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Is there a way to connect the TF101 to my computer as a mass storage device? Right now I end up with "Transformer TF101" as a portable media player in My Computer - It would be much more helpful to get the behaviour of my smartphone (just looks like another drive connected to coputer).
You know, I was wondering the same thing. I have been annoyed with having to move information to the tablet then to the meida storage device. Don't ask about my lack of an SD card reader. I had one that worked and now it appears like it doesn't.
Regardless this is is something I was hoping for. Moving information to the SD card, w/o a reader, shouldn't really be a two transfer process.
Anyone been able to resolve this issue? My Win7 laptop sees the TF like a USB drive but my WinXP desktop can't direct copy/paste with the TF.
Hi anyone sort this? My Win7 PC always sees it as a media player and never as mass storage this really cripples data transfer rates, really would like some help.
I need to test this, but maybe multi mount from the market will do the trick.
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frentraken said:
Hi anyone sort this? My Win7 PC always sees it as a media player and never as mass storage this really cripples data transfer rates, really would like some help.
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Honeycomb uses the MTP protocol rather than USB mass storage. It does this to avoid having to kludge apps2sd as they have in phone versions of Android.
To the poster with XP, XP doesn't support MTP out of the box but it is added with Windows Media Player 9+.
Regards,
Dsve
So outside of rooting is there no way to get mass storage on a windows 7 pc?
AlexTheStampede said:
I need to test this, but maybe multi mount from the market will do the trick.
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By the way, epic fail. Dosen't even recognize that it's connected to a computer, asks for the USB cable :-\
Was worth a try.
frentraken said:
So outside of rooting is there no way to get mass storage on a windows 7 pc?
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Is there a way to do this inside of rooting??
I'd seen mention of it being done on xoom's with rooting but didn't look into it deeply so that was the reason for wording it that way. Really sucks that wifi explorer is a faster transfer method than plugging into usb.
use wifi explorer, available in the market. you can view the contents of your SD card in the browser of your computer, upload, download, change folders etc. Saves you the hassle of using a cable as well.
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Using Astro file manager, there's a Samba share plugin. Create a share on your PC and you should be able to access it
This is a list of all the options I tried (in chronological order) to solve my file transfer issues with the Galaxy Tab 10.1. The last option is the most stable one and until either Samsung or Android give us something usable I'll keep using it. Its a WiFi solution, so its slow in comparison to a USB solution.
Kies Software: Simply does not work for me since it requieres the USB drivers to be installed and for some reason they will not install correctly in my laptop.
Kies via Wi-Fi (Settings/Wireless and networks/Kies via Wi-Fi, it requires the Kies software): It says that the SIM card was not detected... There's obviously something really wrong with that Kies app because I have a WiFi only tablet...
Kies App: Basically creates a server in your tab that you can access through your browser. It works but if you need to transfer several GB's of music files organized in folders... you're going to have issues with it... Plus its really unstable.
SwiFTP FTP Server: Basically creates an FTP server in your tablet that give you access to the whole disk. It works with any FTP client in your computer. I use FileZilla. Its realy stable and you can simply drag and drop all your files to your FTP client. Also, it doesnt interfere with the use of the table. So you can use it while the files transfer. There's more options for FTP servers in the market but this one works, so why bother...
I hope this thread help you guys!
joseamirandavelez said:
This is a list of all the options I tried (in chronological order) to solve my file transfer issues with the Galaxy Tab 10.1. The last option is the most stable one and until either Samsung or Android give us something usable I'll keep using it. Its a WiFi solution, so its slow in comparison to a USB solution.
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I hope this thread help you guys!
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Try installing "samsung_usb_driverP4" .
I transfer filesnto and from my tab using the android sdk enviroment and the tab in debug mode. Once the sdk is installed it's just as easy as your phone though usb mass storage.
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Try installing "samsung_usb_driverP4" .
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I'll check that out. Thanks!
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lexvandoef said:
I transfer filesnto and from my tab using the android sdk enviroment and the tab in debug mode. Once the sdk is installed it's just as easy as your phone though usb mass storage.
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I tried looking for that but only found a thread on a script that seemed really complicated... Can you please post a link? Thanks!
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jolobe said:
Try installing "samsung_usb_driverP4" .
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Actually, I could not find it... What's P4?
It took the whole day to transfer all my music collection.... I'm not happy. I really need to fix this usb connectivity issue.
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If you have rooted your Tab, there is a free app that is so simple a US Congressman could us it. Check out Samba Filesharing. It makes your Tab's SD drive show up as a wireless device on Windows computers. It is fast and easy as drag and drop.
