Introduction
For audio enthusiasts like myself, I found myself quite bummed that the GS6 didn’t support expandable storage. This means that I can only fit a fraction of my music library on my phone, and that really bugged me.
So I set out to find a way to connect my music library to my phone, and this tutorial will demonstrate how to do so. In other words, this tutorial will allow you to mount a windows share folder on your phone, either from within the same network, or even remotely! This means you can have your files accessible on your phone as though they are actually on your phone, from anywhere in the world (so long as you have internet of course) and effectively alleviate our limited device storage by 'fooling' our devices into thinking they have unlimited amounts of storage through these mounted folders.
This differs from other more common methods found in some file explorers with SMB (where they allow you to connect to a share), in that this way the folders will be mounted on your phone. Your phone will think that the folder is on it’s storage, which will allow you to use those files in any other app such as music players, video players, ebook readers, etc. Other apps like ES File Explorer etc don't allow this.
I will split this tutorial onto two sections, the first demonstrating how to mount a share on the same network. The second will demonstrate how to mount a share folder from a remote location (i.e from outside your network). The latter method will work with 3G and 4G, heck even G. I will provide screenshots throughout to make it as simple and straightforward as possible.
Requirements for Tutorial 1 (Mount a Share Folder Locally)
• Rooted phone
• Custom kernel with CIFS support (I recommend UniKernel v6 or newer if you're on a GS6, previous versions are unsupported)
• CifsManager
Requirements for Tutorial 2 (Mount a Share Folder Remotely)
• Rooted phone
• Custom kernel with CIFS support (I recommend UniKernel v6 or newer if you're on a GS6, previous versions are unsupported)
• CifsManager
• ConnectBot or similar SSH client
• SSH Server set up on computer with Share folders. My recommendation is freeSHHd
Prerequisite steps
The following steps will need to be carried out on your computer which will have the folder to be shared.
1. Locate or create a folder on your computer you would like to share.
2. Right click on the folder and select Properties. Select the Sharing tab and click Advanced Sharing.
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3. Check 'Share this folder'. You can open the Permissions screen to control permissions for certain users.
[Tutorial 1]Mount a Share Folder Locally
The idea behind this method is to simply connect directly to the shared folder over the local network, and mount it.
Having performed the prerequisite steps, carry on below.
1. Launch CifsManager and click Add New Share
2. At Share Path, enter the local IP of your computer, followed by a slash and the name of the shared folder. Your IP can be found in you network settings.
3. If your computer has a username and password, enter those, otherwise this step can be skipped. Notice that Mount Point should be auto filled. This is the location on your phone that the share folder’s contents will appear. In theory, you can change this to a location on the internal storage or SD Card.
4. Click Save Share
8. Your share will appear as below and you can simply click on it to mount it. If the grey dot changes to green, this signifies that the share has been successfully mounted and the files within the share will be accessible at the mount point location.
[Tutorial 2]Mount a Share Folder Remotely
The idea behind this method is that using an SSH server set up on your computer, you will be able to securely connect to your shares over the internet (remotely), and mount them of course.
Having performed the prerequisite steps, carry on below.
1. Set up your SSH Server. I won’t go into detail with this here, but this is a good tutorial to follow if you use freeSSHd. When creating a user though, ensure you tick 'Shell', 'SFTP', and 'Tunneling'. This is not specified in the tutorial, but Tunneling is important for what we want to do.
2. Once installed, and with a user created, ensure that local and remote port forwarding is enabled under the Tunneling tab, and that the port under the SSH tab is open on your router, and not being blocked by your firewall. I recommend leaving the port at 22 since most routers have this port already defined in their lists. You may need to open the port though though your router's web settings.
That should be it on your pc, move over to your phone for the remaining steps. You’ll be using ConnectBot to connect to the SSH server you just set up. You’ll need your username, password, and port number (22 by default) you specified in freeSSHd, as well as you Public IP this time, not your local IP. Just google ‘Public IP’ to get this.
3. Launch ConnectBot, and at the bottom of the screen ensure 'ssh' is selected
4. Enter your username, hostname, and port in the format shown in the above image
So for example, mine is similar to this '[email protected]:22'. Hostname is you public IP which you can find on google. Note, don't use you local IP here otherwise you won't be able to connect remotely to your server.
5. Click enter and you should be prompted to enter your password. Doing so should allow you to connect successfully.
6. Click More at the top of the screen, and select Port Forwards. Select More again and press Add port forward.
7. Enter a nickname of your choice
8. Ensure Local is selected under 'Type'
9. Under 'Source Port' enter a port above 1024. Mine is 5600. Remember this for CifsManager later. It must be above 1024 because of a limitation in Android.
10. Under destination, use the local IP (not public IP!) of your computer running the SSH server, followed by a colon and the port 445. At this step, the port 445 must be used.
