I've done a search, but I cannot find anything really specific on this.
I think I understand quite a bit about MTP, that it shows up as an icon instead of a letter drive, why it needs MTP, etc.
Some users have said that the folders you can access will be limited. My question is what folders can be accessed/seen via MTP?
I really don't mind MTP, but I want to be able to drag and drop and not have to use some syncing software. That being said, does anyone have some screen shots or a video even of transferring files from WIN 7 to the Galaxy Nexus via MTP? A video, even a shot one would be fantastic.
Thank you in advance.
(P.S. I know I can make all sorts of changes and do arranging with file explorers. My question is more of a "How hard is it to get my pictures, music, Docs, etc actually ON to the device. )
Anyone? Maybe just pictures? Just a list of the folders?
Hi, you don't really need to worry about this at all.
The only folders you can't see, compared to USB like before, are the hidden folders which are usually just folders for application data.
It does show up as a device rather than a drive letter, but drag and drop works exactly the same, no need for extra sync software. I won't bother taking a screenshot because it looks exactly the same as transferring files to an android device which uses the old USB method.
To answer your question "How hard is it to get my pictures, music, Docs, etc actually ON to the device", the answer is - it isn't hard at all, and is effectively exactly the same as the old method (better in my opinion as you don't need to mount/unmount). The only way in which you could have problems is if you use a Mac or Linux and then you need extra software, as you're using Win7 you won't have any problems.
Hope this helps
edit - actually I had time to kill so here are some pictures
You're fantastic. Thank you. VERY helpful.
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Like all the default pictures in "My Pictures" and in "My Icons"???
I tried deleting them from My Icons, but a message came up and said something about it's a system file. Is it safe anyway?
Also anything else that's preloaded I could delete??? Let me know!
Anyone? I know you guys here had WM for how long now and thought about doing this or did it already.
Someone has to know if you could or not.
have you tried doing it through activesync? connect your device, hit explore, and start surfing files for unwanted, un-needed crap that takes up space. ive deleted default pictures, wallpapers, sounds, "emoticons", smileys, etc. Just do it through ActiveSync..
hope it helps.
Didn't know all this, thanks for the help man really!!!
EDIT: They don't show up!
try going to your view settings. maybe you missed something there.. it should be in there though.. try and post some screen shots if you can. Try all of the folders and sub folders..
From Windows Mobile Device Center I put my mouse on File Management and then click on browse the contect of your device.
The next windows pops up as if it was from My Computer which I could of done without even going to WMDC. I click on the device storage and the screen shot below shows what's inside. When I click on My Documents/My Pictures or whatever else that would have samples nothing is in those folders.
But all that doesn't matter because I could see them from the device. So what I'm asking is, is it safe to delete them even though a pop up appears saying they are system files?
Hey guys,
I have been using Evernote for some time but find that the PC application is quite slow and cumbersome and the mobile implementation though good lacks on something that I can't put my finger down on.
I heard dropbox is very good but I was wondering what ideas people had for storing notes on it or what else I could use the functionality for besides storing some of my apks.
Dropbox is great. Official app just came out, testing it now. My problem with Evernote was the inability to have notes offline for storage on your phone.
Dropbox allows you to store things offline and upload when connected? Sounds interest, how about mirroring folders on your PC?
I don't know whether you can queue things up for Dropbox yet - haven't tested that. As for retrieving things, you'll definitely need to be connected. I found that incredibly silly for a notes application like Evernote, though. Seriously, Evernote? You need a network connection so I can write down that I need to buy milk?
As for mirroring folders, I doubt it. When you install Dropbox on a computer, it sets aside a specific Dropbox folder. Anything you put inside it is synced to the cloud, and automatically put on any other computers you have Dropbox on. You put a file in your laptop's dropbox and your desktop can get it. Your phone can go get it now as well, so it's a cheap wireless file transfer method, if nothing else. As I understand the Android Dropbox implementation, there won't be a folder with your entire Dropbox stored on it like there is for a PC, you'll just retrieve stuff from the cloud.
If I can't add files it just seems a bit pointless ...
Yeah having offline access is a bonus, not going to break much but I may want to make notes on the train, etc.
Thanks for the comprehensive post, looks like more research is needed .
Right now the ONLY files you can send from Dropbox for Android are media files, so only photos, videos and audio files. No text files or documents, so it's pretty useless in terms of notes.
I use Gdocs Notepad, freeware, that syncs with Google Documents.
I've solved in this way.
Sugar sync is pretty good - can sync any files, you get 2gb free, free android client.
I would like to find a program that will allow me to sync all my pictures from my pc to my phone. Now I know that seems like a simple task, but here is what I have run accross. I have about 30GB of pics, but when I sync my iPad and my iPhone, iTunes resizes them to look good on the phone and they only take up about 7GB. I tried Doubletwist, but the problem I ran into was in took all 8000 photos and just put them into ONE directory. You know how hard it is to look through 8000 photos?? LOL I want to keep all my subdirectories when they get synced. I tried the trial version of the missing sync, but it was taking FOREVER to sync the photos, but it did keep the subdirectories, but surely there is something out there to resize for the EVO screen AND keep the directory structure?? Is there a program for the PC to make a good backup for my phone for when I start rooting or trying new roms etc??
