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Stephen Dawson

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Toronto, Ontario, Canada

So I want to copy some photos and tunes to my new Galaxy S3.

I plug the USB cable into my Linux server, call up Nautilus and see no files. WTF?

I post to a list of friends and I get  a link back. I can install gMTP but I am advised that that is so 200x. I am pointed to the subject.

Transfer all by Wifi!  Cool!

Downloaded the free app and tried it out. Fired up the browser and I get drag and drop WITHOUT A WIRE!

So I want the full featured PRO version. It is the first paid Android app I download. It costs me 99 CENTS! (And I get Air Miles ... or should that be air inches?) And the one payment covers not only my Galaxy S3, but also my ASUS tablet!

Since I will be using this often I set my router to assign fixed IP addresses to both devices and added them as favourites to my browser.

No more searching for a cable! Just click-click, launch the browser, select a favourite and I am good to go.

I may have to check out other apps at the Play Store!

Nov 15 12 01:31 pm Link

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Digital Photo PLUS

Posts: 5503

Lorton, Virginia, US

If you are new to Android read up on internal storage, external storage (which is internal) and the SD storage (which is external). Maybe that's why you couldn't find your files via USB cable.

Nov 15 12 01:45 pm Link

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Stephen Dawson

Posts: 29259

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Digital Photo PLUS wrote:
If you are new to Android read up on internal storage, external storage (which is internal) and the SD storage (which is external). Maybe that's why you couldn't find your files via USB cable.

I have been an Android user for over two years. But my requirements are not that extensive. I don't play games.

This article explains why the Android developers killed USB for the main storage:

http://www.androidcentral.com/ics-featu … how-set-it

Dan Morrit:

    We didn't do this because we wanted to use ext3 (although that is a side benefit.) We did it because we wanted to be able to merge the "public shared storage" (i.e. for music and photos) with the internal private app storage.

    We got tired of seeing OEMs include many GB of internal storage for music, while users were still running out of space for apps and data. This approach lets us merge everything on one volume, which is way better.

Nov 15 12 02:10 pm Link

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