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Hey guys, today's demo is of SwiFTP. Here's the description from my site
Tired of connecting your phone to your computer every time you need to transfer something. Looking to do some on-the-fly file management? Wanna be cool? Download SwiFTP. This handy little app will make your Android phone function as its own server, allowing YOU to connect and transfer files wirelessly (without USB, if you’re confused) to your Android phone or just manage your Android system. You have access to everything, too. Right down into the nitty gritty of the system. Did I mention its free? I don’t think you have a choice but to NOT download it.
SwiFTP Video App Demo/Review
O thats awesome. Now I just need some sort of window I can leave on my 2nd monitor and just drag files to it, and have it automatically connect and throw it into a folder. HMMmMmm. Any devs have ability to code something like that?
I'm definitely going to test this out. Great find and recommendation!
How about transferring files from my sdcard to my pc.or browsing my pc files thru my phone and downloading from my pc to sdcard
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madunix said:
How about transferring files from my sdcard to my pc.or browsing my pc files thru my phone and downloading from my pc to sdcard
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Well if you setup your computer as a server, you can use ES File Explorer or AndFTP to connect to your computer
Nice work!
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Nice work!
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Thanks man Pretty excited about the Performance Benchmark App Series I'll be running starting tomorrow.
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Well if you setup your computer as a server, you can use ES File Explorer or AndFTP to connect to your computer
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Has anyone tried to set up SwiFTP and connected to it using AndFTP from another phone with success? Me and a friend of mine have been trying it but keep getting an 530 invalid credentials error on AndFTP
I dont use SwiFTP but, download FTPServer in the market and put FileZilla on your computer. Couldn't be easier.
I've always installed an ssh server on all my devices, iphone, ipad and androids. I just activate the server and then use Winscp or I just mount it in Linux.
My friends and myself with Evos use the bluetooth transfer with laptops and between evos. It is not as fast but works pretty well.
I've always just used dropbox for android
What's the range?
is there anything out there using the same technology as
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=628138
that enable file transfer to the device with having to mount and unmount the SD?
Ive been looking for some sort of music managing app? but I haven't found anything like this.
If you have a wifi connection, you can easily estabilish the FTP connection between phone and your PC/Mac by using SwifTP server in Android device - works great with like 800kb/s transfer.
the technology is adb...
you could setup an ssh/ftp/smb server on the phone
I have toyed around with FTP and SMB connections and they are fine foe single files but for managing media they can be very manual.
Hmm, I am ueing the ftp connwction very often with Windows Commander as a client. Worked great.
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is there anything out there using the same technology as
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that enable file transfer to the device with having to mount and unmount the SD?
Ive been looking for some sort of music managing app? but I haven't found anything like this.
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SwiFTP and NetDrive (netdrive.net sorry, I'm not allowed to post URL's. )
This allows you to map your SD card as a network drive in windows explorer. You just have to start the SwiFTP service on the phone each time you want to manage files (and keep the small netdrive service running on your computer). Other than that, it's just drag and drop like any attached hard drive.
Why? Use Android Commander or QtAdb
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Why? Use Android Commander or QtAdb
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Because I don't always like to go find my cable and deal with the flaky USB port to transfer files.
Although QtAdb looks interesting...
What's wrong with DropBox?
www dot dropbox dot com
Yeah, no posting URLs for me, either.
You can get up to 10 GB of storage free there.
It's best if you get a referral from someone to sign up, that way you start with an extra 250 MB over the stock 2 GB they give you.
PM me if you care to, and I'll refer you.
You can also check out DoubleTwist for managing media. I believe they are working over WiFi now.
Try Awesome Drop free in the market.
Hi guys i was thinking how useful Chrome to Phone is and the ease that it has brought me, and i was wondering if there is a similar app that will allow me to send files from my pc to my phone (and maybe vice versa but am not too bothered about that).
Rather than using bluetooth, maybe an app that you could just right click on the file and give an option to send to a phone over the internet.
