My s3 will not connect to my Mac mini with or without android file transfer. Has anyone else had this problem or can anyone suggest a fix
DanOMac said:
My s3 will not connect to my Mac mini with or without android file transfer. Has anyone else had this problem or can anyone suggest a fix
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I don't really know if this can help you, but i'll say it anyway..
My dad has an external storage from samsung, with 500 GB, and he can't use it on mac and windows at the same time.. There is a special formatting to use it especially on mac.. and if he formats the storage for mac, he can't use it on windows anymore, only if he formats it back to general settings..
Try to format you sdcard into one that macs recognize and allow transfs ^-^
Thanks I will try 2format an old SD card and c if it works. Bit odd tho as I can use my old nexus one with the s3 SD card in and it connects fine
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DanOMac said:
My s3 will not connect to my Mac mini with or without android file transfer. Has anyone else had this problem or can anyone suggest a fix
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If you have installed samsung KIES uninstall it by:
opening the kies DMG file you downloaded... inside you would have an Uninstall.app ...
android file transfer app. should work fine after this.
...or use a workaround ala samba file server.
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I´m new to this Mtp thing. I had a HOX until now and that was a breeze there.
So how is everybody copying files (non-media files) to sd-card pr ext-sd-card?
thx, nearly
Bro I just plugged my phone into my PC and my PC download the drivers needed.. recognized phone and bam. Go into computer and find your device. If you double click on it it should bring up your SD card.. From there I just drag and drop files.
sent from my Galaxy S III
Just like a USB stick. I connect to PC and it pops up. Maybe because I.have development option ticked but don't think it's that. Just download the latest version of kies for the drivers.
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That sounds less painful than the galaxy s II
Setting-blah-blah-mount-connect-enable-driver-drag files-eject-turn off
I use airdroid.
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How is MTP speed compared to UMS?
ECrispy said:
How is MTP speed compared to UMS?
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Really sucks...
Can't use the phone while transferring large files
What about connecting the phone to a PS3, does that work?
i cant remember the last time i connected a phone to a computer for file transfers.
get samba share from the market or use es file explorer to transfer files to network shares on the pc.
LOL WIRES.
MTP/Kies really suck. My main pc is running Linux so that's a no-go with MTP. I installed Kies on my work pc as it runs Win 7. All SGS 3 drivers are installed as well. For the first few days it was working but now the phone isn't recognised anymore. Either the phone does not show at all on the pc, or it shows but the internal and external SD cards are not showing.
Saw on Samsung's website that there's a Kies version for Mac available so I installed that on my wife's macbook pro. When plugging the phone in the "connecting" message keeps running but the phone never connects. I thought it was because I'm not using the original USB cable, but using that won't work either.
So looking forward to a custom rom that has USB mass storage included. Until then I'm using the WiFi File Transfer Pro and/or Samba Sharing apps.
You can also install Kies Air from the play store on your phone. You won't have to install anything on your PC.
Just make sure you are on the same network as your PC and run the app.
It will start a server and the URL will be displayed on your device.
Enter this URL in your browser on the PC and you are ready to go
KennyG60 said:
You can also install Kies Air from the play store on your phone. You won't have to install anything on your PC.
Just make sure you are on the same network as your PC and run the app.
It will start a server and the URL will be displayed on your device.
Enter this URL in your browser on the PC and you are ready to go
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So basically it works like WiFi File Transfer Pro?
Thats nice, it creates a network share of the sdcards?
Why hasnt anyone else done that?
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slonn said:
So basically it works like WiFi File Transfer Pro?
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You can browse your entire phone, not just transfer files
KennyG60 said:
You can browse your entire phone, not just transfer files
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Ok, will give it a go. Thanks!
You're better off using airdroid if it's just a couple of files
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How can I copy file to /data directory?
I use Cyberduck on my Mac to connect to the SGS III by SSH, I have an app called SSHDroidPro on my phone. So easy to use. I can browse the entire filesystem of the phone wirelessly and file transfer is pretty fast and totally painless. MUCH better than Kies Air IMO.
