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accessing phone memory through USB

I plug in my usb to the computer and all it does is charge, I wanna access the internal memory through my PC. how can I do this?
also is there a way to save all to the SD card?

is anyone else having this issue?

Z51 said:
is anyone else having this issue?
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Did you install the drivers, if not all it will do is charge
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Are you enabling usb storage? When you plug it in pull the notification bar down and click on it then hit the button? Dont need drivers to access mass storage
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Drivers
You have 2 options
You can download the drivers referenced here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1307478
I had to enable USB Debugging to get it to work correctly with Windows 7.
But after that you can access both the SD card and the internal memory on the phone through Windows Explorer
Or you can use the Kies software and do it wirelessly. Details here:
http://www.samsung.com/in/support/m...softwaremanual.do?page=MOBILE.SOFTWARE.MANUAL

mikeyinid said:
Are you enabling usb storage? When you plug it in pull the notification bar down and click on it then hit the button? Dont need drivers to access mass storage
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it doesnt give me the option to enable it... it just charges lol

Imapuckhead said:
You have 2 options
You can download the drivers referenced here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1307478
I had to enable USB Debugging to get it to work correctly with Windows 7.
But after that you can access both the SD card and the internal memory on the phone through Windows Explorer
Or you can use the Kies software and do it wirelessly. Details here:
http://www.samsung.com/in/support/m...softwaremanual.do?page=MOBILE.SOFTWARE.MANUAL
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just downloaded and am installing it now. will post back results in a bit

Z51 said:
it doesnt give me the option to enable it... it just charges lol
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Have you turned on USB debugging mode?

Reboot phone and pc. Mine does that sometimes. I bought a mt4g new and it did that too me. Returned it and got a new one and it did the same. Reboot my pc and it worked. I felt like a tool.
Z51 said:
it doesnt give me the option to enable it... it just charges lol
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Imapuckhead said:
Have you turned on USB debugging mode?
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yes I have. and still nothing. it is installing the drivers as we speak. im thinking there may be something wrong with my device :/

mikeyinid said:
Reboot phone and pc. Mine does that sometimes. I bought a mt4g new and it did that too me. Returned it and got a new one and it did the same. Reboot my pc and it worked. I felt like a tool.
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rebooted it, and now its fine... i feel like an ass.... :|

Yea. Same thing i did. At least you didnt return it then figure it out when your new one did the same thing
Z51 said:
rebooted it, and now its fine... i feel like an ass.... :|
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I have no problems using a 32 bit PC - but with 64 bit Window's professional, it is as if the phone were only connected to power. Companion link synch program overcomes this problem -- apparently it installs its own drivers and after doing a usb synch to outlook, I am able to use windows to transfer files between the galaxy S 2 (t989) and windows. However I have not found any drivers that permit the Samsung to connect to the Windows 7 using usb cable w/o using companion link first.

I had the same problem and samsung tech support had me pull the battery for 30 seconds. That did the trick, but it has happened once since.
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PC No Longer Recognizes Galaxy S3!

My AT&T Samsung Galaxy SIII is suddenly no longer being recognized by my Windows 7 x64-bit PC. I don't recall doing anything to the phone or PC that would've caused this. It's been about a week or so since I last connected the phone to the PC, and I recall that for about a week or two before that, I was having trouble in that I'd connect the phone and nothing would happen, so I'd have to disconnect the USB cable and reconnect it, then the PC would recognize it and the Explorer window would open up on the PC showing the internal and external storage on the phone. I'm trying to transfer more of my music to the phone, and it's extremely frustrating to not be able to do that!
Any ideas what's wrong?
Dennis

Have you tried another cable? The one that comes with the phone is crap.
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Definitely try a new cable. I had to get a replacement chord after 2 weeks of having my phone.

I have the same problem with my Mac after updating to UCLH1 ROM....

Have the correct drivers installed?
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power off the phone, remove and re-install the battery. worked for me

If you backed up the Imei recently you may have used the qpst app to set the phone to connect to a port instead of MTP. Did you recently do this ? If so you need to set usb settings back to MTP.
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RiPpeR_dUdE said:
I have the same problem with my Mac after updating to UCLH1 ROM....
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Same and its really sstressful..
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I had the exact same issue not too long ago. I tried re-installing drivers...pulled out battery..different usb cable..factory wipe...and also tried three different PC, and still S3 wasn't recognize. I solved this issue by using CyanogenMod 10 ROM....not to mention this rom is so much better than the stock rom . I'm currently on the NEW CM10 Night 8/19 build, and so far no issues connecting phone to PC. By the way i'm on Rogers and you can get the rom here..http://get.cm/?device=d2att

Tlo218 said:
Have the correct drivers installed?
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Yeppers... with other problems I've had/read, I think the latest H1 leak has major problems... which may explain why it hasn't been officially released.