Does anyone know of an app like that?
Thanks in advance
Dropbox
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yeah i have dropbox, but you cant right click on the file and send it to phone, you have to copy the file into the dropbox folder and then go onto the dropbox app on your phone then navigate to it and then download it.
Thanks, but i am looking for something that will immediately download it straight to my phone, just like chrome to phone does with websites
DROPBOX
I think dropbox is the best you're going to get...the only this that is quicker than dropbox is adb one the computer but that defeats the whole not having to plug in anything.
There is also adbwireless (though not as user-friendly since you have to use the command line---there may be a script or something you can do to add the command to your right-click menu though). You can also run an FTP server on your phone using something like SwiFTP. Then just map your phone as a drive on your computer. Then it's just simple drag-and-drop.
well maybe if there arent any option it could be a great idea for a developer, i not being one, have no idea how to do that, but i think it could be a great app.
SugarSync lets you set up a folder that will automatically sync to your phone. It can be any directory you choose. Not quite as simple as chrome to phone but works similar to dropbox with 5GB free.
I use windows 7's built in bluetooth software to connect to an app called bluetooth file transfer on my phone. Of course, you need bluetooth hardware on you computer to do this.
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You could give WIFI Explorer a try. Connect your phone through WiFi and navigate to it's IP in your internet browser. You can upload/delete/copy/move files. Only disadvantage is that it's only for external storage access...
http://www.androlib.com/android.application.com-dooblou-wififileexplorerpro-Awzw.aspx
Samba File Sharing. Never used it myself, but heard good things.
There's also FileExpert. It can start a file server, that you browse to on your computer, then upload through an HTML form. (When started, it pops up the URL to use)
I usually use AndFTP, which requires me to have an ftp server running on my computer. All the browsing is then done from the phone.
Alternatively, SwiFTP is an ftp server for the phone - then you can run the client on your computer and browse from there.
SwiFTP gets a big +1 from me: Two minutes set-up, and then whenever the App/WiFi is open, your phone is accessible as a shared drive: I'm using this for everything but 500mb+ video transfers. I can just drag and drop e-books/APKs/etc from folder to folder and they're instantly on my phone.
On a related topic: CIFSmanager is a great App to browse your PC files from your phone, and then copy/paste any over. I use both daily
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You could give WIFI Explorer a try. Connect your phone through WiFi and navigate to it's IP in your internet browser. You can upload/delete/copy/move files. Only disadvantage is that it's only for external storage access...
http://www.androlib.com/android.application.com-dooblou-wififileexplorerpro-Awzw.aspx
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+1 on this app also. It's not perfect by any means but there have been dozens of times I have just forgotten my usb cable or simply needed quick access to push or pull something off my SD. It's really a pretty decent app and it does get the job done quickly. It has a free and pro so you could always check out the free and see if its like what you want.
Without doubt the best solution is Awesome Drop
Chek it out, you won't regret it
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Without doubt the best solution is Awesome Drop
Chek it out, you won't regret it
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This works great in the way is as simple as write the 4 numbers code and drop the file to the PC browser, but it's slower as it uses the upload speed (uploads the file to somewhere), so for large files is slow. Wifi Explorer is much faster because uses the speed of the router (which is different from the ADSL speed). FTP is also very faster.
I want to sync a folder from my PC with a folder on my SDcard...
It should automaticaly Sync over wifi in both ways... any Idea?
Dropbox works awesome, maybe not exactly the way you want it but it does the trick.
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Dropbox works awesome, maybe not exactly the way you want it but it does the trick.
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No it doesn´t because at first the Dropbox doesn´t copys the Files automaticaly on my SD and second I have at least 13 gigabytes of Music and only 8gb Dropbox space...
Maybe Doubletwist AirSync?
That one is more specific with working with Music/Photo/Video, if you're looking for something a little more generic for syncing, there's also a portable app called Toucan
Good luck.
The problem with Double Twist is that it doesn´t hold my folders as they are...
