How to transfer files between an Android device and a Computer
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- Опубликовано: 13 июн 2016
- Video explaining and showing how to transfer files between an Android device and a computer. As well as troubleshooting any issues you might run into.
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For those of you who watched him slowly explain and describe three different types of USB cables, and then instantly whizzed past the part where you actually do the transfer: At 2:51 he extremely quickly says "Go to My Computer and click on it". My Computer appears differently on different computers. It's usually an icon with the tiny words "my computer" on it. On some computers it has no words at all, just a tiny icon of a computer. Hover your mouse over it and its description may appear. Double click on it to begin the procedure. Some computers have gotten rid of the My Computer icon entirely and replaced it with "File Explorer", with a tiny picture of a file folder on it. Click on it after you've plugged your phone in, and you should see your phone appear in a list of devices the computer recognizes. You're welcome.
but where do you find the text files to transfer?
AT LAST I have found someone who tells it as it is. Someone I can understand. Someone who's voice is not annoying. Someone who knows what they are talking about. Thank you so much!!!
I love how he spent 2 minutes explaining how to plug a phone into a computer
As someone that has experiencing working in the IT sector, you'd be surprised how many that helps.
lol
and then he just pass without Explaining in detail after it goes to desktop. What a bum
@Bill Turner I don't know why your getting this upset over this. Typical Trump supporter
@Bill Turner RACIST
You sir define "smart". I have watched videos on how to transfer files from phone to pc for two days. You got me up and running in 5 minutes. Bravo good sir.
Thank you for the clear, concise instructions AND visuals! I searched all over for a visual, read a manual, and had no idea the cable came apart from the plug end! Duh.
Thank you for making this very simple! I watched several videos on how to transfer my "videos" from my Android to computer...NONE of them said to go to the charging icon at top to change from charging to transfer...such an easy solution! Thanks!
Thanks for the easiest and user-friendly instructions to transfer my pictures from an old Android to my PC. You saved me time and money. I am on the top of the list for tech-illiterate and your video was amazing to understand and follow. Yes, I accomplished the transfer without any kinks. I couldn't believe it but NOW I DO BELIEVE. Great video.
Props and thanks millions for making your music ever-so-quiet in the background of your video. Generally, I hate non-value adding music in a video that's not there for the musical content. You did a great job not making it an annoyance. Thanks for answering my tech questions! Cheers :)
oh man... Mine didn't show the data until I unlocked it. I thought it was screwed until I watched this video. Thanks!
Thanks for the video babbling boolean. Helped me sync desktop adobe files to my tablet adobe files. Now I'm searching to add a portable printer to my tablet.
Thank you again.
definitely a thumbs-up for being thorough and to mention all the different pop-ups for different windows versions! i love the extra cautiousness and information!
Thanks man! I know how to do this but you see I wasn't using the wire that came with my phone and now I switched it so it's working great for me!
Hey , So i have alot of videos on my phone that i want to transfer but whenever i go to DCIM it doesnt show them , It just shows a bunch of Pictures
Around 2:33 you went into hyper drive and I could not understand a word you said, but I think you jump started my own thinking to get me where I needed to be! Ha! Thank you!
On some phones, when you connect them to the PC, they will not show up. This is because they are using the USB exclusively for charging. It's actually a security measure, to enable file transfers you have to go to the Android device - usually it shows up as an event "Using USB for charging", tap on that and there should be an option to change it to "Transfer Files" (or something similar to that, sometimes they call files "photos" of whatever). As soon as you enable this, Windows should ping and recognise the Android device as a storage device, and after that, you can copy files back and forth as you please. It's a pain in the butt, but as I said, it;s a security feature. It's very unintuitive, would be way better if you got a popup on the phone saying "Do you want to use the USB for just charging, or to transfer files to/from a computer?". My Moto phone is like this and I had to trawl through RUclips finding explanatory videos
I have no idea what you are doing but I know for sure, that you have a talent for making a short story long ! I tried to follow but when I plug phone into computer all I get is some computer error code. 😢
I just have to say this. In your video when you pulled out your cable from your charging unit, you pulled on the wire. Never pull on the wire to disconnect anything. Always pull on the connector it self unless you are looking for future troubles. This applies to any plug on any cord whether it is a 120 volt appliance or an extension cord or any electrical device of any kind. Never pull on the cord. You will end up pulling wires out of the connectors and you will only know what you have done when it stops working and you have to buy a new one.
