I tried a number of other postings without success. This one was easy to follow, and my computer and my phone did exactly what he said they would do!!! Hooray!!! How to Tech ROCKS!!!!
I viewed other videos but still couldn't get my phone to go into file transfer mode. Then this video clued me in to the USB cable itself. I was using a store bought USB cable that could charge, but not transfer data. My OnePlus cable could do it all. Thanks.
Thank you. This is so confusing and way too many steps involved but I think I figured it out. Older phones all you had to do was plug it into your computer and the photos would automatically pop up on the screen. There werent a bunch of confusing steps to follow. I will never remember this all.
Thank you!I already feel like a pro!LoL Great looking cat. 🐱I have over 700 pics!Is is possible Is it possible to move all at once? Once transferred does that mean OFF your cell??
Which cable do I need for phone to plug in a laptop please? I have 300 plus photos which I have never been able to transfer from my phone to lap top or anywhere else. Sadly nobody has ever been able to tell me how to move them. The only option is just to keep the phone otherwise all photos lost for good.
You really did GREAT thanks you for your knowledge. I agree with all the people below........................Yes you are our GENIUS thanks again I will tell my friends ................Henry & Sherry
Hi,I'm completely naff at tech,I have, however, followed your guide for transferring photos to laptop from samsung fone. As I have 1,000s of foto to transfer, can you tell me how I can move all in one go please. Thanks, D.
But i wanna know why are my drawings when i transfer them to my computer it isn't the same coloring at all its more dull and i can never get it right nor get it to be the same color as the original. How can i fix this?
I did what I was suppose to but the pictures before 2019 & some during and after 2019 didn't show up in the folder. What do I do now? Delete the ones that came through and try again? Or do I have to do it some other way? Thanks.
My phone doesn't show on the computer, it asks on the phone if I want to control the phone via the laptop but when I click on it the phone says it cannot switch to this mode.
New subscriber here... A little suggestion sir, hope next time don't be a hurry to speak so we can follow what you are talking. Just a little. Anyway you're good! And THANK YOU!
I just want to "copy" the pics from the old andriod phone before it dies! Will this totally move them to my pc? I am NOT "user friendly" in the techno world!
for some reason I am having trouble with this way of downloading pictures from my smart phone, cant access cell phone photos, I followed you instruction, once I pulled in my phone its not popping up on my desktop, unable to access pictures on my phone, HELP!
I am doing this too but my files are losing a bit of data and coming short on total number of kilobytes. Is is common or is there a problem with transferring?
The issues I had was setting up the cell phone. How To Tech answered the question "does my USB cord transfer data?". Accessed via the "GEAR" symbol there is a category for "Currently Connected PTP " right away the title is "USB controlled by" use [ this device]. The top two options are which device controls the USB. Well... it will not let you use "connected device " for control of the USB port. The bottom half of the check off list "Use USB for" with empty bullets has "File Transfer" hit that bullet! ((As I already went into the desktop and clicked on the android symbol to search for DCIM, then I tried just dragging the Drive symbol with a bar filled with red over to my external storage device. That did not work. Clicking on the Red Drive symbol na da! No files found. )) With the bullet hit for "file transfer" the Android just took off prepping for download, asking if I wanted to view and organize all 2K pics (not today!) and did I want to put a name to the file.... sure! the DATE! Remember to click the tiny little cube under the "now copying" BAR. It offers to delete pictures after copying them. My phone is just about to lock up for not having ANY MORE storage. To delete later takes time. Agree to the multitasking and do the delete as the copying goes on. How To Tech has some things already set up. So the above description is for virgins or an old schooler like myself with nothing set up and directions have to come from at least two CZcams videos before the brain can kick in. Still .... all my photos did not transfer over. Well... back to perusing the offerings of vids on CZcams.!
Thank you! I'm so annoyed how difficult they make it for you to manually download files. I don't like my photos and videos just disappearing into the cloud and then being held ransom until I buy more space...🤡 So helpful!
Started with great clarity but when the PC & phone do not connect your instructions become hard to follow. I assume I should be able to find "phone settings" on my smartphone but the damned smartphone is anything but smart - need better steps to do this. So far I have just wasted time to do something that should be easy peasy!