11. Click Create Port Forward and it should be smooth sailing from here on out!
12. Launch CifsManager and Add a New Share
13. Under Share Path, enter "127.0.0.1/xxx", without the quotes and replacing xxx with your shared folder name.
14. Enter the username and password of your computer (not SSH server). The mount point should have been auto added. You can change this location if you wish
15. Under Options, write “port=xxx”, without the quotes. Replace xxx with the port number you used in the port forwarding step in ConnectBot (step 9)
16. Click Save Share and that’s it.
Try and mount a share by clicking on it, you should get a green dot meaning all went well. Now you can access your files throughout android, from any network. Note that you will need to be connected to your SSH Server in ConnectBot every time you want to mount a share remotely. Below you can see that I've successfully mounted my remote share, and in the status bar I have a ConnectBot instance running.
So after performing this tutorial, all you will need to do from now on is simply connect to your ssh server in ConnectBot and provide your password, back out of it, and click on your CifsManager share.
Hopefully you found this guide useful. If you have any troubles I'll try my best to help out. Thanks for reading!
A little bump to bring this to the top after relocating from the Galaxy S6 forums.
Related
Please read the whole guide once before trying. This will help in making the process easy as most of the parts are covered in detail.
1. Introduction:
You got a file in Windows PC and you intend to transfer it to your Android device. The most common way is that we connect the device to system via USB cable. However there are alternatives such as the Bluetooth or Wi-Fi. Bluetooth is a very slow method when compared to USB and Wi-Fi. So let us take Wi-Fi as the medium. Now let me first tell you various advantages and disadvantages regarding USB when compared with WI-Fi:
Disadvantages of USB v/s Wi-Fi
1. The phone should be near to the system = you being near the system too ---- This is avoided. All you need that the PC and device to be connected to the Wi-FI network
2. Cluttering of wires ---- Avoided
3. Drivers may have to be installed ---- No drivers needs to be installed
4. In a whole way, its not very productive ---- Oh very productive
Advantages - the only one is that files transfer speed is high ---- Yes. USB has a upper hand here. Wi-Fi transfer speed is low when compared. But the difference is just a few minutes. We can live with that
So excited to start using the Wi-Fi method? Then make sure you meet the requirements.
2. Requirements:
1. Wi-Fi router - PC should be connected to this either through LAN/ Wi-Fi
2. Install ES File Explorer in your Android device (you can try other file explorers like FX File Explorer, Solid Explorer, Astro File manager). The methodology for other apps are quite similar. I will take ES File Explorer as example as I have found it to be simple and fast.
3. Windows PC with 2000/XP/Vista/7/8 (I have not tested in Windows 8 personally)
4. Administrative access for Windows PC
3. Steps:
Step 1. Install ES File Explorer
Step 2. Find IP Address, make static IP and find system name [optional]
i. Find your IP address - to do this follow the steps as below:
a. Start -> Run (or press Windows key + R)
b. Type "ncpa.cpl" (without quotes) and press enter
c. You will see the Network Connections now
d. Identify the one which is connected to the Wi-Fi router. It will be either the LAN adapter or Wireless adapter. In my case it is the Wireless adapter.
e. Double click on the connection
f. Click on details and here note down the IPv4 Address. Also make not of IPv4 Subnet Mask, Default Gateway and DNS Server.
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ii. If you are going by IP address method then it is better yet to make the IP address as static [thank you kjplasma for the tip].
An static IP address means that your system will be having the same IP address all the time and will not be changed anytime later by the router. To set static IP address:
a. Go to Network Connections
b. Double click on the connection
c. Click on properties
d. Double click on - Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) and fill up the IP address as you have noted them down above.
e. Click on OK for all dialogue boxes.
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iii. You can even make note of the system name by checking the properties of “My Computer”. To do this:
a. Go to Start - Right click on My Computer [Shortcut -> Windows + Pause/Break]
b. You can find the computer name under "Computer name, domain, and workgroup settings"
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If your going by this method then it is not necessary to note down or change the IP address. However I feel that tracking your system through IP address in ES File Explorer is much more efficient and fool proof. Either the system name or IP address its okay.
Step 3.a. Windows 2000 PC
i. Open ES File Explorer in your device
ii. On top right corner tap on "Local" - select LAN
iii. Tap on "New"
iv. Here you can either scan for your system or Click on Server
v. Here in server field type the IP address (that is IPv4 Address) or the system name
vi. Type in the Username and Password which you use to access your Windows PC
vii. Give a name under "Display as" for easy identification
viii. Tap on OK.
ix. Now you will see an laptop with globe icon. Tap on it and you will see all your files/folder of the system there.
Step 3.b. Windows XP PC:
i. Firstly you will need to enable Guest account by going to Control Panel – User Accounts – Guest Account – Click on "Turn on Guest account". This is because there is no other way I found to access the files in Windows XP in Android device with actual user name and password.
ii. Share the drives or folder you want to access [Refer the Reference Note 1 below to know how to share a folder]
iii. Open ES File Explorer in your device
iv. On top right corner tap on "Local" - select LAN
v. Tap on "New"
vi. Here you can either scan for your system or Click on Server
vii. Here in server field type the IP address (that is IPv4 Address) or the system name
viii. Type in the Username and Password which you use to access your Windows PC
ix. Give a name under "Display as" for easy identification
x. Tap on OK.
xi. Now you will see an laptop with globe icon. Tap on it and you will see all your shared files/folder of the system there.
