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ADB.exe

Sorry for the noob question but when I download the latests SDK there is no ADB.exe file in the tools directory anymore.
How do I start ADB with the latest SDK release?

hav0c said:
Sorry for the noob question but when I download the latests SDK there is no ADB.exe file in the tools directory anymore.
How do I start ADB with the latest SDK release?
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What are your folders once extracted? It will be in one of them!

do you mean it was there an now its gone??
also have you hooked up phone(charge only) to usb, opened command prompt and type adb devices to see if adb starts? cause it may just be placed in different folder in sdk. think it does in new sdk but can't remember which folder doh .

This is the content of my tools folder:
Code:
cat ls.txt
android
ant
apkbuilder
ddms
dmtracedump
draw9patch
emulator
etc1tool
hierarchyviewer
hprof-conv
layoutopt
lib
ls.txt
mksdcard
monkeyrunner
NOTICE.txt
proguard
source.properties
sqlite3
traceview
zipalign
(Same content in my SDK folder in Windows. No ADB.exe..)

have you try to run adb in cmd.exe ?
have a look in platform-tools folder it were im finding adb but im on linux mint right now but should be same

I don't have that folder.
If I download the SDK (zip) from http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html adb.exe is not in it..
Is that the same for you guys?

hav0c said:
I don't have that folder.
If I download the SDK (zip) from http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html adb.exe is not in it..
Is that the same for you guys?
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no thats were i downloaded from, both windows and linux hold on il go into windows an have a look but have you try running adb you can only start it in command prompt (cmd.exe) if your using windows xp. just right click in any windows from menu choose command prompt,plug phone to usb,make sure you have usb debugging on in phone(setting>application >development) and then type adb devices and see itf adb starts for you.
try doing this.

yeah its in platform-tools folder and you can find this in the main folder of the android-sdk-windows folder
check it out it there

Platform-tools doesn't come with the sdk by default if I recall correctly. You need to run the sdk manager and select it as an optional component to download. I'm a long way from my computer right now so I can't double check for you sorry.
Sent from my performance enhanced Desire HD.

dr.m0x said:
Platform-tools doesn't come with the sdk by default if I recall correctly. You need to run the sdk manager and select it as an optional component to download. I'm a long way from my computer right now so I can't double check for you sorry.
Sent from my performance enhanced Desire HD.
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I do believe your correct.
Sent from my Desire HD using XDA App

dr.m0x said:
Platform-tools doesn't come with the sdk by default if I recall correctly. You need to run the sdk manager and select it as an optional component to download. I'm a long way from my computer right now so I can't double check for you sorry.
Sent from my performance enhanced Desire HD.
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lol prob why can't find it

It's not there (even after update all)
Thanks anyway..

Looks like it's all change since the version I downloaded when I got my Hero last year.
Taken from the SDK Readme in the latest SDK download, confirming what has been said above:
Welcome to the Android SDK!
The Android SDK archive now only contains the tools. It no longer comes
populated with a specific Android platform or Google add-on. Instead you
use the SDK Manager to install or update SDK components such as platforms,
tools, add-ons, and documentation.
In order to start developing applications, you must install at least one
version of the Android platform using the SDK Manager.
This requires an Internet connection, so if you plan to use the SDK
offline, please make sure to download the necessary components while online.
To start the SDK Manager, please execute the program "SDK Setup.exe".
From the command-line you can also directly trigger an update by
executing:
tools\android.bat update sdk
For more information, please consult the Android web site at
http://developer.android.com
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hav0c said:
Sorry for the noob question but when I download the latests SDK there is no ADB.exe file in the tools directory anymore.
How do I start ADB with the latest SDK release?
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there is a adb_blabla.txt file with tells you how you can find adb.exe

aivilon said:
there is a adb_blabla.txt file with tells you how you can find adb.exe
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I reckon he's probably worked that out in the last nine months
//sent from my Desire HD using Tapatalk; all errors entirely intentional.

