So I've googled till my face went blue and for 2 days I have yet to find a free, reliable way to transfer music from my Macbook Air to my Nexus 5.
Google Music: Not supported in my location. I used a VPN to access the page, but even Standard Access asks for $0 purchase from a US credit card to activate the account (it greys out my foreign-issued VISA as "unsupported payment method", even though the card works for everything else on Play Store). If things get really desperate I guess I'll try using a virtual credit card (which requires a small payment), but I want to hold that off for now, since I'm worried Google might have other location-banning tricks up their sleeve, and registering with a fake shipping address might come back and bite me later.
DoubleTwist: Cable sync doesn't work, and I don't want to pay for a wireless solution which will be undoubtedly slow.
Winamp: This ugly piece of crap instantaneously crashes whenever I click the sync button.
AFT: Tired of looking for a sync solution, I gave up and figured I'd just drag and drop. Hits me with "Could not create folder try reconnecting or restarting your device.", which doesn't work either. I read online that changing USB connection mode to PTP instead of MTP solves the issue, but that didn't work either.
Right now, I'm considering FTP'ing into my phone.
I'd really appreciate alternate solutions or recommendations for free FTP apps, preferably with sync feature.
Thank you
Macs are notoriously bad with mtp unfortunately.
Ftp cafe is a good free FTP client for android. Works like any pc client such as filezilla. Can't help with making your mac an ftp server though
Foldersync can also sync via ftp....
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Can you transfer via ADB?
Actually if I was in your situation although its a bit crude I'd dump everything onto dropbox and download it onto my phone. My collection is in the range of ~200MB only though. Slow but it works...
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So Macbook Air has no USB ports? I hate Apple.
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I have no problems pushing mp3 files from my Air to the N5.
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This works:
Wifi File Transfer
Why not use something like an otg usb drive or card reader?
Unless you're trying to pull from iTunes. Does Media Monkey have a Mac version? I've found it to work well in the past (now I just manage all music manually).
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Wireless. I use Es File Explorer but there are many others.
tangosierra_ said:
Can you transfer via ADB?
Actually if I was in your situation although its a bit crude I'd dump everything onto dropbox and download it onto my phone. My collection is in the range of ~200MB only though. Slow but it works...
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I haven't tried ADB, I"ll give that a shot. My music collection is ~8GB, I tried using Google Drive but that was taking forever.
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So Macbook Air has no USB ports? I hate Apple.
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I'll presume you're kidding. Older androids with USB mass storage mode used to work straightforward, MTP is buggy on Mac and PTP only works for photos.
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I tried, but there's a 5mb file limit.
jRi0T68 said:
Why not use something like an otg usb drive or card reader?
Unless you're trying to pull from iTunes. Does Media Monkey have a Mac version? I've found it to work well in the past (now I just manage all music manually).
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OTG sounds good but I see no need to buy an additional storage device when I have enough storage, I'll remember that for later should I run out. Nope, Media Monkey is Windows-only.
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Wireless. I use Es File Explorer but there are many others.
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Oh, I just downloaded it, didn't know about the WLAN feature, thanks
So finally what worked easiest for me was ES file explorer, with FileZilla client, 8 GB of songs moved in about 20 mins is great for me, considering the fact that it's wireless.
I guess I'll live without playlists and syncing, thanks for the help guys
Easily I have no problem to send it in my N5
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So finally what worked easiest for me was ES file explorer, with FileZilla client, 8 GB of songs moved in about 20 mins is great for me, considering the fact that it's wireless.
I guess I'll live without playlists and syncing, thanks for the help guys
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Glad it worked out and nice network speeds there. ES file explorer really is a must download for everyone rooted or not. :good:
I could imagine setting up a folder sync with it using Tasker however this I have not tried.
I'm using iSyncr for Mac (paid app) for wireless syncing.
Another alternative I use is AirDroid, which also supports wireless syncing.
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Hello, I am looking for an android app that when i connect to my home wifi it looks for a folder on my computer and syncs whatever is in it onto a folder in my SD card. Any good recommendations?
Its not 100% exactly what you described, but have you tried Dropbox? Syncs a folder on your computer with the service, and you can sync that with the dropbox app on your phone.
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Hello, I am looking for an android app that when i connect to my home wifi it looks for a folder on my computer and syncs whatever is in it onto a folder in my SD card. Any good recommendations?
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You're basically describing Dropbox. As long as you have a data connection you can access anything in the folder and view/download straight to your phone. I keep all my root stuff in Dropbox so I don't need to keep it on sd card. That way anything I need, I downoad, use, and delete. Plus, it allows me to search and download roms while at work and then when I get home they automatically update to my home computer for flashing.
