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| From | Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.mobile.android, alt.comp.os.windows-10 |
| Subject | Re: Transferring contents of a large folder (eg 3000 photos) from Android to Windows 10 |
| Date | 2025-07-20 23:53 +0200 |
| Message-ID | <me56qvFkgo6U4@mid.individual.net> (permalink) |
| References | <105fqkn$2mhla$1@dont-email.me> <105j17d.uj0.1@ID-201911.user.individual.net> <105j2cf$3drla$1@dont-email.me> |
Cross-posted to 2 groups.
Paul, 2025-07-20 17:35: > On Sun, 7/20/2025 9:16 AM, Frank Slootweg wrote: >> NY <me@privacy.net> wrote: >> [...] >> >>> Unfortunately this phone only has internal storage, so it's not even >>> possible to copy files to Micro SD card in the phone and then remove it >>> and put it in a card reader on the PC. >> >> As others have mentioned, just plug in a compatible [1] USB memory- >> stick (might need an adapter) and copy the photos to the stick. There >> are also USB card-readers for a SD-card or MicroSD-card, which can do a >> similar thing. >> >> Alternatively, use the Cx File Explorer method which Arno mentioned to >> copy the photos to a share on the Windows PC. >> >> [...] >> >> [1] The stick shoould be (Android) 'OTG' (On-The-Go) compatible. Most >> with a USB-C connector probably are, but those with a USB-A connector >> most likely need a OTG adapter. Look for a 'OTG' label on the packaging, >> in the 'manual', etc.. >> > > Just about every method of transferring sucks. > > Just for the record. > > Individuals doing this, need a good supply of tooth enamel > to handle the failure cases. For example, some computer rooms, > file sharing is hit and miss, and nothing but trouble. > > USB sticks fail. USB sticks run slow. Nobody wants to spend big money > on a "real" USB stick. (My computer store, no longer stocks anything > but schlock. Cruser Glide, in a USB3 world.) And the phone likely > can't run fast enough, to get the value from a "real" USB stick. We talk about 3000 photos. When we assume the average file size of each photo is about 3 MB, this is around 9 GB in total. So there is no need for an expensive "real" USB stick - any decent model with 32 or 64 GB should do the trick. Copying around 9 GB at USB 2 speeds should not take much more than 5-10 minutes, even if it only works with 20 MB/sec (9000 MB will need 450 seconds to copy at 20 MB/sec). [...] > FTP, while an ancient protocol, and as long as it is configured > by someone who cares about what they're doing, it could behave > itself better than some other things. Our modern technical world > seems to specialize in "crap". The simpler the transfer protocol > is, the better. With an ADB bus serial connection and Kermit, > I bet you could perform wonders :-) And you'd be doing that, when > the computer name refuses to show up in the file sharing dialog > on the client software. FileZilla works quite well with Cx File Explorer as server: <https://filezilla-project.org/download.php?type=client> So first enable FTP in Cx File Explorer and then connect to the displayed IP address and port - works fine whenever I have no other choice and I am in a trusted network of course. And yes, using Google Drive is also an option - but getting data from Google Drive back to the PC is not much easier than using all other methods since you need to download the files or install a Google Drive client first. My personal solution: FolderSync with automatic uploading of all photos to a self-hosted NextCloud server which is automatically synced with my computers. Works like a charm. No, not a solution for everyone, but possible. -- Arno Welzel https://arnowelzel.de
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Transferring contents of a large folder (eg 3000 photos) from Android to Windows 10 NY <me@privacy.net> - 2025-07-19 11:05 +0100
Re: Transferring contents of a large folder (eg 3000 photos) from Android to Windows 10 "R.Wieser" <address@is.invalid> - 2025-07-19 12:23 +0200
Re: Transferring contents of a large folder (eg 3000 photos) from Android to Windows 10 Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-07-19 11:06 +0000
Re: Transferring contents of a large folder (eg 3000 photos) from Android to Windows 10 "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2025-07-19 16:45 +0200
Re: Transferring contents of a large folder (eg 3000 photos) from Android to Windows 10 Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-07-19 08:07 -0400
Re: Transferring contents of a large folder (eg 3000 photos) from Android to Windows 10 "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-07-19 15:30 +0200
