COPYING files from Android to PC.

It should still be that easy. When you plug into the PC, you should see a USB symbol on your phone, tapit and it's likely defaulted to "charge only" or some such. You can change it to "file transfer" ... your PC should re-detect the phone as either a removable USB or an MTP device

after this, it's drag and drop, cut and paste, whatever.

The latest update to Oreo, 8.0, Especially so with AT&T,is the problem. Backup to a Google account and then do a factory reset. Its a royal PITA.

GordonThree wrote:
It should still be that easy. When you plug into the PC, you should see a USB symbol on your phone, tapit and it's likely defaulted to "charge only" or some such.

Thanks Gordon, but MY Android version doesn't work that way.

Tim

Ralph Cramden wrote:
The latest update to Oreo, 8.0, Especially so with AT&T,is the problem. Backup to a Google account and then do a factory reset. Its a royal PITA.

Ralph,

I figured it out and it is WAY easier than that. It IS still Copy & Paste, but you REALLY have to dig for the proper folder.

Thanks,

Tim

On my Android phone (version 7), when I plugged in the USB cable I got a notification about it. I had to open the notification to be able to set permissions.

There’s an app for that. Samsung Kies.

What by your definition, is the difference between copy and transfer?

And, if it's an Android phone, why aren't you sync'ing with Google Photos, and then just downloading from there on your PC?

I have a Samsung Galaxy S8+ and I copy files to and from it using a USB cable all the time. You just have to make sure that the usb file access to the S8 is enabled and you can use Windows Explorer to transfer files back and forth between your PC and the Samsung.

Bill J.

Don't know what to tell you OP. My steps have worked for me on every Android ive owned from 4 and forward. I don't have Android 9 yet, is that what the S8 is running?

mike-s wrote:
What by your definition, is the difference between copy and transfer?

Transfer = CUT & Paste. MOVE from A to B.

Copy = COPY & Paste. DUPLICATE A onto B

mike-s wrote:
And, if it's an Android phone, why aren't you sync'ing with Google Photos, and then just downloading from there on your PC?

I don't want to give my data to anybody (although they probably already have it).

I also have NO footprint/interaction with any social media for the same reason.