If you've had this annoying problem, do the following:
Unplug your phone.
Reboot your machine.
Plug your phone back in.
Browse to the folder on your phone you would like to put you files in.
Switch Windows Explorer to "Details View" in the folder you just opened.
Then copy your files into the folder.
The lockup issue appears to be with Windows Explorer trying to build thumbnails as files are being copied to the phone. I spent hours messing around today with this and noticed the process stops as soon as explorer starts building thumbnails.
I've verified this fix to be working on 2 problematic phones with 2 separate Windows 7 x64 installs.
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hello all.
so.. i just got my touch pro 2 a few days ago. while browsing around the folders i tapped into the windows folder in the pathfinder, and now i Cant get out. the phone works fine, but every time i try to use the pathfinder it freezesup trying to load the windows folder. i have tried battery pull several turn offs and the reset button. but every time i try to use the pathfinder. it returns to the task of loading the windows folder. and freezes..
anyone have an idea of what i can Do to fix this?
You could try total commander or resco file explorer. It's more powerfull then windows explorer.
prokrank said:
hello all.
so.. i just got my touch pro 2 a few days ago. while browsing around the folders i tapped into the windows folder in the pathfinder, and now i Cant get out. the phone works fine, but every time i try to use the pathfinder it freezesup trying to load the windows folder. i have tried battery pull several turn offs and the reset button. but every time i try to use the pathfinder. it returns to the task of loading the windows folder. and freezes..
anyone have an idea of what i can Do to fix this?
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Is "pathfinder" an aftermarket app, or are you referring to the built-in file explorer? Also, are you giving it enough time to load? The windows folder on these phones can take quite a while to load in file explorer, there's a rediculous amount of files at the root level of that folder.
For now, it might just be quicker for you to connect to your PC via activesync and access the folder from there.
thanks for the ideas.. last night i gave it 2 hours to load the windows folder through file explorer.. now i downloaded total commander.. that works..
if you use the explorer installed in the phone you can wait till 10 minutes before visualize all the files contained in windows folder and the same time for close it, you can try to use total commander.
i had the same problem, with total commander you can open windows folder very quickly.
bye
I've noticed a few times over the past week, sometimes Windows Explorer shows different files/folders when connected via MTP then when browsing on the phone with OI File Manager...
Just now, I made a titanium backup of Google Wallet (not connected via MTP), and its supposed to be saved in the \TitaniumBackup\ folder. I connected up my USB and opened "Internal Storage". The TitaniumBackup folder isnt there, yet I see it with OI File Manager on the phone...
Another instance, I deleted a folder via MTP in windows explorer, it disappeared normally...But then I open OI File Manager on the phone (while it's still connected in this instance) and the folder was still there. Even after I refreshed in Windows the file was supposedly gone.
Any suggestions?
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This was driving me crazy, so i spent the past 45 minutes screwing around, and have come to this conclusion: MTP is using the Media Storage in android, the same program that takes forevvvverrr to refresh your photo gallery. Get an app called "SDrescan" and force a media rescan. you can actually watch your windows explorer refresh the folder. if you have alot of stuff, it could take a bit of time (i only had a few files, but they refused to show up)
Again, "SDrescan" seems to fix the MTP refresh/hidden files issue
I have tried with file manager and found the files i was looking for in android/data/something but when i connect my GN to my PC (win7 32bit) i only get a few folders and files,
I have tested with both USB modes and I only get the basic folders such as
Alarms, Android, DCIM, Downloads, Movies, Music, Notifications, Pictures, Podcasts, Ringtones.
and the file manager reports more folders present :/
also the files i'm trying to access are within the android folder (which is visible on PC) but in filemanager there are 10-20 folders found in android/data that are missing on PC. PC only shows 3 folders in android/data
It also appears to be possible for other users to access the exact same file at the exact same filepath, why can't I?
is there a feature on GN or ICS that makes it impossible to access some files from the PC or is this a bug/flaw?
in case you guys need to know what files i'm trying to access, it's the game files to GTAIII
I kind of have a similar problem.