Driving me CRAZY talking so much about things Nobody cares about
@@anairenemartinez165
Well, I received 17 thank you's for my comment so it just shows how ignorant you are.
timkuen he right now body cares
@@timkuen Oh!!! thank you so much , I always pulled by the wires and now none of my chargers work. I wish I had seen this before I did all of that.
Wow 2/3 reactions are rude
No need to be ._.
PERFECT!!! I am not tech-savvy and I could not figure out how to download my photos from my new phone to my PC. You made it quick and easy for me. Thank you. Thank you.
hello, thank you for the guidance. On my phone I have organized my photos in folders. I only wish to transfer some folders. Can I transfer folder specific?
Thank you!! This is really helpful even though I already know how to connect it I didn't know how phone drive will appear in my laptop. I am so thankful for this so much.
For the videos, it said it cant be played, why?
This was very helpful... I've been struggling to get these videos loaded for a LONG time! Thank you... it worked :).
Thank You Man...I almost paid 40.00 for an unnecessary app called "anytrans" to do what you showed me I can do all on my own.
Jeez, that price...That name.
If I’ve 40 GB worth of videos for Android is there an easy way to do so? Any guidance is appreciated
You explain so down to earth & not as fast as others. Greatly appreciated
How can I transfer my Android photos which I put in ALBUMS to stay in ALBUMS when transferring?
Copy and paste
Thanks you so much. I have been searching for half an hour for a solution. Simply unlocking my screen solved my problem with accessing my pics.
Why is my mobile device not showing at the Computer? For example Local Disc C
Doesn't work on iPhone
@@julioinnit878 Yes it does.
Very clear and plainspoken. My photo files were apparently not transfering and all it took was a reboot to correct. Thank you!
mine doesnt have a storage thing called "phone" ):
me to
allways
Me to
When you plug your android device in, use the pull down menu at the home screen and click on the USB notification labelled "Android system". Then tap once more for the option "Transfer Files" and you should now see the Phone icon on your PC. You may also have to reconnect the phone via USB to the computer if thre icon does not appear. Hope this helps
Talks WAYYYY too fast.
Is there a phone number anyone can call to get help with their computer issues? With things like format and software problems that ISP tech support doesn't deal with?
Thanks For the info i couldnt have uploaded my video in pc if it wasnt for this.Thanks alot!!!I hope more information to come
Thank you so much for this! I have a school podcast and i need to transfer the adio from my phone to my computer. THANK YOU!
Great video! after hours of searching my computer and watching other videos I finally find yours. You were right, all I needed was the right usb cable. I suggest trying every usb phone cable.
Wonderful instructions, as an old woman i thought I would never be able to do this, but folllowing everything you said to do , I did it, many thanks
Helpful vid! However recently instead of copying transferring .jpg image from s9 phone to my pc via cable, I hit cut and paste and somehow 3mb images are now listed in properties as a 1GB image. Which file is too big to open. Alas, with 300 images it dumped eventually 330gb on my laptop which causing it to crash.. now these are my only holiday files left, what can be done to compress / flaten the image to a workable 3mb size. Help anyone. What did I do wrong?
Plus I still have another 1000 holiday images to back up off my phone to pc . How to avoid it happening again..Help please!!!
Thanks man needed to edit a video on my pc but I recorded it on my phone thanks a lot
Omg same!
It won't show up for me
I appreciate that you took the time to show EVERYTHING! I know for some people it seems redundant, but there are so many videos out there already! It's nice that someone took the time to explain everything! Much appreciated!
Will
I'm using Motorola, when I did same by USB connection method... my phone allowed me to choose only transfer of photos...which is screenshot. I can't able to transfer any audio recorded files.. I can't choose any other USB option please help me!!!
That's fine an clear explanation. THANK YOU! but can you please reply URGENTLY!!!! How do you copy and paste videos? Do you just do the normal Ctrl+c and Ctrl+v or, Export file or something more complicated like that?
Hello! I tried to use the steps you told me to do so and my main problem was that it didn't appear on my computer saying my phone is connected. So now I wasver clear after watching yoyr video and thanks for your steps....
My experience with the Moto E5 Plus - I wanted to copy photos from the PC to the phone. You have to set the USB on the phone from "Charging" to "Transfer Files" so the computer will read the folders on the phone. The phone needs to be connected to the computer and on, go to settings, select Connected Devices, and then tap USB to show all the selections. Select transfer files (or transfer photos - I used Transfer files) and the PC will now be able to see the folders on the phone and the phone will accept the items you are trying to copy to the phone.
THANK YOU!!
