i want to backup everything on the storage of my nexus 5 to my macbook this includes pictures videos music etc... how do i go about doing that because i find android file transfer pretty **** and it doesn't work half the time always cuts out and you can only transfer like a maximum of 4gb and i need to transfer 22 any solutions?
Can you set your mac up as an ftp server or connect to it as a network drive?
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mystertom101 said:
i want to backup everything on the storage of my nexus 5 to my macbook this includes pictures videos music etc... how do i go about doing that because i find android file transfer pretty **** and it doesn't work half the time always cuts out and you can only transfer like a maximum of 4gb and i need to transfer 22 any solutions?
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Try adb: in cmd type: adb backup -apk -all -noshared -system or adb pull sdcard /sdcard/
FTP all the way
rootSU said:
Can you set your mac up as an ftp server or connect to it as a network drive?
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i wouldn't have a clue how to do that but thanks
gee2012 said:
Try adb: in cmd type: adb backup -apk -all -noshared -system or adb pull sdcard /sdcard/
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used adb like twice in my life and that was on windows i don't know how to access either a terminal or command prompt type thing on mac lool I'm a noob sorry
Mac has an app called "terminal" doesn't it?
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rootSU said:
Mac has an app called "terminal" doesn't it?
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yeah i just noticed i never ever went in to the 'other' folder which is where terminal is located lol don't really know how to use it though but ill figure it out
The first thing to do will be to google "android sdk for Mac"
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gee2012 said:
Try adb: in cmd type: adb backup -apk -all -noshared -system or adb pull sdcard /sdcard/
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that didn't work
mystertom101 said:
that didn't work
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If you tried the adb pull I think it should be adb pull /sdcard /sdcard
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jd1639 said:
If you tried the adb pull I think it should be adb pull /sdcard /sdcard
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thanks ill try that one instead
jd1639 said:
If you tried the adb pull I think it should be adb pull /sdcard /sdcard
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homass-mbp:~ thomasclarke$ adb pull /sdcard /sdcard
failed to copy '/sdcard' to '/sdcard': Is a directory
thomass-mbp:~ thomasclarke$
rootSU said:
The first thing to do will be to google "android sdk for Mac"
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thank you this is very helpful
mystertom101 said:
thank you this is very helpful
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I've given up with this, this is a ridiculous process just to take media from my nexus to my mac I'm just gonna use someone else's windows pc in my house this is stupid
You can use ES File Explorer or find another app and maybe connect a CIFS (Windows File Sharing) share or NFS or even FTP. If you can set up a ftp server on your Mac it should work.
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I have zero issues with adb on my Mac. adb pull works just fine
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Anyone have adb working with linux? I've had zero luck hacking around with udev. Any assistance (udev rules, etc) appreciated! I do have adb-wireless working. My distro is Debian Sid.
probably not the best way, but i just threw it in the bin folder so i dont have to bother with it at all
I had no issues installing the sdk on lucid on my amd64. Never could get the sdk to install on xp(flp), so I had to install the one click root one line at a time from the *.bat
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here for future reference, its a quick little script that will root your phone
http://www.mediafire.com/?hk59z8j5dve6tgf this works as long as your using bash shell cannot confirm for any others..
make sure to set click here as executable and make sure debugging is on your phone
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probably not the best way, but i just threw it in the bin folder so i dont have to bother with it at all
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I've installed the SDK and my phone is already rooted. My problem is that adb does not detect the phone. Sorry for any confusion.
hmm try this
adb kill-server
sudo adb start-server
adb devices
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let me know what it says
shabbypenguin said:
hmm try this
let me know what it says
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Thanks, working after the adb server restart. I could swear I had tried that before, but obviously not
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List of devices attached
D700bc859a65 device
yea i know i have to use sudo start server on my computer otherwise i get ???????
I installed ADB (Windows 7) has described in this forum. ADB recognizes my phone when the phone is on. When I load the bootloader to prepare to unlock it the serial number does not show like when its on. Is this normal? Do I just proceed to unlock it?
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sarge363 said:
I installed ADB (Windows 7) has described in this forum. ADB recognizes my phone when the phone is on. When I load the bootloader to prepare to unlock it the serial number does not show like when its on. Is this normal? Do I just proceed to unlock it?
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You should not see it mounted unless you have it mounted. try running this command replacing blah with the file path to your adb file
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blah/blah/blah adb shell
If it works, you're golden. If not, troubleshoot
I set the environmental variables so I can just enter adb shell?
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sarge363 said:
I set the environmental variables so I can just enter adb shell?
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Um I'm not too great with windows and on a mac we just drag the adb file into our command prompt and it works =/ what I'm saying is I have no idea what you mean by environmental variables. Try it? If it doesn't tell you the phone isn't there but also doesn't say its starting the daemon then you have to enter everything.
Awesome I'll give it a shot when I get home.
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I tried adb shell and it says error: device not found. I've tried to update the drivers that i got from this thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=878786
Inside the x64 drivers there looks like there are 4 that might work:
Android_test
Android_usb
Android_winusb
Android_winusb2
I really dont understand what I'm doing wrong.
Edit: I entered the entire path and still nothing.
haha I got it. I was getting frustrated of trying to "play it safe" and said screw it. I just went ahead and entered fastboot oem unlock and it worked lol......
Rooted!!!
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Congrats
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so my iMac only recognizes my nexus 5 when i set it to camera storage, when i try to root, or unlock boot loader dab won't recognize it. This is my first mac, and i have no problem doing it with a windows computer. How do i get it to show up, are there drivers i'm missing?
nkdwpn said:
so my iMac only recognizes my nexus 5 when i set it to camera storage, when i try to root, or unlock boot loader dab won't recognize it. This is my first mac, and i have no problem doing it with a windows computer. How do i get it to show up, are there drivers i'm missing?
