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[Q] MTP Thumbnails?

okay, maybe i'm insane, or theres something wrong with my computer, but anytime i connect my Gnex, picture thumbnails never load.
this is the most annoying thing in the world. I wanted to go through my icons and erase some since doing it in the gallery is a lot harder, and no thumbnails load.
even for the camera images, so i can't even tell what image i'm trying to get if i want to move my pictures from the phone to the computer.
i've desperately searched google for MTP Thumbnails and found nothing. so i'm really hoping someone here can help.

wow almost 12 hours and nothing? no one plugged their phone into a PC in 12 hours and could check. not hard.

I can't see any thumbnails either on my Nexus. I was just doing an internet search on this issue and haven't found anything yet.

thanks for the reply, well i'm kinda glad to know it's not just me.
i spent well over an hour doing google searches for MTP thumbnails and found nothing. hope somehow theres a way to enable them because it's really a pain in the ass

neok44 said:
thanks for the reply, well i'm kinda glad to know it's not just me.
i spent well over an hour doing google searches for MTP thumbnails and found nothing. hope somehow theres a way to enable them because it's really a pain in the ass
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wth???!!! This is practically the only Google search that even comes close to describing my issue where my Samsung Tablet connects MTP (whateva THAT is) & won't show thumbnails... and this post is almost 6 months old... what is up?! i KNOW other ppl are having this issue, why is there so little info regarding this? Anyone?
ty!
Ms D

Ms.Dummbunny said:
wth???!!! This is practically the only Google search that even comes close to describing my issue where my Samsung Tablet connects MTP (whateva THAT is) & won't show thumbnails... and this post is almost 6 months old... what is up?! i KNOW other ppl are having this issue, why is there so little info regarding this? Anyone?
ty!
Ms D
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I can and i do delete pictures from my comp
Galaxy Nexus AOKP m5 Franco kernel m3

[Q] Puter wants to fix sd card

Every time I mount my card to the puter it wants to fix it. I haven't let it. Should I do this next time? Take it out and copy it first or what? Help!!

Yeah, should see there is no problem, atleast thats what Ive seen. Happened to me twice over a 2 year period, never touched any of the files either time.
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Does the same thing for me. I just ignore it. Still works fine on my phone.

One for and one against....oh what to do? LOL!!

I can say from experience that I tried to let it fix it one time......deleted all my files. So from now on, I just skip it.
2-1 now.

2-1.... still not much to go on. I don't know what I should do. Sucks!

moonsbabe said:
2-1.... still not much to go on. I don't know what I should do. Sucks!
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Just back it up. Plug it up, let it "fix" it. If it doesn't format it, then you're good. If it does, load everything back on to it, and you're good.

jayharper08 said:
Just back it up. Plug it up, let it "fix" it. If it doesn't format it, then you're good. If it does, load everything back on to it, and you're good.
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That is what I have been thinking but what if the files are messed up and just does it all over again! LOL! Seems like damned if I do and damned if I don't!! LOL!!
<<<<<< wow when did I get to be a senior member? I ain't that old yet!!

moonsbabe said:
That is what I have been thinking but what if the files are messed up and just does it all over again! LOL! Seems like damned if I do and damned if I don't!! LOL!!
<<<<<< wow when did I get to be a senior member? I ain't that old yet!!
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Well if the files are messed up - they'll be messed up on your HDD also. My phone gets the exact same message when I connect it in MS mode. Not a big deal as long as everything is working fine then just skip the message. Odds are it'll happen again anyway.

Oh well I copied files and then let the puter fix it. Thanks everyone for your input! At least I know that I am not the only one. I haven't checked to see if it will do it again.

It can happen with any removable flash media or drives if you disconnect without using the remove safely in the tray of the task bar. In the past (say Windows 98) when you copied a file to removable media it actually wasn't completely written. You could go hours and unless you safely removed or shut down the machine it would never flush what was left to the flash device.
The reason for that as the default was to improved perceived performance... I believe. The behavior is changeable in windows but I believe the default behavior on say 7 is to write immediately. Less chance of anything being wrong still a good chance it wants to run scan disk. Its just an annoying you didn't do it right and windows wants to make sure your unhappy with yourself kind of message. Though it has, had a purpose, still does.

