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Simple question: How do I view N1 files & folders from PC?

I know this is a total noob question, but how do you view files and folders on the n1? Plugged in the usb cable and the drive showed up on the pc but it's unreadable. What's missing? Like to transfer apk files from the pc to the storage card.
Thanks

Turn on mass storage from the notification bar... be sure to safely remove before turning it off.

Sorry, just got this today and embarassed to ask how is this done.

What do you mean, "it's unreadable"?
You view files and folders on the N1 just the way you are describing. That's how I do it.

Got it sorted guys thanks. Didn't know to drag the the status screen down to enable the mass storage.
How do you see the internal phone storage to delete files? Been trying to figure this out. Have a file manager app and been through all the folders and can't locate where data is stored internally.

Get the EStrongs File Explorer app. You can even connect to shared folders in your network

Got it, nice app. Trying to figure out where "browser" downloads are stored? Have some stuff like to clear that are not on the sd card.

They are on the SD card, in the /downloads folder.

Unless you're rooted (which I believe isn't the case), you can't change anything or even see anything in most of internal folders. And you can't see them anywhere, unless you're familiar with Linux and ADB.

Installed some file explorers and can see all files and folders. Bought direct from google for AT&T.

[Q] Saving Files On Nook

I have just bought a Nook Color and slapped CM7 on it (very nice BTW). I would like to transfer files from my desktop to my Nook so they can be accessed at any time even when not on Wi-Fi.
At times of Wi-Fi, I can always use Dropbox, but how can I get them to stay on the Nook to be accessed whenver.
These files would usually be PDF, Excel, Word, other office type files.
Thanks.

Just use a micro SD card, I'm pretty sure cm7 requires one anyway, so there is no reason to have one.
Also, you can download files ffrom dropbox to your SD card for offline storage through the app itself
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You can drag and drop the files when your Power cable USB is plugged into your PC.
You just need to open your NC notification bar - when it's plugged in - so your PC recognizes the device.

Sorry for the noob questions, but how would I open those files? Would I need to use a specific app? or will CM7 automatically open them?

If you long press on files in the dropbox app it gives you the choice to save them. They save to sdcard/dropbox. How they open depends on the file type. The nook can open several different kinds of files natively and you can download apps from the market to open anything that it won't. As for the actual process of opening files I usually use my file manager to navigate to the file I want to open and click on it. The nook will either open the file (if only one app handles that file type), ask which app I want to use to open the file, or nothing happens which means I have no app installed that can open that file type.
For office type files I suggest getting ezPDF free from the market and paying for Documents To Go. That way you can edit the MS Office stuff if you need to. RTFs suck. The only thing I know that will open them is the ebook app Cool Reader.
I hope this helps. We all started out as noobs.

also a noob here. i had copied the files to the nook already. so how do i access them now? i can't seem to get my way into this.
thanks!

To access your files use a file explorer such as root explorer.

nook-color said:
You can drag and drop the files when your Power cable USB is plugged into your PC.
You just need to open your NC notification bar - when it's plugged in - so your PC recognizes the device.
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Palm to forhead... I was missing the notification bar part. Couldn't figure out why I couldn't access any files on the Nook from my PC. Now I just need to figure out if there is a default directory where I am supposed to put music and movies on the microSD card.

mogators1 said:
Palm to forhead... I was missing the notification bar part. Couldn't figure out why I couldn't access any files on the Nook from my PC. Now I just need to figure out if there is a default directory where I am supposed to put music and movies on the microSD card.
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No default place for music and movies but it would be simplest to just make a folder called music and one called movies just so that they are easier for you to f/nd.
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.jpg file problem

Has anyone seen this? What happens is that if I take a picture with my Droid 3, I can view it on the phone itself. But if I copy the .jpg file to a computer and try to open it, Windows picture viewer tells me:
"Windows Photo Viewer can't open this picture because the file appears to be damaged, corrupted, or is too large."
If I tried connecting with a usb cable and opening the files directly from the memory card and get the same error. If I try to open the files with Gimp (either from the card or having copied it to the computer first) I get an error from that too (see attached screen shot).
I wondered if it was the built in camera app causing the issue so I downloaded a different camera app called ProCapture but see the same problem.
But.....if I open the picture on the phone and choose "share" and email it to my computer, when it arrives on the computer as an email attachment, it will open fine.
Any ideas? I'm running the .906 leaked version, rooted and debloated using Titanium backup but with the stock camera app in place - though it doesn't matter if I use the stock camera or procapture - same symptoms either way.

Thanks to MTP, Cannot see all files on SD from PC

EDIT: Re-editing my post to remove the rant.
Basically, MTP ignores folders with .nomedia files in them... very short sighted.
Just wondering if there are any good alternatives out there, and what people prefer, other than just rebooting to recovery to mount USB?