I'm having an issue where my phone's screenshots folder is displayed when I browse on PC, but when I open the folder it appears empty, as in it's not displaying any of the files in there. Any suggestions?
Android 13 no gear icon for settings on this drop down. Has Wi-Fi and mobile data in blue panes and notification bell some little double triangle icon (?), torch, location and airplane mode. Screen brightness slider below and that's it. No cog wheel. Can anyone help? Oppo 54S
When I plug my phone to the laptop than something pop up that say foto transfer or file transfer than I press file transfer than a number coms up witch I punch on my laptop, I enter the number and press connect than my phone say iets disconnected
My bloody LG Premiere Plus phone don't allow this! I have to email photos from my Yahoo account to my Gmail account to get them on my desktop computer.
I did everything you said, it still didn't work out.. When i opened file explorer, i couldn't find my phone, even if i set my phone's usb settings to file transport.. :(
Previously I was usinig Redmi 5 Plus with storage of 65GB and all along I had no problem transferring all the WhatsApp's videos and photos to be installed into my computer so that I could create more space for my phone. However, after I had bought a new phone Xiaomi 11 Lite 5GNe with storage of 256 GB, all of a sudden when I wanted to continue transfeering all the videos and photos from my new phone to my computer, I found that it got stucked at a certain date in Jan 2022. It happens whenver I do the transfer whether in Feb, Mar or even June 2022. It stops at the same date. Can you help me out with this problem ?
Oh my gosh. I was trying to print tight off file explorer. Did not work very well. It stopped working. Got one loudy print. And a ...Two hour headache. Now i cannot sleep.
I'm stuck. I followed every single step, but when it got to the part in the file explorer where my phone name should pop up, it didn't. I can't find my phone anywhere yet I've connected my USB cable to my laptop and my phone, it says connected but it won't show up on the files. I feel so stupid and lost :/
I have an Android phone , windows 10 pc, the correct cable, but I can't download my photos ? When I plug the phone into the pc it asks, Transfer Photos (PTP) so I choose that, or Transfer Data,, then on the PC it says: Something went wrong, trouble accessing items on the device? ,, the phone is unlocked, it looks like the computer is recognizing the phone, but the photos don't want to download.. ?
Omg...I was one step from throwing my laptop across the street!! Lol, you're a genius! Lol...thank you!!
Glad it helped!
Me too lmafo 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Might be cheaper to throw your phone. Certainly less likely to cause arm strain.
Imfao 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I tried a number of other postings without success. This one was easy to follow, and my computer and my phone did exactly what he said they would do!!! Hooray!!! How to Tech ROCKS!!!!
Glad to hear :)
The part around @0:50 about adjusting the USB settings was most helpful. Thank you.
I viewed other videos but still couldn't get my phone to go into file transfer mode. Then this video clued me in to the USB cable itself. I was using a store bought USB cable that could charge, but not transfer data. My OnePlus cable could do it all. Thanks.
Thank you. This is so confusing and way too many steps involved but I think I figured it out. Older phones all you had to do was plug it into your computer and the photos would automatically pop up on the screen. There werent a bunch of confusing steps to follow. I will never remember this all.
Thanks! I have been troubleshooting this for a couple years.
Thank you very much, transferred all of my pics from phone to laptop. Very informative & educational.
You really Dragged and Dropped all your photos painfully 1 by 1?
Thank you for the help. You just saved me a lot of frustration!
Thank you!I already feel like a pro!LoL Great looking cat. 🐱I have over 700 pics!Is is possible Is it possible to move all at once? Once transferred does that mean OFF your cell??
Thank you. I have been watching many CZcams videos, but not solved my problem. Until I watched you video, it solved my issues.
Thank you so much for posting these answers. You are a life saver!!
Thank-You for sharing! You made my day!
Which cable do I need for phone to plug in a laptop please? I have 300 plus photos which I have never been able to transfer from my phone to lap top or anywhere else. Sadly nobody has ever been able to tell me how to move them. The only option is just to keep the phone otherwise all photos lost for good.
Thanks for your lesson and that's was a great and I get what I was need
Your cat is gorgeous. Thanks for the video
I just like the picture of your smiling cat man
Thank you so much - it's so easy. Really needed that!