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Hey thank you for the replys so far. I do have drop box and I do love it! But I am looking for that one extra step at the end. What I don't like about drop box is I have to then manually download the files from it to my phone. Basically want once I connect to my home wifi it reaches out to my pc and syncs with a folder on it to a folder on my sd automatically. I don't mind if I have to setup a share or file server on my pc.
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Hey thank you for the replys so far. I do have drop box and I do love it! But I am looking for that one extra step at the end. What I don't like about drop box is I have to then manually download the files from it to my phone. Basically want once I connect to my home wifi it reaches out to my pc and syncs with a folder on it to a folder on my sd automatically. I don't mind if I have to setup a share or file server on my pc.
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Post if you find a good app, I'm sure it's doable. Would probably operate much like RemoteDroid does for the mouse. Love that app!
DUDE - found this earlier today but haven't clicked cuz dude has ONE POST and I'm not convinced it isn't a virus. Looked it up on www.SiteAdvisor.com and there is no record. I'm at work so not feeling brave, but if you are, then go nuts.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=866988
You can setup a samba server on your PC and use tasker to mount it
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There's also Awesome Drop, but it's only computer to phone, not the other way around. Still pretty awesome.
http://labs.dashwire.com/drop
I have kinda found what i was looking for in Android Manager Wifi. here is a link:
http://www.appbrain.com/app/android-manager-wifi/com.mobileaction.AmAgent
It has many options, one being able to select a folder on ur computer and one on your SD card for them to sync up automatically. Testing out to see how REALLY automated the whole process is. But none the less this is a great app for many things it seems. People should definitely check it out!
Didn't Double Twist just implement that? Need the "pay" version ($.99), but it has something called Air Synch. Look into this and let me know if it is what you want.
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I was under the impression it only works with music files but I'll definitely check it out
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Phateless said:
There's also Awesome Drop, but it's only computer to phone, not the other way around. Still pretty awesome.
http://labs.dashwire.com/drop
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Great app (I beta tested it....) but definitely not automatic.
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Checked out Double Twist Air Sync and its not bad. But seems to only do music, videos, pics and playlist syncing. I need it to be able to do any kind of file/folder. But for multimedia people out there its something to check out.
Syncables is a broader sync solution than Double Twist
yajinni said:
Checked out Double Twist Air Sync and its not bad. But seems to only do music, videos, pics and playlist syncing. I need it to be able to do any kind of file/folder. But for multimedia people out there its something to check out.
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I've read similar critiques of Double Twist. I prefer Syncables through and through - and it think that's more of what you're looking for. Syncables will sync any type of folder, media file, spreadsheet, email, and even browser bookmark. It also syncs between Macs and PCs and smartphones like Droid and BlackBerries.
It has a wider suite of sync/backup/share products than the more niche Double Twist product...oh, and it has wireless sync capability using WiFi, as well.
I am actually writing an app that does exactly what you want. It's not done but the functionality is there to sync a folder (with no PC client needed). If you want to help me test it you can PM me with an email address to send you the APK.
Yea i will check it out. Sent you a PM
Just a random idea but is there an app that works with dropbox and automatically downloads changes to it to your SD card? Seems like that would also be sweet for alot of people.
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I am actually writing an app that does exactly what you want. It's not done but the functionality is there to sync a folder (with no PC client needed). If you want to help me test it you can PM me with an email address to send you the APK.
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PM'd and interested.
Hey you can try PCFileSync
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I was wondering, is there any app that allows you to connect ipod/ipad to the asus transformer via the usb? Perhaps copy the music or send pictures over or something.
Sorry for the repost, i have no clue how to delete that post.
The best you can do is pull the photos off, just like connecting your iDevice to a computer without iTunes.
Apple has the internal storage locked down on iDevices so you are forced to use iTunes. That makes it more 'convenient' to use iTunes to purchase everything.
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If you are wanting to copy over music and photos, maybe you could use something like Box from the (android) market, not sure if there is one is the appstore or not, but I know that Box has a special until 3/24 maybe that gives you 50gb of storage.
Maybe browse both the market and appstore and see if there are any apps that are in both and try to do it that way. Could use Dropbox but by the time is all got uploaded, your Top-40 hits would be Classic Rock.
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Could use Dropbox but by the time is all got uploaded, your Top-40 hits would be Classic Rock.
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LOL, this is why i was thinking of a way to connect the two via usb.
