Transferring Pics and Music from MacBook to LG G2 - G2 General

Hi
I bought an LG G2, and have searched the web for hours, downloading various programs to transfer pictures and music from my Mac to the phone.
Finally I found out how to do it WITHOUT an application or USB cable. I can't believe I wasted all this time when the function was actually right there in the LG G2.
So here's what I did, first go to your SETTINGS in the phone, then go to Networks, Share and Connect. Make sure that Wireless Storage is turned ON.
Then tap on the words Wireless Storage.
At the bottom of the screen you will see a Windows and a MAC address, Username and Password.
Now, on your Macbook, click on the blue faced FINDER. Type in COMMAND K. You will get a little box with fields. In the top field (server address), type in the MAC address from your phone. Click on the + sign and it will add to the other field as well. Then click on CONNECT.
If you're asked for the username and password, type in whats on the phone .....
You will get a window with an sdcard0 folder. Click open the folder, and you will see folders with everything in your phone. Open the pics folder and then you can just drag your pics from your Mac into the folder. Do the same with your music.
I created 2 folders on my desktop with all my pictures and music in them. If you arrange them into subfolders on your Mac, they will transfer over to your phone in those sub folders.
I hope this helps and saves everyone else all the time and trouble I had before I found this excellent feature on the phone.

Interesting, add a guide for Windows and this should be pinned imo :thumbup:
Sent from XDA 4 app using LG G2 D802

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How to use the HTC 7 Mozart as a USB drive

hi
I found this guide on the internet. I might by useful for your....
In this guide, we show you how to tweak your registry so that your computer recognizes the HTC 7 Mozart as a removable USB drive. You'll only have access to the Music, Pictures and Videos folders, but those are the most important folders anyway when it comes to moving big files.
1. Open Windows Registry Editor by typing regedit in your start menu
2. Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\USB
3. Perform a search for ZuneDriver
1. The search should yield a result similar to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\USB\VID_045E&PID_04EC&MI_00\6&27ffd631&0&0000\Device Parameters\WUDF
4. Click up one level to the Device Parameters key
5. Change ShowInShell from 0 to 1
6. Change PortableDeviceNameSpaceExcludeFromShell from 1 to 0
7. Change EnableLegacySupport from 0 to 1
8. Change EnableDefaultAutoPlaySupport
That's it! You can now plug your HTC 7 Mozart into your Windows PC using the supplied USB cable and it will be recognized as a USB drive.
regards.
Thanks, would it be possible to use this method to locate the ringtone folder.
Hi, didn't work on my Windows 7 (32 bit) ?
what value should I change in "8. Change EnableDefaultAutoPlaySupport
"?
thanks.
To nothing donĀ“t change
Close zune and then conect usb cable and will apear 2 icons of multimedia, inside is harddrive but only acess 4 folders and ringtone its not one of them but its a good thing
Has anyone else got this to work?
Ive changed my registery settings and when i connect the device i can see 2 (not sure why its there twice!) Mozart 7 devices with the label 'portable media player' underneath them.
However when i click into them it shows nothing? Any ideas?
Thanks!
Thanks ! it works perfect.. on my windows 7 32 bit OS.
it didn't work for me. will try some other time though.
it works.................confirmed
where exactly we'll see two icons? in windows explorer alongwith c and d drives? may be i m missing something.
Can see as USB but nothing to do with, that means nothing
For those who can see 2 empty instances of HTC 7 Mozart, I have copied the below quote from this thread in the HTC Surround section:
eegorr said:
If you make those changes only, your Windows Phone will appear twice under portable devices. There are a couple more changes you should make to the registry - one of them is to fix this (don't remember which one):
Under Device Parameters, you should see two sub-folders: one is called WUDF and the other is ZuneDriver.
1) Under WUDF, you will find a key called Exclusive - change the value of this key from 1 to 0.
2) Under ZuneDriver, you will find a key called UseWpdPrivateInterface - change the value of this key from 1 to 0, as well.
Now you should see only one occurrence of your Windows Phone in the Portable Devices section.
Don't forget to close the Zune software if it opens when you connect your phone.
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I can confirm this works and if the OP could edit these into his post I would be most grateful.
nope
kms108 said:
Thanks, would it be possible to use this method to locate the ringtone folder.
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it works like a charm, but you only get to see the storage part.. all 6Gigs :s
you can prob copy music to the phone this way..
the hack worked cool though
I can just see the USB drive.. but cant copy anything
manage to make it only showing 1 drive...
but there's nothing inside after clicking the "Storage"
How do i display my music, video,... folders?
dicky2208 said:
manage to make it only showing 1 drive...
but there's nothing inside after clicking the "Storage"
How do i display my music, video,... folders?
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Don't forget to close the Zune software if it opens when you connect your phone.
Thanks ! it works very good
with windows 7 32 bit OS.
usb driver htc mozart
hi all,
could you please help me with usb driver for htc mozart, i see everything till USB and after that i cannot see neither Zunedriver or WUDF, is there any other ways to find out?
thank you
In order to see all the files, your phone has to be on welcome screen, when you open photos or music and videos, that's the end of it, you have to reconnect again.
meegulthwarp said:
for those who can see 2 empty instances of htc 7 mozart, i have copied the below quote from this thread in the htc surround section:
I can confirm this works and if the op could edit these into his post i would be most grateful.
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tq its work
Excellent hack! Works great...
But, you must have followed BOTH sets of instructions by slyk2203 and meegulthwarp. Windows exployer also only showed the media folders when I had the Zune app open on the device (not on the PC) and also only when there were existing files in each part. I.e... load a music track, picture and a video file with zune beforehand.
Now interestingly I have noticed that Zune downsamples any video clips that you drag onto the device. Even perfectly suitable .wmv files are re-encoded to a lower resolution. Now though, thanks to this hack, I can copy high res .wmv files onto my device. What's more they play back beautifully!

