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[Q] Cannot copy folders from phone to PC.

As the title says; all of a sudden I cannot drag & drop folders from phone to PC. It starts transferring and it either stops without anything moving over or stops after 2-3 folders. Need to make a back-up of CWM & TiBu so I can format everything and do a new, fresh install but, nada..

I had this problem as well. My fix was to turning off and on debugging sometimes helps as well as changing the modes for the USB connection from MTP to PTP and let the drivers install then change back to MTP and finaly keep awake in the dev options on the settings menu.
After all did all that mine hasn't had a problem again yet. I've also herd that you should plug it into a USB port that's not a hub/extra port on the case go for one of the USB ports on the back of your PC that are directly on the mobo.
Good luck.

same my problem http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1460152
try reboot phone and transfer again

I have the same problem but it is only within clockworkmod folder. Any other folder or file copies with no issues over to my PC. Windows explorer crashes every time i attempt to move one of my nandroids over to my PC. I am rooted with the correct drivers.
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~SonkuB~ said:
same my problem http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1460152
try reboot phone and transfer again
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Must have eventually done the trick, I managed to transfer the 4-5 folders I needed. Now fresh start of everything, I nuked it.
4u2nvinmtl said:
I had this problem as well. My fix was to turning off and on debugging sometimes helps as well as changing the modes for the USB connection from MTP to PTP and let the drivers install then change back to MTP and finaly keep awake in the dev options on the settings menu.
After all did all that mine hasn't had a problem again yet. I've also herd that you should plug it into a USB port that's not a hub/extra port on the case go for one of the USB ports on the back of your PC that are directly on the mobo.
Good luck.
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Thanks guys!

Droid_Junky said:
I have the same problem but it is only within clockworkmod folder. Any other folder or file copies with no issues over to my PC. Windows explorer crashes every time i attempt to move one of my nandroids over to my PC. I am rooted with the correct drivers.
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Try rebooting the phone a couple of times, did it eventually for me. At least I think that's what it was..

How can I backup the whole "sdcard" to my PC?

I cannot copy files from the sdcard to my PC as it simply hangs on "Calculating the time required to copy the files."
I have tried different USB ports, uninstalled and re-installed the drivers, tried usb debugging on and off. This is driving me nuts!
I have tried airdroid and syncme, but airdroid is just too slow (24 hours approx) and syncme drops the connection too often.
Can anyone tell me how to backup all the sdcard files from the Galaxy Nexus to the PC?
Thank you.

i use wifi transfer pro, wifi file explorer.
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i use wifi file transfer pro, wifi file explorer, pocket cloud explore.

Code:
adb pull /data/media/ /Sdcard/
This will back up to a "Sdcard" folder on your C:\ drive.

i use wifi file transfer pro, wifi file explorer.

+1
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Ummmm. Try not to do all 32 GB at once? I have no problems backing up mine. I do it by pics. Then downloads. Then titanium backup etc. Just do one file at a time
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I am the developer of SyncMe Wireless app you tried. I do regular 8 GB sd card backups. It takes approximately 3 hours for the very first backup and a few minutes for subsequent backups. Considering you left device in the same place and set your device WiFi policy correctly - never sleeps, best WiFi performance, you should not experience any connection drop. Otherwise, it is just like fighting the device which wants to save battery on WiFi use. By the way, using USB is always at least 10 times faster. So if you can setup USB tethering between your device and PC, you can backup in less than half an hour 8 GB sd card for the first time and the same few minutes subsequent incremental ones. Doing the same using adb takes almost 20 minutes more and no incremental backup thereafter.
Fiasco said:
I cannot copy files from the sdcard to my PC as it simply hangs on "Calculating the time required to copy the files."
I have tried different USB ports, uninstalled and re-installed the drivers, tried usb debugging on and off. This is driving me nuts!
I have tried airdroid and syncme, but airdroid is just too slow (24 hours approx) and syncme drops the connection too often.
Can anyone tell me how to backup all the sdcard files from the Galaxy Nexus to the PC?
Thank you.
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Jubakuba said:
Code:
adb pull /data/media/ /Sdcard/
This will back up to a "Sdcard" folder on your C:\ drive.
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Thanks! You put me on the right track. The command you gave me only pulled media (photos, videos, music).
So, I thought about it for a second, and logically it followed that
Code:
adb pull /sdcard/ /sdcard/
would pull the entire Internal storage. It did.
I am now backed up! Thanks again!