So I saw that progress is being made with root being available so I went ahead and bought the at&t htc one, its nice and lighter than my inspire. So maybe not having an sd card slot isnt going to be that bad with all the cloud storage available so I'd like to know from you guys using it which are the better cloud apps I should use where transferring media/docs is secure and fast. I'm pretty sure with this nice camera I'd like to take pics/video and not worry about space. I'm not so sure I'm interested in the dropbox offer for this phone where its only good for 2 years? I know I have 50GB on box.com but I think there are file transfer size limitations? Honestly never used it as I prefer my old trusty sd card.
Also, whats the best root method for this device?
You've got five gigs in google drive , I use box and dropbox no file limits on db, as for box I believe it's 100 mb limits with uploads, I've uploaded a few nandroids from gnex to bix with no prob
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lol there is only 1 method to root .
and i use dropbox, configured so that it automatically uploads my pictures from my phone when on wifi
Box is useless for me since there's no sync agent on the desktop. I have 25gb on Skydrive but there's no sync on Android.
It comes down to gDrive an Dropbox. I currently use mostly Dropbox.
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You've got five gigs in google drive , I use box and dropbox no file limits on db, as for box I believe it's 100 mb limits with uploads, I've uploaded a few nandroids from gnex to bix with no prob
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How do I take advantage of the drop box offer for this device? And is there any workarounds to get more gigs
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lol there is only 1 method to root .
and i use dropbox, configured so that it automatically uploads my pictures from my phone when on wifi
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I swore I saw 2 methods in this dev section. One being the 1 click and the other being the perma root. Unless their considered the same?
Download the app etc. Then you do 7 easy steps well 6 for 25 gb
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How do I take advantage of the drop box offer for this device? And is there any workarounds to get more gigs
I swore I saw 2 methods in this dev section. One being the 1 click and the other being the perma root. Unless their considered the same?
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when you install dropbox you automatically get 25 gb bonus.*
there is a method to get a ton of free space via referals (i got up to 20 gb with this) going to have to google it because i dont think i can post on here*
*cough involves linux and virtual pc cough*
the 1 click is perma root
If you're like most, what you'll be moving around is likely to be music, pics, video, and files. One storage solution might not be the best for everything. Here's what I'm doing.
General - I have a home server and everything I have is on there. I stream video I've ripped off of it using Plex and/or PlayOn rather than screwing around with moving GB size files. If I'm traveling I'll download some stuff to watch when offline. Astro has a network module that allows me to move stuff at home and my server's a WHS and there's an app that gives me remote access if I want to d/l stuff on the road. A NAS or home server can be great when you have lots of content you view or share across your home network and remote devices.
Music - I use Amazon MP3 to store all my audio (I have it set to sync with my home server). The player shows what's local and remote via a single interface. It's not the prettiest app in the world but it's reliable and works well. I tried Google Music but didn't like the way it took over my phone.
Pics/Video - The Flickr integration built in to the phone's pretty cool. I moved from Photobucket because of it. I have it set in Sense to automatically upload the pics and videos I take. I use the mobile Flickr site to download and view stuff because adding the dedicated app confused the phone because of its native integration.
Docs and Files - I use Sense for SkyDrive because it's MS Office friendly when I want to share stuff with others. I'll use my home server if it's something I'll just be using myself. MS had a 25GB offer going for people already registered but I don't know if it's still in affect.
Just some real world stuff in case it helps anyone. There are dozens of ways to accomplish the same thing.
I use Google drive for music and drop box for other files. I downloaded an app to sync my music folder with Google drive when a change occurs in the folder. And other media and files to drop box using the same app.
I would however prefer to point the library in my player to Google drive directly or another cloud storage to avoid local copies.
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I use Sense for SkyDrive because it's MS Office friendly when I want to share stuff with others. I'll use my home server if it's something I'll just be using myself. MS had a 25GB offer going for people already registered but I don't know if it's still in affect.
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What does this mean? I can't find a native Skydrive sync client. I'd love to use Skydrive.
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What does this mean? I can't find a native Skydrive sync client. I'd love to use Skydrive.
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It should be in accounts and sync greyed out or available to add. I have an international version so if AT&T chose to omit it as an "enhancement" let me know and I'll post the APK.
i have the att version and i don't find it in add account. can you provide the apk? thanks in advance
i use dropbox, configured so that it automatically uploads my pictures from my phone when on wifi
I use dropbox for photos, google music for music and this app called Folder Sync for general stuff.
Dropbox is good, but I have 25 gb on skydive and its amazing how you can use office 2010 on the desktop to edit your skydive files. Don't need to buy office ever again. Can't wait till they have a skydive app that can edit files.
Any news on skydive app for sense?
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as far as file size limitations go... I've put files larger than 1GB on Google Drive. The one downside to Google Drive android app is I can't figure out how to copy files from Google Drive to my SDcard storage.