Step 3.c. Windows Vista/7/8 PC:
i. Share the drives or folder you want to access [Refer the Reference Note 1 below to know how to share a folder]
ii. Open ES File Explorer in your device
iii. On top right corner tap on "Local" - select LAN
iv. Tap on "New"
v. Here you can either scan for your system or Click on Server
vi. Here in server field type the IP address (that is IPv4 Address) or the system name
vii. Type in the Username and Password which you use to access your Windows PC
viii. Give a name under "Display as" for easy identification
ix. Tap on OK.
x. Now you will see an laptop with globe icon. Tap on it and you will see all your shared files/folder of the system there.
Note: If you are using blank password for logging into windows then follow the steps below:
a. Run - gpedit.msc to access Group Policies
b. Navigate to Computer Configuration -> Windows Settings -> Security Settings -> Local Policies -> Security Options
c. Find -> Account: Limit local account use of blank passwords to console logon only
d. Double click on it and select "disable"
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4. Reference Note 1 - How to share folders:
On Windows XP:
a. Right click on the folder you want to share
b. Go to the sharing tab
c. Click the "If you understand the risk but still want to share the folder, click here"
d. Under "Network Sharing and Security" tick on "Share this folder on the network" and also on "Allow network users to change my files"
e. Click OK
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On Windows Vista/7/8:
a. Right click on the folder you want to share
b. Go to the sharing tab
c. Click on "Advanced Sharing"
d. In the next dialog box tick on "Share the folder"
e. Click on "Permissions" and tick on all the checkboxes under allow.
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5. Troubleshooting:
1 - The "Login Error"
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You might get a login error at times. It happens highly when you use the computer name instead of the IP address and sometimes the error pops up even when using the IP address. You can try the below troubleshooting steps:
a. Delete the connection entry
b. Make a new entry and use the IP address this time
c. If the problem still persists, then try opening it 5-6 times repeatedly by ignoring the error.
d. If the problem still persist, then delete the connection, exit ES File Explorer completely and create a new connection again by using the IP address. This time it should work.
I feel this is a bug in the app. Hope it will be fixed in future.
Note - I was using ES File Explorer before FX File Explorer came to play store. Later after trying FX File Explorer, it had not given any error at all and hence its much more reliable. But for that you will have to pay as the app is out of beta.
2 - Wrong Username/Password even when entering the correct one
This usually happens if you put the system name instead of the IP address in the app. What you can do delete the entry and then close the app and reopen it and try a new connection with the IP address itself as this will solve the issue.
6. Useful tips:
1: You can increase the transfer speed by moving near to the router. The closer you are to the router the higher speed you gain.
2: You can even make shortcut of the folder in the network and place them on the home screen of the app. Do to that on ES File Explorer simply long press on the folder and choose "Add to server list".
7. Other Notes:
1: Please note that no internet connection is required to make this possible. Everything is done through the local network. Take out the idea from your mind that Wi-Fi is only for internet.
2: There are various other apps like KiesAir, AirDroid. But that will require you to be near the PC and access the files through a WebUI. But the guide which I have laid out here works from PC to device directly. You can sit at your living room, kitchen or bedroom or where you like within the Wi-Fi network and you are good to go.
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Hope you find this guide useful. Please leave feedback and do post here for queries. Thanks!
Thank you Sun90, Bala_Gamer for heads up and others who responded for making this guide even better.
PS. Too bad that FX File Explorer network module is being made as a paid add-on. This was expected as the app is not of beta. Still it an awesome file explorer. Worth buying those add-ons.
Change log:
v0.1 [21-Sep-12]
-Initial guide
v0.2 [22-Sep-12]
-Changed app from FX File Explorer to ES File Explorer
-Made the guide even more detailed
-Added more screen shots
-Added troubleshooting
-A step closer to Noob-Proof guide
nice guide dude... keep them coming
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windows 2000 ? epic
this will be a very usefull guide for sure ma8, especially for people with USB connectivity issues
Good work once again:good:
bala_gamer said:
nice guide dude... keep them coming
edit:
windows 2000 ? epic
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I got my server in office at my place with Windows 2000 actually its so insecure that it does not even need proper authentication.
Sun90 said:
this will be a very usefull guide for sure ma8, especially for people with USB connectivity issues
Good work once again:good:
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Yup. Or even lazy to sit by the PC for people like me
Nice guide harsha......But Windows 2000...ROFL
Made the guide a bit detailed and added screenshots. Hope this helps in making it noob proof.
Hello there,
i have an PC which is connected to plasma TV for movies. Also have Laptop.
I successful connected them to personal network since the Windows 7 sharing is a bit confusing than to XP.
I had to to add "Everyone" with permissions. Also had to add permission to the folders properties (Security tab).
So now i have access to the shared folder with read/write permissions, and it's working like a charm.
