:
Interesting, I was actually thinking that my 40 megbits per sec was a little slow considering my network can handle more than that, maybe its browser limitations. I never looked into it much because the files I transfer are usually less than 1 gig which takes all of a couple minutes to finish.
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Well after a quick Google search apparently the 65Mbps is the max for the 7, sad it can't do faster but when you think about it how many people did they expect to be trying wifi file transfers and stuff on a tablet? Lol, as for the even slower than 65Mbps speed I'm getting (about 8Mbps compared to your 40) I'm going to go ahead and blame on my Clear Internet cheapo router.

herqulees said:
Well after a quick Google search apparently the 65Mbps is the max for the 7, sad it can't do faster but when you think about it how many people did they expect to be trying wifi file transfers and stuff on a tablet? Lol, as for the even slower than 65Mbps speed I'm getting (about 8Mbps compared to your 40) I'm going to go ahead and blame on my Clear Internet cheapo router.
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Just curious, what is your PC and browser? I'm running an ancient computer and using chrome, my router is a plain old Cisco valet
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Triscuit said:
Just curious, what is your PC and browser? I'm running an ancient computer and using chrome, my router is a plain old Cisco valet
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I've got a ~6month old Acer Aspire Timeline X (5830TG), it's in no way slow with an Intel i5, 6GB RAM, WiFi N, not going to go into a nerd bragging rant so I'll stop there... Lol, I use Chrome but tried Firefox too and both worked the same. I might do some more testing to compare speeds between apps and try some of the less user friendly but more stable Android FTP clients, see if the more mature interface has any speed boost.

herqulees said:
I've got a ~6month old Acer Aspire Timeline X (5830TG), it's in no way slow with an Intel i5, 6GB RAM, WiFi N, not going to go into a nerd bragging rant so I'll stop there... Lol, I use Chrome but tried Firefox too and both worked the same. I might do some more testing to compare speeds between apps and try some of the less user friendly but more stable Android FTP clients, see if the more mature interface has any speed boost.
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Haha i remember going into my nerd rants when i built gaming computers, i would need a whole paragraph lol Cool, lemme know what you find out.
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Triscuit said:
Haha i remember going into my nerd rants when i built gaming computers, i would need a whole paragraph lol Cool, lemme know what you find out.
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Same with me, typing every little detail of a computer and having it all memorized like the back of my hand. Haha.
Well results didn't go as well as expected. A 1.2GB file from computer to tablet went at 1.6MBps (12.8Mbps) and the same file from tablet to computer went at 977KBps (7.6Mbps). An odd note is speeds decreased ~40% when I turned on WiFi High Performance in TricksterMOD. I would test MTP speed but fear it corrupting my Nexus 7 again, and would test FTP compression but don't see that helping seeing as nearly everything transferred to/from a tablet is already compressed (jpegs, mp4s, mp3s) and would most likely slow the tablet to a crawl from taxing the CPU so much.
Edit: A SD speed test "SD Card Tester" app shows 16MBps read and 13MBps write with a ~600MB file, while using ROW scheduler. So that shows a maximum speed for a file transfer.

herqulees said:
Edit: A SD speed test "SD Card Tester" app shows 16MBps read and 13MBps write with a ~600MB file, while using ROW scheduler. So that shows a maximum speed for a file transfer.
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Wow didn't think of trying that, although I didn't think that my memory read speeds went that fast.
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[Q] Slow Transfer Rate?

Has anyone else noticed that the transfer rate from your PC to the Xoom over the USB cable seems to be really slow?
Might there be a fix for this?
Coming from an iPad, its blazing fast.
I'm on a Mac though, perhaps its different since it uses software.
I just transferred 2 ~750MB video files in no time at all.
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twinkyz1979 said:
transfer rate from your PC to the Xoom over the USB cable seems to be really slow?
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Did you also face its inability to write 2 or more files simultaneously? while you copy first movie to XOOM and try to copy another, the copy dialog will say that the device is busy... What type of filesystem is that?
freemsk1 said:
Did you also face its inability to write 2 or more files simultaneously? while you copy first movie to XOOM and try to copy another, the copy dialog will say that the device is busy... What type of filesystem is that?
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Not a file system issue, but a protocol issue. This is not a mass storage device.
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I wouldn't say "really slow" no, but it's also not mind-blowing quick either. It's just acceptable in my eyes.
Make sure you use the USB ports on the rear and not the fronts, the backs seem to be faster.
The way i understood it was that the internal memory was supposed to be an SSD but maybe i heard wrong.