Fiasco said:
I cannot copy files from the sdcard to my PC as it simply hangs on "Calculating the time required to copy the files."
I have tried different USB ports, uninstalled and re-installed the drivers, tried usb debugging on and off. This is driving me nuts!
I have tried airdroid and syncme, but airdroid is just too slow (24 hours approx) and syncme drops the connection too often.
Can anyone tell me how to backup all the sdcard files from the Galaxy Nexus to the PC?
Thank you.
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just leaveit when saying calculating it take ages
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Try the toolkit I think it also backs up your sdcard
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Jubakuba said:
Code:
adb pull /data/media/ /Sdcard/
This will back up to a "Sdcard" folder on your C:\ drive.
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Just worked like charm! I only had to change the source directory to /storage instead of /data/media,that's where my Xperia Tipo is locating the sdcard.
I think this can backup anything, like /apps for example..

faissl said:
Just worked like charm! I only had to change the source directory to /storage instead of /data/media,that's where my Xperia Tipo is locating the sdcard.
I think this can backup anything, like /apps for example..
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This worked like a charm for me. I have an HTC One, so backing up isn't as easy as it was when I had removable storage. My question is this; can I push directories back to the 'sdcard' the same way I did a 'pull' the entire sdcard? I.E., can I 'restore' this backup if I do a full wipe (including the internal sdcard)?

I should have posted this a long time ago, but anyone still having issues backing up to your PC should download Android Commander.

What's the best way to backup files from the phone's storage?

I am using Windows 7 and I need to backup my data so I can move to JB. However, when I connect my phone with a USB cable and drag all the files from my phone over to my laptop, it TAKES FOREVER!!!
Also, I think it "times out" or something because in the middle of the process, I'll always get "invalid copy handle" errors and have to start over.
Does anyone know a good, fast way to backup the data on our phones?

Neo3D said:
I am using Windows 7 and I need to backup my data so I can move to JB. However, when I connect my phone with a USB cable and drag all the files from my phone over to my laptop, it TAKES FOREVER!!!
Also, I think it "times out" or something because in the middle of the process, I'll always get "invalid copy handle" errors and have to start over.
Does anyone know a good, fast way to backup the data on our phones?
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Well you can always do "adb pull /sdcard/ C:\directory you want"
Also to backup apps+data, do "adb backup -f C:\directory you want -all -apk -noshared -system" For more info about backing up apps and data, check this thread
Hope I you have drivers installed and know how to use adb

Thanks for the ideas!
I actually tried copying one folder at a time and it's much more reliable. Still slow but at least no time outs.

I'm just glad I could help!
Transferring speed can't be adjusted, since there's a limit from the USB cable...

If there is a corrupt file that directory will fail transfer that directory manually, and avoid the corrupt file.
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Use adb or access a shared folder on your computer via wifi using a file manager that supports lan shares. For instance: es file explorer.
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USB Transfer Issues

Hey everyone,
I've been having issues with the USB file transfer process with my SGS3.
For example, whenever I want to back up my titanium backup folder and nandroid backups to my computer's hard drive, the transfer would only transfer a few files and not all of the selected at once. I've tried using various methods of copying and still no luck.
I am having trouble backing up my phone to my computer because of this.
I am using the stock USB cable that came with the phone and the latest Samsung USB drivers are installed on said PC.
If anyone else has a similar issue or knows how to fix it so I can start flashing/updating new ROMs more frequently, please let me know.
Otherwise the phone is amazing and I have had experienced no other issues with it thus far.
Thanks!