Than i tried this guide and can work it out. I've added static private/unreal IP and still have internet and network access to the shared folder.
But when try to add sever it returns error "Cannot find the server".
I've tried every possible way (with and without checked anonymous box also with/without domain, display as, ip/shared folder and so on) and nothing. Than i turn off windows firewall and still nothing.. any ideas?
soadfan said:
Hello there,
i have an PC which is connected to plasma TV for movies. Also have Laptop.
I successful connected them to personal network since the Windows 7 sharing is a bit confusing than to XP.
I had to to add "Everyone" with permissions. Also had to add permission to the folders properties (Security tab).
So now i have access to the shared folder with read/write permissions, and it's working like a charm.
Than i tried this guide and can work it out. I've added static private/unreal IP and still have internet and network access to the shared folder.
But when try to add sever it returns error "Cannot find the server".
I've tried every possible way (with and without checked anonymous box also with/without domain, display as, ip/shared folder and so on) and nothing. Than i turn off windows firewall and still nothing.. any ideas?
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Hey. Kindly read the thread u linked below. Someone else might have already had an issue like yours and for a solution in that thread. Let me know if you still not able to get it work. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1896999
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Harsha Raj said:
Hey. Kindly read the thread u linked below. Someone else might have already had an issue like yours and for a solution in that thread. Let me know if you still not able to get it work. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1896999
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Nope, no solution atm
Both PCs running 32 bit Windows 7 Ultimate
THIS is the router.
Phone is HTC Vision, running ICS Mimicry 1.5
EDIT: Upgraded router firmware to the latest version with no effect
EDIT2: Tried to set static ip for phone, different from PCs IPs > internet disappear. Rollback to DHCP and suddenly everything start working.
Thanks for this awesome tutorial, now I can enjoy my media library on my android without having to buy expensive router and "Stream" it through DLNA.
nice guide, i've used airdroid in the past, which is fairly easy - but this seems like a more secure way to transfer files.
Hi everyone!
I used ES File Explorer with my Xperia Z3 and Windows 10 desktop PC and all worked well. My PC failed so I purchased a new laptop and now I cannot get ES File Explorer to see the new laptop. I checked the server's IP address using Windows 10 settings > Network and Internet and can see the IPv4 address and also another quad number for IPv4 Servers and have tried both.
I also checked the username and I am very sure it is the email address that I use to log on to Windows 10. I also tried the Anonymous setting but nothing works. I get the screen stating login failed, WLAN is off, SMB server is out of network scope etc.
I think Kaspersky manages my firewall but I am not experienced enough to play with those settings. I will keep searching but any advice is much appreciated!
Edit :- I found the solution here.
https://techjourney.net/cannot-conn...-network-shares-shared-folders-in-windows-10/
Ofiaich
See the full post above...
This solution worked a few times on both my Xperia Z3 mobile and Xperia Z2 Tablet, but now doesn't!
emailed the developer of ES File Explorer and awaiting a response..
ofiaich
Draft of Tutorial for FTP FIle sharing
TUTORIAL: FTP File Sharing for Macs & Androids
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
I find that for many Mac users, the instructions given within these forums for file sharing between their computers and their Android phones are quite sparse and oftentimes confusing. Mac users use different terminology and generally, are less comfortable with Terminal command line instructions than are PC users. That is not, by any means, intended to disparage Mac users. By anyone's standards, for instance, I would be considered a "power user" or even a techno-geek, yet even I found terms and phrases such as "flashing roms" and "RUU's" confusing! So, this little guide should help any Mac user who is trying to get files from his Mac computer to his Android phone, and visa versa.
What will most confound most Mac users, who are very much used to their devices being "plug and play", is why they can't just plug their Android phone into their computer and have the phone mount like any other drive on their desktop? The problem, of course, is that Mac OS X currently does not support Media Transfer Protocol, or MTP. So, when they plug their Android phones into their computers using a standard USB connection, their Macs cannot "see" the drives.
So, it has been suggested to many of us that we use a program, such as Android FIle Transfer, which uses a different protocol, AFT, to mount our Android phones onto our Macs. The problem is that Android File Transfer, a free download, is oftentimes unreliable and will fail to mount the phone as a drive on the computer. To make matters worse, HTC phones, such as the HTC One, by default will launch a program called, "HTC Sync Manager" which actually will keep the Android FIle Transfer program from mounting the drive.
So, what's a Mac user to do for reliable transfers of information from his Mac to his Android? For small files, such as documents, Dropbox and Google work really well, and their intuitive interface makes them a handy resource for Mac users. But the larger files, such as custom ROM's, firmware updating, and yes, those pesky "RUU's" that need to be installed directly on the Android's sd card pose a real problem.
THE SOLUTION
The Mac user will first need to install the proper "tools" onto his respective devices. On his Android, he will need to install (i.e. not "flash") a FIle Manager, such as ES File Explorer. On his computer, running some variant of Mac OS X, he will need to install an ftp client. I use and recommend a program called, "Transmit", but there are others that will work as well. The ES File Explorer program is available for download at the Google Play Store, and the Transmit app is available from the Mac App Store.