Here are the two SkyDrive APK's I found on the phone. Hope it works for you guys. If it does, you should see SkyDrive for HTC Sense appear in the accounts and sync.
HtcSkydriveGLRPlugin.apk
http://db.tt/XvzLKog0
MySkydrive.apk
http://db.tt/ZnMMuPqf
BarryH_GEG said:
Here are the two SkyDrive APK's I found on the phone. Hope it works for you guys. If it does, you should see SkyDrive for HTC Sense appear in the accounts and sync.
HtcSkydriveGLRPlugin.apk
http://db.tt/XvzLKog0
MySkydrive.apk
http://db.tt/ZnMMuPqf
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Thanks!
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Anyone able to get these to work? If so how?
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Hey guys, Can anyone recommend me a good app to transfer stuff from my PC to my Note wirelessly?
Ive been using Air Droid, which is good but requires me to be at my computer which kinda defeats the purpose.
Sometimes with big files like ROMs I download them from my PC, but would like a quick way to transfer them to my phone without the USB lead.
I would like an app that allows me to just connect to my pc and allow me to browse all the files on my PC and select several at once to send them to my Note.
What apps can you recommend ? Preferably free.
Thanks
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you can try webkey https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.webkey
If you have a samba/cifs share on your computer you can use ES explorer
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If you have a samba/cifs share on your computer you can use ES explorer
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On your computer, make a share for each drive you want to access from your phone. Make sure you have a password on your windows account or it 'generally' doesn't work with Windows 7.
I even VPN to home from anywhere in the world and I can access all my files...free, all in house. For my VPN server I just use a WRT54G with DDWRT [old school].
File expert. Easy and great!
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Try Airdroid, it's simple and fast.
setup a ftp server on you pc
and then get andftp on your phone... simple and works.
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On your computer, make a share for each drive you want to access from your phone. Make sure you have a password on your windows account or it 'generally' doesn't work with Windows 7.
I even VPN to home from anywhere in the world and I can access all my files...free, all in house. For my VPN server I just use a WRT54G with DDWRT [old school].
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+1 on this suggestion although I use port forwarding in my router to my windows 7 machine with VPN activated.
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Thanks Guys !! I'll give them a try, Im out of thanks for the day so havent been able to thank you all Damn 8 Thanks limit !!!!
EDIT: I managed to get it working with ES File explorer, It was a little tricky, I had to edit some stuff on the PC but it works flawlessly.
Thanks again !
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Thanks Guys !! I'll give them a try, Im out of thanks for the day so havent been able to thank you all Damn 8 Thanks limit !!!!
EDIT: I managed to get it working with ES File explorer, It was a little tricky, I had to edit some stuff on the PC but it works flawlessly.
Thanks again !
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Try kies air...browser to phone.
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The fastest way is probably physically with a microUSB connection, but I previously thought cloud storage (I use Google Drive) was the fastest way. Then I read somewhere that another option is syncing through Wifi and it is supposedly faster because it doesn't go through the internet. Is this the fastest way? If so, what is the best app with good features that lets me do this? From a brief google search, I see AirDroid as the best app so far. Thanks.
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The fastest way is probably physically with a microUSB connection, but I previously thought cloud storage (I use Google Drive) was the fastest way. Then I read somewhere that another option is syncing through Wifi and it is supposedly faster because it doesn't go through the internet. Is this the fastest way? If so, what is the best app with good features that lets me do this? From a brief google search, I see AirDroid as the best app so far. Thanks.
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I've used SyncMe Wireless by bvaisoft to copy files to my computer, you could give that a try?
I've been using AirDroid for quite some time and it's great! If your pc is on the same network as your phone it exchanges the files through your lan and is pretty fast. I've tried CheetahSync but AirDroid has a lot more functionality - you can send messages, see through phones camera which i find useless, edit contacts and a lot more.
Kies Air is great WiFi sync between your PC and phone...
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Kies Air is great WiFi sync between your PC and phone...
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Only works with Samsung phones.
Obviously, the faster, better and more reliable method, is a data cable.
I use Airdroid too and I found it very useful
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Obviously, the faster, better and more reliable method, is a data cable.
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I second that option.
samuel nimella
You can use Dropbox?
You can select all the folders/type data which you want to synchronise with the computer and which one not.
Is working perfectly & Dropbox is free!
notneeded said:
You can use Dropbox?
You can select all the folders/type data which you want to synchronise with the computer and which one not.
Is working perfectly & Dropbox is free!
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Dropbox works pretty good, although not necessarily a 'transfer' means, moreso storage (and not much, at that.) I recommend AirDroid, I was surprised at how fully-featured it is. There is a demo on the market if you wanna give it a shot.
Happy hunting!