Is someone going to just solve the mystery?
Lots of talk
So bottom line, will someone just solve the mystery.
1) If it is installed with SDK where is it and why does search not find it.
2) If it is NOT installed where do we get it.
Thanks

paulckruger said:
Lots of talk
So bottom line, will someone just solve the mystery.
1) If it is installed with SDK where is it and why does search not find it.
2) If it is NOT installed where do we get it.
Thanks
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You have to install platform tools from "sdk manager.exe".....adb will be under the platform-tools folder after that
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paulckruger said:
Lots of talk
So bottom line, will someone just solve the mystery.
1) If it is installed with SDK where is it and why does search not find it.
2) If it is NOT installed where do we get it.
Thanks
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Don't search for it. Go to the directory and look for it. Windows search is a joke

zelendel said:
Don't search for it. Go to the directory and look for it. Windows search is a joke
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I have done that as well and find to trace of that file? I use a third party search which is better than windows search...does not exist c:/android/***** which is the install directory for the SDK.
Again...if it is not there where do I get it?

paulckruger said:
I have done that as well and find to trace of that file? I use a third party search which is better than windows search...does not exist c:/android/***** which is the install directory for the SDK.
Again...if it is not there where do I get it?
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As already stated, it is not installed with the SDK by default. In the tools folder there's a text file called "adb_has_moved.txt" which tells you that you need to launch the SDK and install "Android SDK Platform-tools" to get it. Like chrisz5z said.

[GUIDE] Install Portable ADB In 5 Easy Steps

No ADB knowledge needed. Just follow instructions.
1. Download mini-adb Here
2. Extract that and put it on your desktop.
3. Go download HTC sync Official Page or HTC sync Direct Download and install it. If you are NOT HTC, then download whatever you need to get the drivers needed for your phone onto your PC (like samsung Kies)
4. Plug your phone into your computer and make sure debugging mode is on.
5. Now go to your mini-adb folder on your desktop and double click RunMe.bat
6. When the black command prompt window pops up, type the following:
adb devices
7. If it lists your Device, then you did it!
8. To push any file, make sure you place it in the same folder as your RunMe.bat, and the command will be
adb push WHATEVERTHEFILENAMEIS /WHEREEVERYOUWANTITTOGO
For example, to push a file called libSwypeCore.so into /system/lib/
Adb remount
adb push libSwypeCore.so /system/lib/
+1 Thanks if this worked for you!
P.S. Technically you have installed ADB by step 5. Step 5 and onwards just tells you how to use it.=P Title doesn't lie.

why not just install Android SDK from http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
and you got ADB right after the installation.
By the way if you wanna push something to /system, you have to "adb remount" first to set it "r/w"

When I click runme it opens for a split second and then disappears

I so wish i could of found this earlier to save me the 4 hours of WTF moments i was having.
Also beats not having to install the SDK of 31megs not counting install/setup as well.

jzhyok said:
why not just install Android SDK from http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
and you got ADB right after the installation.
By the way if you wanna push something to /system, you have to "adb remount" first to set it "r/w"
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I almost gave up on adb cuz that way didn't work for me. And yes, I forgot to include adb remount.

this should be stickied for the nooblets.

Fantastic; this is definitely going to make getting CM6 my fiancée's G2 easier. Now, which of the 3 rooting processes below should be the one I use for her stock T-Mobile G2:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wik...cess_.28Permanent_Root_.2F_.22Permaroot.22.29
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=834228
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=886023
Thanks!!

How do I flash a radio with this? Cause I don't see any "fastboot" folder, whatever that is.

BradBot said:
Fantastic; this is definitely going to make getting CM6 my fiancée's G2 easier. Now, which of the 3 rooting processes below should be the one I use for her stock T-Mobile G2:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wik...cess_.28Permanent_Root_.2F_.22Permaroot.22.29
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=834228
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=886023
Thanks!!
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I edited my post to answer ur Q

convolution said:
I almost gave up on adb cuz that way didn't work for me. And yes, I forgot to include adb remount.
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Same boat..I saw your post on Jan 20th in the Guide for ADB thread, which is really nice..
But I got to the same point(you also outlined in that thread) of after uninstalling the previous Android usb drivers on my system, and trying to choose a specific location to look for a x86 driver, I was left with Windows not allowing me to click 'OK' to denote the USB driver folder from the Android SDK that I wanted to scan. Not sure what was up, but I was elated to see the link to this thread in your sig.
Thanks for the guide! My Evo 4g Shift thanks u as well

How do I install a Radio with this?

Broman400 said:
How do I install a Radio with this?
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don't know.
I assume you find the apk, find the lib files, and push stuff to places?

LOL I wiped my laptop cause it had viruses and I forgot how to install ADB so I had to click my own link. LOLL

convolution said:
LOL I wiped my laptop cause it had viruses and I forgot how to install ADB so I had to click my own link. LOLL
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hahaha

Broman400 said:
How do I install a Radio with this?
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K I got it. You can only flash a radio if you have S-off.
Download the zip file for the radio. Put it into your SD card. Boot up in recovery. Choose flash zip file. Choose radio zip file. Done.
No adb required.