Once these tools have been installed on their respective devices, the Mac user will need to go to his System Preferences and open up the Sharing CP. Both "File Sharing" and "Remote Login" must be checked. Then he should got to Settings on his phone and then to the Developer Options within Settings and select "USB debugging".
Next, he will to make sure that both of his devices are connected to the same WiFi network. On the Mac, WiFi is enabled in the Network CP and on the phone it is enabled under "settings".
Then he will need to open up ES File Explorer on his Android and navigate to Tools. He must click on Tools and then scroll down to "Remote Manager". He will select "Remote Manager", and he should see a screen that says, "Network Status" followed by the name of his WiFi network. Underneath the blue symbol for WiFi will be the statement, "you can manage your device through your PC after you turn on the service." He should click on the button just below that statement. The button will say, "Turn On".
Okay, the setup is nearly complete! Now that the user has enabled WiFi access on his phone, an ftp address will appear just below the blue WiFi symbol with the instruction to, "input the address on your computer". The ftp address will look something like this:
XXX:XXX.X.XX:4038
Now the user will launch the application, Transmit, and select FTP from the drop down menus. A dialog box will appear that will ask for the server, user name, password, initial path, port and type of ftp that he wishes to use. Using our sample ftp address, he should fill out the box as follows:
Server: XXX:XXX.X.XX
User Name: Joe Smith's HTC One [name should match name that was assigned to the phone at setup]
Password: XXXXX [i.e. the password or numerical passcode that is used to unlock the phone at startup]
Initial Path - [leave blank]
Port: 4038 [the last 4 digits of phone's assigned ftp address, i.e. the ones that followed the colon]
FTP: - just select this first option for the type of ftp.
Then he will click the "Connect" button that is at the bottom of this window, and if the application has been configured correctly, he should see a list of all of the files and folders contained in the home directory on his Mac on the left side of the window. On the right will be all of the folders and files that reside on his phone. Now, with a simple drag and drop interface, he can drag files left to right to move files from his computer to his phone, and right to left to move files from his phone to his computer.
This simple, elegant solution to file transfers is perfect, and transfers over ftp are generally very quick. The user will even get a notification when each of his file transfers is complete.
I hope this tutorial helps. Please let me know if it has helped you as well as whether you need additional information.
Just to clarify a few things.
- INTERNAL FORMAT.
- will turn your old internal sdcard storage space into regular internal storage space. (meaning it will not show up as an sdcard anymore but will still be available for the phone to use as regular internal storage)
- will encrypt your sdcard. (meaning it will no longer work on other devices) (this sux because ppl use it for backup but i have a fix)
- your new sdcard will appear as an internal sdcard (replacing the default one created using internal storage)(this means it's automatically used and supported by all apps, not just those with custom sdcard settings)
- EXTERNAL FORMAT.
- will function much like sdcard did in android 5.0.
- some builds are experiencing write permission errors. (cm13 for example most apps won't be able to use external card making it almost useless)(es file explorer and many root apps may still work.
If I missed any of the main functionally changes please let me know and i'll update accordingly.
- Solution to the "I want a backup for my data in case my phone breaks, but i like the idea of the internal storage feature."
- The solution i've come up with is a handly little app called syncme wireless.
- Steps to setup SyncMe Wireless to regularly backup your sdcard data onto a PC. (you can also use cloud devices but i am opposed to cloud services so i'll be showing this method here)
- Since i think windows is most popular and it's what i'm on i'll use it as an example. There are many exhaustive file sharing guides for setting up your permissions for network share on the internet available already so I will not be exhaustive, i'll just include basic setup instructions.
1. create a folder you can access easily, the desktop is a good place for it if you don't have administrator rights.
2. right click the folder click share with - > specific people. (if sharing is disabled enable it)
3. make sure you have read and write access. (the windows account you have the password to)
4. once folder is shared install syncme wireless on android device.
5. on windows device push windows key + r at the same time or go to start menu and click run.
6. type cmd and ok.
7. in command prompt type ipconfig.
8. make a note of your computers IP address. (it's ok if your dchp server changes your ips and it's not static syncme will take a note of your mac address and use that to identify your pc in the future after first connect)
9. open syncme wireless on your android device.
10. click ad computer.
11. your computer may show up automatically, if not click the menu icon and click add computer again, here you can manually add your computers ip address. (this is because some routers block scanning)
12. Click on User and type your WINDOWS LOGIN USERNAME that has permission to access the files on your pc.
13. click password and type your WINDOWS LOGIN PASSWORD that applies to the username you used.
14. once your computer is setup the rest is pretty self explanatory, click on the setup computer to add a sync folder, you can sync everything or just specific folders. You can set it to run at night when you're sleeping every night so you always have an sdcard backup on your computer, and if something happens to your phone you can reformat your card and copy the files back.
