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USB Pen Drive Readers

Has anyone any experience of these. I am about to start a course whereby I will be using lots of different computers and I would like to be able to make my MDAIII completely compatable.
Most of the time I will be able to use a pen drive between my PC and the new computers but if I have worked on the MDA in the meantime it would be brilliant to be able to transfer work immediately.
I have found some SD card readers in the form of Pen Drives which look like they would do the job. Presumably if I kept it with me and wanted to take files from computers (say work I had done in a school/college) or wanted to put stuff to the PC, I would just take out the SD card and pop it in the oen drive reader and hey presto.
I would really like some feedback from anyone using one or anyone that knows about them.
thanks so much
Catherine

I've been using the Iogear mini-SD pen drive reader for about a month now with a SanDisk 2GB mni-SD that I use on my Wizard. It works just like a regular pen drive -- no problems so far.
They do make a SD-friendly version, too; here in the states, they run about $10, so figure on paying about 5 pounds.

thanks
Thanks so much - I feel a little more confident that it may work now. I am so excited ( I know it is sad but it will give me total flexibility).

i have a sandisk cruzer sd read which is kinda as small as a pendrive as you can them
i also have another noname one which does as good a job

why don't you use your mda as a mass store drive, there is a programme that tels the pc you mda is a mass store drive.

maybe because you'd need to carry a disc around with you and install that program to every computer you want to get data from

I might be missing the point here but bare with me.
You have a MDAIII, it has a SD Slot, you are looking for a way to use the MDAIII as mass storage and are talking about a pen drive.
Well as you are carrying the MDAIII, why not put a SD card in it and use that in a USB slot as mass storage.
http://www.sandisk.com/Products/Catalog(1096)-SanDisk_Ultra_II_SD_Plus_Cards.aspx
No need for a SD card reader or the like with this model
Its a thought.

but that would mean getting new sd cards
i use this one it works well
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Now that is a thought!
Or get a new pen reader.
Or even a new phone that is a USB Host.
Another day another toy to buy.

Rudegar said:
maybe because you'd need to carry a disc around with you and install that program to every computer you want to get data from
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No...there's a utility that you install on the PPC.
Edit: See here: http://www.softick.com/pocket-pc/cardexport2/
Basically what it does is give you an icon to tap which switches the PPC between ActiveSync and Mass Storage. Tap the icon before connecting then it identifies itself to the host PC as you have chosen.

MDAIIIUser said:
I might be missing the point here but bare with me.
You have a MDAIII, it has a SD Slot, you are looking for a way to use the MDAIII as mass storage and are talking about a pen drive.
Well as you are carrying the MDAIII, why not put a SD card in it and use that in a USB slot as mass storage.
http://www.sandisk.com/Products/Catalog(1096)-SanDisk_Ultra_II_SD_Plus_Cards.aspx
No need for a SD card reader or the like with this model
Its a thought.
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I already use an SD card but my aim is to be able to easily transfer data between my MDAIII and other people's computers - without the need for any leads or cables or installing any software onto their computers. I am not talking about pendrives containing memory - just ones that look like pen drives but are actually card readers with usb bits.
You are right in that one of those would do the job - but as the Pendrive readers cost less than £5.00 (sterling) and give me the flexibility to use any SD card that I own or may own in the future it is a more flexible option. I will keep an eye out for these if I see them though - I hadn't realised they existed. They are a bit expensive at the moment at $70.
This is the kind of thing : http://www.sandisk.com/Products/Item(1220)-SDDR-103-SanDisk_MobileMate_SD_Plus5in1_Reader.aspx and this is the type I am getting
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/USB-2-0-SD-MM...613327227QQcategoryZ50526QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Rudegar said:
but that would mean getting new sd cards
i use this one it works well
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I am probably being a bit dim but my reader /writer has arrived and I can only do half of what I wanted with it. Can you let me know how you use yours?