!!!Access the NC SDCard over WiFi!!!

Thanks to JimmyChingala for creating the app.
Let me tell you why this useful. You can side load you ebook, apps etc. via wifi. I know we can do this with CIFS as well, but this is a small footprint app and can be easily enabled/disabled as well. I prefer this as pushing files to the NC is easier than trying to navigate via cifs IMHO.
Now gettin' down to business...
Step 1: Go HERE and download the SambaFilesharing3APK-b101226-2.zip file. This can change as and when Jimmy decides to make updates etc.
Step 2: Unzip the apk inside the zip file.
Step 3: Install using ADB or copy it over to NC/sdcard and install using Root Explorer/Astro type File Manager
Step 4: Run the app and DO NOT FORGET to ALLOW Superuser access. THIS WILL NOT WORK IF YOU DONT DO THIS
Step 5: Also, the first run will be a bit slow, the app has to unpack some additional binaries into its private data space.
Step 6: Please change "username" & "password" PROMPTLY and without FAIL.
Step 7: Go to Win/Mac and connect to the ip address displayed. Voila. You're in.
WARNING 1: FOR NOW ONLY THE SDCARD is visible. So dont post questions about why can't i see the NC Folders.
WARNING 2: Do copy a LARGE FILE over this as it is bound to fail. I have tried this with 2MB-4Mb files and not seen an issue so far & presumably 100Mb works as well . See this POST for more details. A fix is on the way.
FEEDBACK REQUESTED ON:
1. Battery Life - How does it affect if you leave it on all day. Please let me know so that i can compare it with mine & others
2. Speed.
TROUBLESHOOTING:
Uninstall any previous (non-APK) version of SambaAndroid you have. As root on your device:
Code:
# /data/local/samba/bin/samba-rc stop
# rm -r /data/local/samba
# mount -o remount,rw /system
# rm /system/etc/dhcpcd/dhcpcd-hooks/96-restart-samba
# rm /system/bin/dhcprootshell
works great! thanks for sharing!
Could you elaborate more about Step 7 please? I've installed samba on my NC (enabled superuser, changed username and password etc). Now on NC screen its displaying "Enabled - Running \\ip address \\ANDROID.
How would I connect to the ip address displayed on my nook? Step by step instructions would be appreciated.
jay084 said:
Could you elaborate more about Step 7 please? I've installed samba on my NC (enabled superuser, changed username and password etc). Now on NC screen its displaying "Enabled - Running \\ip address \\ANDROID.
How would I connect to the ip address displayed on my nook? Step by step instructions would be appreciated.
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You must enable samba before u can connect to it. Hit the settings icon = in the bottom and touch enable. U r good to go then
madrascafe said:
You must enable samba before u can connect to it. Hit the settings icon = in the bottom and touch enable. U r good to go then
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Must Samba be installed on my desktop PC (maybe a server)? I have folders/files that are already being shared over my network through XBMC.
I have already enabled Samba on the nook. Is it supposed to "see" my existing files that are being shared on my network (i.e. movies)? How can I access the files being shared? Will my shared files be downloaded to the SDCard so I can view them?
Again please explain the process a little more.
What's the big deal?
Just get WiFi File Explorer in the Market - "no step" setup to see your Nook on your WiFi network!
docfreed said:
Just get WiFi File Explorer in the Market - "no step" setup to see your Nook on your WiFi network!
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Only the Pro version of wifi file explorer allows you to upload files. The free doesn't.
jay084 said:
Must Samba be installed on my desktop PC (maybe a server)? I have folders/files that are already being shared over my network through XBMC.
I have already enabled Samba on the nook. Is it supposed to "see" my existing files that are being shared on my network (i.e. movies)? How can I access the files being shared? Will my shared files be downloaded to the SDCard so I can view them?
Again please explain the process a little more.
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After installing the Samba server on the NookColor and opening the Samba menu (on the Nook) to fill in a new user/password you may want to also enter a workgroup name the corresponds to the workgroup on your local network.
