Johnathan Burger
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Q: Android file transfer

Anyone else having issues with android file transfer app under mountain lion?

Know a fix?

iPad, Mac OS X (10.6.4), 4G iPhone-Mac Mini Core2 Duo 2Ghz; 2GB RAM Eyetv w/USB HYbrid

Posted on Jul 28, 2012 8:20 PM

by Meg St._Clair,Solvedanswer
Meg St._Clair Meg St._Clair
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A:

Nope, it didn't detect my HTC Rezound. The phone and the SD card both appeared on the desktop and DropBox recognized it for photo syncing.

 

If you really feel the need for an app, I'd see if Marks Space's Mising Sync is updated for Mountain Lion. Not free but, when I've used it in the past, it's been excellent.

Posted on Jul 28, 2012 8:53 PM

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  • by Winterhearted,

    Winterhearted Winterhearted Oct 22, 2014 5:38 AM in response to Ken Macfarlane
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    Oct 22, 2014 5:38 AM in response to Ken Macfarlane

    LG Optimus 4x HD (P880)

    Mac mini (Late 2012) OS X Yosemite

     

    Was able to connect my smartphone via USB with AFT to my Mac mini after turning off USB Debugging in Developer Settings on my smartphone.

  • by wyvern-eater,

    wyvern-eater wyvern-eater Jan 19, 2015 4:58 PM in response to Winterhearted
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    Jan 19, 2015 4:58 PM in response to Winterhearted

    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.

  • by fortydollarbill,

    fortydollarbill fortydollarbill Feb 6, 2015 11:44 AM in response to wyvern-eater
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    Feb 6, 2015 11:44 AM in response to wyvern-eater

    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!

  • by Evdoy,

    Evdoy Sep 20, 2015 11:17 PM in response to Johnathan Burger
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    Sep 20, 2015 11:17 PM in response to Johnathan Burger

    If you would like to transfer files from Android phone to computer, you can use MobiKin Assistant for Android. It can help you move files from Android phone to computer via three steps. Hope this helps!

  • by Tatarenko,

    Tatarenko Tatarenko Nov 20, 2015 6:07 AM in response to Evdoy
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    Nov 20, 2015 6:07 AM in response to Evdoy

    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

  • by JackTheSplat,

    JackTheSplat JackTheSplat Feb 20, 2016 8:18 AM in response to Johnathan Burger
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    Feb 20, 2016 8:18 AM in response to Johnathan Burger

    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.

  • by atulog,

    atulog atulog Sep 5, 2016 2:29 PM in response to Johnathan Burger
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    Sep 5, 2016 2:29 PM in response to Johnathan Burger

    What is the administrator name?

  • by Eric Root,

    Eric Root Eric Root Sep 6, 2016 7:37 AM in response to atulog
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    Sep 6, 2016 7:37 AM in response to atulog

    Normally, your user name.

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