Hello, I just got my gt10 16G 3G (GT-P7500) and notice there is no safely remove usb device icon on my pc (windows 7) task bar. My gt10 is showing up in windows explorer as 'GT-7500 Portable Media Player' and I am able to transfer files (i.e. movies, music, ebooks, etc). I'm currently just disconnecting the usb cable from the pc and gt10 however, i'm concern that this might ruin my gt10. Please help.
Thank you in advance for any assistance.
Good question, I'm doing the same as you.
Typically it can only hurt the PC not the usb device. I have only safely removed usb drives on older computers. I don't worry so much about safely removing on the PC but on my Tab, I safely remove
mj, how do you safely remove your Tab? is there an icon on your Tab task bar that allows you to do so?
Is no one else having this issue?
The remove USB dialogue only comes up if write-caching is enabled on the device. I imagine the reason you're not getting the dialogue is because there is no write-caching. (I don't know this is the case with the GT10, but that's what the disconnect dialogue comes from).
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mj, how do you safely remove your Tab? is there an icon on your Tab task bar that allows you to do so?
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Sorry...
I was talking about removing a flash drive for my tab in my last sentence
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najiss said:
Hello, I just got my gt10 16G 3G (GT-P7500) and notice there is no safely remove usb device icon on my pc (windows 7) task bar. My gt10 is showing up in windows explorer as 'GT-7500 Portable Media Player' and I am able to transfer files (i.e. movies, music, ebooks, etc). I'm currently just disconnecting the usb cable from the pc and gt10 however, i'm concern that this might ruin my gt10. Please help.
Thank you in advance for any assistance.
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It's MTP protocol, it's safe because it does not buffer too much or leaves file handles open as in case of regular drives - USB storage device, jump drives or external HDDs.
So, when you are done transferring just go ahead and unplug it. Just be reasonable and do not pull cable during file transfer.
Thank you so much for the feedback. Really appreciate it.
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Thank you so much for the feedback. Really appreciate it.
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Don't forget the "thanks" button!
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Hey, I've been trying to transfer some movies to my tab and it doesn't seem to be working. The windows explorer crashes when I drag over file. Any help?
Thanks in advance
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The only way I could do it easily was to buy the USB adaptor and transfer via USB. This works fine for me and transfer is pretty quick. Just drop the required files you want in the relevant file directory on the tab.
I couldn't get any data transferred via WIFI or Kies so gave up and the USB transfer works fine for me. You may want to pay for the Diceplayer app though as I found the stock player had audio/video synching problems in some files.
I use an app called/ WIFI FILE EXPLORER/,to transffer everything from my pc or HD2 WM 6.5!! to my SGT.never fails and very easy.
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I use an app called/ WIFI FILE EXPLORER/,to transffer everything from my pc or HD2 WM 6.5!! to my SGT.never fails and very easy.
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+1 for this. Never had any problem. Are your files too big for the OS? I'm not sure what the limit is, but can you split the files up?
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+1 for this. Never had any problem. Are your files too big for the OS? I'm not sure what the limit is, but can you split the files up?
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Ill try that out! But the files are no bigger than 900 MB
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Transfering movies - transfer rate
Hi everyone,
First time ever in a forum so hope i am doing this right.
Bought a Samsung galaxy tab 10.1, all is good but when i transfer videos from my laptop it says i should convert for proper play back on my tab.
The issue I have is that transferring files takes like 1 hour for a HD movie and for example breaking bad 800 mb takes about 20-30 minutes.
I am just dragging and dropping from my laptop to the movie folder of my tab.
I have searched the net and many say the Kies and allshare of Samsung are a no go..
So my question is this normal transfer rate?
Do I need to install another application on my laptop or tab to be more sufficient?
Thanks
Nash
What about using SwiFTP on the tab to start an FTP server? Then use Filezilla FTP client on the computer and sign on to the FTP server. Then just transfer everything over?
Get File Expert from Android Market (free). You can then tranfer files from PC/Mac to the Tablet via your web browser.
File manager HD is pretty good for copying files over wifi.
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The only way I could do it easily was to buy the USB adaptor and transfer via USB
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I have usb cable as part of charger, so I can unplug this cable and use it just as usb cable.
Otherwise I am transferring data with my own app Local Sync which synchronizes Outlook, but has powerfull file synchronization with transfer resumes, md5 verification, etc.