Re: Transferring contents of a large folder (eg 3000 photos) from Android to Windows 10 Roger Mills <mills37.fslife@gmail.com> - 2025-07-19 16:20 +0100
Re: Transferring contents of a large folder (eg 3000 photos) from Android to Windows 10 VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2025-07-19 10:42 -0500
Re: Transferring contents of a large folder (eg 3000 photos) from Android to Windows 10 AJL <noemail@none.com> - 2025-07-19 08:55 -0700
Re: Transferring contents of a large folder (eg 3000 photos) from Android to Windows 10 VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2025-07-19 13:44 -0500
Re: Transferring contents of a large folder (eg 3000 photos) from Android to Windows 10 AJL <noemail@none.com> - 2025-07-19 13:43 -0700
Re: Transferring contents of a large folder (eg 3000 photos) from Android to Windows 10 Char Jackson <none@none.invalid> - 2025-07-19 20:26 -0500
Re: Transferring contents of a large folder (eg 3000 photos) from Android to Windows 10 "R.Wieser" <address@is.invalid> - 2025-07-19 18:32 +0200
Re: Transferring contents of a large folder (eg 3000 photos) from Android to Windows 10 Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-07-19 15:05 -0400
Re: Transferring contents of a large folder (eg 3000 photos) from Android to Windows 10 Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-07-19 23:19 +0000
Re: Transferring contents of a large folder (eg 3000 photos) from Android to Windows 10 Roger Mills <mills37.fslife@gmail.com> - 2025-07-20 09:49 +0100
Re: Transferring contents of a large folder (eg 3000 photos) from Android to Windows 10 Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-07-20 11:17 -0400
Re: Transferring contents of a large folder (eg 3000 photos) from Android to Windows 10 Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-07-20 17:13 +0000
Re: Transferring contents of a large folder (eg 3000 photos) from Android to Windows 10 "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2025-07-20 20:57 +0200
Re: Transferring contents of a large folder (eg 3000 photos) from Android to Windows 10 Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-07-20 20:20 +0000
Re: Transferring contents of a large folder (eg 3000 photos) from Android to Windows 10 VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2025-07-19 08:55 -0500
Re: Transferring contents of a large folder (eg 3000 photos) from Android to Windows 10 Stan Brown <someone@example.com> - 2025-07-19 14:20 -0700
Re: Transferring contents of a large folder (eg 3000 photos) from Android to Windows 10 Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2025-07-19 23:44 +0200
Re: Transferring contents of a large folder (eg 3000 photos) from Android to Windows 10 Java Jive <java@evij.com.invalid> - 2025-07-20 14:12 +0100
Re: Transferring contents of a large folder (eg 3000 photos) from Android to Windows 10 Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-07-20 13:16 +0000
Re: Transferring contents of a large folder (eg 3000 photos) from Android to Windows 10 Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-07-20 11:35 -0400
Re: Transferring contents of a large folder (eg 3000 photos) from Android to Windows 10 Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-07-20 17:17 +0000
Re: Transferring contents of a large folder (eg 3000 photos) from Android to Windows 10 VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2025-07-20 12:44 -0500
Re: Transferring contents of a large folder (eg 3000 photos) from Android to Windows 10 Stan Brown <someone@example.com> - 2025-07-20 10:44 -0700
Re: Transferring contents of a large folder (eg 3000 photos) from Android to Windows 10 Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-07-20 14:45 -0400
Re: Transferring contents of a large folder (eg 3000 photos) from Android to Windows 10 Stan Brown <someone@example.com> - 2025-07-20 16:18 -0700
Re: Transferring contents of a large folder (eg 3000 photos) from Android to Windows 10 Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-07-20 20:24 -0400
Re: Transferring contents of a large folder (eg 3000 photos) from Android to Windows 10 Stan Brown <someone@example.com> - 2025-07-21 09:12 -0700
Re: Transferring contents of a large folder (eg 3000 photos) from Android to Windows 10 Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2025-07-20 23:53 +0200
Re: Transferring contents of a large folder (eg 3000 photos) from Android to Windows 10 Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-07-21 13:14 +0000
Re: Transferring contents of a large folder (eg 3000 photos) from Android to Windows 10 "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-07-21 22:10 +0200
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