15. you can manually run folder pairs as well by clicking the folder pair and clicking run. I use this to send files to my phone over wifi, just add files to a folder that is setup in a pair, then run that folder pair sync, and the files will show up on your phone without having to plug in cables.
any suggestions or requests for help i'll try to add and respond to asap but I am not on here every day. Just wanted to help people solve the issue i had with cm 13 so more people can get into using it as a daily driver and support its development.
There are many useful applications on the market that can transfer photos between your S8+ and computer. However, most of them require payment or additional software on your computer. If you don’t want to spend money or install applications on your pc, then here’s AirMore for you. This can be accessible with Mozilla, Chrome, and Safari browsers.
AirMore is an online application that allows you to transfer files between Android/iOS and computer for free. Plus, it serves as an alternative to any phone manager because aside from exporting, you can import, delete, and organize your files [i.e. photos, music, videos, and documents]. All of these are done wirelessly. And while other sharing apps compress your file, the app maintains the original resolution of your pictures or videos. Meaning, what you have on your phone will be moved to your computer as is. Regardless of these useful functions, it has a very user friendly interface. This made the app a good choice for everyone. So, without further ado, here’s the step-by-step process on how you can copy photos from S8+ to computer.
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Steps:
Search for AirMore on the Google Play Store and install it on your S8+. Open the program and proceed to step 2.
On your browser, navigate to the web address shown on your phone. Launch the application by clicking “Launch AirMore Web to Connect”.
Connect your phone by QR code or radar function. Make sure that your phone and computer are connected to the same network.
Scan QR code. On the mobile app, click the blue “Scan to connect” button. Scan the QR code on your browser using your phone’s camera.
Radar. On your browser, click on “Radar”. (Note: Keep the AirMore app open on your phone.) Your computer will scan for devices connected on the same network. Select your device and click on that. Press “Accept” on your Android.
Proceed to “Pictures” and then choose the photos you want to transfer. You will see a blue check on the file you selected. Hit “Export” to save it to your pc.
Additional info: You can move all your pictures at once by clicking on “Select All" and hitting the “Export” button. The app will download the file as a ZIP format.
When you’re done, click the home icon and then press the disconnect button.
Hi,
Read your above. Seems like a long winded way to transfer photos/files etc.?
Thus is what i do....
In device /phone, i select a photo/photos and choose "share" and send it via Bluetooth to my pc /laptop. That's all.
Takes like 10 /20 seconds to do. . !
No cables, fast etc.
Plse note..
My device bluetooth is always on. Otherwise switch bluetooth on.)
Alternative
i just connect my phone to laptop. using C /Usb cable etc
Click on my phone , visible in C drive (Laptop)
I normally just drag and drop
files /photos /music /videos.
,or i edit copy etc)
No 3rd party software or apps needed.!
Anyway, good luck with your method.
wow, it is really an easy way to transfer files like photos, I like it.
Very easy way to transfer images from mobile to PC, just connect your mobile with PC, and transfer.
This is one of the stupidest posts I've ever seen, all you need to do is plug the usb c cable into your pc. Me thinks the dude is just advertising his app.
USB FTW
ggrant3876 said:
This is one of the stupidest posts I've ever seen, all you need to do is plug the usb c cable into your pc. Me thinks the dude is just advertising his app.
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Not being stupid, but I think this poster is just trying to promote this app
This looks like a 100% rip off of the app AirDroid as well.
It serves it's purpose at times, I do use it here and there (mac android file transfer sucks something awful, thanks google)
Looks like pure advertising to me.
Sent telepathically
I just back up my photos using Google photo, have google drive installed on my PC, files are now available on PC, didn't do anything.
pvoveris said:
I just back up my photos using Google photo, have google drive installed on my PC, files are now available on PC, didn't do anything.
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Exactly... why fiddle with cables or applications? I did not even install google drive on my pc. I just browse to photos.google.com to acces my pictures on my pc....which is actually almost never...
Same goes for other files of backups... everything is backed up by Google and/or Samsung.
duixian said:
About How to Transfer Photos from Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus to Computer, most photos can be easily transfered to computer via USB Cable in MTP connecting mode. But for some photos, we can't transfer in that way. Therefore, we need a third-party program to help us get access to them and export them to computer for backup.
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In all my years using Android i never had such a issue (with photos) as what you are describing?
" some photos... we need third-party program...? "
I just connect phone to pc and copy and paste, vice versa.!
Either it be, photos, videos, documents music
data folder etc.
jabberwock said:
Exactly... why fiddle with cables or applications? I did not even install google drive on my pc. I just browse to photos.google.com to acces my pictures on my pc....which is actually almost never...
Same goes for other files of backups... everything is backed up by Google and/or Samsung.
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Some of us have to take photos for our jobs that cannot be uploaded to another companies servers lol.
