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does it support USB Mass Storage???
i connect device to PC via cable (debugging mode already on) but internal storage doesn't determines as removable... seems like it is in PC-mode only.
how to make it removable? i am former sgs2 user and the only thing i had to do is mark debugging mode, connect the device to PC, in status-bar choose removable device/mass storage.
You can't. It uses mtp
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There is no USB mass storage.
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Not sure if it's available for Windows but I use Android File Transfer for Mac and it lets me transfer files to and from my Verizon Galaxy Nexus.
http://www.android.com/filetransfer/
To expand a little - the GN doesn't do UMS because there's only one data partition, formatted as ext4. To make it support UMS you'd need to repartition it to have an extra fat32 partition, afaik no-one's done it nor said they're going to try.
MTP deals with the file system for you, should work OOTB for Windows Vista and 7 (MTP is a microsoft product) but winXP users seem to have problems.
Android file transfer does something similar for mac.
MTP is a pita under linux; I run Ubuntu and have switched to airdroid for doing transfers over wifi.
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There is no USB mass storage.
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I don't see a difference though? As you can just plug it in your PC and put whatever file you want on it.
If you're running Linux you can also look into using sshfs and an SSH server on your phone. I use that now and it works great, even automatically reconnecting when I leave home and come back again. But I also had the SSH server (QuickSSHd) installed on my phone prior to this.
Tanith said:
I don't see a difference though? As you can just plug it in your PC and put whatever file you want on it.
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I don't see a difference either..
joshnichols189 said:
I don't see a difference either..
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The difference is most marked for those running linux, to a degree for mac users and also for some xp users.
If you're running Vista or Win7 you won't notice unless you're moving big files (say > 1Gb) - MTP is slower.
I couldn't move files to my nex from my PC either:/ ..so I started using drop box to move files back and forth
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Check out the StickMount app, if you use a ROM. With the right cable, you can mount a USB stick. Works great.
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Hey Folks,
I'm likely to be switching from AT&T to Sprint and will be getting the Galaxy SIII. Has anyone had any problems connecting it to a Macbook? I'd like to be able to sync with DoubleTwist.
Thanks!
MD
I've had trouble connecting mine. I end up using my work Windows PC for rooting etc.
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Seems that there are no drivers for Mac SPH-L710 Samsung Support Page
Wonder why... *rollseyes* You can do as bluv4eva and use a windows pc, if you have one in your disposition.
try this link, might have some info on how to connect with mac.
http:// galaxys3root.com/galaxy-s3-root/how-to-root-galaxy-s3-on-mac-osx/
The only way i connect my S3 to my Mac is via FTP apps (wirelessly) like Transmit, or i just use ES File Explorer to FTP files back and forth over my WiFi network, or use Kies.
Gave up on USB since it defaults to MTP (Media Transfer Protocol) which just doesn't work on Macs. Couldn't get it to do UMS (Universal Mass Storage). As for music, i prefer drag and drop (via FTP).
.....and what's the heresy?? Been using Palm OS and Windows Mobile devices with my Mac since time immemorial.
Well actually i have a macbook pro running mountain lion and i been able to connect it with no problem with android file transfer( an app that is free supplied by android i think) it shows instructions for it when you connect it to your computer on your phone
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Well actually i have a macbook pro running mountain lion and i been able to connect it with no problem with android file transfer( an app that is free supplied by android i think) it shows instructions for it when you connect it to your computer on your phone
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Tried Android File Transfer and nothing. To be fair I was on Lion then, not MLion, and just didn't bother after that.
I like my wireless methods so far.
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Well actually i have a macbook pro running mountain lion and i been able to connect it with no problem with android file transfer( an app that is free supplied by android i think) it shows instructions for it when you connect it to your computer on your phone
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Plus one one that, I have mountain lion and it is very easy to drag and drop files and sync.
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Plus one one that, I have mountain lion and it is very easy to drag and drop files and sync.
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Syncing with sd_card or usb mode shouldn't be a problem on any device that accepts USB storage devices.
the only difference between using windows and OS X will be the ability to use MTP because microsoft is the only one that supports that particular file transfer protocol.
doubletwist sync, last i checked, didn't use mtp mode regardless of the OS of the box its connected to.