I think the best solution for you will be high capacity SD card ( 2 maybe 4 GB) + freeware soft to change your MDA II into "The Most Expensive Card Reader". You have to upgrade OS in MDAIII to WM5.0 too.So you need a sync&charge cable.
Actual newest version of the soft is attached here

jas_pik said:
I think the best solution for you will be high capacity SD card ( 2 maybe 4 GB) + freeware soft to change your MDA II into "The Most Expensive Card Reader". You have to upgrade OS in MDAIII to WM5.0 too.So you need a sync&charge cable.
Actual newest version of the soft is attached here
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This won't do anymore for me than the oendrive reader I have just bought? I can now succesfully transfer files from my device to any PC I want with no software. What I can't yet do is save to teh SD via the card reader which I should be able to do (I thought)

USB Adapter Review

I went to Best Buy and happened to pick up the very last USB adapter. I got it with a ShopKick $5 discount so it came out to about $16 with tax. My first impression was that the box was much smaller than I expected. It was about the size of my Droid.
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I preceded to open it up and noticed how much smaller it was than I expected.
The first thing I plugged in was my usb wireless mouse.
My Tab recognized it right away and gave me a nice message saying it worked and now I had a cursor on the screen. Everything worked on the mouse except for the right mouse button, but I kind of expected that.
The next thing I tried was my Droid. It gave me an error saying that it was too high powered to work, which is a bummer, but I can still transfer between the two with bluetooth even if it takes a little while to set up.
Finally I tried a usb drive with a track by Deadmau5 because I knew that that song was not in my library or my Google Music library. Sure enough it showed up in my Music app, but I couldn't find it in Astro File Manager. There was a folder for "usbdrive", but when I opened it, it was empty.
Overall Opinion
I was expecting the adapter to be about twice the size, but was quite happy to find that it was smaller. It seems to work with many devices, but it is maddening when you get the "too high powered device" error. It was also a very tight fit to fit a USB device into the end and you had to use quite a bit of force to plug stuff in. I feel like the overall plug itself fits very loose though in the Tab and that bothers me. It's just too bad Samsung couldn't have fit it inside the tab
7/10
Pros:
Small
Allows many usb devices
Adds more functionality
Cons:
It fits into the Tab loosely
Expensive at $19.99 for what it is
Doesn't work with high powered devices

Thanks for the review... was planning on buying it, but maybe I'll hold off for a bit.

jdavet said:
Thanks for the review... was planning on buying it, but maybe I'll hold off for a bit.
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I would recommend it, it's just kind of expensive for what it is.

We need a version of this that allows a USB power. I know it's another thing to plug in but it would save from needing to carry/plug in a powered USB hub just to use an external HD.

I got mine for 10 dollars after a 10 dollar RZ coupon from Best Buy. Everything I've plugged into it works so far (Mouse, Keyboard, Logitech USB Controller, different thumb drives). I have no complaints.
Of interest is that the Engrish directions state that you need to plug whatever USB device into the adapter first, and then plug the adapter into the Tab, or else risk damaging the Tab. Not too sure why.

do NTFS flash drives work or just fat32?

rodrigos122 said:
do NTFS flash drives work or just fat32?
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The GT did not recognize the format on my NTFS formatted Lexar 16GB usb drive. The instructions that accompany the GT USB adapter state compatibility with FAT32 (Max 32GB), PTP/UMS Camera, and Sammy Laser Printer (after 2008).

rodrigos122 said:
do NTFS flash drives work or just fat32?
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In theory they should work with pershoot's kernel and modules. Not with stock.
I haven't tried it yet though.

So does this work with Logitech's all in one usb adapter for mouse and keyboard at the same time?
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Entropy512 said:
In theory they should work with pershoot's kernel and modules. Not with stock.
I haven't tried it yet though.
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Ill try it in a little bit because I am currently running pershoots 1.4ghz kernel.