Gee, thanks past me! I would have forgotten how to get it if it weren't for my own sig!
From: Present Me.

convolution said:
No ADB knowledge needed. Just follow instructions.
1. Download mini-adb Here
2. Extract that and put it on your desktop.
3. Go download HTC sync Official Page or HTC sync Direct Download and install it. If you are NOT HTC, then download whatever you need to get the drivers needed for your phone onto your PC (like samsung Kies)
4. Plug your phone into your computer and make sure debugging mode is on.
5. Now go to your mini-adb folder on your desktop and double click RunMe.bat
6. When the black command prompt window pops up, type the following:
adb devices
7. If it lists your Device, then you did it!
8. To push any file, make sure you place it in the same folder as your RunMe.bat, and the command will be
adb push WHATEVERTHEFILENAMEIS /WHEREEVERYOUWANTITTOGO
For example, to push a file called libSwypeCore.so into /system/lib/
Adb remount
adb push libSwypeCore.so /system/lib/
+1 Thanks if this worked for you!
P.S. Technically you have installed ADB by step 5. Step 5 and onwards just tells you how to use it.=P Title doesn't lie.
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This archive has some kind of weird ".exe" file. What is this, some kind of balmervirus?

This is an older thread but I'm hoping someone can help me. I had adb installed on my old win7 pc and I had the my nexus drivers installed and everything was good. A month ago I got a new pc that is running win8 and I've had nothing but trouble ever since. I cannot find nexus drivers that will install on windows 8. Is anybody else out there running windows 8 that can help me? The VZW driver exe file would not even install for me and I ran it as an administrator.

ba_hamilton said:
This is an older thread but I'm hoping someone can help me. I had adb installed on my old win7 pc and I had the my nexus drivers installed and everything was good. A month ago I got a new pc that is running win8 and I've had nothing but trouble ever since. I cannot find nexus drivers that will install on windows 8. Is anybody else out there running windows 8 that can help me? The VZW driver exe file would not even install for me and I ran it as an administrator.
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Yeah... I also gave win8 a try...
I reverted back to win 7. Sorry, can't help you there bro. Have you tried downloading the nexus toolkit and installing gnex drivers using that toolkit?

AW: [GUIDE] Install Portable ADB In 5 Easy Steps
Try this: In Windows 8 install the drivers with Windows 7 Compatibility checked. This did the trick for me while testing adb and rooting a samsung galaxy tab on my windows 8 x64.
I found this tip on only one forum after trying many other tips and drivers around for more than one day and it worked. So all credits to this poster.
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Android-SDK?

Ok, long story short... I had to completely wipe/format my hard drive on my computer so I lost ever single thing I had.
I completely forgot everything I needed to install for my phone as far as things like ADB. I think it was Android-SDK but I really can't remember.
Can someone help get me going in the right direction again? Many [email protected]@!!

Yeah, you need the android sdk. If all you're after is adb, then I'm sure someone around here has posted a download link to just those files. If you can't find them, then download the sdk and use the sdk manager to download and install the platform tools. For a full install of the sdk with Eclipse and ADT, you'll need to consult Google's install docs on the android developer site.

myersn024 said:
Yeah, you need the android sdk. If all you're after is adb, then I'm sure someone around here has posted a download link to just those files. If you can't find them, then download the sdk and use the sdk manager to download and install the platform tools. For a full install of the sdk with Eclipse and ADT, you'll need to consult Google's install docs on the android developer site.
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See, I can't remember what I had.
I know it was an android-sdk folder with a few sub-folders like tools in it. I had to browse to that directory when I pushed something via ADB.
So I guess I just need to find and install the android-sdk? I'm not even sure what Eclipse and ADT is..

http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
Download the sdk. Adb was moved to the platform-tools folder, so you can run your adb from there, or move it to the tools folder.