Bob
wifi file explorer pro.
I haven't used my USB cable for transfers since I got this program in August. Dev is awesome, will help those that need it, and he updates the program with new features about once a week. Best 99c on the Market.
Another option is Airdroid. Search for it in the Market.
I know theres a lot of options in the market, but I want to fix the usb issue. My music collection is about 5GB. It took the whole day to copy over WiFi... I'm contemplating re-installing Windows... which is a huge PITA...
use google music on your computer it will sync 20000 songs
FileExpert does this and much more
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Here is what I did to get usb driver to work on 10.1, including debugging mode:
1) First go here to install the drivers without the SDK.
2) Then go here to install the Samsung Drivers.
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Actually, I could not find it... What's P4?
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http://dl.dropbox.com/u/45601975/Samsung_USB_Driver_P4_Including_Escape.exe
This is the one i use and it works for me :had also problems with a regular usb stick ,wasn't recognized but after installing the samsungdrivers my pc recognizes my tab 10.1 and usb stick aswell.
had similar problems and removed KIES and installed Airdroid on my tablet and works great!
kies air is not an option when you have to transfer more than a couple of files.
I only found the option to transfer one at a t ime through the web interface.
so it is extremely time consuming to do 1 at a time...
The best option i found so far, was the como with the adaptor for usb sticks and flash cards.
I got it on ebay for about 25$ and i been using it all the time since then.
It is VERY fast (depending on your usb stick as well) but with a trancent stick, i get about 10~15 secs for 1GB of mp3s.
So far it is the best way i found to transfer files.
P.S. I believe it is a lot faster than using the cable usb connection with the included charge/data cable.
Zargon335 said:
Another option is Airdroid. Search for it in the Market.
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All the options u presented are great, but I was looking for a way to share files with my PC via Windows Explorer, i.e., transfer files from/to my tablet via samba file share. Does anyone knows any way to?
rexxxlo said:
use google music on your computer it will sync 20000 songs
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The overhead is just too much. Fist you need to upload all your songs and then you need to download them to your phone... Unless you have a reliable 3G or 4G connection, which I don't have...
marceloid said:
All the options u presented are great, but I was looking for a way to share files with my PC via Windows Explorer, i.e., transfer files from/to my tablet via samba file share. Does anyone knows any way to?
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A guy posted a market app called Samba Filesharing...
Hi everyone,
I was using my Samsung mini usb drive on my Android Tablet (Honeycomb 3.2.1) and the drive stopped working on my pc. Every time it now I get a BSOD, but it still connects to my tablet just fine. I was using ES File explorer, transferring a movie when this problem first occurred.
So far, I have found no mention of being able to hack the tablet to support mass storage (assigning a drive letter) and I can find no other way to format. I was actually hoping I could find an app on the market, but one such as this doesn't exist.
Please help me being back the full functionality of my external drive, guys!
Btw, the external drive is now formatted to General Hierarchical, like the tablet itself.
Thanks so much!
ibawanzingee said:
Hi everyone,
I was using my Samsung mini usb drive on my Android Tablet (Honeycomb 3.2.1) and the drive stopped working on my pc. Every time it now I get a BSOD, but it still connects to my tablet just fine. I was using ES File explorer, transferring a movie when this problem first occurred.
So far, I have found no mention of being able to hack the tablet to support mass storage (assigning a drive letter) and I can find no other way to format. I was actually hoping I could find an app on the market, but one such as this doesn't exist.
Please help me being back the full functionality of my external drive, guys!
Btw, the external drive is now formatted to General Hierarchical, like the tablet itself.
Thanks so much!
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Q&A much?
Format on pc
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>BSOD when plugged in to pc.
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Q&A much?
Format on pc
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Try another PC?
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Unfortunately, I already have. But thanks for trying to help.
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Try another PC?
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Distrowatch.com download a Linux distro perhaps Gparted or what ever run on live disc then do what you need till android incorporated this feature
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AFAIK these Samsung drives use an unusual block size. I have the S1 with 120gig that could not run on my Nintendo Wii. These drives can be troublesome especially on XP. There is a special tool from Samsung for formatting.
But a recent version of GParted will do also. But after formatting it will still use this special block size. There is no way to get rid of it.
BTW: Your post fits better in the Q&A section. It is not development related.
Karl
Ok dincdoes.me and se_ebel_portolkyz, thanks for the replies.
