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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
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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 does not recognize phone

When I connect my phone to the computer it does not get recognized. The phone charges but I can't use it in USB mode. I have a USB different than the original in the box. Help would be appreciated
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Nilsonf said:
When I connect my phone to the computer it does not get recognized. The phone charges but I can't use it in USB mode. I have a USB different than the original in the box. Help would be appreciated
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Certain USB cables do not recognize my phone either... they only charge it. Try the one that came in the box.
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Did you install the proper drivers and did it install successfully. and is usb debugging on?
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download and install samsung kiss should get you going

Just download the advanced drives
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1307478
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Ok thanks guys I've tried everything and nothing is working

Have you tried a different usb cable?

Use wifi explorer. Restart phone and CPU. Happens to me when I am screwing with multiple phones.
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Install the Samsung Kies (not mini kies) will help. The driver came with Samsung Kies works better. I have one of my friend S2 and each time I plug his samsung S2, I need to run samsung Kies to get good driver and after a while I can use Window Explorer to read the 2 SD cards, and I don't need to run samsung Kies with mine. (bizzare but how it works)

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....

Question about Mac comp & Android file transfer

I finally got my Note 2 (YAYYYY) and I love it but one question...does anyone have any success using android file transfer on Mac and it recognizing the Note 2? It keeps saying that it doesn't recognize my phone...I was having the same issues with my S3 when it received the Jellybean update. TIA
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MBM7881 said:
I finally got my Note 2 (YAYYYY) and I love it but one question...does anyone have any success using android file transfer on Mac and it recognizing the Note 2? It keeps saying that it doesn't recognize my phone...I was having the same issues with my S3 when it received the Jellybean update. TIA
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When ever Adroid itself swtiched from Universal Mass Storage to whatever it is now it hasnt been recognized by my Macs since then. Possibly on the Epic 4G Touch w/ICS, but not sure if it was that far back. I have a Win 7 VM on my Macbook, and a Win 8 VM on my MacMini that i just fire up when I need to mess with a droid, Or since the Samsung folks were so thoughtful not to cover the sd slot with the battery I just throw the MicroSD into a usb reader I keep on a keychain.

You can also use Kies to transfer files via your web browser. It should already be installed on your phone. Just fire it up and follow the directions. I found it worked pretty well to transer files in both directions.
I also found that with a micro usb adapter you can plugin any usb flash or external drive and it will auto mount on your phone. The only problem I've seen with this however is that the unmounter process doesn't seem to quit on it's own after pulling the drive. This then causes the cpu to be stuck at 1.6ghz and drains the battery pretty fast. So, I just reboot my phone afterwards.
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Thanks everyone. I got it working. I had to install Kies then use the uninstall icon that came in the .dmg Kies file. Once I uninstalled Kies using this method AFT recognized my phone. All is well again lol
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majjhima said:
You can also use Kies to transfer files via your web browser. It should already be installed on your phone. Just fire it up and follow the directions. I found it worked pretty well to transer files in both directions.
I also found that with a micro usb adapter you can plugin any usb flash or external drive and it will auto mount on your phone. The only problem I've seen with this however is that the unmounter process doesn't seem to quit on it's own after pulling the drive. This then causes the cpu to be stuck at 1.6ghz and drains the battery pretty fast. So, I just reboot my phone afterwards.
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I wish Kies wireless didn't rely on the steaming pile on insecure code that is Javascript
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Only way I was successful with Android file transfer was after un installing Kies. . Also make sure you are using the usb cable that came with your phone. I tried with my old usb cable and it wouldn't recognize.
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You can also use Airdroid or Wifi File Transfer to transfer files wirelessly.

Mine works fine just make sure phone is unlocked when connecting it is all I have to do. AFT pops right up and sees phone and card.
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I have another question. How do I disable mobile data when I'm using wifi in my house? I know on my S3 the toggle icon was in the notifications slide down menu but how do I do it in the Note2? Thanks in advance
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Settings > More Settings > Mobile Networks > Mobile Data check box
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[Q] Funky Storage Issue

I've got a Sprint Galaxy SIII, SPH-L710 16GB, no SD Card. When I connect the device to my computer (WinXP, latest Samsung Drivers Installed) I'm able to see files I have downloaded to the storage via the device itself, as well as an .apk that I moved over from my computer, but I'm not able to see the various folders (DCIM, Foursquare, Music, Goomanager, Etc...) Is there something I'm missing here? Phone is running CM10.1 JellyBro.
**In the attached screenshot you can see the various files and folders, when I try to access the storage on my desktop, all I can see are the GAPPS.zip file, and the WhatsApp.apk

I know when I connect mine (vistax64) it pulls it up as a media device should be able to see it under my computer. If not I would look under your media player settings. Or you may wanna check to see if USB debugging is checked on your phone
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Patrickw6789 said:
I know when I connect mine (vistax64) it pulls it up as a media device should be able to see it under my computer. If not I would look under your media player settings. Or you may wanna check to see if USB debugging is checked on your phone
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Thanks. I actually tried that. USB debugging changed nothing. When I threw an SD Card in though, it suddenly was able to see SOME of my folders... I'm gonna do a clean wipe and start fresh, using the CM10.1 Official Nightly. I really need to get this remedied. I'll circle back once I have some results.
Should be studying for my MA Life Insurance license, and not buggering with my phone... oh well.

Try a different USB port on the computer
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GiantJay said:
Try a different USB port on the computer
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Thanks. Unfortunately, that didn't work for me. I'm trying to make sense of the file system on this device, Emulated, Vs SDcard and ExtSDcard...