I'm trying to copy over a Top Gear episode - it's 1.59GB. Explorer crashes.
Just copied over a 188MB video and it's fine. Took about 15 seconds. What gives? BTW I'm copying to the internal 16GB of memory instead of the external SD card because the r/w speed is way faster. Last resort I'll copy over the 1.59GB file to my Class 2 MicroSD
Tried renaming the extension it from .mkv to .avi(extension that worked on the 188mb file) and still crashes.
There's 10GB left on the TF(so not a space issue)
--> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bATmmM2BawM
update:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDiP3ID3fjg
wow... it works when I connected it to one of my Windows 7 VMs in VMWare.
Furthermore: I just copied over a 2.05GB movie file from my collection on the host pc(wanted to see if a different large file would cause it to crash). So what's up with this Top Gear episode???? Windows never fails to amuse me...
Did you find a solution to the problem? I'm experiencing exactly the same problem on my Acer Iconia A500 tablet. Also with an Top Gear episode.
Could it have something to do with NTFS vs FAT32 file systems? I don't know what the TF uses, but I assume it is FAT32. Just a thought.
Gawd knows what makes Explorer crash when trying to transfer MKV to the GS2, but I solved it by using Directory Opus instead of Explorer. Everything is then fine.
I wish someone could explain it to me, though. It makes no sense!
you can also rename mkv to avi
Purchased a Wifi 32GB Xoom yesterday but wondering how to trasnfer video files onto it, I have it plugged into my laptop but it simply tells me that the format isn't compatible (AVI) how can I get these on my Xoom so I can use Rockplayer?
You're just transferring as if it's a hard drive, right. I put some mp4 and m4a files on mine using windows 7....it said they might not play and was I sure I wanted to go ahead so I just hit 'transfer anyway' and all was good.
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I'm using XP at the moment (work laptop) it doesn't come up as a hard drive it comes up as a "media device" and it won't allow me to copy those file over....
I don't know what the deal is. Connected with the stock cord as an MTP device. I keep getting an error that windows explorer has stopped working whenever I try to put a movie on the micro sd card or the internal storage.
Files transfers are painfully slow and I really don't want to have to eject the sd card every time. And then put it back in and transfer from sd card to internal storage.
Am I missing something here? I have the drivers installed and I can see the tf300 in "my computer". And can access it, its just when I go to transfer something.
Can you push it through adb?
prototype7 said:
Can you push it through adb?
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I'm a complete noob when it comes to ADB.
I have always avoided it. Right now I am using the SD card swap around method. I assume it should work under MTP with windows explorer right?
you can transfer thru wifi but of course it's slower.
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you can transfer thru wifi but of course it's slower.
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Yah with multiple gigs I think its faster to use the sd card.
I've had the same problem when transferring large files over 1gb. I think this problem is due to the very low write and read speed in the tablet.
I was encountering problems when copying directly from a network share to my tablet/SD card, but when I copied the files to my PC first, and then to my tablet it worked fine.
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I was encountering problems when copying directly from a network share to my tablet/SD card, but when I copied the files to my PC first, and then to my tablet it worked fine.
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Thanks I think I also only tried from a network share. I'll have to transfer it to my pc first and try that.
Are you ripping dvds and putting them on the tablet? If so, I am struggling with getting a playable file. I have been using Handbrake and tried every setting. There are many posts of people doing it and even when I follow their settings the file comes out scrambled. Anyone have a tried and true app or method?
TIA
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Did transferring to the computer then the SD card work ok? Right now I have a 16 gig SD card and Im trying to transfer a 4.5 gig .m2ts video file from a portable hard drive and I get the message that the SD card is too small even though theres 10 gigs left.
I think the network share thing was the issue. I just plugged in and transferred some files that were local and it went fine.
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Did transferring to the computer then the SD card work ok? Right now I have a 16 gig SD card and Im trying to transfer a 4.5 gig .m2ts video file from a portable hard drive and I get the message that the SD card is too small even though theres 10 gigs left.
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The sdcard is probably formatted in fat32. Which has a max file limit size of 4gb's. Last night I had to trim the credits off of a movie to get it to just fit under the limit.
looks like you guys have a lot of big files,
i honestly rarely have a file bigger than 2GB, except for some installer-files (like microsoft windows, adobe creative suite)
for movies my files are usually under 1GB
Looks like I spoke too soon. Some PDF files worked through explorer. But even from a local drive I tried one 2.5gb MKV and I got the same error. Kind of annoying but oh well I can deal with it.
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Looks like I spoke too soon. Some PDF files worked through explorer. But even from a local drive I tried one 2.5gb MKV and I got the same error. Kind of annoying but oh well I can deal with it.
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See thats the weird thing. I had some movies saved as .M4V which are a little over 4 gigs, they transferred over fine. But for some reason it doesnt like storing .m2ts files.
same issue as lightsout
I just noticed the same issue when trying to copy a movie file from my win7 pc to the internal storage over the usb cable. I don't have an SD card installed. I've just realized that it goes fine for avi's. I copied a 1.5GB avi over and it went fairly quickly, but if I try to copy mkv files - I get the Windows Explorer error. This frustrates me.:crying:
Any ideas?
No error here with USB stock v30 and rooted but most mkvs I send are just under or at 1gb which is what handbrake gives me when transcoding a DVD. I do get a warning each time that the video may not work but I just ignore it and the video plays fine once transferred. Using win7 at the other end.
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Well that's the difference, then? Maybe I need to root....??? The mkv files were under 1gb.
Certainly couldn't hurt anything but the last time I sent a video file I was not rooted. I have since put root on but have not had the need for video since then. Perhaps I should try to be sure it still works
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So you're saying that you were able to move mkv files without root?
Correct and other than a windows 7 warning that it might not play it transferred like any other file. Transfer time sucked on USB 2 connection but I'm hearing that is common on this tablet. I have not sent any video files since I rooted but I don't see why that would matter. Tablet was in media mode.
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Hi guys,
I have set up a smb server on my android device (smart tv thing I bought from amazon)
I can access the external drives that are attached to the device fine from windows explorer but cannot transfer anything, I get some message pop up on windows saying the path could not be found.
I've tried searching for a solution but can't find anything. I've tried ftp and that works for single files but not batch files/folders.
Smb is the only way I've been able to map the directory through windows.
Is there anyone who can help with this?
I just need a simple solution to transfer data using win explorer to the external drives attached to my android device.
Hello
I'm trying to transfer video files to z3 through the bridge software on a macbook but it won't let me transfer certain video files due to support. (surely vlc player will play any video file so long as it's saved on the phone).
Is there a file manager that will just let me copy and paste any file I want, onto the phone?
Bit of a headache not having direct access to copy and pasting files as I see fit :/
If you have access to a windows pc , this can be done without any issues.
Damn, stuck with a macbook. At least it's good to know it's not a problem with a pc
Thank you
turnbats said:
Damn, stuck with a macbook. At least it's good to know it's not a problem with a pc
Thank you
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I use a program called android file transfer for mac which works 99% of the time. I use this because bridge for Mac is crap
I just bought a RavPower FileHub. (~$50) 6000mah bat (for phone charging too), 128gb micro sd slot, wireless n, usb2 port (works with ANY usb capable drive), as well as an ethernet port. It's basically a wireless NAS. Works with Mac too.
Just make sure you flash it with the correct update. I accidentally flashed the wrong one and had to return mine lol.
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