Who is transfering photos manually in 2017? Just use dropbox or such cloud service. First, it is all done automatically, second, you have a backup on cloud if anything happens, third, you don't have to think about it.... And USB cable? How quaint...
op mistakes this forum for an iphoo forum, which would make more sense over there. there's a billion ways to move files on android.
i perfer to have tasker auto run folderSync ever night, only when the screen is off and phone is wireless charging, else wait and check conditions again in another hour.
once foldersync gets to run, it moves all files from certain folders to my pc's ftp server (all inside local networked so my naked pics dont get out in the wild, again! ).
the pc has an auto pic resizer script which makes copies and resizes and renames the transferred pictures, foldersync download these smaller pics back onto the phone, so i can still view my recent pics but without the 5mb per picture space wasting part. then pictures can be deleted on the phone if required.
simple
Wait! This phone takes pictures?! WTF wouldve guessed that!!
This post isn't even a question. It shouldn't be in this section.
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Yep, just USB-C to PC, open This PC, double click phone, then sd card, drag, drop DCIM folder to desktop or wherever.
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So I reside in India and have recently bought a Bravia which runs on Android 11.
But the problem is that it has no built-in default file manager app
Like when I install PPSSPP v1.13.1, the emulator wants me to choose a directory and that's where I'm stuck.
Same goes for Lemuroid emulator. (Latest from F-Droid)
To simplify, if I want to manage storage I use FX File Manager but can't access to Android/Data or Android/Obb folder and there's no default or stock file manager app to grant the access from.
Any solution??
mix explorer works perfectly
ichyb3ll said:
So I reside in India and have recently bought a Bravia which runs on Android 11.
But the problem is that it has no built-in default file manager app
Like when I install PPSSPP v1.13.1, the emulator wants me to choose a directory and that's where I'm stuck.
Same goes for Lemuroid emulator. (Latest from F-Droid)
To simplify, if I want to manage storage I use FX File Manager but can't access to Android/Data or Android/Obb folder and there's no default or stock file manager app to grant the access from.
Any solution??
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I am facing issue on my tcl Google TV. Can you find solution
mix explorer works perfectly
its like you dont want to read the solution
PuckBass said:
mix explorer works perfectly
its like you dont want to read the solution
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I have also tried the mix explorer. But it has the same issue.
When i connect my mobile to google tv via usb,it soesnt show my mobile content on tv
I have the same problem . PPSSPP displays a message that it cannot use the file management application. PPSSPP does not allow you to open and view directories. PPSSPP cannot see the ISO files already uploaded to the disk.
Same issue with Chromecast with Google TV after updated to Android 12 - it has no default file manager so there is no way to grant permission to access Android/data!
seriosuly people the solution keep being posted and you guys chose to ignore it ...
and people need to stop with the updates to android 12 broke something.
IT DID NOT!
https://mixplorer.com/ = open source file explorer that does EVERYTHING !
PuckBass said:
seriosuly people the solution keep being posted and you guys chose to ignore it ...
and people need to stop with the updates to android 12 broke something.
IT DID NOT!
https://mixplorer.com/ = open source file explorer that does EVERYTHING !
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I have the same problem on my Chromecast with Google TV (HD) with Android 12. The application (John Data Sync for John GBC/GBA emulator) needs access to the emulators folder but when i tap the assign button (to search for it) it does not open any file manager and shows this error: "You don't have an app that can do this".
I've tried multiple file managers, including Mixplorer, but it can't open any of them. I suspect the problem is that the OS doesn't have any file manager setted as default. It doesn't open any chooser and I have no idea how to set it. Maybe from adb?
I don't think it's a permission problem since the file managers do have access to the data folders when i open them. The problem is the other apps can't "launch" or even find them.
Any ideas? Thanks
i have to do the same with psppp & no problem.
PuckBass said:
i have to do the same with psppp & no problem.
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Are you doing this specifically on Chromecast with Google TV 4k? Because as others are saying "default file selector" is not present on that device, therefore loophole to enable access doesn't work.
I'm sure there are other Google TV devices out there and OEMs might have added some flavour to them. allowing this.
I've attach photo as proof that MiXplorer doesn't work on CCWGT
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Kewzyx said:
I have the same problem on my Chromecast with Google TV (HD) with Android 12. The application (John Data Sync for John GBC/GBA emulator) needs access to the emulators folder but when i tap the assign button (to search for it) it does not open any file manager and shows this error: "You don't have an app that can do this".
I've tried multiple file managers, including Mixplorer, but it can't open any of them. I suspect the problem is that the OS doesn't have any file manager setted as default. It doesn't open any chooser and I have no idea how to set it. Maybe from adb?
I don't think it's a permission problem since the file managers do have access to the data folders when i open them. The problem is the other apps can't "launch" or even find them.
Any ideas? Thanks
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LTgoodevil said:
Are you doing this specifically on Chromecast with Google TV 4k? Because as others are saying "default file selector" is not present on that device, therefore loophole to enable access doesn't work.
I'm sure there are other Google TV devices out there and OEMs might have added some flavour to them. allowing this.