Reinitialize the Samba server on the NC after entering this info, then on your PC open windows explorer and scan your Network. The SDcard on the NC should show as a 'PC' on your network with the ID 'ANDROID' (unless you changed the ID in the Samba menu). You can then move files to/from the SDcard. Unless you set up 'shared files' in some way there will be no shared files, but the ability to move files wirelessly and browse the SDcard from your PC; very helpful for most.
You do not need any software on the PC ... also this assumes your router assigns IPs using DHCP
howdy.
im on windows7 and trying to get this up and running but failing.
ive changed user/pass, disabled then enabled, click network (on pc) and it never finds the nook.. ive tried to scan for wireless devices with no luck.
there is probably and easy/obvious solution for this, but i do not know what it is
//i can ping the nook and it responds, but it just doesnt show up anywhere..
Open Windows Explorer, or just "Computer" from the start button (orb). There is an address bar at the top of the window, similar to Internet Explorer. In the address bar, type this (for example):
\\192.168.1.100
(in your situation, type whatever IP address appears on the NC itself once the Samba server is started, the IP address I showed here is an example only)
Then hit <Enter> on your keyboard.
You can also use:
\\android
thanks,, i knew there was an easy solution.
jewnersey said:
thanks,, i knew there was an easy solution.
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Well, the EASY solution is pony up $3 and buy Websharing off the market. I tested it last night and it was completely painless. It works somewhat like adb wireless, (in that you just press "start" on the NC then connect on PC) but instead of using a terminal to connect you just connect to an IP in a browser and drop files directly to the SD card or NC itself there. Super easy, works perfectly. I loaded multiple video files last night and it was great.
I'm not sure how you could make it any easier (or cheaper) than the Samba Server mentioned in this thread. Fire up a Windows Explorer window, type in \\android in the address bar, and drag and drop files.
After you do this once, the computer can even finish typing the path for you. If that's too much work, just create a shortcut on the desktop that takes you straight to it.
So I just tried to sideload a book through wireless and the file transfered fine but I had to restart the NC to get it to come up in my books section and able to have it in a shelft etc.
Bobb_o said:
So I just tried to sideload a book through wireless and the file transfered fine but I had to restart the NC to get it to come up in my books section and able to have it in a shelft etc.
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thats the draw-back for side-loaded book anyway.. A small price to pay
KryptoNyte39 said:
You can also use:
\\android
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This is the DEFAULT... You can change it to anything you want in "Settings"..
swapdotavi said:
Well, the EASY solution is pony up $3 and buy Websharing off the market. I tested it last night and it was completely painless. It works somewhat like adb wireless, (in that you just press "start" on the NC then connect on PC) but instead of using a terminal to connect you just connect to an IP in a browser and drop files directly to the SD card or NC itself there. Super easy, works perfectly. I loaded multiple video files last night and it was great.
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Why do u have to spend $3 when this is FREE!. Might as well spend it on something else IMHO.
madrascafe said:
Why do u have to spend $3 when this is FREE!. Might as well spend it on something else IMHO.
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Well, for the reason I stated; it's easier. I'm not saying this method is really hard, or that it's not worthwhile. I'm just saying if a really easy to use app with a good UI that basically does exactly this in a browser instead of a terminal is worth $3 to you then there is an option available
The transfer rate is quite quick and the UI is pretty awesome. I got it yesterday based on someone's recommendation in the sideloaded apps thread and it's pretty good. For my the ease of use is a nice feature because my girlfriend uses my nook as well, so not having her call me every time she wants to load a new movie or PDF is easily worth $3. YMMV.
madrascafe said:
thats the draw-back for side-loaded book anyway.. A small price to pay
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Wouldn't using the "Media Scanner" utility that's in Development.apk (pulled from an Eclair emulator) prevent the need for a reboot?