Wi-fi file sharing

Hi, how can i transfer files PC>TRANSFORMER or TRANSFORMER>PC via WI-FI?
thanks for answering...
i'm interested two...
also would like toknow if a good upnp soft exit without needing multiple tools like upnplay and moboplayer...
Try AndSMB.
Also if you have a kernel with cifs support, you can use cifs manager to mount your windows shares, so that you can directly open your shared files without copying them.
There are a few ways to do this.
The first is to use SwiFTP. This makes the transformer behave as an FTP server, then you can explore files on it using an ftp client from your computer.
The second is to use your computer as an FTP server and use AndFTP to explore files on your computer to move files onto your tablet.
I use both all the time, and they work really well.
Cheers.
I use ES File Explorer (free from Android Market) on my Transformer (and before that, my GTab).
It supports browsing of FTP and LAN. So as long as you know how to set up shares on your windows PC, you can access those directories from your T.F. and copy / paste / install APK straight from your PC.
or install File Manager HD.
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.rhmsoft.fm.hd&feature=search_result
and you can browse files on your pc from the Transformer (once you have shared them in windows.) and set up the connection in File Manager HD.
You can then copy and paste them as if they were on the same machine.
It will ask for login details, these are:
your computers network ip address eg 192.168.0.2,
your log on which is the name you use to log into windows with,
and a password, again, this is your windows password.
You will need to install Windows Media Player 11 or higher and add the shared directories to your 'library' then they will show up on the shared network using UpnP or SMB.
eliak said:
Hi, how can i transfer files PC>TRANSFORMER or TRANSFORMER>PC via WI-FI?
thanks for answering...
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The Cloud
I originally tried that. But, for whatever reason, it wouldn't see my "shares" across my network whereas ES File Explorer did.
Also, File Manager HD has advertisements. ES File Explorer doesn't clutter up your screen with ads. Unless of course you are rooted and have ad blocking software installed on your TF.
CarsnGadgets said:
or install File Manager HD.
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.rhmsoft.fm.hd&feature=search_result
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I'm going to offer a different solution...dropbox.
I use it constantly to transfer files to and from my phone, laptop, and TF...
Its fast and brainless.
rpavich said:
I'm going to offer a different solution...dropbox.
I use it constantly to transfer files to and from my phone, laptop, and TF...
Its fast and brainless.
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This and "my cloud" are really simply and easy solutions that i also prefer, however they are not really wifi, or your home internal network. They require moving the data up over your broadband access and back again. If you have a large broadband monthly rate who really cares i guess but it seems kind of silly to push it up and back again. But at the same time i do't really trust free services like drop box to snoop over my stuff if not to just sell my habits or likes and dislikes to potential sales.
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proplayer44 said:
This and "my cloud" are really simply and easy solutions that i also prefer, however they are not really wifi, or your home internal network. They require moving the data up over your broadband access and back again. If you have a large broadband monthly rate who really cares i guess but it seems kind of silly to push it up and back again. But at the same time i do't really trust free services like drop box to snoop over my stuff if not to just sell my habits or likes and dislikes to potential sales.
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Ahh...right, I never thought of it that way....true.
There is a free app called Wireless File Transfer Lite in the Market that does what you want to do.
thanks for the tip..I'm going to try it too.
you can try es fie explorer they have lan tab where you cantrasfer to share folders
Dropbox
rpavich said:
I'm going to offer a different solution...dropbox.
I use it constantly to transfer files to and from my phone, laptop, and TF...
Its fast and brainless.
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+1 for Dropbox!!!
proplayer44 said:
This and "my cloud" are really simply and easy solutions that i also prefer, however they are not really wifi, or your home internal network. They require moving the data up over your broadband access and back again. If you have a large broadband monthly rate who really cares i guess but it seems kind of silly to push it up and back again. But at the same time i do't really trust free services like drop box to snoop over my stuff if not to just sell my habits or likes and dislikes to potential sales.
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Very true!!! I never thought of dropbox like that!!! OK!!!
Many awesome suggestions so far. Going to try a few of them, since I've been wondering the same. Thanks!
CarsnGadgets said:
or install File Manager HD.
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.rhmsoft.fm.hd&feature=search_result
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Thanks, this works really well. I hate having multiple apps that have overlapping functions, so was keen to avoid a separate app just for file transfer. Was using File Manager HD anyway, so that works!
As for Dropbox, want to keep my files where they are, not put them in a special Dropbox folder. Also, having read somewhere that the only thing stopping Dropbox employees accessing your storage space is trust (ie no specific security measures stopping them from snooping), not sure I really trust that service!!
Thanks you work much .for information .is Very fine work on my galaxy tab
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i installed DROPBOX too...