I think W7 does that also. The delayed write, yes? I've removed things before and received the lovely "Windows delayed write could not write files because the devices was removed" or something to that extent.
Maybe it was the computer at work (XP)...

KCRic said:
I think W7 does that also. The delayed write, yes? I've removed things before and received the lovely "Windows delayed write could not write files because the devices was removed" or something to that extent.
Maybe it was the computer at work (XP)...
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W7 has the option to use delayed write or not. I believe it can be changed through the properties on the flash device itself, but I will have to verify that when I am at a PC.
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I can't see my files or pictures when connected to PC, help!!!

OK this is driving me crazy, when I connect my phone to my PC (Win 7) and go to my phone files they all look empty, I click on DCIM and choose camera all my pictures are there but I can't see them they don't popup automatically like they use to, the only way I can browse through my pictures is by opening them up individually, I tried the same thing with my old Galaxy S Vibrant and it works just fine I can see all my files and the contents without me opening them up, so I know there is nothing wrong with the computer. I tried different data cables original and others again with no luck, does anyone have any idea what is wrong with my phone, please help.

Can you post a screen shot so that we have a better idea of what you are talking about?

sebmw said:
OK this is driving me crazy, when I connect my phone to my PC (Win 7) and go to my phone files they all look empty, I click on DCIM and choose camera all my pictures are there but I can't see them they don't popup automatically like they use to, the only way I can browse through my pictures is by opening them up individually, I tried the same thing with my old Galaxy S Vibrant and it works just fine I can see all my files and the contents without me opening them up, so I know there is nothing wrong with the computer. I tried different data cables original and others again with no luck, does anyone have any idea what is wrong with my phone, please help.
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I have the same issue extremely intermittently. The only resolution I have discovered so far is to disconnect and reconnect the phone to the PC.

forgot2wipe said:
Can you post a screen shot so that we have a better idea of what you are talking about?
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I attached screenshots check it out

I just connected my S3 to see if mine did the same thing, and it does. I think that the problem is that the phone connects to the computer using MTP and not mass storage. Here's a link with some one else that had the same problem.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1408634

Thanks for the reply, I'm kinda glad to know it's not just me that can't see any thumbnails, can someone else confirm that these devices don't load any thumbnails...

Damn it man, I can verify I have the same damn problem. Followed the link posted and nothing in there was helpful. If ANYONE has a link or answer please post. It would be most appreciated. Meanwhile i'm going to start researching the issue, if I find a solution I will post.

saldebot said:
Damn it man, I can verify I have the same damn problem. Followed the link posted and nothing in there was helpful. If ANYONE has a link or answer please post. It would be most appreciated. Meanwhile i'm going to start researching the issue, if I find a solution I will post.
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I can't believe a flagship devise like this can be this low tech, I have over 500 pictures in the camera folder how can I see the pictures I took recently on my PC if thumbnails won't load up, I hope the next update will address this problem and fix it.

Well I found some information in the link below. However every time you reboot you have go thru the process again and it is only for the external sd card. You are right this is extremely sad for FLAGSHIP DEVICE, I guess I am lucky I dont have that many pictures and dont take that many pictures that I can manage them thru the device.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1785243&highlight=mass+storage

The solution I found
This might not be the solution you are looking for, but it fixed it for me!
Basically, if your screen is locked when you connect your handset to your computer it will not read the files. Simply unlock your screen before connecting and they should come up...
If you think about it this is actually a pretty good security feature, but pretty confusing if you are not aware of it.
Hope this helps, I set up an account just to answer this so I hope it was worth the effort! haha. :victory:

dohmcgee said:
This might not be the solution you are looking for, but it fixed it for me!
Basically, if your screen is locked when you connect your handset to your computer it will not read the files. Simply unlock your screen before connecting and they should come up...
If you think about it this is actually a pretty good security feature, but pretty confusing if you are not aware of it.
Hope this helps, I set up an account just to answer this so I hope it was worth the effort! haha. :victory:
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He can see the files.. His issue is that thumbnails aren't generated... which I think is the issue for every gs3.

the same but quite different
i have connected my asus memopad hd7 to the pc , and i selected as MTP , but i can only view picture files only , example : zoompictures , pictures and music. Used to be , i can view all my files from a till z .. now i am stuck with that i tries PTP also nothing.. no files like bluetooth and etc.. someone please help me. really appreciate it!
regards!