There's also airdroid from the play store that connects with phone via wifi.
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back on lion i was able to do it too. What i did was i changed the storage to camera mode on phone and the file transfer app works
Virtual Machine approach to rooting
If you have a mac, and a copy of windows, create a little virtual machine using Parallels Desktop. (Note: VMWare Fusion will not work.)
Once you have your virtual machine running, Install the S3 Snapdragon Toolkit and USB drivers, connect your phone using the USB cable. Make sure to associate the phone with the VM and not OS X when prompted.
On your phone, set the mode to PTP, not MTP. You'll hear the USB device connect sound and the phone will show up as camera device, but don't focus on that. Now, run the toolkit and you'll find at the main menu your phone listed as an attached device.
Many thanks to mskip for his toolkit development.
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If you have a mac, and a copy of windows, create a little virtual machine using Parallels Desktop. (Note: VMWare Fusion will not work.)
Once you have your virtual machine running, Install the S3 Snapdragon Toolkit and USB drivers, connect your phone using the USB cable. Make sure to associate the phone with the VM and not OS X when prompted.
On your phone, set the mode to PTP, not MTP. You'll hear the USB device connect sound and the phone will show up as camera device, but don't focus on that. Now, run the toolkit and you'll find at the main menu your phone listed as an attached device.
Many thanks to mskip for his toolkit development.
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Parallels Desktop is a little pricey at $80, but it sounds super awesome. Thanks for this.
Ok, I have had this phone for 2 days now, and still don't know how to get it to show up as a USB mass storage device. Is there something that I'm missing here?
I have all the updated LG software installed. All other connection methods seem to work. I have even tried a widgetsoid switcher to force the issue, but that didn't do it like it did on an older phone I had.
It would sure be nice if this was an option in the USB menu. How hard would that have been?
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seventieslord said:
Ok, I have had this phone for 2 days now, and still don't know how to get it to show up as a USB mass storage device. Is there something that I'm missing here?
I have all the updated LG software installed. All other connection methods seem to work. I have even tried a widgetsoid switcher to force the issue, but that didn't do it like it did on an older phone I had.
It would sure be nice if this was an option in the USB menu. How hard would that have been?
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I am wondering the same thing. I got around it by using the MicroSD card in a card reader but it would be nice to do it though the phone.
Someone correct me if I'm wrong but I think native support for USB mass storage was discontinued in ICS. Some companies still provide it but it's not natively included anymore.
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I really hope someone corrects you if you're wrong, because if you're not, that would be the most disappointing news of the year.
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I really hope someone corrects you if you're wrong, because if you're not, that would be the most disappointing news of the year.
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Don't you just go to settings and then pc connection, just select media and then hit cancel when its trying to sync? Shows up as 25GB mass storage for me.
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Don't you just go to settings and then pc connection, just select media and then hit cancel when its trying to sync? Shows up as 25GB mass storage for me.
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Do you mean the popup on the phone? "Autorun is running to check USB driver"? If so, I tried that, but no dice.
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Go here http://www.lg.com/us/support-mobile/lg-LS970 and get the USB drivers. Uninstall the ones you have if they are not the exact same, then reboot. On the phone select PC Connection in the System Settings Menu. Set the USB Connection to Media Sync (MTP) and check Ask on connection. Leave everything else off. When you plug it in it will say its checking USB driver, just hit skip, and it should mount. It may mount and unmount, then mount again.
This works for me.
You should update Windows Media Player if running on XP
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Go here http://www.lg.com/us/support-mobile/lg-LS970 and get the USB drivers. Uninstall the ones you have if they are not the exact same, then reboot. On the phone select PC Connection in the System Settings Menu. Set the USB Connection to Media Sync (MTP) and check Ask on connection. Leave everything else off. When you plug it in it will say its checking USB driver, just hit skip, and it should mount. It may mount and unmount, then mount again.
This works for me.
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Those are the exact drivers I have.