Coreym said:
Bro I just plugged my phone into my PC and my PC download the drivers needed.. recognized phone and bam. Go into computer and find your device. If you double click on it it should bring up your SD card.. From there I just drag and drop files.
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I can just copy jpgs, nothing else.
Coreym said:
Bro I just plugged my phone into my PC and my PC download the drivers needed
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Only with Windows 7 in my case, wouldn't work with XP
Has LFB broken file transfer on MACs? I've tried MTP and PTP using Android file transfer but no luck.
Used to work fine on LF2 with the Android file transfer app.
Anyone else care to try it for me please?
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Working!
Im using LFB and I've just tried it and its working fine!
Damov3 said:
Im using LFB and I've just tried it and its working fine!
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Thanks for trying, can u tell me a bit more about your OS and how you are connecting to the device? using Android file transfer?
I know another user had complained about the same thing...
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tanseerj said:
Thanks for trying, can u tell me a bit more about your OS and how you are connecting to the device? using Android file transfer?
I know another user had complained about the same thing...
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MacBook pro running OSX lion, fresh install of android file transfer used mtp to transfer file to and from phone.:good:
Unfortunately I don't know a solution but I can definitely say you're not the only one with problem, people were reporting the same on another forum I visit.
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Same here
Nothing at all. Macbook Pro 13" Lion 10.7.4. Android file transfer just sits at No Android Device Found.
Have any of you got kies installed? because ive just flashed back to LF6 and then back to LFB and MTP is working fine still.
Use AirDroid & transfer via web browser. Or use a FTP program & transfer via File Expert.
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cantIntoCode said:
Nothing at all. Macbook Pro 13" Lion 10.7.4. Android file transfer just sits at No Android Device Found.
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Had the same problem, but after I flashed francos kernel it works..
Wonder if Sammy changed something in this release. Really weird.
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aslsthlm said:
Had the same problem, but after I flashed francos kernel it works..
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Yeah im running cm9, anyone out there not running stock that has an issue?
*Proof that Sammy has changed something in the kernel in LFB*
Flashed the LF2 kernel to determine if the kernel was the issue, and it was! With LF2 kernel and LFB ROM, everything is working perfectly fine again! PTP transfer using Android file transfer working great AND iSyncr Mac application that also uses PTP is also working fine. Wonder why Sammy has touched this.
Only worry is hope that using a older kernel with the newer ROM doesnt spring up any other issues?
Using MTP has never worked for me on the S2 or the S3 on Mac OS X 10.7.
Pre-LFB I got Android File Transfer to work by switching to the phone connection mode from MTP to PTP, but this doesn't work in LFB. Instead Image Capture automatically runs up when doing so (it recognises an S3 is connected, but shows no pictures to import).
I guess they changed/'fixed' something to do with PTP so the workaround doesn't work anymore.
Incarniac said:
Using MTP has never worked for me on the S2 or the S3 on Mac OS X 10.7.
Pre-LFB I got Android File Transfer to work by switching to the phone connection mode from MTP to PTP, but this doesn't work in LFB. Instead Image Capture automatically runs up when doing so (it recognises an S3 is connected, but shows no pictures to import).
I guess they changed/'fixed' something to do with PTP so the workaround doesn't work anymore.
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My phone came with ALF2, MTP obviously never worked with Android File Transfer but if you switched to PTP it would work fine. I agree that they possibly have 'fixed' PTP and that is why us mac users are out of luck.
Been investigating but I need to find the time to look into it properly.
If anyone manages to find a working solution with LFB. Please post it
Hi,
I have S2 and for months i backup and sync my phone via kies to my outlook. One day I update the kies software on my computer, and since then kies on my computer doesn’t work properly.
Regardless if the phone connect to the computer or not, it doesn’t show any icons in the program window and the menu options are block except the help option, see the photo.
I tried to remove and reinstall software, even remove it from the registry, waited for new upgrades, downgrade to previous version that work well on my computer, tried to upgrade java and reinstall Silverlight but nothing fix it.