Pancake345 said:
So does this work with Logitech's all in one usb adapter for mouse and keyboard at the same time?
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I don't have a Logitech wireless keyboard, but I've used my Anywhere MX mouse's micro receiver with it successfully. It's one of the "unifying" ones that's supposed to work with their current gen keyboards.

question?
can you connect to it a 2 into one usb adapter? That way you can charge the tablet and have any type of usb device connected?
Will that work?
Ed

Can someone with the USB adapter help a few of us out and answer the question I posted here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1208402 ? Greatly appreciated

cifs?
tghockey07 said:
Ill try it in a little bit because I am currently running pershoots 1.4ghz kernel.
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would you need to push the cifs/ntfs module in for it to work with pershoot kernal?

Pancake345 said:
So does this work with Logitech's all in one usb adapter for mouse and keyboard at the same time?
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My Logitech MK320 keyboard and mouse works fine with the Samsung USB adapter and my GT-P7510. I just wish I could find a smaller keyboard and mouse package.
Frank

notfaded1 said:
would you need to push the cifs/ntfs module in for it to work with pershoot kernal?
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Sorry it took me so long to respond. As it looks right now, I'd say yes. When I inserted an NTFS formatted flash drive in said "usb storage black or unsupported filesystem" on pershoots kernel with no cifs.

OTG Adapter (USB, Card Connection Kit)

Has anyone tried or have this stuff? If this works I will just buy one, seems to be handy at times. http://www.ebay.ph/itm/Black-5-1in1...t_Adapters&hash=item4169be5074#ht_2949wt_1018
It is $2.99 by the way.

I've had it for almost a year now. Used it with Tab 10.1 and use it with Note 10.1

Szadzik said:
I've had it for almost a year now. Used it with Tab 10.1 and use it with Note 10.1
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Thanks! I might just get one.

neilgoco said:
Has anyone tried or have this stuff? If this works I will just buy one, seems to be handy at times. http://www.ebay.ph/itm/Black-5-1in1...t_Adapters&hash=item4169be5074#ht_2949wt_1018
It is $2.99 by the way.
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Which 10.1 does it work with all of them
Sent from my GT-N8013

gronimo21 said:
Which 10.1 does it work with all of them
Sent from my GT-N8013
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Theres another adapter thats confirmed working, although a little more expensive, its posted here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1866438 , for those who are interested

banderos101 said:
Theres another adapter thats confirmed working, although a little more expensive, its posted here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1866438 , for those who are interested
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The GrayBean one is too expensive at ~$40.

It amazes me how long stuff has taken to get to me. Especially coming from Korea.
Ordered 2 white BestDeals USB Host OTG Cable connections on Sept 16
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Finally got it on Friday and one of them does not work at all. The other for some reason works for a few seconds and I will have to unplug it and replug it to the Note for it to work. aarrgghhh
Ordered 2 black Sanoxy USB OTG Cable adapters on Sept 26, and have yet to arrive.
but something tells me that it will be just like the BestDeals one. I hope not though.
Ordered 2 OEM USB OTG Connection Kits on Aug 30, and I have yet to receive them.
Anyway, I thought i had ordered this already, but I didn't so I just ordered this hub earlier today and expect it Tuesday. From the reviews it seems to work well.
TS

twospirits said:
It amazes me how long stuff has taken to get to me. Especially coming from Korea.
Ordered 2 white BestDeals USB Host OTG Cable connections on Sept 16
Finally got it on Friday and one of them does not work at all. The other for some reason works for a few seconds and I will have to unplug it and replug it to the Note for it to work. aarrgghhh
Ordered 2 black Sanoxy USB OTG Cable adapters on Sept 26, and have yet to arrive.
but something tells me that it will be just like the BestDeals one. I hope not though.
Ordered 2 OEM USB OTG Connection Kits on Aug 30, and I have yet to receive them.
Anyway, I thought i had ordered this already, but I didn't so I just ordered this hub earlier today and expect it Tuesday. From the reviews it seems to work well.
TS
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Post feedback on the 3rd one once you receive it.