I've attach photo as proof that MiXplorer doesn't work on CCWGT
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Indeed, the way Google manages storage on newer android versions, particularly 12 and 13, does make things like this more difficult if not impossible. Even before then, in Android 11 there had been an increasing dependency on native file manager components, and to your points this may vary depending on how the OEM handles things so there is not always a clean line between Android versions. In newer versions, if people disable their native file manager they may then have problems with other file managers such as MiXplorer or even core functions of the OS. It stands to reason that if the native file manager was removed there would be similar problems, and it seems as if this is the situation some of you are in. Unfortunately the workarounds which grant access to various storage locations in third-party file managers (the creation of document providers) requires those native components. Those who can add document providers but still have issues accessing locations could then try the workarounds which you may have already heard in the MiX thread. https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/mixplorer-q-a-and-faq-user-manual.3308582/post-87626419
Disclaimer: although I maintain the MiXplorer FAQ I am not here to advertise it, just doing some cross pollinating between threads since there is common interest between those who want more access on their Google devices and those who use MiXplorer.
PuckBass said:
seriosuly people the solution keep being posted and you guys chose to ignore it ...
and people need to stop with the updates to android 12 broke something.
IT DID NOT!
https://mixplorer.com/ = open source file explorer that does EVERYTHING !
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With all due respect, in addition to sharing inaccurate information about expectations in new versions of android on Google TV devices (and the subsequent need for native file explorer components) you have also falsely stated that MiXplorer is open source. As explained in various supporting resources for MiXplorer it is closed source.
As to not updating to android 12 or 13, for the time being that's what I'm doing but not everybody has a choice and at a certain point it does become beneficial to upgrade the OS for security and compatibility reasons. It is understandable and reasonable that people would find this problematic and seek workarounds.
Disclaimer: although I maintain the MiXplorer FAQ I do not represent the app or the developer nor do I have any elevated standing here at XDA, so just as a person I say: someone who is telling others to read posted solutions should do better at reading information themselves so as not to spread inaccurate misinformation.
IronTechmonkey said:
Unfortunately the workarounds which grant access to various storage locations in third-party file managers (the creation of document providers) requires those native components. Those who can add document providers but still have issues accessing locations could then try the workarounds which you may have already heard in the MiX thread. https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/mixplorer-q-a-and-faq-user-manual.3308582/post-87626419
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I wasn't sure from your post if things should work with workaround without native file manager or not so I tried on my CCWGTV.
Sadly it doesn't work - executing document provider step from both workarounds results in "You don't have app that can do this"
LTgoodevil said:
I wasn't sure from your post if things should work with workaround without native file manager or not so I tried on my CCWGTV.
Sadly it doesn't work - executing document provider step from both workarounds results in "You don't have app that can do this"
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My post was intended to share that even in file managers with advanced capabilities it may not be possible to work around the absence of a native file manager. The workarounds were provided for those who are able to create a document provider but then cannot access the location (in MiXplorer). If you cannot even create the document provider then you may be stuck... as you and others have found out. I've never heard of a workaround for this and would imagine that any workaround would involve some system tweaks. This certainly does not mean they don't exist, which is why I posted here so if anyone shares a solution here I could share it in the MiX thread. Maybe there is some other thread or Forum where people are hacking away at this.
IronTechmonkey said:
My post was intended to share that even in file managers with advanced capabilities it may not be possible to work around the absence of a native file manager. The workarounds were provided for those who are able to create a document provider but then cannot access the location (in MiXplorer). If you cannot even create the document provider then you may be stuck... as you and others have found out. I've never heard of a workaround for this and would imagine that any workaround would involve some system tweaks. This certainly does not mean they don't exist, which is why I posted here so if anyone shares a solution here I could share it in the MiX thread. Maybe there is some other thread or Forum where people are hacking away at this.
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I'm having the same issue on Chromecast 4. Have you found any workaround to access Android/data folder? I've tried to install File application from other device. It's installed and when I try to access Android/data now it shows the popup with question which app to use and there's this File application is listed. But when I select it, it doesn't start the application at all and I can't select the right directory.
PetrozPL said:
I'm having the same issue on Chromecast 4. Have you found any workaround to access Android/data folder? I've tried to install File application from other device. It's installed and when I try to access Android/data now it shows the popup with question which app to use and there's this File application is listed. But when I select it, it doesn't start the application at all and I can't select the right directory.
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I popped in here after hearing about this in the MiXplorer thread. but I'm not in position to need or be able to test any workarounds on my rooted moto devices nor have I heard of any workarounds.
ichyb3ll said:
So I reside in India and have recently bought a Bravia which runs on Android 11.
But the problem is that it has no built-in default file manager app
Like when I install PPSSPP v1.13.1, the emulator wants me to choose a directory and that's where I'm stuck.
Same goes for Lemuroid emulator. (Latest from F-Droid)
To simplify, if I want to manage storage I use FX File Manager but can't access to Android/Data or Android/Obb folder and there's no default or stock file manager app to grant the access from.
Any solution??
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if you just want to access the files or install apks, you can use ADB or terminal emulator to manage the files as an alternative.
I'm having the same issue as well. It won't let me choose a custom folder for storing PSP files. Tried different things but nothing worked.