Next big question, on email, is there not away to see the ENTIRE full page without scrolling left and right? If I open an email say from newegg.com it is more or less just the upper left corner, even after pinching to zoom out. On my iPhone, I can see the full email, yes it is super tiny, but then I can just click to zoom into a certain spot to read and then click to zoom back out. I don't understand why I can not do this on the Android.
Thanks for any help and answers, I am sure I will be in here learning a lot. See ya.
Mac
For pictures, just plug in the included USB cable into PC. On phone, select the disk option (dont remember quite what it is called, but HTC Sync is the wrong one)
From the PC, find the newly mounted disk (F:, etc.)
Drag and drop the pictures. Directory structure will be retained.
Thanks for the suggestion, but I have tried this also, the problem with this is that it keeps the original file resoultion and size, so I then have 30GB and not 7GB from the optimization.
Mac
Resizing photos is simple.
Here is my favorite:
http://www.vso-software.fr/products/image_resizer/
Integrates right into the windows shell (rick click on pictures)
I just spent 45 minutes on tech support trying to find out how to manage my photos on my new tablet. After allowing smart tutor control, I was told that the new Tab S won't allow me to use Kies to direct my photos into various folders, nor is there any way to move them once loaded. I am a photographer, and had expected to have over a thousand images for demos. I can't have them all in one huge folder.
Please save me from having to return this and get an Apple - I have to be able to organize my photos. How do I do it?
thanks in advance
Keivn
option 1: The tablet should have Google+ installed, if you set that up and open the photos app (which is separate from the gallery app) you should be able to upload photos to google plus automatically, allowing you to organize and share photos inside google's online photo manager
option 2: You could do basically the same thing with Dropbox, uploading photos you have to their servers and then organizing them on your computer either in the photo manager on dropbox.com, or manually with the file manager on your mac/pc
option 3: use a USB cable to plug the tablet into your PC and copy photos from it manually periodically. If you have windows this should be easy, if you have a mac, you'll need android file transfer which is a program that communicates with the MTP protocol modern android devices use.
thoughts/comments/concerns?
Thanks
I didn't want to use an online method, because I am often in places with poor or no signal, which is a non-starter. I had tried running through simple Windows file manager, and had not been able to see it as anything other than single folder, with no ability to see discrete folder structures in it. However, when I tried that this am, I could see the folders on the Galaxy, so transfer and file management is easy. I'm not sure whether the Samsung tech changed a setting or what else might have changed, but with visibility into the folders via File Manager, this is now straightforward.
Thanks for the help. It's sad that Samsung help couldn't give me this simple fix.
Kevin
There are a lot of simple ways to manage photos. The simplest (but not most efficient) approach is probably just to plug the tab into PC with a USB and use a file manager to manage. Alternatively, you can also use one of several online services like Picasa and a third party app. Many of of the third party apps like PicsPro for Picasa, for example, have an option to keep a local copy of photos on the tablet so you can still view photos without an internet connection.
KevinDonnelly said:
I just spent 45 minutes on tech support trying to find out how to manage my photos on my new tablet. After allowing smart tutor control, I was told that the new Tab S won't allow me to use Kies to direct my photos into various folders, nor is there any way to move them once loaded. I am a photographer, and had expected to have over a thousand images for demos. I can't have them all in one huge folder.
Please save me from having to return this and get an Apple - I have to be able to organize my photos. How do I do it?
thanks in advance
Keivn
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hi, I can easily do that within the default Gallery app.
I have the T705 version btw. But this shouldn't matter.
in the Gallery app I can simply create new folder(s) and move (or copy) selected photos form any folder to that new folder. I use this all the time. I'm not a professional photographer but I like to take loads of pictures. but I don't like them all together in the default "Camera" folder. I never organized my photos via PC (not on my phones, nor on my tabs).
Hi all,
So here's the deal. When I had my Pixel 2XL, I had about a bazillion photos on Google Photos, still do. No real order or organization, just a total mess. My impression is that the Note 10+ has far more robust file management software, and of course I have space for photos on the device and SD card. Let's also say maybe I've got some stuff on there that I just don't really want to be In The Cloud anymore. My thought is that I could do this via DEX - download or go through my Google Photos library from The Cloud, arrange things into folders on my desktop, and then load them onto the phone.
Would this work? Can anyone think of an easier way to move everything from Photos servers onto the phone's stock Gallery, putting aside any issues of "why would you want to do that" or "I wouldn't do that" because the bottom line is maybe I don't have the level of trust in Google as I once did and prefer as much of my data to me by own as possible.
Thanks so much!
Or just directly copy images via usb cable straight to the phone, all done using file explorer
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Or just directly copy images via usb cable straight to the phone, all done using file explorer
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Oh yeah, I guess I can do that, and that would be about a thousand times easier!
Alright, so, I'm not sure I understand how the Gallery and Google Photos sync up and I'm trying to think of what the best way to do this is. Just delete the un-needed stuff from the phone storage, sort the rest into folders as I like, and everything will stay backed up in Google Photos? My concern is that as far as syncing goes, Google Photos would basically re-upload or re-sync things I'd deleted from the phone's gallery. Which gets priority, for lack of a better word?
I hope I'm explaining that question clearly!