Most Android devices export their USB storage as regular drive, but some (i.e. Galaxy Nexus or Acer Iconia) export it using (if I name it correctly) virtual folders? Or something that make it appear in explorer but not as separate drive (as usual USB drives do) but as "Portable multimedia device". Is there any way for Opus to handle this crap in regular way, so I could i.e. copy files normal way etc, instead of just embeeding explorer in its window?
No, not currently.
Hi,
I've got an Android HTC Desire HD which does not have this issue, it connects "correctly" via USB and appears as a drive...
But...
I don't use USB cable for this at all, I use a magnificent freeware file manager on the Android called "File Expert" and Directory Opus FTP. This combination will allow you to do what you want.
https://market.android.com/details?id=xcxin.filexpert&hl=en
One of the many many things it has is the ability to run as an FTP server (literally one click to enable), then I use Directory Opus FTP capabilities to simply connect and copy files or whatever. I've got an FTP shortcut setup in Opus so it's all very simple.
Just a thought, thanks.
John
I experience the very same fate as the poster above.
I am not able to USB-copy files from my PC to my brand new Nexus 7.
May there be a fix in the works to remedy this problem?
Thank you.
Easy way is for example using filemanager from rhythmsoft which supports wlan-connection (from phone to pc).
Other is unlocking the device (at your own risk!!!) and using a rooted rom. This will work on HTC-devices, but I do not know for Samsung-devices. Best resource (and maybe there is already a solution available) is the xda-developers forum.
Thanks for the tip.
The rhytthmsoft filemanager works and so does the AirDroid.
I just had hoped that a direct, local USB cable-connection would be the way to go to copy files from a PC to a Nexus 7.
The USB-cable copy works just great with Kindle Fire, also an Android device, sort of.
Hence the wish to use Opus Directory for all file management matters in the most efficient way possible. May be such a feature will be available in a future release.
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I had the same problem when I got a Samsung Galaxy SII earlier in the year. You CAN enable normal usb storage on the device, but its hidden in the settings.
Here is what you do:-
Before you start, make sure the phone is NOT connected to the PC via USB cable.
Go to Settings and Click 'More' (its the line under 'WiFi, Bluetooth , Data Usage'), then click 'USB Utilities'.
DO NOT Connect the 'phone to USB at this point!
Now click 'Connect Storage to PC' and a box will appear entitled 'USB Utilities' saying 'Connect USB Cable to use Mass Storage'.
Connect Your phone to the PC with a USB Cable.
It tells you that USB has Been Connected, Click on 'Turn on USB Storage' then Click the 'OK' Button.
You now have drives in Directory Opus relating to your SD cards in the 'phone.
When you have finished transferring your data, make sure make sure that you eject the Android 'phone on the PC before you unplug the USB cable, also before you unplug the cable. Click 'Turn Off USB Storage' on the phone (not strictly necessary but a good idea), the 'phone then returns to normal.
It sounds very complicated, but once you get used to it, you can go through the process very quickly.
Hope this helps
Barney
Hello Barney,
Thank you very much for your reply and tips on how to get a straight USB connection to work with a PC and an Android smart phone.
Unfortunately my device is the Nexus 7 Tablet by Google and when I follow your steps I get the following:
- Under Bluetooth there is the entry:
- Data usage: where the data usage cycle is displayed for the various components running on the device; under this Data usage is the heading:
- More: Here I find: Airplane mode, VPN, NFC and Android Beam;
If I now go to the heading Storage in the Device section, I am shown the actual internal storage space available and used in GB.
In short, I went through all the available menus and there was not one that mentions USB storage nor any other reference to USB is available.
Since the Nexus 7 Tablet does not have any SD card slot (and hence no SD storage), a direct USB link would be more than welcomed.
It seems that, for the time being, I have to go back and transfer via Wi-Fi and wait and wait.....but, in the meantime, it gets the job done.
Maybe Opus Directory will have an idea on how to USB straight connect. Opus always comes up with creative solutions for handling tricky matters.
I had hoped that your tip would help me get a straight USB connection to my PC, but it seems that this is not to be.
Again, many thanks for your reply and suggestions,
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Google chose to remove USB mass-storage support from the newer Nexus devices, which is why the steps for the Galaxy S2 don't work on the Nexus 7 or Galaxy Nexus.
(OTOH, older Nexus devices like the Nexus S had USB mass-storage mode as the only option, even though they didn't really have an SD card they emulated one.)
Programs which you can run on Android to share its folders via SMB (normal network drives) or FTP or SSH may still work, depending on how Google have set up the filesystem/permissions on the device.