invalidlinks said:
i have connected my asus memopad hd7 to the pc , and i selected as MTP , but i can only view picture files only , example : zoompictures , pictures and music. Used to be , i can view all my files from a till z .. now i am stuck with that i tries PTP also nothing.. no files like bluetooth and etc.. someone please help me. really appreciate it!
regards!
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Wrong forum. Find the forum for your device and ask there. This is for the GS3 only.
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Can't put movies on the Note II

Hello,
When I try to drag & drop movies to my Note II I am getting an error. I did a search on Google and I the answer I got is that the phone isn't in UMS mode. Then I searched how to put my Note II in UMS mode but the answer was: it can't. Although the answer isn't positive I am just putting up a new thread, maybe someone actually does know how to do this.
Thank you!

Drumpie27 said:
Hello,
When I try to drag & drop movies to my Note II I am getting an error. I did a search on Google and I the answer I got is that the phone isn't in UMS mode. Then I searched how to put my Note II in UMS mode but the answer was: it can't. Although the answer isn't positive I am just putting up a new thread, maybe someone actually does know how to do this.
Thank you!
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Might help if you posted up the error you are getting.
Whilst the Note 2 doesn't support UMS, it does support MTP, so I am assuming, since you've mentioned dragging and dropping, that this is working and you are seeing your Note 2 as a device.
How big are the movies you are trying to copy onto your Note 2?
Regards,
Dave

foxmeister said:
Might help if you posted up the error you are getting.
Whilst the Note 2 doesn't support UMS, it does support MTP, so I am assuming, since you've mentioned dragging and dropping, that this is working and you are seeing your Note 2 as a device.
How big are the movies you are trying to copy onto your Note 2?
Regards,
Dave
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Hello Dave,
Thank you for your reply.
When I am trying to drag & drop the movie I am not getting a error specifically, but a window that comes up with the message: windows explorer isn't reacting.
That is correct, I am seeing my Note 2 as a device, in particular a portable media player. Actually it isn't a movie but a Sopranos episode. It's about 2/3 gigabytes big.
I really can't figure out why it doesn't work.
Thank you.

Drumpie27 said:
Hello Dave,
Thank you for your reply.
When I am trying to drag & drop the movie I am not getting a error specifically, but a window that comes up with the message: windows explorer isn't reacting.
That is correct, I am seeing my Note 2 as a device, in particular a portable media player. Actually it isn't a movie but a Sopranos episode. It's about 2/3 gigabytes big.
I really can't figure out why it doesn't work.
Thank you.
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Had the same problem...- use wifi file transfer PRO from market
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mayank_nigam said:
Had the same problem...- use wifi file transfer PRO from market
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I would like a faster solution for bigger files. But thank you anyways, I'll do it via this app till I got an solid solution.

Try transferring a smaller video file to see if that makes a difference. Do you have any problems transferring other file types (pics, text)?
Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk 2

whatsitsnamenow said:
Try transferring a smaller video file to see if that makes a difference. Do you have any problems transferring other file types (pics, text)?
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I know if your memory is in FAT32 format you cannot place files on it larger than 4GB. Also if you are rooted there is an app(s) in the market for Samsung devices that switches your phone from MTP to the Android 2.3.3 USB Mass Storage Mode that might yield better results for you. I believe it is "USB Mode Switch" on Google Play. There is also a way to do it though ADB.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1711009 -> This link is for the SGS3 but may work as well.

Drumpie27 said:
I would like a faster solution for bigger files. But thank you anyways, I'll do it via this app till I got an solid solution.
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3rd time today I think im recommending goodsync If your devices are on the same network the transfer speed is around 2-4Mb/sec but beats connecting wires and such. Give it a shot.

