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13 questions linked to/from Not all files are visible over MTP
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Why my DCIM folder is empty seen in the computer but not empty in the phone [duplicate]
I am using HuaWeiNova device, and I tried to access it with aft-mtp-cli.
$ aft-mtp-cli
$ ls DCIM/
I got folders listed here:
|-photos
|-Camera
....
When I tried to list or download my photos in the ...
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Why can't I see a folder in "/storage/emulated/0" on PC through MTP? [duplicate]
I use a banking app in my Android 8.1.0. All receipts are saved in /storage/emulated/0/APPNAME.
I can see the APPNAME folder and the receipts on Android if I use an explorer app like Google Files. ...
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Is there a viable alternative to MTP for file transfer?
Since the latest versions (ICS+?) no longer have mass storage, is there any viable alternative to MTP?
The protocol seems inherently broken and the decision to regress to this format seems like a ...
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How do I refresh/rescan the SD memory in Android 4.4 KitKat
I received the official OTA KitKat update for my Nexus 4 last week and since then I have been unable to rescan the SD card. I have tried a number of different apps for this task but all of them crash ...
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How do I export all contacts (names and phone numbers) to a text file on SD card offline?
How do I export all contacts (phone, SIM) with phone numbers to a text file on SD card? Without Google, without connected computer, without network. Just save everything to a text file.
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Why does MTP show wrong directory location? [duplicate]
MTP (Miserable Transfer Protocol) failed once again.
After moving a directory to a different path, it is still on the same path as before according to MTP.
I already tried re-plugging the USB port ...
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Slow loading of the internal storage folder in PC
Slow loading of the internal storage folder specifically when I connect my phone to the PC. A green bar keeps on progressing quickly at the beginning and seems to be slowing down as it reaches the end ...
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File explorer shows empty folder
I am trying to remove all the images and videos accumulated by whats app over a year
I have been doing the same thing since 2012 ...
I browse to This folder after connecting my android:
PC\myPhone\...
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Screenshots on Nexus 7 are 0 bytes
I am taking screen shots for testing an app. on Nexus 7. Yesterday I could take the screen shots perfectly. Today when I press Power+Volume Down together it makes the screenshot sound but gives me ....
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Hidden (dot-files — ".*") files not presented by MTP
Files starting with the . character (hidden files under linux/unix/OSX conventions) are not being displayed when connected to a Galaxy Stratosphere II via either Android File Transfer or simple-mtpfs. ...
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How can I backup my contacts and get them back?
My question might sound stupid, but I want to backup my contacts, so even when I lost the phone or deleted the contacts, or factory reset the phone, I can still have the contacts. I never backup ...
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What is the reason why partial amounts of files show up while connected via MTP?
This question is in reference to an ongoing issues brought up in the past about being able to see all files on a device through an file manager app, but only a partial amount showing in Windows ...
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how to offload contacts through USB?
I have an old Android phone with a broken USB port so that it doesn't charge properly. There are multiple Google accounts so that different contacts are associated with different accounts. Possibly, ...
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