Is it possible to connect an external hard drive to the note with one of these adapters?
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Re 'the third one'. It works fine, but the connector is very loose. If you give it a tap it will disconnect. But it works just fine.

I use this usb connector with my usb sticks and it works fine.
External usb hard drives can't connect with this usb adapter.
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Duckylover13 said:
Is it possible to connect an external hard drive to the note with one of these adapters?
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Perhaps, if the hard drive has its own power source?
RikF said:
Re 'the third one'. It works fine, but the connector is very loose. If you give it a tap it will disconnect. But it works just fine.
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It's a buy! Will order one at eBay now

No hard drive
I have these adapters and can't run a hard drive. You get an OS message about the device using too much power.

I used a dual USB cable and connected one end to the Not eand one to an external battery and it worked just fine with the Note.
Yes, you can connect an HDD, but it requires external power and that had been mentioned a dozen times at least.

Szadzik said:
I used a dual USB cable and connected one end to the Not eand one to an external battery and it worked just fine with the Note.
Yes, you can connect an HDD, but it requires external power and that had been mentioned a dozen times at least.
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I think its the same reason why the official HDMI adaptor for the Note10.1 requires the charger to be plugged in and connected to the adaptor
the whole GALAXY to NOTE about...counting down from 10 to 1.

I got the one from Graybean today but it does not seem to be working. When I plug in, it lights up but when I insert a card or USB, nothing happens. Do I need to install any app to see the folders?

ajamils said:
I got the one from Graybean today but it does not seem to be working. When I plug in, it lights up but when I insert a card or USB, nothing happens. Do I need to install any app to see the folders?
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Its probably not this, as you say the light comes on, but i had the other adapter thats on this thread, which i thought was a dud, at first until i realised that i had'nt pushed the connector all the way in, it takes a deceptive amount of pressure, so might be worth ruling that one out.

Well I just inserted a microsd card in the sd card adapter and stuck it into the Graybean hub and it automatically recognize the card, opened up the file manager. I selected the Weird Al yankovic video I had on the card and it played without fail and without studder.
I then attached the Logitech Wireless Touchpad dongle to the Graybean and it immediately recognize the touchpad mouse.
I then inserted another sdcard reader and another microsd card and both show up in the file manager.

twospirits said:
Well I just inserted a microsd card in the sd card adapter and stuck it into the Graybean hub and it automatically recognize the card, opened up the file manager. I selected the Weird Al yankovic video I had on the card and it played without fail and without studder.
I then attached the Logitech Wireless Touchpad dongle to the Graybean and it immediately recognize the touchpad mouse.
I then inserted another sdcard reader and another microsd card and both show up in the file manager.
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Which one did you get? I bought this one
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0072FJEA8/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00

Thats the same one, see my review here.
TS

Any one used the amazing item? Is it a cellphone micro usb disk?

I want an extenal memory for my S4,Tab3 and Nexus7. Any one know about it?
www.amazon.com/dp/B00E1ZVJ0K

cresmonni said:
I want an extenal memory for my S4,Tab3 and Nexus7. Any one know about it?
www.amazon.com/dp/B00E1ZVJ0K
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I wish it had more storage, but it beats carrying around an OTG cable and flash drive. It looks like a new product since it's not in stock yet and has no reviews. Onite generally has good reviews.

Check www.meenova.com
I think that's what you really want.
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That Meenova is exactly what I want. I have a spare microsd 64gb laying around and I really hate the idea of something two inches long sticking out the bottom of a tablet while I'm holding it. Seems like a recipe for disaster.
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jiggyb21 said:
That Meenova is exactly what I want. I have a spare microsd 64gb laying around and I really hate the idea of something two inches long sticking out the bottom of a tablet while I'm holding it. Seems like a recipe for disaster.
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Here's what I use, works perfectly and is available now.