I use wireless transfer apps like Samba. You can set it up on your network and browse the touchpad just like another directory.
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-SGA- said:
I use wireless transfer apps like Samba. You can set it up on your network and browse the touchpad just like another directory.
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True, that does work. I have been using Android Commander, which freezes sometimes... and doesn't like to connect over USB, so I have to use WiFi.
I guess what I'm hoping for is something that will work over USB which is a little faster for transfers than WiFi, which can be pretty slow for larger files.

The reason MTP ignores other files is because it stands for Media Transfer Protocol.

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The reason MTP ignores other files is because it stands for Media Transfer Protocol.
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Yeah, I think I'm smart enough to figure that out.
Don't care. It is insufficient, because it makes it very difficult to manage the SD Card as a filesystem, forcing use of 3rd party utilities. I've heard all of Google's excuses for ending support of USB Mass Storage mode, but in the end, they did not give us a workable alternative.
The reason I use a .nomedia file is because I'd rather not have thousands of images from manga/comics, etc, show up in my Gallery app.

lotherius said:
Yeah, I think I'm smart enough to figure that out.
Don't care. It is insufficient, because it makes it very difficult to manage the SD Card as a filesystem, forcing use of 3rd party utilities. I've heard all of Google's excuses for ending support of USB Mass Storage mode, but in the end, they did not give us a workable alternative.
The reason I use a .nomedia file is because I'd rather not have thousands of images from manga/comics, etc, show up in my Gallery app.
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Well i don't know how smart you are and was just trying to be helpful ,its not often I get told for trying . I will try to be more careful/refrain before offering any advice in the future.

I use FTP to transfer files from PC to my touchpad vise versa first install ES file explorer from Play Store, go to settings> remote settings> turn on remote manage> set the parameters
Use filezilla on your PC to enter the IP add of your touchpad>quick connect and you can access your tablet files

I use Android Sync Manager over WiFi (Free in the Play Store and a free download for the PC) which lets me transfer back & forth over a WiFi network connection.

OK I will try again there is an app called USB Mass Storage Watcher. I have just installed it and put a tick in Mount mass storage automatically. Now when I connect to my PC although the tablet says connected as media device when I open the USB SD card on my computer I am able to see all files and tested by transferring a 1.3 g backup file to my desktop.
Maybe this helps ?

Can't USB transfer video to Macbook

Hi, I am trying to transfer a video from phone to Mac. Both ways fail.
1. Whilst I can open Android File Transfer on my Mac and can transfer files, I cannot get into the DCIM>Camera folder. I see a spinning cursor then the app closes with the error:
Can't access device storage
Make sure your device is unlocked and "File Transfer" or "MTP" mode is enabled
My device is unlocked and file transfer is enabled.
2. Using MTP mode (by pulling down the phone notification and choosing "Transfer images" the phone appears in Apple Photos as "SM-N950U1". However the photo section is blank, despite my having many on the phone.
Great camera but I can't access the videos for editing. Please note I'm not looking for other cloud methods, I want to do it via USB cable as it is MUCH faster.
Thank you.

this is a MAC issue more than a phone issue i would think.
Are your files on sd card or local storage?
if on internal storage, try to copy one of the videos in an other location. maybe in the download folder? (using phones file manager)
there are also good wifi/http server file sharing apps, if computer and phone are on same LAN, you create an http site via an app and simply use a browser on your mac to access phone via LAN ip adress. it is acctualy quite convenient.

bober10113 said:
this is a MAC issue more than a phone issue i would think.
Are your files on sd card or local storage?
if on internal storage, try to copy one of the videos in an other location. maybe in the download folder? (using phones file manager)
there are also good wifi/http server file sharing apps, if computer and phone are on same LAN, you create an http site via an app and simply use a browser on your mac to access phone via LAN ip adress. it is acctualy quite convenient.
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Thanks. Turns out there were too many files for the file transfer to load the folder. I cleaned some out and it worked.
Still can't access in image transfer mode though, which would be ideal.
They're in local storage.
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CJSnet said:
Thanks. Turns out there were too many files for the file transfer to load the folder. I cleaned some out and it worked.
Still can't access in image transfer mode though, which would be ideal.
They're in local storage.
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videos will never be available in PTP(picture transfer protocol)
this is normal hence the name.

bober10113 said:
videos will never be available in PTP(picture transfer protocol)
this is normal hence the name.
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Oh. It says "media" on the drop down. I'm pretty sure I've seen videos there before. Either way, I don't even see my pictures there now.
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mtp should show everything but ptp will only yeild pictures. but as you said, seeing nothing dosent make sense.