[APP] Remote access your NC via Browser

Found a nifty tool on the Market called Browsix
After install point your browser to
Code:
http://ipaddress:portnumber
that comes up in the bottom of your screen.
Its a bit rough around the edges but works..
Webshare lite is another market app that has this functionallity. The paid version allows you to mount your Nook color as a hardrive on your PC. Then you can move directories or multiple files by cut and pasting 'till your hearts content. No wires needed. I often use it to paste audio book folders to my phone and it has been really helpful turning my NC into a true tablet.
I was using something like this, until someone pointed me towards the Samba Server. So now when I fire up the PC, I just browse to a network share on the NC and move files wirelessly.
EDIT: Well, I see you were the guy that pointed some to Samba. How is this better/different?
I tried browsix too - works great. One caveat: you don't even need to enter the IP address: just go to browsix.com on your desktop on the same wifi network as your nook, and you'll have access.
KryptoNyte39 said:
I was using something like this, until someone pointed me towards the Samba Server. So now when I fire up the PC, I just browse to a network share on the NC and move files wirelessly.
EDIT: Well, I see you were the guy that pointed some to Samba. How is this better/different?
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No difference. If u have samba setup then u don't need this. This is just another option

[Q] ES File Explorer set-up

I've installed ES File Explorer on my Prime under the impression it will let me browse my shared files and folders on my laptop. So I go to the 'LAN Shares' page in ES and run a scan. My laptop shows up, but when I click on it I get the error 'Login failure. Try new user name/password?' Thing is, I don't have a password on my laptop... so how do I get around this?
Also, on Windows 7 how do I make sure I'm properly set-up for file sharing?
I think you just right click on c or your doc folder and you see sharing options. ES is working great for me. I do believe you have to make the computer open to the world, so remember to stop sharing if it is a laptop you take away from home.
when on the main ES explorer screen...
1. swipe your finger to the left..
2. add a "server" in this case your PC IP address with user/passwd if needed
3. if any shares are available on your PC they will get listed right away...
hope it helps.
PuroKaibil said:
when on the main ES explorer screen...
1. swipe your finger to the left..
2. add a "server" in this case your PC IP address with user/passwd if needed
3. if any shares are available on your PC they will get listed right away...
hope it helps.
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Yes I've done that, but my problem is that I don't have a username or password on my laptop but ES keeps asking for it!
Create a user on the laptop called share with the password share or something.
Then give the diesired folder access-rights to this user.
done
traxxus said:
Create a user on the laptop called share with the password share or something.
Then give the diesired folder access-rights to this user.
done
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Well yes but I'd rather not have to put a password in everytime I boot windows. There must be a way to get this working without having to set up a user account in windows...?
breakshift said:
Yes I've done that, but my problem is that I don't have a username or password on my laptop but ES keeps asking for it!
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How did u created the shares?
Is the "everyone" group listed as having access rights on the "Shared" folders you're sharing?
I don't think you understand. Your username is literally your user name. It's your user account. If you don't have a password for your user account, you still need to enter the "login name" for your user account whether it be the default "Administrator" or "User" and leave the password field empty.
My user name in Windows is buymecar. My login password is ilovexda. You get where I'm going with this?
breakshift said:
Also, on Windows 7 how do I make sure I'm properly set-up for file sharing?
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make sure you turn off password protection for shares in...
but you can always set a password, and set window to auto login buy running "control userpasswords2"
fuzzer said:
make sure you turn off password protection for shares in...
but you can always set a password, and set window to auto login buy running "control userpasswords2"
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Right.... and make sure that "Anonymous" has rights to access the shares. That will be under your Local Policy settings if you want to go that deep.
Okay got it working, thanks for the help guys. The problem was that all my media is on an external hard drive. In case anyone else has this problem and stumbles upon this thread, here's what I did:
1. Right clicked the external hdd and went to sharing tab. At the bottom it said that I had password protection on, so I followed the instructions there to disable it.
2. The 'Share' button in the sharing tab was greyed out so I had to go into advanced sharing and check 'Share this folder'.
3. I then went into the security tab of the properties pane and gave my user account all permissions. My user account is the only account and therefore has admin rights, so I don't know why I had to do this.
4. I then created a new username called 'everyone', and gave it all permissions.
5. Clicked okay and close, and I could then access it via ES on my prime.
The reason I didn't mention the hdd in the OP is because at that point I couldn't access the laptop at all. Once I did the above everything worked. I think having password protection on was preventing me from getting into my laptop at all, as I don't have any passwords in windows.
Thanks for the help! I now have access to all my media on my prime. Good times.
EDIT. Turns out the username 'everyone' doesn't need all permissions. I didn't like the idea of 'everyone' having full control over my hdd so I changed the permissions to just allow reading and writing, no modifying etc. Still works.
