Android file transfer

I have a brand-new iMac, a USB keyboard, several USB cables, and just one Android phone (Samsung Galaxy S3).

What I discovered is that the connection depends consistently on which USB socket I'm using.

On the CPU unit, there's one socket that never connects beyond making the phone beep, and there's one socket that seems to work well. Via the keyboard USB sockets, I get connections that last just long enough to register, before closing and then re-forming over and over and over again.

It'd be interesting to hear if switching sockets helps other people.

I have an old Macbook Pro as well and File Transfer runs with no problem on that at all, in all of its sockets.

Wyvern-eater YOU ARE BRILLIANT! My new Moto G was not recognized by Mavericks. I installed Android File Transfer and connected the phone via USB port #4 (farthest from headphone jack). No response, no desktop icon, just a message from AFT saying it could not connect to the phone. Switching to port #3 got the "on-and-off" connection you referred to. Ports #2 and #1 (closest to headphone jack) resulted in a steady, reliable connection that allows file transfers from my iMac to the Moto G. Could the ports be different versions of USB? I don't recall seeing that when I got my iMac a couple years back. Anyway, now I can keep the phone!

Seems like it paid solution and only for Windows. ⚠

As for photos/texts/URLs transfer from your phone - best free solution is definetely http://drop2pc.com

If you've tried all the options in this thread and are still stuck, here's the solution I tend to use last:

- If you have not got it, Download an install Android Studio from https://developer.android.com/

- Set developer options usb debug on your android device to on. This is part of the setting -> developer options on the device. If it is not visible, there are a set of taps to follow, by tapping 7 times on Settings > About phone > Build number.

- Plug in the phone to the mac

- Launch Android Studio, either open a project or create one using all the defaults

- In Android Studio's toolbar select the "Android Device Monitor" button, that launches the android device monitor, which can be used to push files onto the device, and pull files from the device to the mac.

Extremely long winded, but as a last resort it has not failed me so far.

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