Excellent instructions! Thank you very much.
omg thank you, learning to set on file transfer setting was a game changer! no more stupid google photos garbage.
I have too many photos to drag and drop one by one. How can I bulk transfer them to my computer. You did not explain this.
hold right click and it selects them all hope that helps
Excellent! Thank you very much, it was really useful.
Thank you so much for this video, finally worked out how to do this...
Thanks. I got up to 2:15, and had enough info to do it.
So helpful. Thank u
Pretty easy once I activated file transfer.on my phone. Finding that setting was the trickiest part.
You are FANTASTIC!!!! You helped me for free when those assholes at Verizon couldn't. THANK YOU !!!!
Thanks brother this helped a lot .....
Does this also transfer the GPS location that the photo was taken at date and time that the phone shows or just the actual photo?
Fab explaining,superb video.
Thanx alllllllllot.✌✌👍👍👏👏
You really did GREAT thanks you for your knowledge. I agree with all the people below........................Yes you are our GENIUS thanks again I will tell my friends ................Henry & Sherry
Hi,I'm completely naff at tech,I have, however, followed your guide for transferring photos to laptop from samsung fone. As I have 1,000s of foto to transfer, can you tell me how I can move all in one go please. Thanks, D.
Thank you soo much for this
GREAT EXPLANATION, THANKS
Thanks brother
I dont see the usb setting. I have a 9 plus
But i wanna know why are my drawings when i transfer them to my computer it isn't the same coloring at all its more dull and i can never get it right nor get it to be the same color as the original. How can i fix this?
Is there a quick way to transfer ALL the pictures from your phone at once, instead of drag and drop one at a time?
Thanks!!!
Thank you
I did what I was suppose to but the pictures before 2019 & some during and after 2019 didn't show up in the folder. What do I do now? Delete the ones that came through and try again? Or do I have to do it some other way? Thanks.
My phone doesn't show on the computer, it asks on the phone if I want to control the phone via the laptop but when I click on it the phone says it cannot switch to this mode.
New subscriber here... A little suggestion sir, hope next time don't be a hurry to speak so we can follow what you are talking. Just a little. Anyway you're good! And THANK YOU!
Excellent video!
Ver well done. thank you!
I just want to "copy" the pics from the old andriod phone before it dies! Will this totally move them to my pc? I am NOT "user friendly" in the techno world!
that was amazing bro
Thank you for your information
how do this with all your photos?
And what do you do when you don't have a USB setting on your phone?
Thank You!
What if I have 600 photos to transfer at one time? and how to on a iMac?
thanks for this helpfull video
Excellent!
Do u have to have the same charger that it came with?
for some reason I am having trouble with this way of downloading pictures from my smart phone, cant access cell phone photos, I followed you instruction, once I pulled in my phone its not popping up on my desktop, unable to access pictures on my phone, HELP!
wow very very thank you sir.
Thanks!
Can I transfer CZcams videos downloaded into the library in the phone to my laptop?
I am doing this too but my files are losing a bit of data and coming short on total number of kilobytes. Is is common or is there a problem with transferring?
cool ty!
The issues I had was setting up the cell phone. How To Tech answered the question "does my USB cord transfer data?". Accessed via the "GEAR" symbol there is a category for "Currently Connected PTP " right away the title is "USB controlled by" use [ this device]. The top two options are which device controls the USB. Well... it will not let you use "connected device " for control of the USB port. The bottom half of the check off list "Use USB for" with empty bullets has "File Transfer" hit that bullet! ((As I already went into the desktop and clicked on the android symbol to search for DCIM, then I tried just dragging the Drive symbol with a bar filled with red over to my external storage device. That did not work. Clicking on the Red Drive symbol na da! No files found. )) With the bullet hit for "file transfer" the Android just took off prepping for download, asking if I wanted to view and organize all 2K pics (not today!) and did I want to put a name to the file.... sure! the DATE! Remember to click the tiny little cube under the "now copying" BAR. It offers to delete pictures after copying them. My phone is just about to lock up for not having ANY MORE storage. To delete later takes time. Agree to the multitasking and do the delete as the copying goes on. How To Tech has some things already set up. So the above description is for virgins or an old schooler like myself with nothing set up and directions have to come from at least two CZcams videos before the brain can kick in. Still .... all my photos did not transfer over. Well... back to perusing the offerings of vids on CZcams.!