Without any app it should be possible if you install Samsung USB drivers and disable usb debugging mode in tablet, which is activated by default - just drag and drop files between pc and tablet.
I have used Kies wifi and wired and both have worked, but of course via wifi the movie took a looooong time.
I should finally have my usb/sd adapter kit delivered next week so that will be my new way of transfering files.
nice love it
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I have usb cable as part of charger, so I can unplug this cable and use it just as usb cable.
Otherwise I am transferring data with my own app Local Sync which synchronizes Outlook, but has powerfull file synchronization with transfer resumes, md5 verification, etc.
Without any app it should be possible if you install Samsung USB drivers and disable usb debugging mode in tablet, which is activated by default - just drag and drop files between pc and tablet.
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I am confused, (a common state for me when playing with my Tab, unfortunately). My Tab has the 3.2 update and I have no problem dragging and dropping files between my PC and the Tab. I have not installed any USB drivers or disabled USB debugging, at least not that I know of. I am using the stock USB charge cable.
Did the issue with USB transfers go away with the latest release?
Bob
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Hey, I've been trying to transfer some movies to my tab and it doesn't seem to be working. The windows explorer crashes when I drag over file. Any help?
Thanks in advance
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So you're using the USB connection? Everything worked fine from the box for me.
This might help you (it's a little bit slower though) - try using File Manager HD, it's really easy to browse and copy stuff from your PC/Mac/laptop/whatever, you can even set bookmarks for easier access
Ok, hello, happy users of Sony Tablet S1. This is my first Android and I am simply not sure what to expect. I like it most of time, but sometimes I would prefer my fingers to be little thinner. With mine browsing (especially selecting texts) is nervous.
But that's not the point.
I have bought USB-microUSB cable marked as HTC and connected the tablet to the PC. But... surprise ... first, my computer doesn't see the external SD-card (Windows XP SP3), only the tablet's internal memory. But this is not the worst. When I switch to "Debug Mode", the PC stops identify the tablet and I can't make screenshots (I have already followed the instruction in the topic), DeviceManager starts to mark Sony Tablet with this yellow disgusting exclamation mark. I turn "Debug Mode" off... and that's great, yellow mark disappears and I can copy files from PC to the internal memory of the tablet and vice versa. But without "Debug Mode" I can't make screenshots, right? If so I'm really sad.
What can I do? Can I do anything at all? Oh, you tech gurus, please help me!
friend when I connect I only put music player will not let me even see the memory of the tablet so I recommend you better buy a SD adapter and passes everything that comes with the program and if Anttek apk file Explore with this application can pass things in the phone memory to the SD and viceverze greetings
Bro )), I don't need a SD adapter, I need screenshots. Of course I can wait till Android 4.0 releases (they say you'll be able to screenshot using in-build functionality under this OS). Yet, who knows, when Sony shows up with Android 4 for their tablets.
Problem solved, screenshots taken. Thank you very much.
Another issue.
File Explorer (in Dalvik Debug Manager) doesn't really transfer files from PC to the external SD-card of Sony Tablet, yes, there appears a window of file transfering, but the files transfered actually don't show up on the SD-card. Though I managed to copy a picture, so only certain file-types are allowed to be transferred onto the SD-card or there's a filesize limitation. I don't know I can't copy pdf-files through USB.
Transferring files using USB is too slow. Even on a 3mb mp3 it asks if I want to copy it because it might not be usable. I press ok and it takes another 20 seconds to copy. So I copied 3gb (took about 15 minutes) of music over to the internal hd and then I get a strange error. I close the window and reopen the drive and see that all the music I just transferred is completely gone. WTF IS GOING ON?!?!
I'm getting so many errors accessing the internal drive, creating folders, and copying files. It's almost as if the internal 32gb is useless... I can't use it unless I want to wait 27 minutes to transfer a 1.5gb movie...
Someone reported the same with accessing microSD from USB connection.
Do you get any pop ups on the computer saying that "This device can perform faster if plugged into a USB 2.0 port"?
Also, can I suggest doing a local file transfer over the WiFi?
it's all due to MTP. it is the transfer protocol of the devil.
why google decided this is what their devices should use from 3.x onwards is beyond me.
google's company motto should really be "one step forward, fifteen steps back."
adiliyo said:
why google decided this is what their devices should use from 3.x onwards is beyond me.
