I've tried via hardwire usb and swiftp but no luck. Usb get's me the furthest but then stalls about 1/2 way through while swiftp cuts our almost immediately.
I'm trying to transfer about 10 gb of files from a Windows 7 pc but don't know what to do next to get this to work.
Any ideas or suggestions? I'm currently transfering the files to a thumbdrive (no issue) then I'll attempt the same thing with my laptop/Ubuntu rig to see if that works but I'm stymied here.
What are the files, vidyas? If so, then you should think about getting a micro sd. I find that is the most convenient. Other than that, you can try asus webstorage.
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Not vidyas, ebooks, actually. Any idea why the connection is so useless though? If a micro sd is more stable then I could pick one up but I'm wondering what's up with it as is? Didn't really want to do the webstorage thing so much but I'll check it out too.
I just transferred 17gb of data with no issues.
I only have issues transfering data via wifi. All copy attempts to transfer a 2gb+ filevia network cancel immediatly. No problems via usb so far.
Well I'm thinking the issue may be with the contents of the file I've been trying to upload. I uploaded a 5gb video file this morning very quickly with no issue whatsoever.
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How are yall getting MTP to work so quickly it takes forever for me to upload anything from my pc (usb 3.0 ports or 2.0 ports) via MTP i tried transferring 8gb of music the other day came back after an hour and still no where near completion, i know once we get Mass storage hacked into the kernels itll go alot faster but there has to be a better way right now.
(micro sd atm seeems to be the fastest way (transferred 8gb music in under 15 minutes)
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What are the files, vidyas? If so, then you should think about getting a micro sd. I find that is the most convenient. Other than that, you can try asus webstorage.
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So I picked up a micro sd today and problem is solved. Just to add to this, I easily and quickly uploaded a 5gb video file this morning without issue. So I'm still not sure why I can't transfer the original successfully.
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I just transferred 17gb of data with no issues.
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I hv transfer large files also, no problem.
No issues with file transfer via usb or wifi. I did notice though, that if you use ES File Explorer, it does not complete the transfer. Some of the file explorer apps don't work with large files very well over wifi with ICS. I just tried some of the highly rated ones until I found one that I liked. Frequently transfer large files to and from my TFP with no issues. Just pulled a 10Gb+ BDrip of avatar onto it to take on the road yesterday. Copy took several hours but completed with no issues.
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I fully intend on rooting and loading a good ROM on this but I;m heading to Mexico and want to put some flicks for the trip on here. That was the whole reason for getting this tablet.
Is there any way to avoid using the crappy Windows Media Player to transfer files across??? Takes for ever and it wants to transcode everything for crying out loud. Pain in the ass!!!!
Dragging and dropping doesn't seem to work, just sits there and errors out. Can't even transfer MP3 files over using Windows Explorer. If it can't be done then why the hell show the drive in My Computer!!!!
Was so excited and then so disappointed!
Sure it worked on mine. Have you got an sd card in it? Perhaps use a card reader and put it on that way.
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I have the Turbo 250GB version with ICS on it.
Plugged into the WIN7 system at work and nothing gets transfered, just sits there and then errors out.
Come to think of it, I updated it to ICS by pasting the Archos ROM onto the system. Now that it's on there I can't copy files there anymore!?!?!
I have tried several computer to transfer files to my 80 G9 250gb model. What a pain in the but. WMP works sometimes but it is slow. The camera mode worked for a while then stopped. Tech support said to reflash it. I did then it didn't work at all.. I tried wireless but that was to slow but did work. I don't have there little proprietary usb cable and there store was out of them so i just plugged my 1 tb passport drive into the full size usb port on the back and used it. Worked great. Nice transfer speeds compared to what I had been getting.
On another note the hard drive on the archos had a problem waking up after the tablet was not used for a while. For the first 3 days the tablet would freeze with the disc icon showing and the hard drive would never spin up. I would have to hard reset it to make it work. The last two days it has been working fine. I have IC 4.0.3 since I got it and no firmware updates to explain why the drive works now but it does.
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SOLVED!!!!!!
FIGURED IT OUT!!!!!
I had immediately flashed ICS onto the tablet but they (Archos) in their infinite wisdom, failed to include a wipe of the data partition (Harddrive) of all data when flashing the device with the new image.
I performed a full reset of the tablet which formatted the harddrive. Once it restarted everything was hunkydory!
It is rather slow though transfering though USB. I have noticed that plugging in a flash drive to the host USB and transferring through there went slightly faster so that might be an option for some.
Another idea I had was to install an FTP server and transfer files that way.