I have this "sort of" working here on my home PC (Windows 7). When I am connected as MTP, the phone shows up in My Computer and Device Manager under "Portable Devices". I can go into the internal storage, and move, cut, copy, delete files, but it's not even perfect because if I want to do something as simple as open an excel file, modify it, and then save it, I can't. Windows instead asks me to save in some temporary directory because it lacks the capability to save the file directly on the phone. Which is a major hassle.
On my work computer (XP) I have these drivers installed also, and I have also installed WMFDist11-WindowsXP-X86-ENU.exe since it asked me to. Following the same steps as above, upon hitting skip, nothing happens. It never shows up as a removable drive or portable device.
There has to be an app for this or something...
seventieslord said:
Those are the exact drivers I have.
I have this "sort of" working here on my home PC (Windows 7). When I am connected as MTP, the phone shows up in My Computer and Device Manager under "Portable Devices". I can go into the internal storage, and move, cut, copy, delete files, but it's not even perfect because if I want to do something as simple as open an excel file, modify it, and then save it, I can't. Windows instead asks me to save in some temporary directory because it lacks the capability to save the file directly on the phone. Which is a major hassle.
On my work computer (XP) I have these drivers installed also, and I have also installed WMFDist11-WindowsXP-X86-ENU.exe since it asked me to. Following the same steps as above, upon hitting skip, nothing happens. It never shows up as a removable drive or portable device.
There has to be an app for this or something...
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Try dual mount widget.
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Well, it physically cant be mount as USB storage device, cause it will ruin files.
Unlike many other phones, The G dont have the Storage Card partition.
All your files are stored in /data/media, and mounting entire /Data/ partition as USB Storage will ruin the OS cause its being used by it.
There a folder called /Sdcard/, but its just a trick for old android apps, so all this stuff still actually stored in /Data/Media/
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Try dual mount widget.
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didn't work... any other apps that might do it?
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Well, it physically cant be mount as USB storage device, cause it will ruin files.
Unlike many other phones, The G dont have the Storage Card partition.
All your files are stored in /data/media, and mounting entire /Data/ partition as USB Storage will ruin the OS cause its being used by it.
There a folder called /Sdcard/, but its just a trick for old android apps, so all this stuff still actually stored in /Data/Media/
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wow, you're right, everything I sent to my phone shows up in the /sdcard folder and also in /data/media.
why on earth would they do this? one of the best parts of android phones was that they were essentially giant usb sticks.
is this an absolutely insurmountable hardware issue? or could a new ROM/OS fix it? what about an app for creating a partition?
First of all, they did it cause of usual lacking of free space for the apps. Now you can fill all 25gbs with games and other stuff.
Second, the FAT32 just too old and bad. Since the G doesnt use the FAT FS and SD card, G doesnt have the file size limitations, pretty stable and got high write speed (Must be class 20)
I believe its must be possible to run as USB Storage from the custom recoveries, when the OS is not running.
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I believe its must be possible to run as USB Storage from the custom recoveries, when the OS is not running.
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I imagine that it will be able to do that too, but that's not very useful on a daily basis. I need it when the OS is running.
I used to use my phone to take files to work with me and back so that I could open and edit them at home. I never dreamed they would get rid of that functionality.
so no app is going to be able to take some of that space and partition it as an sd card, then?
But you still able to do it, dont you?
The only limitation of the MTP - you cant execute files directly from PC.
Also there an app called File Share, which probably solving that issue by sharing via WiFi, not the mtp.
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But you still able to do it, dont you?
The only limitation of the MTP - you cant execute files directly from PC.
Also there an app called File Share, which probably solving that issue by sharing via WiFi, not the mtp.
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i'll look into File Share.
and yes, technically i can open an excel file, edit it, save to my PC, then copy the new version onto my phone, overwriting the old one. but that's a major step backwards from where we were at three years ago.
looks like File Share wouldn't really do it for me, as both the phone and the computer would need to be on the same wireless network.
at home I have a wireless network, but my PC is wired.
at work my laptop has wireless capability but there is no wireless network.
My phone can be a wireless network, though. So an app that would allow my phone and work laptop to share files through that network, would do the trick.
Or, I need an app that does the opposite of Link2SD. Link2SD takes some SD space and uses it as ROM. I need an app to take some ROM space and make a virtual SD out of it.
Does something like that exist? I bet if it doesn't, it will soon!