Thank you!
I appreciate the help guys

Rippley05 said:
Thank you!
I appreciate the help guys
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You're welcome.

teh roxxorz said:
You're welcome.
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I hope I'm doing it right. I unzipped the folder, clicked on tools and read where it said adb was moved. Then I clicked on the android guy (sdk and avd manager) and now it is installing a messload of stuff.
After it's done, I should be able to use ADB but instead of going to c:\android-sdk-windows\tools\ like I used to do, I'll have to change the "tools" to platform-tools correct?
EDIT: I feel liek it is downloading a lot of stuff I don't need =p

Rippley05 said:
I hope I'm doing it right. I unzipped the folder, clicked on tools and read where it said adb was moved. Then I clicked on the android guy (sdk and avd manager) and now it is installing a messload of stuff.
After it's done, I should be able to use ADB but instead of going to c:\android-sdk-windows\tools\ like I used to do, I'll have to change the "tools" to platform-tools correct?
EDIT: I feel liek it is downloading a lot of stuff I don't need =p
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That is correct, and I also just rename the folder to android, cuz typing all that is a pain.
And you can do that, or copy the adb items from platform-tools into the tool folder itself; tis what I did.

Alright, Windows 7 is different and kinda irritating.
All the SDK stuff went into a folder "downloads" and I let everything install, but I can't seem to find it when I run the command prompt. It was much easier in Windows XP.

If anyone is using windows 7 , could you give me the commands you use to get to the directory. I get an invalid path no matter what I type.
Should I move the SDK folders out of my downloads folder and put them on my desktop?

I put it on the root of C. Then I run cd C:\android-sdk\platform-tools. I think you need HTC sync installed as well.

Rippley05 said:
If anyone is using windows 7 , could you give me the commands you use to get to the directory. I get an invalid path no matter what I type.
Should I move the SDK folders out of my downloads folder and put them on my desktop?
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Its easier from the desktop

OK I'll install HTC sync. That should still be on my phones SDcard right?
The problem is, I don't know what commands to enter in the command prompt to get to the different directories on my computer. If I move it to the desktop, what commands will get me there?

dglowe343 said:
I put it on the root of C. Then I run cd C:\android-sdk\platform-tools. I think you need HTC sync installed as well.
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You don't need htc sync, just the hboot drivers.

Rippley05 said:
OK I'll install HTC sync. That should still be on my phones SDcard right?
The problem is, I don't know what commands to enter in the command prompt to get to the different directories on my computer. If I move it to the desktop, what commands will get me there?
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the commands would be:
cd desktop/android/tools
1. change android to whatever you named your sdk folder
2. change tools to wherever your adb is located.
Names are case sensitive

teh roxxorz said:
the commands would be:
cd desktop/android/tools
1. change android to whatever you named your sdk folder
2. change tools to wherever your adb is located.
Names are case sensitive
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Sweet I got it!
I tried to do a ADB remount and got AdbWinApi.dll is missing from my computer. I don't have my phone hooked up tho so could that be it?

Rippley05 said:
Sweet I got it!
I tried to do a ADB remount and got AdbWinApi.dll is missing from my computer. I don't have my phone hooked up tho so could that be it?
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No prob. If you got that error, you missed it from copying the files; just double check that its there in the folder.

teh roxxorz said:
No prob. If you got that error, you missed it from copying the files; just double check that its there in the folder.
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Ahh ok, I just moved it and it started but said device not found. I assume that IS because my phone isn't connected.
One more quick question and I promise I'll leave u alone. Whenever I push something with adb I always close the box and just unhook my phone. Is that the right method? Because I see adb is still running on my pc until I end the process with my task manager.

Rippley05 said:
Ahh ok, I just moved it and it started but said device not found. I assume that IS because my phone isn't connected.
One more quick question and I promise I'll leave u alone. Whenever I push something with adb I always close the box and just unhook my phone. Is that the right method? Because I see adb is still running on my pc until I end the process with my task manager.
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Naw you're fine; yea, it;ll show device not connected if you have nothing connected. I personally leave it open in the command prompt after opening it just in case I go back to it. It'll close once you close command prompt.

Sweet. Thanks again Rox.
I've has that stuff installed since I first got my Hero... been a long time since I had to mess with it..

Can't install drivers.

Ok, this isn't my first rodeo as I've owned many android devices including the old nexus 7. I'm trying to unlock and root this but I can't install the drivers. I tried the device manager method and when I search it can't find anything and I tried a website to manually do it by downloading a zip and choosing it to no avail. Any one have the link to the drivers as that website may not of been accurate or anyone have any other suggestions?

You need to unzip it first.

