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Re: Transferring contents of a large folder (eg 3000 photos) from Android to Windows 10

From Roger Mills <mills37.fslife@gmail.com>
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 2025-07-19 16:20 +0100
Message-ID <me1re2F3o1qU1@mid.individual.net> (permalink)
References <105fqkn$2mhla$1@dont-email.me> <105g1ql$2o6cs$1@dont-email.me> <t7jsklxs3j.ln2@Telcontar.valinor>

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On 19/07/2025 14:30, Carlos E.R. wrote:
> On 2025-07-19 14:07, Paul wrote:
>> You could set up FTP on the computer end, to give the various
>> phone methods another "push" option. Maybe a Wifi protocol would
>> have slightly better performance than the USB2 (and mainly because
>> "not using MTP", not just because the link runs at a different speed).
>> File Sharing might work. FTP might work.
> 

> 
> So do you know a good ftp or sftp android app that actually works?
> 

I have been using the FTP server within the ES File Explorer app for 
many years, and it works fine. I use AceFTP 2 as the FTP client on my PC 
(simply because it came free on the cover disk of a PC magazine many 
years ago) but any other FTP client should work.

The process is this:
Turn on ES File Exlorer on the phone
Select 'View on PC'
Tap TURN ON
This turns on the server and displays the IP address and port at which 
the PC's FTP client needs to be pointed

Run the FTP client on the PC
Point it at the address/port displayed on the phone (You can save this 
for future use)
Click on CONNECT

The connection is made (using WiFi - no cables), and two explorer-type 
windows are displayed on the PC

Navigate to where the files are on the phone, and to where you want them 
to be on the PC
Using the right and left arrows displayed on the PC (in Ace FTP, but 
other clients will have the equivalent) you can copy files in either 
direction between the two devices. [This means that you drive everything 
from the PC end, which is far simpler than having to do it on the phone].

[The description of the process (above) looks far more complicated than 
it actually is!]

NOTE: Until a few years ago, you could install ES File Explorer from 
Play Store, but it has now been removed due to some alleged security 
issue - so it has to be side-loaded. I've done this on several Android 
devices, and have never experienced any issues. If you search for ES 
File Exploreer in Play Store, it will offer you EX File Explorer, which 
looks similar but is *not* the same.
-- 
Cheers,
Roger

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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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