OK so I connected my prime to my PC to transfer over some music and videos to occupy me for my upcoming trip specifically to my micro SD card, and it only connects "as media Device" and shows up in my computer as portable media player. This if F-ing retarded I just want it to operate as a disk drive as my phone does. I plug my phone in and it asks me like a good piece of silicon should.
Maybe I am missing something and all is well but where is that option? It is a problem because it just doesn't work, if I want to check a file on my prime from my PC it has to copy it to some temp spot on my pc????? also I tried copying 12gb over and it was going to take something ridiculous like 4 hours!!!!
I stick the same card in my android GB PHONE and it copies in ~ 20 minutes so is this and ICS thing or is this just yet another stupid move by ASUS?
I have tried to be objective with this tablet, I have barely posted anything bad in the 2 MONTHS (today) I have owned it but this just annoys me along with the bluetooth/Wifi problem, non existent GPS, random reboots, seemingly shotty haptic feedback and 4 hot spots on my screen. I would send it in to get fixed however I honestly am loosing faith in ASUS and want it for my trip to Vegas on Monday and then I'm going to Jamaica in a month.
On top of this I Pmed Gary and he must think I was digging for a lawsuit as he said he would be caught up om PMs last weekend expect for the ones he deleted feeling they were asking things in a way that was digging for a lawsuits? I have never taken a law course in my life and don't even have my own lawyer.
I just feel really betrayed and I'm sorry my little question turned into a rant I just needed to get it all out. I will send it in when I am not in need of the tablet and make my final judgement then but as it stands neither me nor my family (as I am the tech guy) will EVER buy anything ASUS again.
when I plug my prime into a computer it shows up as a media device just like you said, however I can double click on it and access the tablets internal storage and microSD card just like a USB hard drive. Transferring files too and from the tablet seem about as fast as transferring them to my USB hard drive.
Also I don't known what phone you have, but my Galaxy S2 also acts like a media device and doesn't ask me what kind of USB connection I want to make. But likewise I can still access the internal storage and microSD card just like they were a mounted hard drive.
I am connecting my devices to several Windows 7 PCs.
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when I plug my prime into a computer it shows up as a media device just like you said, however I can double click on it and access the tablets internal storage and microSD card just like a USB hard drive. Transferring files too and from the tablet seem about as fast as transferring them to my USB hard drive.
Also I don't known what phone you have, but my Galaxy S2 also acts like a media device and doesn't ask me what kind of USB connection I want to make. But likewise I can still access the internal storage and microSD card just like they were a mounted hard drive.
I am connecting my devices to several Windows 7 PCs.
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Thanks, I'm using an HTC amaze and off it i can play my files directly and transfer rate was literally 10 times faster. I did realize clicking it shows both storage directories but its super slow and try playing a copied file.
I'm using win 7 64 bit on my PC.
It's because the Prime (and most if not all new Android devices) use MTP which is MUCH slower than the previous method. So no, not Asus as fault this time!
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This might not work for you, but both my Win 7 laptop and my Win 7 desktop have SD card slots built into them. I find it much easier and faster to just pop the microSD card slot out of the Prime and plug it into my PC to move large files over to my tablet.
An microSD -> SD card adapter is much smaller to carrier around than even data cable, and they are cheap enough that you can get a bunch and just stash them around places you might need to do transfers in. I actually use an SD card adapter to replace the dummy card that came with my laptop. It still protects the SD card slot and at least now I have something functional in there.
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It's because the Prime (and most if not all new Android devices) use MTP which is MUCH slower than the previous method. So no, not Asus as fault this time!
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OK well thanks for clearing that up. that kind of sucks, why do they use it if its slower?
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This might not work for you, but both my Win 7 laptop and my Win 7 desktop have SD card slots built into them. I find it much easier and faster to just pop the microSD card slot out of the Prime and plug it into my PC to move large files over to my tablet.
An microSD -> SD card adapter is much smaller to carrier around than even data cable, and they are cheap enough that you can get a bunch and just stash them around places you might need to do transfers in. I actually use an SD card adapter to replace the dummy card that came with my laptop. It still protects the SD card slot and at least now I have something functional in there.
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that would be the ideal solution however my PC doesn't have a card reader
They use it (if I recall correctly) because it allows for the entirety of the devices storage to be used for any purpose. I'm not sure the trade off on performance is worth it though.
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hey guys, i just got my GS3 from tmobile and i know there is no USB Mass Storage which sucks. but when i try to transfer pics or anything it is so damn slow. i was just wondering why its soo slow. i dont have a external sd card yet so im only using the internal sd card for now.
Edit: i cant seem to get anything to transfer to this damn internal sd card because it starts to transfer then just gets stuck and does nothing. this is pretty retarded lol.
nobody can help? i want to transfer my pic and stuff to my new gs3 and this is being a real pain in the ass. what was samsung thinking. lol
Huh are you doing large files at once? Mine doesn't take that long seems a normal amount of time.