Username invalid said:
You need to unzip it first.
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Yes I did that and it only had two folders that showed up while browsing in the update drivers part in device manager. One was AMD86 and the other was i3 something and neither of those matched the picture in the steps but I used the link given within the same tutorial.

http://developer.android.com/sdk/win-usb.html

Username invalid said:
http://developer.android.com/sdk/win-usb.html
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Ok I still cannot install the drivers. When I downloaded the file provided in that link, there are no driver options at all. There are only two folders in which I described in my previous post and neither have drivers in them. I'm no noob and have done this plenty of times, I even tried to adb reboot bootloader and it says device not found and yes USB debugging is on so I'm assuming I can't do anything until I some how install the drivers.

Which website guide are you looking at?

Username invalid said:
Which website guide are you looking at?
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The one on the site. Ok I installed SDK manager and I checked google usb drivers in it and it installed it, but when I do the adb commands it still says device not found -.-

C-4Nati said:
The one on the site. Ok I installed SDK manager and I checked google usb drivers in it and it installed it, but when I do the adb commands it still says device not found -.-
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If nothing else works, you might consider partitioning your hard drive and installing a secondary OS. Both Windows 8.1 and Ubuntu worked for me no problem.
Code:
sudo apt-get install android-tools-adb
sudo apt-get install android-tools-fastboot
adb reboot bootloader
fastboot oem unlock
fastboot reboot-bootloader
cd Downloads
fastboot flash recovery openrecovery-twrp-2.6.0.0-flo.img
adb push update-supersu-v1.51.zip /sdcard/Downloads

C-4Nati said:
The one on the site. Ok I installed SDK manager and I checked google usb drivers in it and it installed it, but when I do the adb commands it still says device not found -.-
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Ok I installed the drivers correctly, I figured it out. Now when I try the adb commands it says device offline when it's clearly not lol...

I've got everything working now and unlocked and rooted. I appreciate all the help you have offered to me. I do not remember it being this difficult with the original Nexus 7 lol.

C-4Nati said:
Ok I installed the drivers correctly, I figured it out. Now when I try the adb commands it says device offline when it's clearly not lol...
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Fastboot is all you need to root your device.

C-4Nati said:
I've got everything working now and unlocked and rooted. I appreciate all the help you have offered to me. I do not remember it being this difficult with the original Nexus 7 lol.
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I'm having a similar problem with drivers, why don't you post how you solved it? I am trying on 2 different windows 7 machines. google drivers don't load, asus drivers don't load. Device manager just says "windows could not find driver software for your device."
---------- Post added at 08:15 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:13 PM ----------
I figured it out, have to turn MTP on, then install drivers - then you can turn MTP back off if you want.

Question Pixel 6 pro drivers

Okay I got a problem I just got mine finally today in the mail. my Windows 10 recognizes it in ADB but as soon as I go to fastboot no matter what I do it's like it doesn't see the drivers anymore. Anybody have an idea how to get around this so I can unlock the bootloader?
Edit:. Nevermind I finally found a driver package that worked. What a deal

Have you tried installing these drivers? https://developer.android.com/studio/run/win-usb

You need to download or update SDK Platform Tools https://developer.android.com/studio/releases/platform-tools

DinarQ8 said:
You need to download or update SDK Platform Tools https://developer.android.com/studio/releases/platform-tools
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I've also been struggling with getting windows 10 to recognise my Pixel. I've installed the drivers (the small usb drivers zip and right click install on the driver) but file explorer isn't showing the contents (or even the phone at all).
Would using the SDK help?

Flippy125 said:
Have you tried installing these drivers? https://developer.android.com/studio/run/win-usb
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I finally figured it out. Found the right drivers. Took me forever

DinarQ8 said:
You need to download or update SDK Platform Tools https://developer.android.com/studio/releases/platform-tools
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I did. Didn't help. My older pixels worked and my op8. Just not this thing. I found some driver pack and it finally worked

mac796 said:
I did. Didn't help. My older pixels worked and my op8. Just not this thing. I found some driver pack and it finally worked
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Please could you share the driver pack that worked for you?

Then just let us know which driver you installed so that the Pixel 6 was recognized. And a download link wouldn't be bad either - that helps others with the same problem.