Knolly said:
Here's what I use, works perfectly and is available now.
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Features are nice but why did they put that curve at the bottom instead of rounding it off. It just makes the thing look unbalanced and adds extra footprint for no apparent purpose, other than style, which is questionable.

I have had good luck with this type -
http://dx.com/p/2-in-1-usb-male-to-...-cable-tf-card-reader-cell-phone-strap-100402
You can charge the device or use it as a TF card reader/writer.
Scott

Do you have to be rooted to use this?

Yes. You need to install stick mount app which requires root.
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Ordered one of these:
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Link to buy here: http://dx.com/p/otg-usb-micro-sd-tf-card-reader-w-3-5mm-dustproof-plug-white-silver-215617
Doubles as a Microsd card reader. No reviews yet, but I'm hoping it works.

Rengoku said:
Doubles as a Microsd card reader. No reviews yet, but I'm hoping it works.
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Does the end where you insert the microsd card actually double as a regular USB reader? There seems to be a lot of exposed contacts there and I'm wondering what they are for.

sfhub said:
Does the end where you insert the microsd card actually double as a regular USB reader? There seems to be a lot of exposed contacts there and I'm wondering what they are for.
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Yes, that end acts as a regular full size usb connector.

Rengoku said:
Yes, that end acts as a regular full size usb connector.
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That's really convenient.
Please update on how it works out.
I think the meenova is better for someone wanting to extend storage but this device is more useful for people wanting to transfer large files fast between PC and tablet. MTP mode is just slower on many PCs and wireless takes some setup which is ok on your own machine but more of a pain when you want to grab some files from someone else quickly.

Keep us posted on these and let us know how they are. I'm very interested
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Oh,I have got the blue guy
spicydicy said:
Keep us posted on these and let us know how they are. I'm very interested
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wonderful. It almost compatible with all my device, such as tablet, cellphone, computer.......
I will upload my pictures some days later.
Some regret is that it is not 16G or more. I hope to keep some movie in it.

Couldn't you just get a USB OTG cable and then use whatever flash drive/card reader/etc you want? The micro usb end of the stick in the OP probably is just that anyways, hard wired to the flash chip.

Sure you could, but products like these are about convenience.
I think I may either go with this
http://dx.com/p/otg-usb-micro-sd-tf-card-reader-w-3-5mm-dustproof-plug-white-silver-215617
or meenova.com
Since they support adding your own card rather than being limited to what they manfucturer includes.

All of these do not work. I purchased the meenova, the i link, and that one other micro SD card reader, and they are junk. Not even worth the $5 I spent on each of them.
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spicydicy said:
All of these do not work. I purchased the meenova, the i link, and that one other micro SD card reader, and they are junk. Not even worth the $5 I spent on each of them.
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Are you sure it isn't something you are doing different? What are you doing to test?
meenova specifically tested on Nexus 7 2013 and I think even made a video.

Wow, what app are you using to access the card?
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Question Recommendations for direct transfer to microsd

Anyone have any first hand recommendations for a set up to transfer from the P6P directly to a micro SD? It's not something I've ever needed before so I'm a total babe in the woods regarding what would be best for this.
I plan on trying to use the phone to record a lot of footage away from any PC and would like to dump it to SD cards as I go to have a backup copy. I have a lot of 128gb microSD cards I use in my GoPros and drone.
Strong preference on "it just works" and is durable and not prone to user issues. It'll be attached to the phone and bouncing around in a running vest.
I'll be doing this during ultra marathons and will have no access to a PC for up to 30 hours (and some day up to 112 hours I hope as I want to try the Tahoe 200 or Big Foot 240) at a time. And it would help that it's braindead simple to do as toward the end of a race my mental acuity is a "tiny" bit less than it is sitting at my desk at home.
Anyway, my appreciation in advance for your time and guidance.

Just a thought here, and I'm not even sure it would work. But could you use your USB C to USB adapter and simply add maybe a flash drive? I'm not sure if you could map it to record directly to it though, but maybe you could transfer all your recordings?

