Hi, I apologize to bring up such an old problem, Android kitkat does not allow files to be moved or written to any external storage. Can a Android device, phone or Android tv box still send files wirelessly to a router with a flash drive plugged in using a file manager.
I use to do this with my old lg phone to backup my music and videos using file manager from the play store, it detected my router and attached flash drive, it helped me free up my phones storage but I think it was Android lollipop, would kitkat allow this or deny it like internal storage, thanks.
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Hi everyone!
i Have this problem: when i plug my p3100 to my Macbook pro with Mac Os X Snow Leopard the Tab says that is connected and to choose if i want it mounted as an archieve or as a camera. when i check camera i can import phoos from the internal device memory, but i i check archieve nothing happens, with my Galaxy S Plus GT-I9001 when i do so i see the internal and external sd-card as archieve and i can use them as a normal usb drive, but this won't hapen with the p3100. so i tried to install Android File Transfer but it says that is impossible to connectto the device to restart and try again.
I have tried with stock ICS stock JB OTA Update and now with PAC-rom, but it never works ((
i also tried adb! and with adb devices it is detected but if i try to transfer somthing to it via adb push it takes a lot of time and when the process ends i do not have any file on the tab!!!
Can someone help me to figure out how to do connect my tab to the computer and transfer files to it??
Yeah, macs don't support MTP, so the "media device" connection option isn't going to work out of the box. Dunno why Android File Transfer is erroring out though. At this point maybe the simplest solution is to get a MicroSD card and reader and transfer the files by moving the card between devices and using ES File Explorer to move them wherever they need to go.
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MultipleMonomials said:
Yeah, macs don't support MTP, so the "media device" connection option isn't going to work out of the box. Dunno why Android File Transfer is erroring out though. At this point maybe the simplest solution is to get a MicroSD card and reader and transfer the files by moving the card between devices and using ES File Explorer to move them wherever they need to go.
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thanks for the info! yeah i think that that is the only workaround because airdroid and similar are just too slow
I'm using ES File Manager to copy files from my computer to a new Note PRO. I can copy files to the internal storage but I can't copy to the external SD. Also, I cannot use ES File Manager to move files from internal storage to the SD. I can use the stock file manager to move files between internal and SD. So the questions are:
1) Can ES File Manager be made to copy files to the SD card?
2) If not, then can the stock file manager access Windows devices to copy files from the computer to the SD?
Likely the Kitkat SD write permission issue. See here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2681357
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Likely the Kitkat SD write permission issue. See here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2681357
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Yep, that looks like it. Thank you. I'm not ready to root yet to solve the issue. I was not able to tell if this is a bug or by design. It's pretty limiting.
Still trying to figure out if the built-in file manager can be used to copy from a Windows computer to the SD card.
If you connect your tablet to your windows PC you should be able to access internal and external sdcard. They will show up as separate drives. If they don't, install Kies 3 then connect your tablet again.
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If you connect your tablet to your windows PC you should be able to access internal and external sdcard. They will show up as separate drives. If they don't, install Kies 3 then connect your tablet again.
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I was hoping to get this done using wi-fi just for the convenience. It is something I did with previous devices. It always surprised when a basic feature goes away.
If you have an FTP server installed on your PC, My Files app can pull your files that way, then save them to external sdcard
ES File Explorer implemented the workaround within the first few days of KitKat's release. I've been using it to move files in all directions to and from my MicroSD on my Note 3, S5 and NotePro for months without issue. The main thing that doesn't work is renaming.
However, the WiFi transfer to MicroSD has been blocked by Google for security reasons after a series of WiFi-related file security problems. No file manager is capable of this without Root. Same as how you can no longer download files off the internet directly onto the MicroSD.
It's much faster to just pull out the MicroSD and plug it into a PC, anyway. The transfer protocols on Android are a nightmare.
good morning all!
i have a Samsung 10.1 GT-N8010 that i am running 4.4.2 on (updated via kies and rooted). it has a 128gb microsd card in it for storage (which by the way was seen in full capacity when inserted)
i have a topo GPS program on the tablet (Atlogis Topo USA) that i had previously purchased for my mega and note 3 phones. works super. when i first purchased the program , i went on and downloaded like 3gb of high res map tiles on my phone. i copied the map tile files off of the phone in the past, in hopes that id be able to copy them BACK to another device in the future (such as the N8010) and not have to go thru re-downloading them again as i live in the hills and while i do have DSL , it is SLOW SLOW SLOW, almost as bad as the frickin days of dial up sometimes.
i can get the files copied off of my computer onto my SD card, BUT i cant figure out how to copy them from the SD card TO the devices root. when i go thru the file explorer, i can explore the root of both the SD and device of course, and when im on the SD card, i can copy the files, but when i then go to the root of the device, there is no option to "paste" the files. (i am running 4.4.2 and have already set the permissions to fix the previous update problems)
of course i can copy the file set over to the device via USB cable plugged in to the device and my computer, but when i try to do that, the file set is so large that its like an 8-10 hour file copy.
any way to copy files like this directly from the SD card to the devices root?
John
Im not sure which file manager app you're using but I suggest one with root browser capabilities. You can move anything with those. Search play store for one
downloaded solid explorer. looks like it will work. copying the files to the SD card now , i will keep you updated.....
install apk from a desktop PC
onto an android mini stick ?
how ?
I already have done this
from my PC,
to a tablet
via the usb cable.
Will it be the same ?
what do you mean mini stick(do you mean SD Card)?
just take the apk you want with usb cable like you said, and put it on your sd card or internal storage on phone.
Download and apk installer through the play store, open the app and you will see the loaded apk or you might have to type in the directory, then click on it and click install.
sorry ahead of time if i didn't understand what you meant.
android tv hdmi stick
so, my problem is that i only have 3gb lefr on my phone and netflix says no sd card detected when trying to select an external storage as download directory. i am using sony 16gb usb drive with an usb c adapter. i can acces my drive with the built in "files" app. is there a way to create a shortcut or symbolic link or whatever its called that is named .of that links to a folder in my usb drive called netflixmovies? maybe that will trick netflix to think its downloading and playing from the internal storage but is actually using usb storage via that shortcut folder. i have xiaomi mi5 32gb with stock international rom with locked bootloader and no root. is there a possibility i can do this? sorry for my bad english, im 15 and its not my native language