dingalinglol said:
Hey everyone,
I've been having issues with the USB file transfer process with my SGS3.
For example, whenever I want to back up my titanium backup folder and nandroid backups to my computer's hard drive, the transfer would only transfer a few files and not all of the selected at once. I've tried using various methods of copying and still no luck.
I am having trouble backing up my phone to my computer because of this.
I am using the stock USB cable that came with the phone and the latest Samsung USB drivers are installed on said PC.
If anyone else has a similar issue or knows how to fix it so I can start flashing/updating new ROMs more frequently, please let me know.
Otherwise the phone is amazing and I have had experienced no other issues with it thus far.
Thanks!
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When you're copying the files, is your phone set to mtp or ptp file transfer mode? (Assuming you're on stock Rom)

Yea I just had a problem with transferring files turned out the stock usb cable is just cheap garbage and another cable fixed me up
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dingalinglol said:
Hey everyone,
I've been having issues with the USB file transfer process with my SGS3.
For example, whenever I want to back up my titanium backup folder and nandroid backups to my computer's hard drive, the transfer would only transfer a few files and not all of the selected at once. I've tried using various methods of copying and still no luck.
I am having trouble backing up my phone to my computer because of this.
I am using the stock USB cable that came with the phone and the latest Samsung USB drivers are installed on said PC.
If anyone else has a similar issue or knows how to fix it so I can start flashing/updating new ROMs more frequently, please let me know.
Otherwise the phone is amazing and I have had experienced no other issues with it thus far.
Thanks!
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I gotta make a thread about this.
You didn't say what OS your PC is or S3 Carrier???. It makes a difference.
Go to Device Manager and tell me if you see Yellow Explamations?
For Win7 and probably Vista, and bell/rogers/At&t, download and reinstall these drivers.
(they are AT&T drivers but trust me...they work perfect for Rogers....and WITHOUT KIES INSTALLED!
BUT...They never quite install smoothly for me....6 PCs now.
So it may say "PROBLEM installing etc." but keep going.
Pull the usb cable out...wait a few seconds.... and re insert.
Check Device manager again.
If you still have problems....manually initiate a Windows Update while the usb is plugged in.
Pull the usb cable out...wait a few seconds.... and re insert.
If you have Xp...let me know. There are different issues.

[Q] can't see titanium folder on PC via USB MTP

I've got a rooted stock (Jassy v5 kernel) N7 2013 and have done a titanium backup.
I'm trying to copy it to my PC and when I connect in MTP mode (developer options unchecked) the Titanium folder doesn't appear, it comes up as a 0b size file.
Titanium itself works and I can see the folder on the nexus itself (via es explorer etc.)
Is this some kind of new permissions issue? Never had this before have always been able to see my titanium folder via USB....

I tried for awhile to get it to show up on my PC but I couldn't get Windows 7 to see that directory. I ended up enabling Google Drive backup in Titanium. Then I created a backup from Google Drive on my PC.

cheers might try your workaround
would much rather have local USB though (speed, data caps etc.)

Sometimes mtp on windows gets confused and doesn't display everything
Try reboot PC and tablet and try again

I had the same exact issue. I was able to see most directories, but TitaniumBackup was missing. I ended up using AirDroid to perform a wireless transfer of the backup files to my PC. Also using Win7/MTP. Hope this helps.

iirc you have to look for a folder named /sdcard/sdcard or /sdcard/0/
There's a titanium backup folder in there, the one in /sdcard/TiB doesnt seem to hold anything. Either way its a 4.3/TiB issue.
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wintermute000 said:
cheers might try your workaround
would much rather have local USB though (speed, data caps etc.)
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You can still transfer the backup files to your PC over USB cable with
Code:
adb pull /sdcard/titaniumbackup c:/TitaniumBackup