And the problem with Toucan... I can´t access my SD with that over Wifi... any idea for that?
Try "WebSharing", there is a lite and a paid version. The second one includes some extra options for videos and music I think, not sure on which are the differences, anyway, it works great for me!
You can simply share a folder on your PC and using a file explorer on your phone (I have tried this using Estrong file explorer) you can search the LAN for shared drives. Find the folder you have shared on your PC and access files from your phone.
Well, another method - this is the way I do it, but it requires root access on your phone.
If you have root access, then you can install an app "Samba filesharing". And, this enables to make the phone a samba server.
Then, you can simply connect to ip address of your phone (or the samba server name you specified) from your PC and seamlessly access/modify/delete files on the sd card all the time. I would even suggest mapping a network drive to make it even more convenient.
I would be also interested in a solution like that. Mainly for Music, but also for other stuff/files.
Here is what I tried out so far:
I looked into Double Twist (a cumbersome resource hog on my netbook and always crashing), Winamp Sync (playlist and not folder-based, lack of control on what is happening) and Wifi Music Sync (lots of bad reviews, people lost files and else).
Has anyone tried Sugar Sync? If I read their website right, it syncs first to their cloud, which is the last place, where I want my personal files.
The solution with Samba Server or ES Explorer works (I also tried a simple FTP setup with Filezilla on the Desktop and AndFTP or SwiFTP (FTP server on phone) and any FTP client on the desktop. Problem with those solutions, it's all manual.
So far nothing satisfactory. I'm with the OP on this one, a small, neat, small resource solution, where you simply define the folders to be synced, would be best. Any more ideas? Thanks so far!
Just my 2 cents (definitely an UGLY solution): I've been using Syncness to sync over wifi. It's not the worst solution and has the benefit of working both with locally shared network drives as well as dropbox.
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Just my 2 cents (definitely an UGLY solution): I've been using Syncness to sync over wifi. It's not the worst solution and has the benefit of working both with locally shared network drives as well as dropbox.
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Actually, i love syncness. I've been using it for a month now. It's not perfect, but it works well for me, like syncing my documents folder to my Milestone and DHD, and back.
Titanium Media Sync can do this - syncs all types of files (not just media) - search on market (I can't post a link)
mmm I go for Sugarsync....
I'm using PCFileSync and have no problems. It's always being updated.
I have Titanium Media Sync, and it works very well for syncing files to dropbox, but I would really like to set it up to work with ftp, so I could sync files straight to my computer. How do I set something like this up? I"m a super ftp noob
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I want to sync a folder from my PC with a folder on my SDcard...
It should automaticaly Sync over wifi in both ways... any Idea?
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I believe what you are looking for is possibly The Missing Sync.
http://www.markspace.com/products/android/missing-sync-android.html
However, I have asked the developer questions and received no answers. There is a trial version available but i'm having issues which need answered by the developer. The software is not cheap at $35.00 single machine license.
If you decide to try it, let me know how it goes for you.
Here's my scenario:
2 computers, htc evo 3d (now trying on a galaxy tab).
Desktop and laptop sync the "My pictures" folder (1gb and growing) by using microsoft live mesh. And then, I have The Missing Sync reading the "My pictures" folder and syncing that folder to the Galaxy Tab SD card into a folder called "My Pictures".
Questions I have asked the developer (Ticket# 813081)
(1) Hi, Is there a file count limitations? I plan to use this to sync my pictures folder which has a couple thousand items (1,533 Files, 41 Folders, 1.48gb of data ) as of this moment and growing. This will be to a 32 GB microsdhc card in my evo 3d. Would there be any possible problems I should know about?
(2) Are there any file size limitations? (im aware of fat32 4gb single file size limit of the storage device) But does The missing sync have a file size limit of its own?
(3a) Does The Missing Sync Hash files for sync? If so, does it store temp files?
(3b) How does missing sync determine what needs synced around?