I thought of posting this in Q&A, but I thought it was more technical in nature than "how do you do this?" or "how do you hack the battery icon?" or whatever is usually in that section.
It's funny se_ebel_portolkyz, I have a Wii as well, and my drive is the S1 mini, 250GB and it wouldn't work on the Wii. I'll try the tools you guys recommended, but the Acer shows up as an external device with no drive letter and then the Samsung shows up inside that, so I'm not sure how I'm going to get access to it to format it. :/
I'll continue to work on this problem though and again, thanks.
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Ok dincdoes.me and se_ebel_portolkyz, thanks for the replies.
I thought of posting this in Q&A, but I thought it was more technical in nature than "how do you do this?" or "how do you hack the battery icon?" or whatever is usually in that section.
It's funny se_ebel_portolkyz, I have a Wii as well, and my drive is the S1 mini, 250GB and it wouldn't work on the Wii. I'll try the tools you guys recommended, but the Acer shows up as an external device with no drive letter and then the Samsung shows up inside that, so I'm not sure how I'm going to get access to it to format it. :/
I'll continue to work on this problem though and again, thanks.
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I hate to be the bearer of bad news but I had a drive just like yours and it also died (it began pretty much like yours) . Last s#it for Samsung I'll ever buy...
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Have you tried cracking open the case and removing the drive and directly plugging it into your PC motherboard.
No, I haven't.
Was wondering about everyone's thoughts about this new feature. Personally I think it's crap. I can't view/read ANY files from the sd cards unless I FIRST transfer them to my mac...GAY! Why can't we just mount the SD cards like the GS2???
Can you please explain because I'm having this issue managing files from the sd
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20blks said:
Can you please explain because I'm having this issue managing files from the sd
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Basically, the mac tells me I have to transfer a file to the mac to view it....which sucks. With phones like the Galaxy S2, I was able to plug in and mount the sd cards and it would act like any other USB mass storage external memory drive.
I'm not quite understanding what you mean by "mac". This issue is KILLING me. I can't even find my sd card unless I use the built I file manager
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hapary said:
Basically, the mac tells me I have to transfer a file to the mac to view it....which sucks. With phones like the Galaxy S2, I was able to plug in and mount the sd cards and it would act like any other USB mass storage external memory drive.
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It's due to the way that Ice Cream Sandwich handles the Memory. It's always live in the system. The only way to access the Memory is through MTP. There is an advantage of using such because it means that if your phone is formatted ext4 (speed increases if I am not mistaken) you can take advantage of that and still access the data. Both Windows and Linux support MTP, unfortunately Apple has not implemented such even though devices are starting to use MTP more these days.
For Further reading go here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Media_Transfer_Protocol
From reading the site, there is a 3rd party implementation, not sure how up to date it is, but you might be able to make it work.
http://www.wentnet.com/projects/xnjb/ check that out to see if you can enable MTP on your mac which would reduce the need for Android File Transfer.
Also it has been a while since I have used Mac but you might be able to use these instructions to install a Ubuntu supported MTP software on your mac through X11 (allows you to run linux software on your mac) http://www.humans-enabled.com/2011/12/how-to-fix-samsung-galaxy-nexus-mtp.html
One final link.... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1355913
Thanks very much. I'm looking into it now
Ok.. I am using the Android File Transfer program and I can copy individual files to/from my GS3 BUT I cannot create folders for some reason. Even with the +Folder button. The error message reads: "Could not create folder. Try reconnecting or restarting your device." (Obviously I have done both multiple times.
Any thoughts?
on my PC it shows up as a portable media device and allows me to access both internal and SD memory
i did install the galaxy s3 drivers found on the rooting guides though
Can't transfer files with a Mac
M988 said:
on my PC it shows up as a portable media device and allows me to access both internal and SD memory
i did install the galaxy s3 drivers found on the rooting guides though
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I can't get Android File Transfer to work with my Galaxy S3 running CM9 (or CM10, for that matter), either using MTP or using the camera setting. This is really annoying. Anyone know of a way to get it to work? I really wish that USB mounting still worked, so I wouldn't be required to use client software.
It works fine on my mac at work and I have a 5 year old macbook pro. It's not all that bad. I just use it to transfer files when I'm at work.
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hapary said:
I can't view/read ANY files from the sd cards unless I FIRST transfer them to my mac...GAY!
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so it's perfectly acceptable and deserving of equal rights?
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It works fine on my mac at work and I have a 5 year old macbook pro. It's not all that bad. I just use it to transfer files when I'm at work.