Thank you! I'm so annoyed how difficult they make it for you to manually download files. I don't like my photos and videos just disappearing into the cloud and then being held ransom until I buy more space...🤡 So helpful!
Thank u
Sharing through usb ,Is their any loss of picture quality.
please let me know?
thank you so much!!!!!!!!!
Solved the problem so easily. Thanks a million
Thanks
It's maybe been mentioned elsewhere but the phone also has to be in the unlocked condition for this to work. :-)
Tyvm. Upvoted
no usb selection comes up on the menu under my bluetooth and device connection
In ur more settings is it there a more option in some phones it will be there
Started with great clarity but when the PC & phone do not connect your instructions become hard to follow. I assume I should be able to find "phone settings" on my smartphone but the damned smartphone is anything but smart - need better steps to do this. So far I have just wasted time to do something that should be easy peasy!
Thanks Conan O'Brien
I'm having an issue where my phone's screenshots folder is displayed when I browse on PC, but when I open the folder it appears empty, as in it's not displaying any of the files in there. Any suggestions?
super
How do I select ALL photos without dragging each one? Hold control?
Thænks man
I love you man !
Android 13 no gear icon for settings on this drop down. Has Wi-Fi and mobile data in blue panes and notification bell some little double triangle icon (?), torch, location and airplane mode. Screen brightness slider below and that's it. No cog wheel. Can anyone help? Oppo 54S
When I plug my phone to the laptop than something pop up that say foto transfer or file transfer than I press file transfer than a number coms up witch I punch on my laptop, I enter the number and press connect than my phone say iets disconnected
Tq
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My bloody LG Premiere Plus phone don't allow this! I have to email photos from my Yahoo account to my Gmail account to get them on my desktop computer.
Is it possible that Google Drive has a space limit?
how do i find the recent folder? my camera only has 3,000 photos my phone has over 6,000
I did everything you said, it still didn't work out.. When i opened file explorer, i couldn't find my phone, even if i set my phone's usb settings to file transport.. :(
Previously I was usinig Redmi 5 Plus with storage of 65GB and all along I had no problem transferring all the WhatsApp's videos and photos to be installed into my computer so that I could create more space for my phone. However, after I had bought a new phone Xiaomi 11 Lite 5GNe with storage of 256 GB, all of a sudden when I wanted to continue transfeering all the videos and photos from my new phone to my computer, I found that it got stucked at a certain date in Jan 2022. It happens whenver I do the transfer whether in Feb, Mar or even June 2022. It stops at the same date. Can you help me out with this problem ?
How do we transfer pics and keep the original date captured for court purposes?
Oh my gosh. I was trying to print tight off file explorer. Did not work very well. It stopped working. Got one loudy print. And a ...Two hour headache. Now i cannot sleep.
Oh God...I concur with the 80 year old..and I'm only 72!
helpful
my usb settings are all grayed out, impossible to click on any or change...
But how would you do this, vice versa?
You, as others, do things to fast. It does not show on the screen. Do another video showing all the movements slowly. Thank you.
I'm stuck. I followed every single step, but when it got to the part in the file explorer where my phone name should pop up, it didn't. I can't find my phone anywhere yet I've connected my USB cable to my laptop and my phone, it says connected but it won't show up on the files. I feel so stupid and lost :/
I have an Android phone , windows 10 pc, the correct cable, but I can't download my photos ? When I plug the phone into the pc it asks, Transfer Photos (PTP) so I choose that, or Transfer Data,, then on the PC it says: Something went wrong, trouble accessing items on the device? ,, the phone is unlocked, it looks like the computer is recognizing the phone, but the photos don't want to download.. ?
Are you using mobile usb?
Op
I have around 21000 images I am not able to send them pc ?how can I send them ? please help
My Android does not have a USB option. I can not even locate anything regarding data. WTH, I have Moto g Power (2021)...
the folder does not show all photos