File transfer options (USB and WiFi)

This is a list of all the options I tried (in chronological order) to solve my file transfer issues with the Galaxy Tab 10.1. The last option is the most stable one and until either Samsung or Android give us something usable I'll keep using it. Its a WiFi solution, so its slow in comparison to a USB solution.
Kies Software: Simply does not work for me since it requieres the USB drivers to be installed and for some reason they will not install correctly in my laptop.
Kies via Wi-Fi (Settings/Wireless and networks/Kies via Wi-Fi, it requires the Kies software): It says that the SIM card was not detected... There's obviously something really wrong with that Kies app because I have a WiFi only tablet...
Kies App: Basically creates a server in your tab that you can access through your browser. It works but if you need to transfer several GB's of music files organized in folders... you're going to have issues with it... Plus its really unstable.
SwiFTP FTP Server: Basically creates an FTP server in your tablet that give you access to the whole disk. It works with any FTP client in your computer. I use FileZilla. Its realy stable and you can simply drag and drop all your files to your FTP client. Also, it doesnt interfere with the use of the table. So you can use it while the files transfer. There's more options for FTP servers in the market but this one works, so why bother...
I hope this thread help you guys!
joseamirandavelez said:
This is a list of all the options I tried (in chronological order) to solve my file transfer issues with the Galaxy Tab 10.1. The last option is the most stable one and until either Samsung or Android give us something usable I'll keep using it. Its a WiFi solution, so its slow in comparison to a USB solution.
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I hope this thread help you guys!
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Try installing "samsung_usb_driverP4" .
I transfer filesnto and from my tab using the android sdk enviroment and the tab in debug mode. Once the sdk is installed it's just as easy as your phone though usb mass storage.
jolobe said:
Try installing "samsung_usb_driverP4" .
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I'll check that out. Thanks!
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lexvandoef said:
I transfer filesnto and from my tab using the android sdk enviroment and the tab in debug mode. Once the sdk is installed it's just as easy as your phone though usb mass storage.
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I tried looking for that but only found a thread on a script that seemed really complicated... Can you please post a link? Thanks!
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jolobe said:
Try installing "samsung_usb_driverP4" .
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Actually, I could not find it... What's P4?
It took the whole day to transfer all my music collection.... I'm not happy. I really need to fix this usb connectivity issue.
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If you have rooted your Tab, there is a free app that is so simple a US Congressman could us it. Check out Samba Filesharing. It makes your Tab's SD drive show up as a wireless device on Windows computers. It is fast and easy as drag and drop.
Bob
wifi file explorer pro.
I haven't used my USB cable for transfers since I got this program in August. Dev is awesome, will help those that need it, and he updates the program with new features about once a week. Best 99c on the Market.
Another option is Airdroid. Search for it in the Market.
I know theres a lot of options in the market, but I want to fix the usb issue. My music collection is about 5GB. It took the whole day to copy over WiFi... I'm contemplating re-installing Windows... which is a huge PITA...
use google music on your computer it will sync 20000 songs
FileExpert does this and much more
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Here is what I did to get usb driver to work on 10.1, including debugging mode:
1) First go here to install the drivers without the SDK.
2) Then go here to install the Samsung Drivers.
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...

Android File Transfer GS3

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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hapary said:
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
M988 said:
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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hapary said:
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?
ergibson83 said:
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?
Batmensch said:
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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[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
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
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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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