I really like Airdroid, simple to use, I use it on a linux computer wich is aweful about mtp file transfer, for my sister's S2. It might be an option to consider while other development occurs.
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I really like Airdroid, simple to use, I use it on a linux computer wich is aweful about mtp file transfer, for my sister's S2. It might be an option to consider while other development occurs.
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Wow! Awesome app. Does exactly what I need. Thanks!
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The usb storage. MTS or whatever you call it . Very slow, terrible for navigating/editing multiple directories/windows at once. Frustrating. Can only find size of files by going in the directory and selecting all files. Anyone know of a good quick solution to this? I've played with the common game editor but don't really see it as encompassing the solution to all the problems of not having the classical USB mount
You think thats bad? Try having Mac. I can't even get it to recognize me phone lol. I'm forced to used my windows machine.
And I believe its a JB thing, not necessarily Samsung.
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You think thats bad? Try having Mac. I can't even get it to recognize me phone lol. I'm forced to used my windows machine.
And I believe its a JB thing, not necessarily Samsung.
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I had this problem too with my macbook pro then I found a solution tonight. Try this:
1. Install Kies if you haven't already, if you have make sure it's updated.
2. Connect your phone.
3. In Kies, click Tools, then Install Drivers (this will reinstall drivers
4. Download Android File Transfer.
Should work after this. Also make sure you have USB Debugging on and use PTP not MTP.
johnnyutah22 said:
I had this problem too with my macbook pro then I found a solution tonight. Try this:
1. Install Kies if you haven't already, if you have make sure it's updated.
2. Connect your phone.
3. In Kies, click Tools, then Install Drivers (this will reinstall drivers
4. Download Android File Transfer.
Should work after this. Also make sure you have USB Debugging on and use PTP not MTP.
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I will be sure to give this a shot tomorrow and send along an update. I rarely use Kies, updated it yesterday but never tried the drivers thing. Android file transfer never used to work but maybe the "install drivers" step is all that's needed.
And thats why I love it here on XDA. Thanks for the help brother!
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I agree... coming from a s2 skyrocket, I really miss UMS. Why bother having expandable storage when it takes hours to transfer to a class 10 32gb sd card? That is if I can get it to transfer at all.
I'm now resorting to unmounting sd card and putting it in the computer to transfer files...big PITA
SGS3 Easy UMS doesnt work either.
Edit: Actually, I'm using kies now... still miss drag and drop
Agreed. Always had driver problems with this phone. Sometimes it wouldn't connect because drivers failed to install or "bad hardware ID" pops up in the corner. Only way to get it to work was to restart comp. And it would only work until I disconnected it, then gotta restart again. -.-
I'm gonna switch back to linux once I get some free time. I recommend you do the same.
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And I believe its a JB thing, not necessarily Samsung.
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It was a problem in ICS as well. I think the reason for that they went with MTP is that users would create a "messy" file structure when they randomly dragged and dropped files anywhere on both the internal and external card. Samsung can keep things organized when they encourage you to use Samsung Kies to add files to the device.
The mandate for MTP is also to reduce piracy of protected media files by ensuring the DRM is properly done. In the past, I could connect my phone directly to my Samsung SMART TV and play 720/1080p movies via UMS. This is now blocked with MTP.
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It was a problem in ICS as well. I think the reason for that they went with MTP is that users would create a "messy" file structure when they randomly dragged and dropped files anywhere on both the internal and external card. Samsung can keep things organized when they encourage you to use Samsung Kies to add files to the device.
The mandate for MTP is also to reduce piracy of protected media files by ensuring the DRM is properly done. In the past, I could connect my phone directly to my Samsung SMART TV and play 720/1080p movies via UMS. This is now blocked with MTP.
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Thanks I also noticed the slow data transfer speed when I upgraded my SII to S3. Thought it was something I was doing wrong. I've changed the default transfer to PTP and will check it out tonight.
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I've changed the default transfer to PTP and will check it out tonight.
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Don't bother with PTP. PTP is just a camera. It's not like UMS so you might as well leave it on MTP
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You think thats bad? Try having Mac. I can't even get it to recognize me phone lol. I'm forced to used my windows machine.