(4) I plan on adding a Samsung galaxy tab ... I'd also like to sync my pictures to it as well as the evo. 1 computer, two mobile devices. Is this possible with single license or will i need a multi license?
That's all for now. Thank you.
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the issues i am having are that the whole process takes about 7 minutes from the moment sync is pressed, to any activity is noticed. And then, files start flowing, but 15 minutes later, it stops at random with very vague error log.
maybe you can try FolderSync
its many feature and powerfull
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maybe you can try FolderSync
its many feature and powerfull
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+1 for FolderSync. It lets you sync individual folders with Dropbox, with a Windows share, etc.
this is so simple
This is so simple why is there no app that does this, we don't want cloud storage to interfere all we need is a PC/Mac app where you can see your folders/files . Then you want to be able to select folders and files using a checky box ready to sync to ur android device.
Why do you need to select files/folders? Because when you have an mp3 collection of over 40gb you only want a small portion of this on ur android device. The app needs to ensure that ur android device always keeps in sync with the selected PC files so that if you ever add music to ur PC it will get added to android through the sync app.
Now does this app exist or am I going to have to learn to write an android app??
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This is so simple why is there no app that does this, we don't want cloud storage to interfere all we need is a PC/Mac app where you can see your folders/files . Then you want to be able to select folders and files using a checky box ready to sync to ur android device.
Why do you need to select files/folders? Because when you have an mp3 collection of over 40gb you only want a small portion of this on ur android device. The app needs to ensure that ur android device always keeps in sync with the selected PC files so that if you ever add music to ur PC it will get added to android through the sync app.
Now does this app exist or am I going to have to learn to write an android app??
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Look into cheetah sync app. Its the closest thing i could find that works for me.
https://play.google.com/store/search?q=cheetah+sync
Its been working beautifully for me granted its not fully automatic and requires some configuring before it can do what you want it to do.
Good but its not quite right
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Look into cheetah sync app. Its the closest thing i could find that works for me.
Its been working beautifully for me granted its not fully automatic and requires some configuring before it can do what you want it to do.
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No this is still not right, cheetah sync is just a small service that sits on your pc. you can't use it to select the files on your pc you want on your phone, everything has to be done with folder pairing on the phone. Now if I want to choose 10 albums that are in random locations on my hard drive that would take ages to do on my phone. On the PC this would be a simple task.(If the app exists!!!)
Hi, I want to be able to easily and quickly transfer files from my computer to the tablet. Preferably, wirelessly, and controlled from my computer. I hope we can discuss various solutions in this thread.
Here are the suggestions I and the other participants in this thread have come up with:
SD card: Possibly very fast, but I would need to plug/unplug the card every time, and maybe move files internally
FTP server on tablet: I have tried two FTP servers, both are very slow and stops after a few files.
Samba client on tablet: Should work OK, but I would then have to control it from the tablet
Samba server on tablet: Would be the perfect solution, but as far as I could find out, I need root (which is not yet possible on my B80)
USB connection: Fast and easy, but requires me to unplug the proprietary mad cable from the charger and into the tablet
DLNA: Buil-in support in both Transformer and Windows, but only supports streaming.
Dropbox: Simple and easy, but with space limitations.
SSH/SCP: QuickSSHd
WebDAV: ServersMan
What is your best solution?
Without root you don't have anymore options it seems to me.
Edit.....Thanks CaNsA......Dropbox, but its slow
You have exhausted all available options bar one......
Dropbox
And if its not good enough then create an app that will do what you want.
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You have exhausted all available options bar one......
Dropbox
And if its not good enough then create an app that will do what you want.
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Thanks for the tip, I just thought of another one that might have great potential: DLNA. Will explore later.
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Seriously?
Wifi File explorer here in free version, won't allow uploading files to Android, only downloading to the computer, but does a fine job once it's the paid one.
