# Deletes files in the MTP device very slowly

**URL:** https://resource.dopus.com/t/deletes-files-in-the-mtp-device-very-slowly/35446
**Category:** Help & Support
**Tags:** bug-report
**Created:** [May 7, 2020, 12:12am UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/deletes-files-in-the-mtp-device-very-slowly/35446 "2020-05-07T00:12:33Z")
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### Author: ![Leo](https://resource.dopus.com/user_avatar/resource.dopus.com/leo/32/69732_2.png) [@Leo](https://resource.dopus.com/u/Leo)
#### Post date: [May 7, 2020, 5:33pm UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/deletes-files-in-the-mtp-device-very-slowly/35446/3 "2020-05-07T17:33:53Z")

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Try with mtp\_enable = false to see if that's faster with your phone.

Failing that (or even if that does fix the speed problem, to be honest), I would recommend using FTP instead of MTP, at least if you have an Android phone. It's much more convenient (no cable required) and _much_ more reliable, and also quite fast with newer wifi versions.

> [@MTP and transferring files with Android and iOS phones, Cameras](https://resource.dopus.com/t/mtp-and-transferring-files-with-android-phones/28589):
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> About MTP: Opus includes built-in support for the MTP protocol, which many phones and tablets (typically Android ones) use to allow file transfer between the phone/tablet and your PC, when both are connected together via a USB cable. Some people fi…

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