I have windows 7 64bit and Kies_2.3.3.12085_7_5 version.
What else should I do??
Thanks in advance
techpda said:
Hi,
I have S2 and for months i backup and sync my phone via kies to my outlook. One day I update the kies software on my computer, and since then kies on my computer doesn’t work properly.
Regardless if the phone connect to the computer or not, it doesn’t show any icons in the program window and the menu options are block except the help option, see the photo.
I tried to remove and reinstall software, even remove it from the registry, waited for new upgrades, downgrade to previous version that work well on my computer, tried to upgrade java and reinstall Silverlight but nothing fix it.
I have windows 7 64bit and Kies_2.3.3.12085_7_5 version.
What else should I do??
Thanks in advance
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Does your phone get detected by Windows (not Kies), i.e. can you access files on the phone using the Windows explorer?
fxrb said:
Does your phone get detected by Windows (not Kies), i.e. can you access files on the phone using the Windows explorer?
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yes i can import and export files from my computer to the phone via the explorer.
techpda said:
yes i can import and export files from my computer to the phone via the explorer.
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anybody??
techpda said:
yes i can import and export files from my computer to the phone via the explorer.
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are you using any custom rom??? When I first rooted my SG2 and started using custom rom..I can't use kies anymore...try AirDroid
HTML:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sand.airdroid&hl=en
it works for me...hope it helps
Try changing cable or USB Ports.. Since i bought i9100 my kies never recognized my device... But who cares when odin's here...
If problem not solving then maybe rom problem...
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techpda said:
yes i can import and export files from my computer to the phone via the explorer.
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Therefore USB cable, port and driver are most likely working fine. Did you try from another PC, i.e. an entirely different installation of Kies on another machine?
fxrb said:
Therefore USB cable, port and driver are most likely working fine. Did you try from another PC, i.e. an entirely different installation of Kies on another machine?
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You are right; I don’t think it related to the phone because even after new Kies installation from scratch without connecting the phone, I get at the startup window the same problem (no icons on the home window and disable options).
On another PC its work well but I need it to work well with my workstation PC at work to sync meeting & etc.
What can I change in my computer that might affect it? After all it did work well in past.
Is that so complicated issue? maybe you can refer me to another place that can handle this.
techpda said:
Is that so complicated issue? maybe you can refer me to another place that can handle this.
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I do not know how complicated the issue is. If I knew the solution I would have posted it, believe me. I tried in vain to reproduce the error you are facing.
I also do not know any better place then XDA to seek for help, but you could try to talk Samsung directly. Sorry but I'm out of ideas
Try this (KIES SGS2 connection working)
I had a big problem with getting my SGS 2 connecting to KIES. I've got repeatedly "Cannot start service ont the device" or "device not detected".
Then I tried several combinations, like:
a. connecting the phone with the SIM and SD card,
b. connecting with SIM w/o SD
c. w/o SIM and with SD
d. w/o SIM and w/o SD
Apparently KIES started to recognize my phone when SIM card was not present (as in c and d). Then I tried to connect the phone with the SIM and SD card in but the SIM was not initilized (i.e. I wasn't entering PIN). KIES recognized the phone and then I was enetring the PIN.
Everuthing worked.
I hope this helps
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It had it ask me what to do with the USB connection when I plugged it in, which I don't mind. I choose File Transfer. My Mac isn't recognizing it as a hard drive, like it did. Gonna have to figure this one out... Any ideas? (I never use HTC Sync...)
Update: I did the online chat with HTC and tried almost everything from clearing the Cache partition to reinstalling Sync Manager for the drivers. Still not working. Funny enough it is working on my Windows 10 laptop....
Mfreeland said:
It had it ask me what to do with the USB connection when I plugged it in, which I don't mind. I choose File Transfer. My Mac isn't recognizing it as a hard drive, like it did. Gonna have to figure this one out... Any ideas? (I never use HTC Sync...)
Update: I did the online chat with HTC and tried almost everything from clearing the Cache partition to reinstalling Sync Manager for the drivers. Still not working. Funny enough it is working on my Windows 10 laptop....