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It's so they can unify app storage with data, apparently:
With the unified storage model we introduced in Honeycomb, we share your full 32GB (or 16GB or whatever) between app data and media data. That is, no more staring sadly at your 5GB free on Nexus S when your internal app data partition has filled up -- it's all one big happy volume.
However the cost is that Android can no longer ever yield up the storage for the host PC to molest directly over USB. Instead we use MTP. On Windows (which the majority of users use), it has built-in MTP support in Explorer that makes it look exactly like a disk. On Linux and Mac it's sadly not as easy, but I have confidence that we'll see some work to make this better.
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http://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/mg14z/whoa_whoa_ics_doesnt_support_usb_mass_storage/
Although I suppose there's no reason they couldn't offer a special Mass Storage mode that locks out running programs. The link also suggests that the external microSDHC card should support mass storage? I don't have a HC/ICS device to know yet, though.
This whole storage "issu" is so not a big deal at all.
It's that way on every honeycomb tablet and it works okay overall.
Sure maybe it's gonna take a while the first time to transfere all your content to your empty device but once all your **** is inside, you don't use it that much and never for such a big amount of data.
The thing with Android is that you can actually directly download the stuff you want on your tablet, no need to plug it into your computer 95% of the time.
^^
which begs the next question,
How easy is it to set up file transfer over the network between Prime and a Windows PC?
Setting up a network with a windows PC is hard, whatever the other device is.
But aside that I'm pretty sure it's fairly easy. And I think Asus software (myNet) can help you do this (never tried)
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which begs the next question,
How easy is it to set up file transfer over the network between Prime and a Windows PC?
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I used file expert.
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On my desktop PC I have a directory browser setup on my PC that I use any device that accepts IPs as input.
It's a Window's feature that has to be installed separately.
Internet Information Services
I use ES file explorer on N1. I connected it to my Windows PC over wi-fi once and it remembers it. I usually copy files back and forth using my phone only. It is pretty handy.
On prime, I have just installed it but not used it to transfer files, so cant comment on the speed.
DropBox if you're using Windows, SparkleShare if you're not.
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I use ES file explorer on N1. I connected it to my Windows PC over wi-fi once and it remembers it. I usually copy files back and forth using my phone only. It is pretty handy.
On prime, I have just installed it but not used it to transfer files, so cant comment on the speed.
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+1. After my Prime charging cable fell apart when i tried to unplug it, I had to resort to network transfers and ES file explorer did the job rather painlessly. The only little hurdle I had to jump over, and this might have been user-error on my part, but it asked for a username and password to the machine I was trying to connect to. So I had to add a password to my user account which previously did not have one to get it to connect.
Same here. ES file explorer is great stuff. Just put in the needed IP address for your PC + username/password for the user account, and it gets you in and loads directories pain-free.
I don't intend on connecting my Prime to my PC until a one-click root is in the works =)
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I don't intend on connecting my Prime to my PC until a one-click root is in the works =)
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?... Why is that?
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?... Why is that?
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Because transfer over WiFi + ES has been significantly faster with every Android device I've ever connected to my laptop.
Besides, I kinda get bored of tired-ole drag n' drop.
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Setting up a network with a windows PC is hard, whatever the other device is.
But aside that I'm pretty sure it's fairly easy. And I think Asus software (myNet) can help you do this (never tried)
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swift ftp server on the prime and filezilla client on the pc is fast and straightforward
slow as hell
Loading music is a pain but I can deal with it. I dont have internet I tether everything with my 4LTE verizon at 18MB a sec which Iam loving so much I turned off my home internet just use laptops and this now.
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swift ftp server on the prime and filezilla client on the pc is fast and straightforward
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NICE! Using SwiFTP now and it transfers a lot faster than before. Thanks
Easiest way I found was, pop the MicroSD in my PC load it up. Pop it in the prime, use a file explorer and move it over fast and easy.
Guys
Sorry if this has been asked before but I got my prime few days ago and i still don't know how to transfer my pictures, movies and music to prime?
When i used to have ipad in the past, i did everything via itunes but now i have prime, its not so easy. Would appreciate your help.
Thank you in advance.
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Guys
Sorry if this has been asked before but I got my prime few days ago and i still don't know how to transfer my pictures, movies and music to prime?
When i used to have ipad in the past, i did everything via itunes but now i have prime, its not so easy. Would appreciate your help.
Thank you in advance.