I just downloaded rar folder in my phone can I transfer the files to my computer please give me answer ASAP
I know this is over 2 yrs later; but if you're still available, I'd like to ask a question. I have around 10,000 audio files that I'm uploading from my computer to my Android Moto Z Force. There's a ton of space left on the phone..fyi. But whether I'm downloading 100 files, or 1,000 files or more at a time, it's taking so so long to load into my phone. Each audio file I'm loading is only around 200ms/around 5-9kb of space. A friend has the exact same phone and was loading the exact same audio files into an app on his phone as well(same app audio bank I'm loading into), and to load all of the files only took him a matter of minutes he said. Do you know why this would be??? Thank you for your time.
It's hard to say. It could be anything. It could be the phone itself, some allow faster data transfer rates than other phones, it could be the cable, it could be the computer, etc.
Does anyone know HOW TO copy the contents of QuickMemo+ (LG android devise) from the phone to a word processor (such as microsoft word) cut and paste or otherwise? I've noticed the QuickMemo+ does not "select all" of the text and photos in the app when 've tried to cut & paste between word processing apps on the phone.
Thanks,
Skyler Gigabytes
Thanks,one question: where did you get your urban night shot city skyline wallpaper?
Don't remember, that was a while ago.
@@Babblingboolean i wanna transfer a studio file to tablet will you explain this?
I have a problem.
I connect my computer to my tablet and then copy and paste my video into the tablet folder, but then it does the Windows Foreground sound and does absolutely nothing.
Please reply and help :(
I've tried to transfer my music to an older smart phone just to have the memory and bluetooth it in my car but when I transfer the music, it says that it can transfer but my phone wont play bc it's not supported. Thanks for the vid.
I understand that you have to point out even the most basic things, that is a good tech support protocol. I want to MOVE the pictures and not just copy them. I have to free up space in my SD card in the Android phone. Since I don't want to lose these pictures in Google Photos, I can't delete them using that app on the phone. I tried using Gallery app. Also Google Photos will not allow access to the SD card where the pictures are stored. I tried using Gallery app. This too will seem to remove the cloud saved photos, maybe, it seems to do so when selecting multiple files. It may not do so removing one at a time. Trying removing them to trash one at a time is so time consuming, there must be a better way. Can I simply move the pictures instead using this method or will that jack up my phone?
P.S. Everywhere I search for an answer the word "transfer" is used, and is ALWAYS resulting as a COPY, but never a MOVE.
Thank you so much! I was having a lot of trouble connecting my phone and computer until I watched this.
But can I add one more very important step? On many Android phones you also have to enable tethering.
On your phone go to settings, click on connections, scroll down to and click on mobile hotspot and tethering, and finally turn on usb tethering. You can only turn on usb tethering if your usb wire is already attached to both the phone and computer.
Tethering is a completely different function from the purpose of this video. Tethering is designed to use the mobile data plan on your phone to provide internet to other devices like a computer.
When I click DCIM, it doesn't show anything for the video i want to download onto my computer. It says thumbnails, capture, and camera. I made my video on powerdirector so Idk what to do at this point
Omg Thx So Much! you saved my life!!👍 You just got a like and a new sub
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Now, how can I prevent the photos from syncing back to the phone? I also don't want google office to synch but do want the mail to synch. Love the simplicity of your videos.
Thank you!! I made a intro for my youtube videos on another channel on my laptop and I want it on my laptop!! Saving grace!
Thanks for the tips.
Another thing people need to know is the phone may ask permission to upload to regular PCs. Mine usually does.
You're so thorough. Thank you for that!
Thank you for your ultimate and attentive shared knowledge, keep it up and drag us along
I plug the phone in. It shows up in "Devices and drives". I click it, AND "This folder is empty".
Which it should VERY not be.
OMG you made this so easy .. thank you
That was interesting lesson with very clear delivery. Just wonder how to disable security on phone because I can't seem to find phone icon. I was transferring my pics over no problem via USB and then suddenly they won't load any more. So frustrating! Maybe I'll try another cable. These do have a limited life span and I've got through a number. Thanks!
Smart lady who explains things clearly.
Once you have it on your computer How to you print all the text messages on the print inztead on one at a time?
When i paste any file from computer to mobile internal storage...it shows you do have permission,,, plz hlp
How do u transfer files from laptop to android for anchor?
Thank you so much very helpful, to the point and easy to follow. please do not stop what you are doing, helping people.