And I believe its a JB thing, not necessarily Samsung.
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I was annoyed by this as well. Now when I want to add something to my sd card I just take it out of the phone and put the sd card in my Mac and add files that way. It's a little annoying but its not that big of a deal.
I think the closest you'll get to a true UMS experience is using Samba Filesharing Server (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.funkyfresh.samba). You can then treat it like a network shared drive.
Of course you'll be limited by your WiFi speed. I think a possibility would be a USB host adapter and a USB ethernet adapter. I'm not sure if Android has support for a USB ethernet adapter but if that works then you should be able to connect to a gigabit switch/adapter and just be limited by USB2 speed.
It's not just this phone in general. They're all going that way as of ICS (Honeycomb as well) and up. If you use Windows it's not terrible but it is still slower. And yeah trying to use it with my Mac or even my Linux box is just frustrating. The primary reasoning was to merge the data and application volumes to give more space for applications. This is a better explanation of it. I do miss USB storage mode though.
Yep, totally frustrating for me also.
I remove my microSD card when I need to do lots of file management. But it's a clumsy workaround.
Ok i want to transfer all my files from my galaxy nexus GSM to my comp via usb
MTP is super slow
I want a faster method, can anyone help?
Download the app Ftp server and make your phone a ftp and transfer files that way if you are familiar with using a ftp client
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zephiK said:
Download the app Ftp server and make your phone a ftp and transfer files that way if you are familiar with using a ftp client
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How to use a ftp client?
Use adb.
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How to use a ftp client?
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Ftp://server address
Type that into a ftp client or the windows explorer window will do.
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Adb.
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USB OTG is faster then FTP, less battery, and more convenient
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USB OTG is faster then FTP, less battery, and more convenient
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If spending dollars on a USB OTG + USB Flash Drive... plugging in flash drive to copy paste ur files... then using USB OTG on ur phone is more convenient then you might want to look in the dictionary on what convenient is.
FTP: Enable FTP server, connect, drag drop. done. Just assure that when u use FTP, its connected to the same wifi/lan network and it goes pretty fast that a battery loss wouldn't even be noticeable.
how to use adb to transfer file from phone to pc
and is it possible to do a complete of SD via adb
use galaxy nexus toolkit (backup option menu)
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use galaxy nexus toolkit (backup option menu)
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That's also adb only.
Try AirDroid. Works well with Chrome.
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If spending dollars on a USB OTG + USB Flash Drive... plugging in flash drive to copy paste ur files... then using USB OTG on ur phone is more convenient then you might want to look in the dictionary on what convenient is.
FTP: Enable FTP server, connect, drag drop. done. Just assure that when u use FTP, its connected to the same wifi/lan network and it goes pretty fast that a battery loss wouldn't even be noticeable.
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2 dollars on a cable, and please, you already have a flash drive somewhere....
convenient is the time spent, which is what the op is after.
As someone who used all 4 methods to do a backup of 20+ GB, OTG is the faster way.
1) MTP - well let's just say I wasn't going to wait another 23 hours for some of my stuff
2) FTP - I wasn't going to wait 2 hours either.
3) ADB - dumped out about half way through, twice.
4) OTG - less then 20 minutes, done.
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2 dollars on a cable, and please, you already have a flash drive somewhere....
convenient is the time spent, which is what the op is after.
As someone who used all 4 methods to do a backup of 20+ GB, OTG is the faster way.
1) MTP - well let's just say I wasn't going to wait another 23 hours for some of my stuff
2) FTP - I wasn't going to wait 2 hours either.
3) ADB - dumped out about half way through, twice.
4) OTG - less then 20 minutes, done.
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I actually don't use a usb drive. I find no reason to have one when I can hook up my phone to the computer and use that as a usb. Alternatively, I have my own Web Host that I can store files on as well as a drop box. $2..i don't really mind that, but the holidays is rolling in and depending where you buy it, it will arrive after the new year.
Convenient: download app and ftp client (which most people have already if you're into computers) takes a minute. Whereas if you went the usb route you have to plug it in your computer to put the file on usb drive then unmount then put it on phone using usb otg. Pretty sure ftp sounds more convenient there. File transfers over 192. Is blazing fast.
