This displays a prompt asking you to allow Files to access your SD card. Method 2. It has an icon that resembles a blue folder with red, green, and yellow pages inside. Tap the icon to open Files by Google. Tap Browse. It's the middle tab at the bottom of the screen. It has an icon that resembles a folder and a magnifying glass. Tap Internal Storage. It's near the bottom of the menu below "Storage Devices".
This displays files on your phone or tablet's internal storage. Tap a category. Tap whichever category the file you want to transfer falls under. Tap the three dots next to the file you want to transfer.
Tapping the three dots next to a file displays a menu. Tap Select. It's in the menu that appears when you tap the three dots. This displays a blank circle next to all the files, which allows you to select multiple files. Check all the files you want to transfer. To place a checkmark next to a file, tap the circle icon next to the file. Check all files you want to transfer.
It's the icon that has three vertical dots in the upper-right corner. Tap this icon to display the More menu. Tap Move to. This option allows you to move the selected files to another location. Alternatively, you can tap Copy to to copy the files to the SD card instead of moving them.
Tap SD Card. This moves all the selected files to the SD card. Method 3. Open the My Files app. It has an icon that resembles a yellow folder. It is generally found in the Samsung folder in the Files menu. Tap a category or tap Internal Storage. To browse all folders on your device's internal storage, tap Internal Storage.
Navigate to the file s you want to transfer. Locate the folder that contains the file you want to transfer and tap the folder to open it.
Folders that have an icon that resembles an SD card in the upper-left corner are already stored on the SD card. Tap and hold the file you want to transfer.
This displays a checkmark in the upper-left corner of the file. You will also see a blank circle in the left corner of the rest of the files in the folder. To check a file, tap the blank circle in the upper-left corner of each file to place a checkmark in the circle. Tap Move. It's the first tab at the bottom of the screen. It has an icon that resembles a folder with an arrow.
Return to the main menu in My Files. To do so, tap the backward navigation button at the bottom of the screen until you return the main menu in My Files.
The backward navigation button resembles a bracket pointing left. It's at the bottom of the screen. This displays all files and folders stored on your SD card. Tap a folder you want to transfer the select files to. Tap the folder to open it. Tap Move Here. It's the second option at the bottom of the screen. This moves all the selected items to the current folder on the SD card. Method 4. Scroll down and tap Storage.
It's near the bottom of the Storage menu. Select your SD card. Tap Change storage type. Tap Format as internal. This formats the SD card so that it can be used to store files on your Android device. This will erase all data currently stored on the SD card. Select a storage option and tap Next. Some devices allow you to choose from two storage options: If you want apps to save their data files such as the cache to your SD card in addition to apps, select Use as an internal storage for both apps and data.
If you only want apps to be stored on the card, select Use as internal storage for apps only. The data on the card will be erased and then set up to allow downloads. Method 5. It's in the menu with three dots in the upper-right corner. This opens the Settings menu. The card will now format as internal storage.
Once the card is formatted, apps you download from the Play Store will typically save there by default. Some apps are not able to download to an external card. Method 6. It has an icon that resembles a gear. Tap Set home directory. Tap Done. Downloads will now save to your SD card by default. This app also supports Windows and Mac to transfer files from Android.
You can connect Windows even in offline and transfer files from Android using these apps. When you want to transfer large Android files to PC, then this direct plugin USB transfer will be the most stable solution.
This method is simple and usable for most of the files, but it requires you to take the USB cable supplied with the Tablet or Android Phone always. It may not be practical to most of the people; hence it is advised only for large file transfers where one will occasionally do.
This App on PC will help the user to explore the Android folders and transfer files between both platforms. This Android File Explorer app will help you to browse and transfer files between Windows computer and Android device.
You can access the files on the Pen Drive and download files from the drive to Android or upload files to this OTG drive. If you want to transfer very large files like HD movies etc. The disadvantage is that these USB drives need to carry wherever we are going. Fortunately, most of the Laptops now have the SD card reader integrated into them which is very helpful to transfer the files.
The method is that we need to copy the file into External SD card if it is not yet copied, and Remove the Card from Tablet and insert the Card into Laptop using proper Adapters and then we can transfer the files from SD card to Laptop. The disadvantage is that some tablets may not be having SD card option and some laptops may not be having the Card reader options.
In addition to that suitable adapters may be required to insert the card into Laptop slot. When you select it is always better to select higher class SD files like class 10 or above, which will make sure higher speed while you are reading or writing into the SD card either from PC or Android device. You can see in this article, a couple of good selections and how to select good SD card instructions.
Email attachments were the primary way to transfer files between devices in the past that has become almost obsolete with new technology and Apps. As the technology advances, we can find newer methods of file transfer like NFC.
With these Apps, we can directly attach many files easily to many users which can be downloaded to all the receivers whether Android or Windows. Please see more cross-platform Chat apps that support file transfer. However, these chat apps may compress the files and reduce the quality. Also, most of the chat apps are supporting only media files. You may not able to transfer doc and PDF files. You can also use the other methods given here for transferring files between Android and PC.
However, those solutions may take more time than this. Cloud Storage option needs a double transfer of the files, i. Also, WiFi direct option may not be worthwhile when compared to the size of the file. It will be cumbersome to take cables and adapters if you want to try the methods of a direct plugin and Pen Drive options.
Whereas, Bluetooth method may take more time due to the low transfer rate. But still, you can use Bluetooth method according to your choice as explained above. You can select any one of the above-given methods for transferring files between Android and Windows PC as per your choice. You may also find more options in some devices similar to Samsung Kies App in Samsung devices.
Choosing the correct method will save your time and will be effective for your time. With this program, you can free up with one click your device internal memory or backup your files to the SD card.
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