Once i moved over to the H1 build, that was when my pc (w7) stopped recognizing my phone, as well. i can get into it if i mount it as camera, it will let me explore the phone/sd card but i just use Kies to transfer....

[Q] Anyone Else Missing Folders when Connected as Media Device?

I am having a problem accessing folders/files while my Note 2 is connected to PC as Media Device.
Let me do state/clarify that I have no problem accessing any folder/file from phone when using any file manager app.
It's when I connect my Note 2 to my PC/and or Linux box, that I do not see all the available folders that I know should be there.
Some are completely missing and some are even showing up, BUT are being read as empty - particularly those that are hidden folders (that I purposely named them starting with a period to hide its contents) (yes, I have enabled "show hidden files" on my linux box as well)
This is happening on both Windows 7 and Ubuntu.
Now I'm not talking about system folders and files. I'm talking about missing folders from sdcard0 and extSdCard!
Here's the kicker though... If I remove my MicroSD card from my phone and insert it to my PC's card reader, all the missing folders/files are there!
WTF???
Is it because when using the cable to my PC the phone is being mounted as Media Device instead of an attached storage as when I insert the microsd card to my PC?
Anyone else having this problem?

Wow no one else is having this issue? It Cant just be me. It did it with the stock ROM and a custom ROM
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Same issue here thats one thing i miss from my htc it connect to my pc and read just like a hard drive showing all files.
Newbie_from_NJ said:
Wow no one else is having this issue? It Cant just be me. It did it with the stock ROM and a custom ROM
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Glad to hear I'm not the only one.
Gonna have to look into a solution cause this is bullsh!t that I'm going to have to take my microsd card out every time I need to access all my files.
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Ive always had an issue but its Ubuntu related. Windows its a driver issue.
-first try an removing device from device manager. Unplug and reboot. Install them fresh.
-make sure you have switched on to connect as MTP. When your connected, pull it down an see what options are available.
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This seems to be a common issue with Samsung devices. I had the exact same issue and it drove me crazy.
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[Q] how to transfer files to tablet

I am having trouble transferring files from the computer to my Nexus 7. Root and flashing ROM went fine everything else works flawless just can't load pictures or music onto the tablet. I am currently running android 4.3 and cleanROM 1.3 on new nexus 7. It must be something simple that I am overlooking sorry if this is a stupid question I did try to research it and came up with nothing. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Settings-storage-click menu and enable MTP
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If you want to do it remotely (way more annoying than with a cable, but once you get use to it, it can get handy)
Transfer rates can be relatively speaking, slow, but doesn't become a huge issue unless you're moving a lot of large sized files (i.e., high quality movies, a library of music etc.)
I use SSHDroid with WinSCP (For windows).
If you run Linux you don't really need WinSCP.
Using this method requires a little know-how with SSH / SCP to get optimal use out of this method.
Also, as a side note, your files are transmitted relatively safely (i.e., it's encrypted).

highfigh said:
Settings-storage-click menu and enable MTP
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I tried that it didn't work. It is only showing up in device manager under USB camera

I use AirDroid and it works fine for me.
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Yep Airdroid is the way to go
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jab1472 said:
I tried that it didn't work. It is only showing up in device manager under USB camera
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Sure you didn't hit PTP.
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Use ADB if all else fails

i have created theme for u
install samba server and it start with one click
and you can acces file - in you Win,linux,Mac like any other folders via WIFI

Can't transfer files

Every time I connect the LG-E980 to my Windows 7 PC, it starts to install, then lets me open up the internal storage but when I click on the DCIM folder, it starts all over again. I need to download some of my pix and can't get to them. I recently upgraded to a 64GB internal card. I have it on Media Sync (MTP) but it won't let me get into the memory.
I uploaded a couple of them to dropbox and then downloaded them to the PC. Must be an easier way though.
Suggestions?

psal217050 said:
Every time I connect the LG-E980 to my Windows 7 PC, it starts to install, then lets me open up the internal storage but when I click on the DCIM folder, it starts all over again. I need to download some of my pix and can't get to them. I recently upgraded to a 64GB internal card. I have it on Media Sync (MTP) but it won't let me get into the memory.
I uploaded a couple of them to dropbox and then downloaded them to the PC. Must be an easier way though.
Suggestions?
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If nothing else you can email them to yourself. I used to have to do that back before I had a smartphone.
Have you tried downloading and installing the LG drivers for your OGP?

If your computer has bluetooth that would be faster.

Drivers were installed, no Bluetooth.
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Now I can't mount my external SD card. . WTF is going on?
Found the fix.
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