Mtp for me is fast. It's a computer issue on your end. I'm just lazy to get my usb cable and if I went your approach, I'd be lazy to get my usb and put it on my phone. Which I can't as I don't use the galaxy Nexus and n4 doesn't support usb otg.
Ftp: I transfer 2gb stuff in a matter of a minute depending on what I'm transferring. Desktop to phone. Transfers have to be done through a 192. Address otherwise it will be slow.
Adb: don't like it. No resume progress and lazy to get cable
Otg: less than 20 minutes? My ftp one takes matter of minutes and I don't have to waste time unplugging and plugging.
Ultimately, it's up to ops choice on what he wants to do. No point in fighting on who's right because there isn't one way of doing something.
We're just here to go get suggestions to him and whatever he likes best, he'll choose.
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I actually don't use a usb drive. I find no reason to have one when I can hook up my phone to the computer and use that as a usb. Alternatively, I have my own Web Host that I can store files on as well as a drop box. $2..i don't really mind that, but the holidays is rolling in and depending where you buy it, it will arrive after the new year.
Convenient: download app and ftp client (which most people have already if you're into computers) takes a minute. Whereas if you went the usb route you have to plug it in your computer to put the file on usb drive then unmount then put it on phone using usb otg. Pretty sure ftp sounds more convenient there. File transfers over 192. Is blazing fast.
Mtp for me is fast. It's a computer issue on your end. I'm just lazy to get my usb cable and if I went your approach, I'd be lazy to get my usb and put it on my phone. Which I can't as I don't use the galaxy Nexus and n4 doesn't support usb otg.
Ftp: I transfer 2gb stuff in a matter of a minute depending on what I'm transferring. Desktop to phone. Transfers have to be done through a 192. Address otherwise it will be slow.
Adb: don't like it. No resume progress and lazy to get cable
Otg: less than 20 minutes? My ftp one takes matter of minutes and I don't have to waste time unplugging and plugging.
Ultimately, it's up to ops choice on what he wants to do. No point in fighting on who's right because there isn't one way of doing something.
We're just here to go get suggestions to him and whatever he likes best, he'll choose.
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I'd have to agree. MTP is fast - it's a USB 2.0 connection guys, durrrr! USB 2.0 covers up to 480mbps.. way faster than going through wireless via Airdroid or FTP, or whatever...
MTP is just the standard in how the OS see's the device, the underlying transfer is all the same going through a USB 2.0 port hardware-wise.
If it's slow for some reason then it's your computer which has probably been infested with malware and viruses or fubar'd some other way. I know all about fubar'd computers - I'm an IT admin lol.
zephiK said:
I actually don't use a usb drive. I find no reason to have one when I can hook up my phone to the computer and use that as a usb. Alternatively, I have my own Web Host that I can store files on as well as a drop box. $2..i don't really mind that, but the holidays is rolling in and depending where you buy it, it will arrive after the new year.
Convenient: download app and ftp client (which most people have already if you're into computers) takes a minute. Whereas if you went the usb route you have to plug it in your computer to put the file on usb drive then unmount then put it on phone using usb otg. Pretty sure ftp sounds more convenient there. File transfers over 192. Is blazing fast.
Mtp for me is fast. It's a computer issue on your end. I'm just lazy to get my usb cable and if I went your approach, I'd be lazy to get my usb and put it on my phone. Which I can't as I don't use the galaxy Nexus and n4 doesn't support usb otg.
Ftp: I transfer 2gb stuff in a matter of a minute depending on what I'm transferring. Desktop to phone. Transfers have to be done through a 192. Address otherwise it will be slow.
Adb: don't like it. No resume progress and lazy to get cable
Otg: less than 20 minutes? My ftp one takes matter of minutes and I don't have to waste time unplugging and plugging.
Ultimately, it's up to ops choice on what he wants to do. No point in fighting on who's right because there isn't one way of doing something.
We're just here to go get suggestions to him and whatever he likes best, he'll choose.
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I'm transferring a 1.8GB file from desktop to phone using FTP (FileZilla is the desktop client). Already 3 minutes have past and only about 15% of the file is transferred.