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Huh are you doing large files at once? Mine doesn't take that long seems a normal amount of time.
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i was at first and i have no external sd card. im transferring all my files to the internal 12gb of memory. it wont transfer anything. i tried one picture and it would start transferring the file then it would stop and never finish. i have no idea whats going on.
edit: im using windows 7 64 bit and im just dragging my files (from my pc) to the folders in the internal sd card. ive never had these issues before with any phone.
well i tried putting a sd card in the phone and transferring files like roms and pic from my pc to my phone. but it sometimes it didnt work, i would get an error or something like that or it just took way to damn long. what the hell is wrong with this damn phone. ive never had issues with any other phone transferring files from my pc. i guess mass storage makes that big of a difference. samsung needs to bring it back.
is there another way to transfer pics, roms and etc to the internal sd card and the external sd card other then using this horrible MTP junk? its taken me 10 mins to transfer 3 pictures to my external sd card using the MTP crap. this is driving me nuts. i am starting to hate this phone because its so complicated to transfer anything to the damn sd cards on this phone. i want mass storage back. so much quicker
so nobody has this issue like i do? i cant seem to transfer nothing to my internal or external sd card. even if i get lucky and it does start to transfer, im gonna be waiting at least 15 to 20 mins just to transfer some pictures
How are you doing the transfer? When I plug in my phone, it shows up in "My Computer" just like a disk. I double click my way to the right location and just drag and drop. simple. I was worried because of all the fuss over not supporting UMS, but I think this works as well or better.
One issue I did have was the usb cable I was using. The only one that works for me is the charging cable that came with the phone. If you're usng anything else, try using that cable.
Yes MTP is total crap compared to mass storage, but it's all we really got so...
i plug my phone into my windows 7 pc. it shows my phone, then i click on it and it shows me my internal sd card and external sd card. then i click on my external sd card and drag my photos from the pc to the external sd card and it shows its transferring then it just gets stuck at one point. nothing i can do about it. here is some pics to show u. the one wallpaper i tried to transfer from the pc to my sd card was only 1.43mb and it wont transfer over. when i try to transfer a rom over. forget about it. nothing happens
Edit: the only way i can get my stuff transferred over is to put my external sd card in my gfs sensation 4g and transfer all my files from my pc to her phone. then when i am done i take my sd card out of her phone and put it back in mine. thats the only way i can do it so far. i was hoping there was an easier way but i guess not. this is bs if u ask me. i hate samsung for making this so complicated
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Yes MTP is total crap compared to mass storage, but it's all we really got so...
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yeah it is bs. i was hoping someone would figure out a way to enable mass storage like they do for the international version.
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i plug my phone into my windows 7 pc. it shows my phone, then i click on it and it shows me my internal sd card and external sd card. then i click on my external sd card and drag my photos from the pc to the external sd card and it shows its transferring then it just gets stuck at one point. nothing i can do about it. here is some pics to show u. the one wallpaper i tried to transfer from the pc to my sd card was only 1.43mb and it wont transfer over. when i try to transfer a rom over. forget about it. nothing happens
Edit: the only way i can get my stuff transferred over is to put my external sd card in my gfs sensation 4g and transfer all my files from my pc to her phone. then when i am done i take my sd card out of her phone and put it back in mine. thats the only way i can do it so far. i was hoping there was an easier way but i guess not. this is bs if u ask me. i hate samsung for making this so complicated
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That's what I do. I'm still on XP. Windows 7 is supposed to be better for this. Try the original cable.
thats all i have is the original cable. still no go. idk what up with it.
I had the same issue and turned out to be the two back usb ports I was using. The sgs3 didn't like them and would transfer extremely slow. Weird because I had no issues with my sgs2. I suggest trying different USB ports on your pc.
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I had the same issue and turned out to be the two back usb ports I was using. The sgs3 didn't like them and would transfer extremely slow. Weird because I had no issues with my sgs2. I suggest trying different USB ports on your pc.
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yep that did it for me.. that is soo odd lol. i used a different usb port in the front since i have 4 of them. now everything transfers pretty quick. thanks for that tip. i still think that is so odd though. :good:
Edit: i hit the thanks button for everyone that tried to help me out.
I'm glad that worked for you. Its very odd indeed but makes me feel better that I'm not the only one or that its not just my pc. Maybe we were using lower speed ports. In any case you should be good to go now and will just have to use those ports like me.
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I seem to have accumulated a lot of stuff in my internal storage. Every time I have flashed a new ROM, it seems to just move everything into a directory called '0' and starts the root from scratch.