When i connect my phone to a windows 7 computer it mounts okey and shows me the files. If I create a folder on the phone from windows explorer, unmounts the device, I can not see this folder on the phone via a file manager unless i reboot my phone. This also applies the other way around. If I create a folder on the phone from a file manager, then mount the phone to the computer, I can not see the folder until I reboot my phone.
Is there a fix for this? Is it a bug? How can i resolve this? It's very frustrating.
MTP/PTP doesn't offer all the features the full USB transfer mode has. Search will help you find the pros and cons of this.
Workaround: Use an app like WiFi File Explorer or Airdroid.
Hi,
for some time now, I've started noticing slight differences between what I see in the Windows Explorer when accessing my Galaxy Nexus and what "actually" is on it - be it through a on-device file explorer or via "adb shell - ls".
The funny thing is, the music app e.g. also thinks there are certain files still on the Nexus, just the same that are shown in the Windows Explorer. When I try playing them, an error message occurs ("the requested file could not be played").
Same thing the other way around: some files can only be seen by on-device sources, and when I try to copy files of the same name to the device through the Windows Explorer, I get an error message there.
Anybody else with the same problem? Any ideas for solving the problem? Guess it's got something to do with the MTP support of Windows 7...
I'm seeing similar behaviour. Just noticed that Windows Explorer is not showing me a gpx track file on my device, although it shows all other files in the directory. Browsing on the GNex locally shows it's there indeed. I'm running AOKP M6 with Air Kernel, for what it's worth.
Edit: Just found another thread that explains it. MTP is related to the scanning process on the phone. I could have either practiced some patience, but instead I ran the rescan media app. The file magically appeared in Windows Explorer a minute or two later.
Hello, today I plugged my phone in to try and transfer some photos I'd taken earlier, and to my surprise could not see the photos in the DCIM folder. Using FX File Explorer I can explore that folder just fine on the device itself, and see everything.
This problem seems to be affecting several folders, but not all of them. Sometimes it affects different files in the same folder differently. For example, I have some .pdf and .apk files in my Download folder, which I can see on my phone, but on my PC I can only see some other files in that folder, including a .zip file. The issue appears to be based on the date the file was created, as outlined in this post in Google Support forums. I had no success with the cache-clearing of External and Media storage system apps outlined in that thread. I had success with being able to view all my /Downloads/ folder items by putting them in a subfolder and then bringing them out again into Downloads. The trick did not work with the DCIM folder for some reason.
I am rooted, but this issue has persisted through at least one re-flash of a stock image (I just updated to the newest July build without wiping all my data).
The only thing I can think of is that I ran this command to change the permissions of /su/bin when I was trying to get Android Pay working and perhaps that screwed something up? But wouldn't that be reset after the stock image was flashed anyway? Or would I need to wipe to do that? And even so, it still doesn't explain why it only affects certain files and folders.
Thoughts on things to try? Is there any way to undo that chmod command? FX File explorer says my current permissions on that folder is 0755, could that even be causing the issue? Apparently the change to 751 failed.
The issue persists using different USB cables and ports on my PC.
Did you have any luck figuring this out. I am having a similar problem as well.
I have always been able to transfer music from my computer to my nexus5X's Music folder with no problem. Today, something isnt working right. When I plug the 5X into my computer and select File Transfers, I can see all my files on the 5X. When I select the Music folder, it opens but only shows 237 songs. When i look at the folder on the 5X is shows 1016 songs. For some reason when connected to the computer it cant see all the files in the music folder. Also, when I try to copy a file to the music folder windows give me an error and says "The device has stopped responding or has been disconnected" If i try to copy is somewhere else on the 5X it works. I just can send it to the music folder. What can I do to fix this?
I actually noticed this before the update to 7.0. I used TiBU but the folder was not there. Using root explorer I can see the folder. I placed the Titanium Backup folder into another folder and then I could see it via the PC.
I uses a usb 3.0 port on the PC , have not tested 2.0 atm.
This is a typical MTP bug, just find & clear 'Media Storage' system app data, reboot. Dont connect PC before media scanner service finished.
You will lose media playlist, though.