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Basically you transfer files like you would to a flash drive.
1. You plug your prime into your computer
2. open it on your computer(look for it like you would look for a flashdrive, if on windows a window might pop up. If it does click "view files" or something)
3. Transfer files by drag/dropping or copy/pasting.
This is the most basic way to directly transfer files. There are many other ways to transfer files such as wireless transfer, but those get a lot more complex.
Hope this helps and if you do want to try one of the other ways just ask and I'll try to help.
Hi cmat
Thank you for your prompt response, i will try it and keep u posted.
I clicked the thanks button for you.
>iTunes
*snigger*
Its just because you don't know how to yet. This is way simpler and faster than iTunes. I know because I have an Ipad also. Its as easy as copy n paste or dragging the files onto prime. Or as simple as transferring from memory to internal memory if you want.
Like me I like to download movies n such straight from the websites. I have the new Underworld movie inside my Prime now
lucky6877 said:
Guys
Sorry if this has been asked before but I got my prime few days ago and i still don't know how to transfer my pictures, movies and music to prime?
When i used to have ipad in the past, i did everything via itunes but now i have prime, its not so easy. Would appreciate your help.
Thank you in advance.
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Use DropBox to transfer files.
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1) Plug into you PC with USB Cable and Copy and Paste. This Fastest and Easiest
2) Use Mini SD Card. Copy from PC to Card then from Card to Prime
3) WiFi File Explorer Pro App. Makes your Prime a Sever then Connect to Server IP via WiFi on your PC and Copy and Transfer Files using your PC
4)ES File Explorer App. This will allow you to connect to your Home Network from Prime and File Transfer. It same thing a WiFi File Explorer but you can do all WiFi Transfer from Prime without going to your PC.
5) DropBox as mentioned above
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1) Plug into you PC with USB Cable and Copy and Paste. This Fastest and Easiest
2) Use Mini SD Card. Copy from PC to Card then from Card to Prime
3) WiFi File Explorer Pro App. Makes your Prime a Sever then Connect to Server IP via WiFi on your PC and Copy and Transfer Files using your PC
4)ES File Explorer App. This will allow you to connect to your Home Network from Prime and File Transfer. It same thing a WiFi File Explorer but you can do all WiFi Transfer from Prime without going to your PC.
5) DropBox as mentioned above
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That's pretty much the best order too.
All those options are way better than having to use iTunes.
As detailed here:
http://www.jayceooi.com/2012/03/14/...-storage-on-android-4-0-ics-samsung-galaxy-s2
I need MSC (not MTP) to use the S3 with my backup program. I don't yet have the S3. Thanks in advance.
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As detailed here:
http://www.jayceooi.com/2012/03/14/...-storage-on-android-4-0-ics-samsung-galaxy-s2
I need MSC (not MTP) to use the S3 with my backup program. I don't yet have the S3. Thanks in advance.
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No USB Mass Storage on Galaxy S3. No USB Utilities like Galaxy S2. So file transfering a bit slow esp small file!
Zanr Zij said:
No USB Mass Storage on Galaxy S3. No USB Utilities like Galaxy S2. So file transfering a bit slow esp small file!
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Thanks. That's a shame .
Does USB Debugging enable USB Mass Storage? I believe it does on Gingerbread. I've read reports it doesn't on ICS though.
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Thanks. That's a shame .
Does USB Debugging enable USB Mass Storage? I believe it does on Gingerbread. I've read reports it doesn't on ICS though.
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It does not sadly.
Why there's no mass storage is beyond me. Hopefully a FW update (probably in early autumn) will fix it.
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Why there's no mass storage is beyond me. Hopefully a FW update (probably in early autumn) will fix it.
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I doubt it will come. It's not default in Android anymore.
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Why there's no mass storage is beyond me. Hopefully a FW update (probably in early autumn) will fix it.
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Unfortunately not. Google moved from UMS to MTP with Honeycomb because UMS locks out the storage to the phone when it's plugged into a computer.
I've never heard of this being an actual problem for anyone. You've only got it plugged in for a set period of time.
There's much more on it here: http://www.androidpolice.com/2011/1...behind-galaxy-nexus-lack-of-usb-mass-storage/
problem with usb storage
Hi, I went to setting, more, USB utilities, this is where my problem starts.
My phone say, "USB is connected. Remove the cable." but my phone isn't connected to the cable!
Any suggestions on what to do?