I am about 6 '0' directories deep now, and its taking up 10gb.
I would like to just backup the whole lot to my PC, then next time I flash a new ROM just format the internal SD card as well and get back all that precious space!
Plugging in the USB and copying over that way is apparently going to take over 1 day to copy everything, and I think from trying to do this before it got to a certain point and then something broke. Its using the soft mount, without a drive letter (this is so SO much slower and less successful than back in the day with the proper mass storage mounting).
Also Kies wont even connect to the phone even though a) I am loathe to use something like that and b) it would likely not get all the files I want anyway.
So how can I just take a full backup of my Internal Storage, ensuring it gets all files, and doesn't take 24 hours+ (which is ludicrous for only 10gb of files)
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I seem to have accumulated a lot of stuff in my internal storage. Every time I have flashed a new ROM, it seems to just move everything into a directory called '0' and starts the root from scratch.
I am about 6 '0' directories deep now, and its taking up 10gb.
I would like to just backup the whole lot to my PC, then next time I flash a new ROM just format the internal SD card as well and get back all that precious space!
Plugging in the USB and copying over that way is apparently going to take over 1 day to copy everything, and I think from trying to do this before it got to a certain point and then something broke. Its using the soft mount, without a drive letter (this is so SO much slower and less successful than back in the day with the proper mass storage mounting).
Also Kies wont even connect to the phone even though a) I am loathe to use something like that and b) it would likely not get all the files I want anyway.
So how can I just take a full backup of my Internal Storage, ensuring it gets all files, and doesn't take 24 hours+ (which is ludicrous for only 10gb of files)
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Try copying using linux system- just something like ubuntu.. i copy my's using it.. and also it doesn't take that much time for me..
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Try copying using linux system- just something like ubuntu.. i copy my's using it.. and also it doesn't take that much time for me..
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I actually use Ubuntu at work and it doesn't like mounting it. Will give it another try though.
How does it take more than one day to copy 10 gb? Mine copies 90 gb in less than an hour. There might be a problem with ur cable or computer.
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How does it take more than one day to copy 10 gb? Mine copies 90 gb in less than an hour. There might be a problem with ur cable or computer.
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Yea sounds like someone needs an upgrade to there PC... Or some serious cleaning... Maybe splurge on a good USB cable... Or if its an older PC try a different port one that's USB 2.0 @ least
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Yea sounds like someone needs an upgrade to there PC... Or some serious cleaning... Maybe splurge on a good USB cable... Or if its an older PC try a different port one that's USB 2.0 @ least
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Its an i7, 12gb RAM, etc. Definitely doesn't need an upgrade. And I get the same issues copying to other machines, using other cables, on different ROMs etc. Just seems like MTP is a buggy POS. Have seen other people complaining about the same thing, so I presumed it was just the way it was.
Might see if my other halves N4 is as bad, would rule out my S3 or not.
Anyways, couldn't get it mounted in Ubuntu, all sorts of issues. Might try setup FTP server on the phone and go over wifi
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Its an i7, 12gb RAM, etc. Definitely doesn't need an upgrade. And I get the same issues copying to other machines, using other cables, on different ROMs etc. Just seems like MTP is a buggy POS. Have seen other people complaining about the same thing, so I presumed it was just the way it was.
Might see if my other halves N4 is as bad, would rule out my S3 or not.
Anyways, couldn't get it mounted in Ubuntu, all sorts of issues. Might try setup FTP server on the phone and go over wifi
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Nexus 4 uses MTP too. I doubt so though tat mtp is buggy. I can copy nandroid back ups over 2 gb in less than 5 mins.
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MTP still being lame regardless of PC / OS. this is getting silly now. tried an ftp server on the phone but it seems really flakey on files it moves and fails on
all i want is to take a complete internal SD backup, so I can do a full wipe and start from scratch, cant believe it is this hard to do
is there anything that will dump internal SD to external SD? then I can just remove the external SD and copy manually
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MTP still being lame regardless of PC / OS. this is getting silly now. tried an ftp server on the phone but it seems really flakey on files it moves and fails on
all i want is to take a complete internal SD backup, so I can do a full wipe and start from scratch, cant believe it is this hard to do
is there anything that will dump internal SD to external SD? then I can just remove the external SD and copy manually
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yeah. I guess u could just copy from ur internal SD to ur external SD manually. 10 gb... Well... On a phone. Ur 'i7 12 gb' com takes 1 day plus to copy so i hope u are mentally prepared xD. I will rly just use the com to copy paste. Since if u copy and paste it in ur external sd. It will be thr forever unless u copy and paste it to ur com. Which will take another day.