Cool beans....
What kind of data transfer rates are normal for transfer between two wireless devices? Wireless G that is. Both devices are very close to the router. I should be able to stream 720p video comfortably right? But it doesn't seem to keep up.
Is there a way of testing this speed?
streaming 720p on prime tablet over wifi G
breakshift said:
Okay got it working, thanks for the help guys. The problem was that all my media is on an external hard drive. In case anyone else has this problem and stumbles upon this thread, here's what I did:
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Glad you figured it out. I just saw this and was just about to walk you through it
breakshift said:
What kind of data transfer rates are normal for transfer between two wireless devices? Wireless G that is. Both devices are very close to the router. I should be able to stream 720p video comfortably right? But it doesn't seem to keep up.
Is there a way of testing this speed?
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There is currently no tablet app that I know of that test speed (wifi analyzers scan wifi signal strength) but speedtest app can test you internet connection. For local speed, you can transfer a big file and look at the transfer rate. Ideally, the between 1-2 meters away for the router is the best.
"When testing throughput do it ~1 meter from the AP and test between a wireless client and a wired client. Doing it far away/behind walls/downstairs/etc will have reduced rates and is a different problem to solve. Being extremely close can lower performance by overloading the receiver" -dd-wrt.com
Wireless G is 54 Mbits/s but real world test is ~22 Mbits/s down and ~2.5 Mbit/s....720p streams at 2.5 Mbit/s (for VC-1 and lower formats) up to 5Mbit/s (for H.264 and better quality formats) so it depends on a lot of things. Short answer yes. BUT if you source is on wifi too rather than LAN then there is a high chance that it won't be smooth. Also depending on whether you are the only one connected, the router brand, how good your source is, etc. 720p on 802.11g is hit and miss (mostly miss) so consider a wireless N 300M/bits router
All this can be found on google (feel free to correct me) and please click THANKS if this helped you.
That makes a lot of sense. The file I've been using is a high quality .mkv file, so that's probably the issue.
google is great, here are some good resources for a beginner:
http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-7/share-files-and-printers-between-windows-7-and-xp/
http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/wi...-windows-7-with-the-shared-folder-wizard/3180
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/7412-guest-account-turn-off.html
If you do use a password ES has problems with non alphanumeric characters sometimes.
ES gives access to network shares by buffering the files via an internal webserver, this means it significantly reduces performance. If you want to watch HD mkv's I would recommend using CifsManager:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1442928&highlight=cifsmanager
I use it with MX player or Dice and have no issues watching 1080 mkv movies over wireless g if I'm not too far from the access point.
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As a note "not to far" is roughly upto about 35 feet for G or 50 for N for me with 1080.
Even if you move to wireless N, ES file explorer will not perform as well as CifsManager with HD videos.
Never share your OS drive. Just share a folder(s) that are on your OS drive. Give anonymous access to these particular folders, so when any client that looks for shared folders they will see these folders there. Shouldn't have to input any log in information at all.
breakshift, I am trying also to access my external hdd on my Prime. I followed your steps, but still cannot determine the correct username and password combination. What did you end up using?
Well since I did what I described in that post, it all works. Are you able to connect to the computer at all? Or is it just when you try to go into the HDD it refuses you?
ES doesn't ask for a username or password at all for me anymore. Does it prompt you for that info? If so, do you have a password set up on your user account on your computer?
When I try to watch videos using es file explorer on mg galaxy s2, sometimes it connects and sometimes it doesn't. If I restart my desktop pc, it will work for about half an hour then fail to login again.
This is what I'm always getting, https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B90aBBkpJZ8tS3NINU9fbDBDUzA/edit would appreciate it someone can help.
I'm using windows 7 pro 64bit
Everyone else in my family can stream the shared files with their windows laptop.
After restarting my computer(the pc with the shared files), my brother and I can stream for about 30 minutes, then I have to restart my pc again.
I have a password on my pc, but even when I put it in the edit server options it still doesn't work. I'm thinking it may be a firewall or router setting?

sharing folders with certain android devices

does anyone know how to share a folder with only certain android users on my network?
I can find info to do it with two windows machines. from what i understand you have to create the user name of the viewing machine in the computer that hosts the folder. but how would I do that with an androd device.
when I right click computer/manage/shared folders/shares.
then right click a folder/properties/share permissions/add/advanced/find now.
i get a list of user types but i have no idea how to add just one android device or what to type in as the name
I have tried using the name of my phone on an evo 3d i went to settings/about phone/phone identity. but i figured that wouldnt work anyway.
I have no idea about winbugs share tool, but an easy way is to use Dropbox to store the folder. Then, you can install the app and log in using the same user and password on several devices.
that is a good way to share. but is not a ideal for large files or streaming over my network.

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