What FTP servers did you try? I admittedly used it ONLY on the Galaxy tab, but FTPServer worked very well for me. At least using Cyberduck as a client on the computer. For example, doing the opposite accessing an ftp server hosted on a computer, AndFTP gave me horribly low speeds. Free version anyway.
More options? Sure. SSH. I use QuickSSHd and again, still not tested on the TF.
Still not finished here, WebDAV in the form of something like ServersMan. Never really used it to be honest. But hey, still an idea right?
Also, give up on DLNA, at least partially. Depending on the client you might be able to only stream multimedia files instead of saving them. Keep in mind that there isn't any upload to a DLNA server, so you'd need a server on the computer (possibly a good one, not WMP) and control everything from the TF. "Everything" meaning pictures, music and videos shared by your server. Upside is that you can just stream stuff without using up space if that is fine with you... like watching a movie for example from bed. And you can get better results if using something that transcodes the files, I found to work very well Plex that however requires the paid app to connect to the Plex media server on your computer, might not be the best thing for you. Useless anyway if you need files that aren't multimedia. (notice so far no subtitles with Plex for Android, my only and actually huge, complaint)
On the TF side you could access the SMB shares on your network with ES File Explorer that works very well. But it's all done from the TF.
Now you have more options
Great post, I will update the first post and try the various solutions. I briefly tested DLNA, and reached the same conclusion. It's a shame, I suppose it wouldn't take much development effort to make file transferring possible when the auto discovery and data streaming implementation is done. Still, I guess that's not the purpose of DLNA.
I tested FTP Server and SwiFTP, both hung while transferring from Windows or WinSCP.
Also, I read that Dropbox supports direct transfer when the two clients are on the same network, great. However, I want to be able to transfer videos without caring about my Dropbox limit...
I use ES File Manager and transfer from my tablet, so far it's the best method.
I just use Samba on my TF and access it from my desktop
Install https://market.android.com/details?i....softdatacable to your transformer
Find a good ftp client on your computer (I use filezilla, there a setting for concurrent transfer, set it to max)
Run software data cable, open ftp client, enter ip and port and copy away
thebadfrog: I suppose you have rooted, then? Samba would be my preferred solution, but unfortunately, I can't root mine yet...
I have had good luck with File Expert. It is free and supports transferring using a web interface and ftp. I have mostly used the web interface which always has worked great.
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Actually, DropBox is great, but means you have to manually sync files you want.
DropSync solves that problem and makes Dropbox on the tablet work just like Dropbox on your PC/Mac with background syncing. I've been using it for 2 weeks now with no issues and virtually no battery impacts. If you pay you can configure the sync frequency. I have mine at 10 minutes, but a simple options click can force a sync if you really need it. You then have all your dropbox files on the TF.
I would say MyPhoneExplorer is what you need. You can copy or install from PC and it does much more.
I mostly use adb (adbwireless) to push files to the transformer. It seems to work fastest. There is a fuse file system available, so if you are using linux on the desktop you can even mount it. Very convenient!
Get ES File Explorer, go to LAN and point it to your computer's internal IP (requires it to be static)
Then you have access to all shared folders on your computer. Of course, this only works when you're connected to the same network, but I assumed that'd be the case anyway.
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Wifi File explorer here in free version, won't allow uploading files to Android, only downloading to the computer, but does a fine job once it's the paid one.
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They had it free on the Amazon market so I tried it. Worked quite well, I bought it (on the Android Market, I dont like how you need the amazon market installed and how slow it is with updates).
ES file explorer with the PC added as a server sharing the appropriate folders over network works pretty well for me!
+1 for ES File Explorer
Bluetooth
Today for the first time I used Bluetooth to send some e-books from my laptop to tablet. Not the fastest way , but convenient for smaller files, as it works without having to install or run seperate apps.
Great sugestions from all, much appreciated
Cheers,
Richard
ES File Explorer is great for what it does but it is not what the OP is looking for(Read the title)
+1 for My Phone Explorer, can transfer/delete/move files to sd,microsd, and internal hard drive.