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Well, it doesn't work for mine at all. Any tips? Did you have to anything to get it to work? Which ROM are you using?
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Well, it doesn't work for mine at all. Any tips? Did you have to anything to get it to work? Which ROM are you using?
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All I did was install the app and it popped up a window that displayed sdcard and phone. Each option displays a list of the content on that storage device.
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I have a Dell PC, I need to transfer some Power Point files and some other files to the Nexus 10. How can I go about that? Please help
I've always used Dropbox for all of my file transfer needs, and it has worked fantastically :good:. Give it a shot!
You could use wufi file explorer. Install it on your n7 then access it through your dell's browser to upload & download.
You can't use the Nexus 10 like a regular storage? USB to PC?
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You can't use the Nexus 10 like a regular storage? USB to PC?
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Yes you can.
If your using Vista+ (and not a N or KN edition of Windows), you should just be able to plug the Nexus 10 to the computer and transfer files via MTP.
If that doesn't just "work":
- You have a N or KN edition of Windows and don't have the media pack installed
- MTP is either removed or disabled
- Old drivers from ADB are possibly interfering (uninstall them, replug device, should work)
No idea what to do on XP or any other OS though.
I would use es file explorer.
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pcgeek86 said:
Yes you can.
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Got me worried for a moment. Now if you can use the Nexus 10 as storage, is it possible to make say a mobile the "PC" or whatever and exchange files tru USB or that is blocked by Google? I'm a bit clueless what is allowed and whatnot on Nexus devices.
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Got me worried for a moment. Now if you can use the Nexus 10 as storage, is it possible to make say a mobile the "PC" or whatever and exchange files tru USB or that is blocked by Google? I'm a bit clueless what is allowed and whatnot on Nexus devices.
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Might be better to think of it the other way around, could possibly connect a phone/camera etc to a nexus 10 and use the nexus as the host to see the files on the phone/camera etc
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Might be better to think of it the other way around, could possibly connect a phone/camera etc to a nexus 10 and use the nexus as the host to see the files on the phone/camera etc
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Yeah but stock N10 doesn't allow that, no? Really strange. It's okay not to have SD slot, but why does Google block USB OTG?
I havent tried but i imagine its possible whether its stock or not i dont know sorry. You can read from usbs as stock, just install Nexus Media Importer, so cameras could maybe be used with this, phones may get a bit trickier.
look at es file explorer. a must for every android user.
it lets you see network lan shares, your dropbox, skydrive, box, gdrive etc etc - with same ease as your device's local storage.
so you can export the share from your desktop where the files are and copy them on your device from that network share.
or, on your desktop, upload the files to your favorite cloud storage and do the same. have a habit of copying important files to the cloud, just in case your desktop crashes. outside of backing then up like that, you now could access then from anywhere using your mobile devices.
encrypt important stuff.
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get "software data cable" from market
then you can use any FTP client and send files
no cables. profit
benefit of using this option instead of cloud services like dropbox:
say you have a 1gig file, u have to upload that 1 gig to dropbox, then download that 1 gig from the phone. this way you only send file one time
of course if you only using small files then no benefit
but if u have 50 small files in one folder you can send 1 folder with all the files, instead of 50 individual exports from dropbox or other could service
chris198810 said:
I just found a post that has the similar confusion as you do. I also wanna get it work on my Nexus 10. So, I searched some info and tips from google, this article Solve the issues in transferring movie files from PC to Nexus 10 from someone's website helped me out
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come on guys transferring files is simple
no different than transferring to any android phone,developed years ago
either connect a cable to your computer or use any of the many cloud service available
Just got my N10 and have some questions about file transfer
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come on guys transferring files is simple
no different than transferring to any android phone,developed years ago
either connect a cable to your computer or use any of the many cloud service available
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I just starting to get familiar with my Nexus 10 16GB tablet. I have an Android phone and a Kindle fire so I've had some experience with transferring files to my devices. When I plug my N10 into my Win7 PC, it shows as a "Portable Device", not a Hard Drive so went I attempt to eject it, that device doesn't show up as a choice to eject. I have no other choice but to 'pull the plug',something I'd uncomfortable with.
Nevertheless, I can double-click into the 'internal storage' and see some of the folders. When I attempt to create a new folder (to attempt some organization), I can create a 'New Folder', but I can't rename it to anything. This is very different from my experience with my Android phone and Kindle Fire.
Anyone got any suggestions as to what I'm doing wrong?
Search google play Airdroid ,awesome app
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Yes you can.
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