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Are you using the android file transfer app on your mac?
My experience is that it will only mount the extsd as a drive...internal sd needs that app, who knows why
alexjzim said:
Are you using the android file transfer app on your mac?
My experience is that it will only mount the extsd as a drive...internal sd needs that app, who knows why
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Up until I updated to Marshmallow, I've been able to plug into my Mac and use both internal and SD card as hard drives. I've never used HTC Sync.... It still works like normal on my Windows 10 laptop.
Mfreeland said:
Up until I updated to Marshmallow, I've been able to plug into my Mac and use both internal and SD card as hard drives. I've never used HTC Sync.... It still works like normal on my Windows 10 laptop.
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You got lucky that it worked as a drive before, but according to google this is the standard way to transfer via mac:
https://www.android.com/filetransfer/
"To transfer files, Android File Transfer must be installed on your computer"
https://support.google.com/nexus/answer/2840804?hl=en
alexjzim said:
You got lucky that it worked as a drive before, but according to google this is the standard way to transfer via mac:
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I used the program, and yes it worked. I really don't think I was "lucky " before. Its worked from the second I got my Mac a year ago. Even HTC and Apple thinks it should recognize it. I think it might be a bug with this version of M. I'm betting they fix it.
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Can you see both internal and external when you are in twrp? Should be basically the same functionality.
Mr.BungIe said:
Can you see both internal and external when you are in twrp? Should be basically the same functionality.
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Honestly, I'm not even sure if I have a twrp installed. I can see both on my Windows 10 machine... I can see it on the Mac using Android File Transfer. I could plug directly into the Mac before the M update and could see both as HD's...and of course drag and drop files.
I assumed you were rooted. If you aren't, you wouldn't have twrp.
But I believe if you put the phone in download mode, you should be able to sideload files.
Mr.BungIe said:
I assumed you were rooted. If you aren't, you wouldn't have twrp.
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I have not rooted this phone. ( I did root my original HTC EVO......)
And have you tried connecting via download mode?
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Mr.BungIe said:
And have you tried connecting via download mode?
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I'm not sure what download mode is? Can yo explain, please?
Can anyone see what I'm doing wrong here, I've been trying to get this working for a couple of days now...
I've installed File Manager + on the X96 and given it access to the attached USB drives. One drive is a 256gig stick and the other is a 4tb WD HD.
I've installed Cute FTP on the PC.
I launch FM+ on the X96 and start it's ftp and given it root access.
On the PC, Cute see's the X96 but only the internal storage not the attached drives? Both attached drives are attached at boot.
Am I using the wrong app on the box?
Can anyone suggest how I get the PC to see the attached drives?
Thanks.
steve1221 said:
Can anyone see what I'm doing wrong here, I've been trying to get this working for a couple of days now...
I've installed File Manager + on the X96 and given it access to the attached USB drives. One drive is a 256gig stick and the other is a 4tb WD HD.
I've installed Cute FTP on the PC.
I launch FM+ on the X96 and start it's ftp and given it root access.
On the PC, Cute see's the X96 but only the internal storage not the attached drives? Both attached drives are attached at boot.
Am I using the wrong app on the box?
Can anyone suggest how I get the PC to see the attached drives?
Thanks.
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Trying this app X-plore File Manager
, it's the one I used to go to my Drive and on my PCs and the like, it's great and easy to use.
Sealowed said:
Trying this app X-plore File Manager
, it's the one I used to go to my Drive and on my PCs and the like, it's great and easy to use.
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Many thanks, that works very well.
Wifi share works like a dream, but I can't seem to connect to with an ftp client? It's not a problem, but would you happen to know why?
steve1221 said:
Many thanks, that works very well.
Wifi share works like a dream, but I can't seem to connect to with an ftp client? It's not a problem, but would you happen to know why?
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Sorry, but I don't use it, I couldn't answer you.
Sealowed said:
Sorry, but I don't use it, I couldn't answer you.
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No worries, I can live without it. Thanks again for the suggestion, it's solved so many problems