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Maybe its destined to be Cough Apple.
I have same problems too on my Mac Mini so what I did was download VirturalBox and ran windows 7 in a virtual enviroment
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Maybe its destined to be Cough Apple.
I have same problems too on my Mac Mini so what I did was download VirturalBox and ran windows 7 in a virtual enviroment
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You need to download Android File Transfer on macs. I actually find it better than windows since I don't have to fiddle with drivers to get adb and fastboot working.
aooga said:
You need to download Android File Transfer on macs. I actually find it better than windows since I don't have to fiddle with drivers to get adb and fastboot working.
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I did that already, it shows up, but adb won't work
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nkdwpn said:
I did that already, it shows up, but adb won't work
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Maybe it's because your mac is old? Whats the error?
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error: device not found
Is that it?
No bash is the error, maybe I have the wrong SDK? Or my coding is bad
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nkdwpn said:
No bash is the error, maybe I have the wrong SDK? Or my coding is bad
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You have to be in the directory where adb is and use ./adb instead of just adb.
I would really recommend using this tutorial and getting everything setup where you don't have to do that every time.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1917237
MTP is just horrible, it fails with the transfer everytime when I move large files and I also tried leaving the screen on. Is there any other way to transfer files or at least to fix this?
You could try via smb over wifi (a.k.a. windows shared folders) and a file manager on the phone that can connect to it
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andresrivas said:
You could try via smb over wifi (a.k.a. windows shared folders) and a file manager on the phone that can connect to it
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No other way to use the usb like other normal phones? :\
Eden3319 said:
No other way to use the usb like other normal phones? :\
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No, MTP is the only option in android with a cable
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MTP is just horrible, it fails with the transfer everytime when I move large files and I also tried leaving the screen on. Is there any other way to transfer files or at least to fix this?
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Do you have WiFi at home? You could try to use a file manager app such as Es File Explorer to send all your files over wireless.
bblzd said:
Do you have WiFi at home? You could try to use a file manager app such as Es File Explorer to send all your files over wireless.
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That's how I do it. Works like a charm.
Try myphoneexplorer
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I fixed it with an internet enabled file browser. Still... it's pretty stupid.
rootSU said:
No, MTP is the only option in android with a cable
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Not entirely true. You can push/pull files to/from the device with adb, while connected via USB.
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jss2 said:
Not entirely true. You can push/pull files to/from the device with adb, while connected via USB.
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Yes you're right but I guess I see that as a recovery-only solution
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As you can see in title I want to record screen without root, I don't want to hook it up to PC and then start recording only for 3 minutes long. I want to do longer than that and without PC and the app be free. Does anyone know an app that can do that or I need to be rooted ?
Unfortunately if you don't want to use ADB to record you need root.
Yes you have hope!
Take a look at this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2629723
I know it says you require adb but the command works perfectly even in the phone.
You'll need an app like Terminal Emulator to open up the console and type in the command.
No root required.
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KDB223 said:
Yes you have hope!
Take a look at this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2629723
I know it says you require adb but the command works perfectly even in the phone.
You'll need an app like Terminal Emulator to open up the console and type in the command.
No root required.
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OK cool thanks for thread, so I just have to put those commands into android terminal on phone and it will work ?
This is what I get when doing the commands
bublz654 said:
This is what I get when doing the commands
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Noooooooooooo... That's not what you do.
'adb' is for your PC ONLY.
Type whatever is there after 'adb shell'
For example, type 'screenrecord /sdcard/video.mp4'
See, the adb shell command on your PC allows you to control your Android's terminal FROM the PC.
Instead, you can simply type the commands after 'adb shell' into your Android's terminal.
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KDB223 said:
Noooooooooooo... That's not what you do.
'adb' is for your PC ONLY.
Type whatever is there after 'adb shell'
For example, type 'screenrecord /sdcard/video.mp4'
See, the adb shell command on your PC allows you to control your Android's terminal FROM the PC.
Instead, you can simply type the commands after 'adb shell' into your Android's terminal.
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Oh right OK. So I can do anything that has adb shell after it ? But I don't see adb shell in that tutorial
Oh never mind . that means I need to be hooked up to PC to record all the time. I don't want to be beside PC all the time trying to record
bublz654 said:
Oh never mind . that means I need to be hooked up to PC to record all the time. I don't want to be beside PC all the time trying to record
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No!
You don't seem to get my point.
Try this :
Open terminal, type the following -
screenrecord --time-limit 10 /sdcard/demo.mp4
This should record a 10 second long session from your screen and dump it into a video.
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KDB223 said:
No!
You don't seem to get my point.
Try this :
Open terminal, type the following -
screenrecord --time-limit 10 /sdcard/demo.mp4
This should record a 10 second long session from your screen and dump it into a video.
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10 sec long video. I'll be here forever trying to record games
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10 sec long video. I'll be here forever trying to record games
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I don't know the maximum allowed time, but if you don't type the '--time-limit' flag, its set to 3 mins by default.
Guess its impossible to record games if max time is limited to 3 mins. You got no choice other than rooting then.
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I don't know the maximum allowed time, but if you don't type the '--time-limit' flag, its set to 3 mins by default.
Guess its impossible to record games if max time is limited to 3 mins. You got no choice other than rooting then.
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Lol, when I do the command it saves a file but it says cannot play file. And the file is 0.00kb. I don't want to root now because of android L near. But thanks for help though