Thanks
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As detailed here:
http://www.jayceooi.com/2012/03/14/...-storage-on-android-4-0-ics-samsung-galaxy-s2
I need MSC (not MTP) to use the S3 with my backup program. I don't yet have the S3. Thanks in advance.
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If you are having a rooted phone, there are StickMount from chainfire, Alt Mounter and SGS3 easy UMS that will allow you to connect the android in Mass Storage Mode.
Can someone post a link for SGS3 easy UMS because download keeps failing from site and Google didn't help.
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Can someone post a link for SGS3 easy UMS because download keeps failing from site and Google didn't help.
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[APP] [v1.1] Mount external microSD card as USB mass storage
Stick Mounter has nothing to do with UMS.
Alt Mounter requires a helper service on the computer and can only provide FTP access, no real mass storage.
Here's what you can run on the Terminal (the Helper app only runs the commands for you; easier to use)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=27282116&postcount=58
So has anyone actually tried SGS3 easy UMS? If it works will the host on my car stereo, tv etc recognise it and is there any system side effects I should know about.
If you don't trust the app (the commands really work =D ), get 'Gscript lite' in Google Play and add the corresponding parts as 2 different scripts which you then put on your homescreen for easy access.
That will do exactly the same for you.
Whether it works with car hifi etc depends on your devices. A user 'Siran' reported that his car-stereo took some time to recognize it and the playback had hiccups, but at least the last issue could be attributed to the SDcard not being unmounted in the phone before mounting it on the computer.
Currently the app uses the 'old method' while my script correctly mounts/unmounts to prevent such issues.
The side effect is the same as always; that particular card is not mounted and available in the phone as long as it's mounted as mass-storage on external devices. However that should not be a real issue. No negative side effects are known or likely to exist.
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If you don't trust the app (the commands really work =D ), get 'Gscript lite' in Google Play and add the corresponding parts as 2 different scripts which you then put on your homescreen for easy access.
That will do exactly the same for you.
Whether it works with car hifi etc depends on your devices. A user 'Siran' reported that his car-stereo took some time to recognize it and the playback had hiccups, but at least the last issue could be attributed to the SDcard not being unmounted in the phone before mounting it on the computer.
Currently the app uses the 'old method' while my script correctly mounts/unmounts to prevent such issues.
The side effect is the same as always; that particular card is not mounted and available in the phone as long as it's mounted as mass-storage on external devices. However that should not be a real issue. No negative side effects are known or likely to exist.
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Well, isn't possible then to use it simultaneously from the phone and the usb? What does this app stand for then?
Multi Mount SD-Card and MountUSB Widget
It is, check the "--- BELOW ..." lines in my link.
However it WILL cause data corruption and data loss and might even cause the SDcard's filesystem to be damaged beyond repair.
What you do is use the same filesystem in 2 distinct locations which individually write on it.
To understand how that causes an issue, you'll have to get a basic understanding of a filesystem; they actually work like a science book.
You have an index listing all directories and files aswell as their relation to each other and where on the SDcard the file is stored.
Now if a file is modified the index is changed and then the file added,changed or deleted.
So far, so wel.
If you now mount it on 2 locations (mind you: filesystems don't know about that, so each location thinks it is the sole one accessing it) and work from 2 locations on the same data you have a rather high chance that one operating system will eventually overwrite or alter data without the other one knowing about it.
If the index is too damaged you'll not only loose some files but potentially all filenames and folders. Applications like Recuva can recover most of the files (at least usually) but it won't be pretty, easy and complete.
Simply don't do it. There is a reason why noone implements it
Just tried SGS3 easy UMS on my Tv and Dvd player through their host and worked fine with music, videos and images, and i'll check my car stereo tomorrow, so thanks d4fseeker.
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If you are having a rooted phone, there are StickMount from chainfire, Alt Mounter and SGS3 easy UMS that will allow you to connect the android in Mass Storage Mode.
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This is different. It's for mounting a USB flash drive on the phone.
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This is different. It's for mounting a USB flash drive on the phone.
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You mean OTG (USB On the GO). I though it was for both OTG and MSC.
Last night, due to the wonders of MTP, it took me nearly 2 hours to transfer 2gb of data from my S2 over to the S3, with many popup interruptions delaying the transfer.
God I hate MTP's speed with many small files. But I guess it could be worse if they locked the filesystem down.