Windows Explorer isn't reacting? Isn't it a problem with Windows but your phone?

whatsitsnamenow said:
Try transferring a smaller video file to see if that makes a difference. Do you have any problems transferring other file types (pics, text)?
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Other files are working correctly.
spotopolis said:
I know if your memory is in FAT32 format you cannot place files on it larger than 4GB. Also if you are rooted there is an app(s) in the market for Samsung devices that switches your phone from MTP to the Android 2.3.3 USB Mass Storage Mode that might yield better results for you. I believe it is "USB Mode Switch" on Google Play. There is also a way to do it though ADB.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1711009 -> This link is for the SGS3 but may work as well.
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Yeah it's something like that. Although the guy above said that the Note 2 cannot be put in UMS mode. I also can't find any program like that. Could you check it out for me please.
elevation_2 said:
3rd time today I think im recommending goodsync If your devices are on the same network the transfer speed is around 2-4Mb/sec but beats connecting wires and such. Give it a shot.
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I will give it a try, thank you. Also isn't this program the same as Dropbox?
jujuburi said:
Windows Explorer isn't reacting? Isn't it a problem with Windows but your phone?
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No, it's a common problem.

Perhaps you should mention what format video file it is. Natively it will only allow you to transfer mp4 files. Any other files and mtp will ask if you want to convert the file. Perhaps the mtp is trying to convert the video file before the transfer. That may be the problem you are experiencing.
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i did have the same problem and it was down to kies, i uninstalled the driver for my note 2 and uninstalled kies, redownloaded a fresh version of kies and installed.
the problem hasnt returned.
coming from htc, kies is the only thing i really dislike about samsung products, and will make me root if i can go back to simple plug in and pc recogise it as a hard drive like it did in the end on my gtab.

Drumpie27 said:
Other files are working correctly.
Yeah it's something like that. Although the guy above said that the Note 2 cannot be put in UMS mode. I also can't find any program like that. Could you check it out for me please.
I will give it a try, thank you. Also isn't this program the same as Dropbox?
No, it's a common problem.
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Similar to dropbox but much faster. Drop box syncs the same folders. With goodsync you can choose which folder to sync with what. Secondly dropbox stores data in the air, goodsync doesnt.

Drumpie27 said:
Hello Dave,
Thank you for your reply.
When I am trying to drag & drop the movie I am not getting a error specifically, but a window that comes up with the message: windows explorer isn't reacting.
That is correct, I am seeing my Note 2 as a device, in particular a portable media player. Actually it isn't a movie but a Sopranos episode. It's about 2/3 gigabytes big.
I really can't figure out why it doesn't work.
Thank you.
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What version of windows? Windows can not see the Note2 as an external hard drive-device to drag & drop to?
What about transferring the files to a micro-sdhc card on your pc then putting it in your Note2 (which you could transfer to internal memory if you want)?
Alternatively, what about uploading to Google Drive or Dropbox & downloading it to the Note 2?

Drumpie27 said:
When I am trying to drag & drop the movie I am not getting a error specifically, but a window that comes up with the message: windows explorer isn't reacting.
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I would suggest that if you are getting a message about Windows Explorer not reacting, the problem is more likely related to the PC, not the Note.
Have you tried on a different PC?
Regards,
Dave

foxmeister said:
I would suggest that if you are getting a message about Windows Explorer not reacting, the problem is more likely related to the PC, not the Note.
Have you tried on a different PC?
Regards,
Dave
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Also at times rebooting the PC can correct Windows Explorer issues..

foxmeister said:
I would suggest that if you are getting a message about Windows Explorer not reacting, the problem is more likely related to the PC, not the Note.
Have you tried on a different PC?
Regards,
Dave
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Is not the PC. I've seen this same problem many times since Google implemented MTP, it's complete garbage.
Windows is erroring because the transfer is damned slow that it just times out on large files. I've pretty much given up trying and just take the SD card out and plug it in to my card reader now; it's faster and actually WORKS.

FloatingFatMan said:
Is not the PC. I've seen this same problem many times since Google implemented MTP, it's complete garbage.
Windows is erroring because the transfer is damned slow that it just times out on large files. I've pretty much given up trying and just take the SD card out and plug it in to my card reader now; it's faster and actually WORKS.
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Thanks for confirming that..it's what I'd first do-suggested in this case..but what about users-devices without handy external storage (uploading & downloading from cloud services)?
https://www.google.com/search?q=Google+MTP