GREAT VOICE! Keep at it. Yes, I could follow and understand you perfectly. There is a HUGE difference between North American English and Delhi or Mumbai English. Keep up your fine reports!
Hello, so my phone is called an LG K20 Plus. When I connect it to my HP Windows 10 Laptop. When I get the folder, it is empty. Please someone help.
i was at the 8 minutes mark then i got engrossed in the potential masterpiece i could make and started dancing and bobbinb my head
thank you, thank you, thank you! with your help i was able to get large files off of my phone and upload them onto my desktop computer.
how do you transfer video files if it not in dcim files . where do you expect find the video if it not in dicm file .Thank you if anyone answer my question
This depends on which app has them. For example pictures and videos received in Whatsapp send the pictures and videos to it's own folder, not DCIM. The easiest thing (at least on a Samsung device) is to find your picture/video in the gallery app, while the picture/video is open, open the options menu and view the "details" (it tells you which folder the picture/video is in).
Nice video brother, can you upload your files from a deactivated android phone?
Thank you for that tutorial! Really really helpful! ;-)
Thanks!, my intuitiveness and Android's and Microsoft's don't always seem to think the same way. I got the photos moved and sent thanks to your video. BTW, mini USB to USB cable at Dollar Tree for only...... what else? ....... a dollar.
Whatever one fits in your phone.
this helped me a lot thank you
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hi
Thank you!!! It was the damn cable.
Very useful information. Turns out I just needed to tap the notification on the phone to change usb transfer settings 📱
my computer says about my phone "empty file"
Same problem
Same problem , i want an answear
When you plug your android device in, use the pull down menu at the home screen and click on the USB notification labelled "Android system". Then tap once more for the option "Transfer Files" and you should now see the Phone icon on your PC. You may also have to reconnect the phone via USB to the computer if thre icon does not appear. Hope this helps
@@Oiidz Thanks a million!
Wow, good explaining 👍
What did you blur out at 2:50, that was on your start menu?
Can the transfer be done from my android phone with this method to a "notebook" that does not have Windows installed on it? Will I be able to print the transferred information?
I've also seen a method of downloading an android transfer app. That will allow me to transfer and save the information as a pdf. Will that work with a notebook that does not have Windows?
Anyone know how to fix it where the phone/tablet folder is empty? :/
Edit: I found it, just turn on your phone/tablet and it will appear.
Great video! Still not clear how to transfer memos
in witch folder is contacts?
Hi. I have a Samsung Note 8. Will I be able to transfer photos from All my sub albums like Facebook, Screenshots, Snapchat, etc along with DCIM camera pix to my Windows Xp Computer? It's a very old computer & I dont know if it would recognize my phone 😕 I need to get a Windows 10 laptop soon...
Thank you, I was trying to figure this out for hours until I watched this video!
Thanks, this really helped! Now I can make thumbnails with ease.
Thanks. You have prevented me from pulling more of my hair out.
Wow! You joined RUclips *13 years ago*
can u know how to transfer/copy game from phone to pc?
Thank you, it worked within 7 minutes of watching your video, thank you.
Very helpfull video ,thank you so much for that, my file transfer was nice and easy 👌😊
Transferred some videos from my phone to my pc for a project. did everything shown in the video, video is looking well but no audio. Can somebody help me?
Is it possible to convert android files can i download games on smartphone and convert it for Windows pc?
very good tutorial . very clean . i am happy you didn't start digging deep into any specific feature - sotNice tutorialng that happens to too many
You were so right, not all USB cables are the same, I could not connect my Lenovo tablet to my Lenovo laptop until I used the cable the tablet came with.
Thank You!
Thank you!
Thank bro! Now i can flex
THANKS SO MUCH NOW I CAN MAKE MY VIDEOS USING MY VOICE! I BEEN TRYING TO FIND A WAY TO FIGURE THIS OUT FOR 2 YEARS. Thanks again for the help so much again, appreciate it, i tried it and it work✌👍
Hey, I am getting very agitated with my phone. I have the galaxy s5 and I'm running out of storage on it, so I'm wanting to transfer all of my pictures to my laptop. I get the phone plugged in, select transfer media files on both my phone and on the laptop, I get the pictures copied on there and they work but as soon as I unplug my phone, I'll go back to check the pictures on my laptop it says something like "copying error; can't find file" helppppppp
My pc refuses to put any file on my mobile.. Tried everything and nothing works.. As soon as i try to put a song on it for example, it completely stops after a few seconds... Or the loading bar freezes, and when i click cancel, my windows completely freezes... Windows 10.
Same