I am trying to figure out how to automate the weekly transfer of files from my computer to my phone (htc touch cruise).
Each week, I have some live radio shows which are automatically downloaded via bittorrent to my computer (all legal). What I would like to do is to have the files moved automatically onto the storage card of my phone whenever I either activesync with the home computer, or connect to the home network via 802.11.
So far, here's what I've come up with (using activesync):
1. Set up home computer to automatically move the downloaded files to the "sync files" folder on my home computer (can do this easily).
2. Whenever the phone is plugged in, the mp3 files are auto transferred to the phone via activesync's sync files feature.
What I can't figure out is how to change the folder the synced files are saved to on the ppc - can I set that activesync feature to save to a specific folder (say "/storage card/radio shows")?. The files I want to regularly transfer over are 50 - 150 megs, so they absolutely have to go to the sd card.
Is there another (better) way to do this? Somehow pull it off via wifi?
Well, I did a little more poking around and found mightysync which appears to offer syncing to sd card storage. I'll give it a whirl tonight.
I'm still curious if anyone else has some slick syncronization setups though...
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When trying to transfer a converted movie (AVI file) to watch on my upcoming flight abroad, after transferring for a while, the transfer stops, and the icon in the taskbar on my PC (XP Pro SP2, ActiveSync v4.2) claims that the connection has been disabled. When I looked at my Alpine, the unit had frozen and I have to sft reset it to recover operation. What would cause this? I transferred about 500MB worth of songs yesterday without problems.
Thanks
Karl
Try disabling Sync with WMP, then download the files manually. WMP tends to re-start the Sync process every little bit or so, interrupting transfer of large files. (This isn't an issue with large amounts of smaller files, such as all those songs you downloaded.)
Everytime I browse the files that are in my memory card of my pocketPC phone the windows explorer behavior is odd.
For example - when i click on a picture (locatsed on my card) i don't see it, it just shows a property screen insted.
Another example is when i copy files from pocket-pc to pc i dont see the files on my pc (the other way around works)
anyone know why is that?
This is the default behavior if you're browsing files in the PPC with Activesync. Use WM5Storage to turn your PPC into a flash drive and then browsing will be normal.
thanks for the prompt reply - unfortunately it doesn;'t work on my i780.
the PC seemed to recognize it but i don't get a new drive to browse the files on My Computer (running windows xp)
Under Settings | Connections make sure you have 'Enable advanced network fuctionality' unchecked.
it was unchecked.
Now after playing with th program- i cannot even hot sync...blah, nothing works.
under activeSync-->Connection i have only blanks.
Isn't this app the same as enabling USB Mass storage under the USB Connection shortcut?
ofird said:
it was unchecked.
Now after playing with th program- i cannot even hot sync...blah, nothing works.
under activeSync-->Connection i have only blanks.
Isn't this app the same as enabling USB Mass storage under the USB Connection shortcut?
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Yes. In that case uninstall WM5Storage and us that option to turn your PPC into a flash drive for PC. By the way, using WM5Storage you can switch between Activesync connection and USB Storage , the same as with that option provided in your ROM. The point is your PPC can eoither be flash drive or a PPC (Activesync, etc.) but not both at the same time.
Another thing you might want to check is that Windows sometimes doesn't assign a drive letter to a new flash, so you must go into CONTROL PANEL-ADMINISTRATIVE TOOLS-COMPUTER MANAGEMENT-DISK MANAGEMENT and manually assign an unused letter to that flash drive. This happens to me often.
thanks - i will give it a shot
Guys - bad news.
Now i can see my card as Mass Storage (after slected in USB Connection) but I cannot do activesync via the cable (only via bluetooth)
Anyone has a clue how do you restore my connection back - wm5storage have removed it from "activeSync-->Connection".
:-(
ofird said:
Guys - bad news.
Now i can see my card as Mass Storage (after slected in USB Connection) but I cannot do activesync via the cable (only via bluetooth)
Anyone has a clue how do you restore my connection back - wm5storage have removed it from "activeSync-->Connection".
:-(
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This is they way is supposed to happen. If you use your phone as a Mass Storage card reader, you CAN'T do Activesync and viceversa. I don't have that USB2PC setting, but I imagine if you un-select it you'll get back your normal Activesync function.
Hello,
i was trying to copy certain files from my laptop to phone via bluetooth but could just not get it all working. I have BT turned on (both devices), they manage to connect via rather cumbersome set of dialogues (on laptop) but then I can only explore "services" on the device, whatever that is....
How do I send a file from lets say laptop desktop to the phone? And where can I locate it on the phone?
Thank you !
If you can explore services try looking for Bluetooth file transer service. It should open up the bluetooth shared folder which is common to both your phone and the computer. Drag and drop items from your phone or computer onto this folder and you should see them on either device. Default location of the bluetooth shared folder on your phone should be under my documents.
Thank you, will try that tomorrow back at the office
If you are using Vista, turning user account control off might help.
Mine is working now.
I gave up trying, too. Never have had any success with HTC phones, but SE phones always worked. Go figure.
Instead, I have networked/mapped my desired drives (with Resco File Explorer) of my laptop and desktop systems with the Fuze and and transfer files via WiFi that way. Works great and is fast.
Have you tried checking the box "receive all incoming beams"? It is located under settings and then the connections tab. Once there click on the Beam icon and make sure that box is checked. I couldn't send any files form my laptop to my phone until that was checked off.
[Android Device]
I can see files on my phone browser, but they are invisible when I connect to my Laptop.
(my laptop is set to show hidden and system files already).
the phone files are within the Phone STORAGE\Android\data\com.xxxxxx\files\xxxxxxx
They are AUDIO recordings from an App.
i have around 1000 files there.
I can bluetooth them but its gonna take forever!!!
surely there is another way to get them to my laptop via USB ?
I realy appreciate any help
[Android Device]
I can see files on my phone browser, but they are invisible when I connect to my Laptop.
(my laptop is set to show hidden and system files already).
the phone files are within the Phone STORAGE\Android\data\com.xxxxxx\files\xxxxxxx
They are AUDIO recordings from an App.
i have around 1000 files there.
I can bluetooth them but its gonna take forever!!!
surely there is another way to get them to my laptop via USB ?
I realy appreciate any help