FloatingFatMan said:
Is not the PC. I've seen this same problem many times since Google implemented MTP, it's complete garbage.
Windows is erroring because the transfer is damned slow that it just times out on large files. I've pretty much given up trying and just take the SD card out and plug it in to my card reader now; it's faster and actually WORKS.
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Sorry, but I've transferred films larger than this without error, so I cannot agree with your findings.
YMMV, but thus far I have not had to remove the sdcard from my Note 2 in order to transfer a movie to my device. The largest individual file I've transferred came in at a shade under 2GB, but I've also transferred over 4GB total in multiple files without issue.
Regards,
Dave.
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Drumpie27 said:
When I am trying to drag & drop the movie I am not getting a error specifically, but a window that comes up with the message: windows explorer isn't reacting.
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I had a similar issue, the fix isn't exactly something you'd think of.
Do you have the DivX codec installed on your PC?
If yes, uninstall it. Doing so fixed the issue for me.
Any mkv file I tried transferring would crash Windows Explorer until I uninstalled the DivX codec.

[Q] The device deleted all of my storage on its own..

Hello everybody.
This retarded phone..deleted all of my files that were in storage. That includes, photos,music. ebooks etc..i have no idea why it would do that ! it is not the first time this happens. the phone was connected to my computer, then i transferred some files to it, and after i disconnected i saw that my storage was empty sans the files i just transferred.
does anyone have an ideas why did it happen or how to prevent a situation like this in the future ?!

The PC term is "phones with disabilities".
Reboot your phone and I bet it is working properly again. Something about mounting computer storage search blah rabble.

WiredPirate said:
The PC term is "phones with disabilities".
Reboot your phone and I bet it is working properly again. Something about mounting computer storage search blah rabble.
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Thanks for replying, but i don't think you understood me. the phone is working normally, and the storage is mounted properly and recognised by the computer. the problem is that all of my data that was on the device got deleted by itself, by the phone ! as absurd as this sounds..

aschlon4 said:
Thanks for replying, but i don't think you understood me. the phone is working normally, and the storage is mounted properly and recognised by the computer. the problem is that all of my data that was on the device got deleted by itself, by the phone ! as absurd as this sounds..
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I got that you were implying that, but I didn't think you seriously thought that was the case. Plus I've experienced the same thing when unmounting from the comp, a reboot fixes it. I mean if your storage isn't holding data you must have a hardware issue right? Or you keep your phone next to a powerful magnet or something. Your options are limited in that case. Warranty it or buy a new device. The only other thing I can think of is you recently updated to JB and are confused by the /0/ partition.

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I got that you were implying that, but I didn't think you seriously thought that was the case. Plus I've experienced the same thing when unmounting from the comp, a reboot fixes it. I mean if your storage isn't holding data you must have a hardware issue right? Or you keep your phone next to a powerful magnet or something. Your options are limited in that case. Warranty it or buy a new device. The only other thing I can think of is you recently updated to JB and are confused by the /0/ partition.
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Well, a reboot didn't work for me..the data is still deleted. you mentioned unmounting from the computer..in MTP mode there is no actual unmounting right ?! its just plug and play..
couldn't the problem be software wise ? this has happened both in android 4.1 and 4.2..

aschlon4 said:
Well, a reboot didn't work for me..the data is still deleted. you mentioned unmounting from the computer..in MTP mode there is no actual unmounting right ?! its just plug and play..
couldn't the problem be software wise ? this has happened both in android 4.1 and 4.2..
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I hope not! There shouldn't be any software that wipes your sdcard w/o you wanting it to. I mean, I guess for you I would hope that's the case since you wont be out the hardware, but personally I am unaware of any software that functions like that. Can you replicate it? If you download a song or a picture or something right now and plug your phone up to the comp, will everything be wiped again?

WiredPirate said:
I hope not! There shouldn't be any software that wipes your sdcard w/o you wanting it to. I mean, I guess for you I would hope that's the case since you wont be out the hardware, but personally I am unaware of any software that functions like that. Can you replicate it? If you download a song or a picture or something right now and plug your phone up to the comp, will everything be wiped again?
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No..it is totally random.
the only thing that i could possibly think about is that i sent an app to be installed from the Play Store while the phone was connected to the PC..maybe that caused some kind of interference ?!
I wish it was that easy sending the phone for repairs. it is still under warranty but i bought it abroad, which means i would be left without a phone for a month or two and will have to deal with customs.
Unfortunately, nobody but you seem to be able to help me. i appreciate you trying to help, thank you.