I got a USB-C multi-port dongle for free off of Amazon years ago, reimbursed in exchange for an honest review. Has 2x USB-A 3.x, one full-size HDMI, and full-size and Micro SD slots. The particular one I got isn't on Amazon any longer. This kind of thing is similar although has even much more ports than mine. I used mine yesterday to transfer 200 GB+ of music and other files to the 6 Pro's internal storage.
My MicroSD card from my previous phone was in ExFAT format, so I had to buy Paragon's file system app from the Play Store in order to be able to read it on a Pixel (Google would have to pay Microsoft a royalty to add ExFAT support). Then I used the file manager of my choice, X-plore File Manager.

Ultimoose said:
Anyone have any first hand recommendations for a set up to transfer from the P6P directly to a micro SD? It's not something I've ever needed before so I'm a total babe in the woods regarding what would be best for this.
I plan on trying to use the phone to record a lot of footage away from any PC and would like to dump it to SD cards as I go to have a backup copy. I have a lot of 128gb microSD cards I use in my GoPros and drone.
Strong preference on "it just works" and is durable and not prone to user issues. It'll be attached to the phone and bouncing around in a running vest.
I'll be doing this during ultra marathons and will have no access to a PC for up to 30 hours (and some day up to 112 hours I hope as I want to try the Tahoe 200 or Big Foot 240) at a time. And it would help that it's braindead simple to do as toward the end of a race my mental acuity is a "tiny" bit less than it is sitting at my desk at home.
Anyway, my appreciation in advance for your time and guidance.
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plug your microSD into this:
https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B07G5JV2B5/
then that assembly into either this:
https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B08HZ6PS61/
or this:
https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B07BS8SRWH/
...of course the microSD needs to be formatted to work with the phone, or just reformat it once connected to the phone

OTG flashstick. Plug and play.
I use a .5tb to do "dirty" backups of my onboard SD card. Primary backup is always hdds.
Only issue is if it takes a hard hit it may take out the port...

Wow, thank you everyone for all the great information. I really appreciate it!

Just wanted to say that I ended up getting the below item. It's made of metal which isn't obvious from the images on amazon and has a surprising amount of heft to it given it's size. Feels solid with no wiggle to the usb c male plug on it. Comes with one of those thin string key chain connectors as well which didn't come apart when I tugged the crap out of it.
Plugged it into my Pixel 2XL and it 'just worked' which honestly surprised me, having never needed something like this I was expecting it to be a chore to set up. I was easily able to copy files, media specifically, directly to my microsD cards without any problems.
The one gripe I have is the SD card doesn't 'lock' in. It's not at any danger of falling out but it does not have that press in *click*, press again *click* to pop it out that my GP's and drone has. It sticks out of the device about 3/16" of an inch to give you enough room to pull it back out. Just out of paranoia I would likely put the phone in a ziplock bag during a run when it's in my vest just to make sure if it somehow did get knocked out I wouldn't have to dig in the bottom of the vest trying to find it.
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Thanks again everyone.

This is what I have and use all the time direct USB C to MicroSD card reader. No extra dongles or long cables: C352 Type-C MicroSD Card Reader... https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B07YGXR8N3
Really great to use when on vacation and downloading GoPro video to the phone, quicker than going wireless.

In 2014 I bought a Corsair 64 GB Flash Voyager OTG flash drive with Micro USB connector on one end (with a cap on it, which came with something to tie it to the main body), and a USB-A 3.0 connector on the other end. Looks like below. If I were going to buy a modern one I'd probably prefer one with a built-in cap again.
Edit 1: Actually, here's one with a cap and USB-A on the other end (second image), although I'd be torn which end to keep the cap on.
Edit 2: And now I see one with a cap for each end (third image).
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Nice, that's a first world problem I have, I have both PC and Mac so I'm always having to throw adapter's on things to move stuff between them. A double ended one would be really useful that works with both.