Try Download Minimal ADB and Fastboot Tool it should work
Download Minimal ADB and Fastboot Tool (all versions)
Download the latest version of Minimal ADB and Fastboot Tool which allow you to install and setup the ADB and Fastboot files on the computer.
androidmtk.com
After you install it ensure you update SDK Platform Tools the file name " ADB "
/c/adb

cd993 said:
Please could you share the driver pack that worked for you?
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Yet Another Universal ADB Driver Package and adbupdater for Windows
I made this installer as a kind of "update" the old driver package I had made for Ainol and Actions before. While at it I added those two tools usually used, that is adb and fastboot. Based on batch scripts, so it's open source. Self Signed, not...
forum.xda-developers.com

Sorry took me a bit to find it again

mac796 said:
Sorry took me a bit to find it again
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Thanks will give this a try later on!

On Windows 11 the official r13 Google USB Driver pack worked - but only after booting into an alternative mode that allows unsigned drivers. For some reason Google's drivers are not signed, and Win11, with TPM+SecureBoot refuses to load those drivers in normal mode.

cd993 said:
I've also been struggling with getting windows 10 to recognise my Pixel. I've installed the drivers (the small usb drivers zip and right click install on the driver) but file explorer isn't showing the contents (or even the phone at all).
Would using the SDK help?
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It sounds like you're talking about accessing the phone's storage via MTP. When you plug the phone into the computer, you may need to choose the new notification regarding charging and switch it to the mode to be able to access the storage. Probably defaults to "Charging this device via USB", and you need to click on it and select something like "File transfer/ Android Auto". This won't require any new Windows drivers.
Please correct me if you're not talking about accessing the phone's storage.

mac796 said:
I finally figured it out. Found the right drivers. Took me forever
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Would you mind saying WHICH drivers? Thanks...

wsalopek said:
Would you mind saying WHICH drivers? Thanks...
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I posted it in this thread. Read it. There's a link

mac796 said:
I posted it in this thread. Read it. There's a link
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OK...thanks...got it.

mac796 said:
I posted it in this thread. Read it. There's a link
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wsalopek said:
OK...thanks...got it.
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Personally, I would always use the official drivers Google provides unless they just don't work for whatever reason: Get the Google USB Driver (this is for Windows). They work for me. They are rarely updated, but they are every once in a great while, sometimes years in-between.

roirraW edor ehT said:
Personally, I would always use the official drivers Google provides unless they just don't work for whatever reason: Get the Google USB Driver (this is for Windows). They work for me. They are rarely updated, but they are every once in a great while, sometimes years in-between.
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I agree with this. be careful using drivers or adb/fastboot tools. Some are fine, but there's no need for it really anymore. Google has made it very easy to install drivers and Platform-Tools (adb/fastboot tool).
Google provides the Fastboot/ADB tool (Platform-Tools) and Google USB Drivers (adb/fastboot interface). This will allow any Pixel to interface with Windows using the fastboot/adb protocol. Official Google USB Driver includes support for both the Fastboot and ADB driver interface. There are 3 main drivers (Fastboot, ADB and MTP/Portable File Transfer). The MTP/Portable File Transfer driver is built-in to Windows 7-11.
Fastboot/ADB Driver Interface - Official Download Link:
When flashing a full image or unlocking your bootloader, the fastboot interface is being used.
First Download official Google USB Drivers (it's a zip file). Extract the zip (important!). Right-click on the android_winusb.inf file and hit install. You can then restart your phone to the Bootloader Screen (hold vol-down while it restarts or turns on). When you plug in your phone, Windows Device Manager will show a new device at the top: Android Device: Android Bootloader Interface.
Using the ADB interface: It's the same driver. Enable USB Debugging on your phone, then plug it in to your computer. A prompt will appear on your phone (to allow USB Debugging). The driver in Device Manager will appear as Android Device: Android Composite ADB interface.
Now you can download and use Platform-Tools to flash an Android Image, OTA or run adb/fastboot commands.
Official Download Page
"Android SDK Platform-Tools is a component for the Android SDK. It includes tools that interface with the Android platform, such as adb, fastboot, and systrace"
It's best to make Platform-Tools available system-wide. Download Platform-Tools from the above link and extract it to your C:\ drive - that way you will have a folder to add to the PATH Environment under Window System Properties Menu, Advanced, Environment Variables, System Variables, PATH (google how to do this, very easy). What this does is allow adb/fastboot commands to be run from anywhere in the system, so you don't have to be in the platform-tools folder to run adb/fastboot commands and flash an Android Image (Official or Android Fork such as ProtonAOSP).

My problem ended up being that my USB Hub went bad... Was getting Yellow Exclamation in Device Manager and an error when going into Fastboot. Once I plugged directly into the PC, no issues. New hub ordered!