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feistyredhead: 1 year ago

How to transfer pictures from my Samsung Galaxy S II to my computer

I have the USB cable from phone to computer but find no way to make the transfer.

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BMwarabu: 1 year ago

Plug your phone usb into your computer and drag down to expand that top bar thing. It has to ask you if you want to `mount` your phone to the computer. Choose 'Mount' then when you go to your computer, it should look like an external usb device and you can try going to computer/Removable disk/DCIM/Camera to see your photos.

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AstorAndroid: 1 year ago

Thanks for the notes BMwarabu! For everyone else, here's how I followed their advice:

1) Plug phone to your computer's USB port

2) Slide down the top toolbar of the phone's screen (the same screen where you can toggle on or off the Bluetooth/ GPS/ WiFi, etc.
3) If your phone is connected, you'll see a message "USB Connected" as one of the status notes. You'll see the display also says "Select to copy files to/from your computer"
4) Click on the "USB Connected" banner and you'll be brought to a separate screen (shows the Android Logo except his arm is transformed into a USB stick :)

5) Click on "Connect USB Storage" and the green Android will turn Orange.

6) You will now be able to access your phone just like it was an external USB hard-drive. If you're transferring photos, they'll be in your DCAM folder, but also don't forget your "Download" and "Screen Capture" folders.

6) DON'T DISCONNECT your phone from your computer while the Android is Orange. Just click "Disconnect USB Storage" button to "eject" your phone from the USB port.

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ShivaMatrix: 1 year ago

Thanks for this online help.I have some some problem in doing this.During this at the 3rd step i got the message "USB Connected" ,but i did not get the message "Select to copy files to/from your computer".Also i can not go to 4th step as well,when i click click on "USB Connected".I am going back to main menu instead.Please help.

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littlededa: 10 months ago

This is helpful but I don't get the USB Connected message even though it's connected to the usb port on my pc. Any suggestions?

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KristenMillar: 8 months ago

I've connected mine via data cable. In My Computer it shows a camera. but on my phone there are no options to share my DCIM files with the PC. On the 'slide down screen' it says MTP connected, and when i select it, does nothing.

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hoghead58: 8 months ago

Email them? Really? Some people like us have a couple of thousand pics, and emailing is totally out of the question, unless you want to sit there all day, and night doing it. When you plug in a Samsung Galaxy S 3, and you hear it connect, you pull down the "Notification/Status" can be pulled down with your finger. It should either say , Connect as, then Media Device (MTP), or Camera (PTP). You can then check either, but I've gotten best results with the first. You can then go to the My Computer icon, click on it and it will show the Samsung device there as a drive. Open it, and you can then select Camera, or Card depending where you have your pics stored. I prefer card, and have a 32g SD card. You should then be able to see the files. The only problem I've had, or don't like is that I cannot see whats contained in the j.peg thumbnail therefore making it difficult to cherry pick what you want to transfer. NOW IF SOMEBODY KNOWS THAT PART, I'D LOVE TO READ IT. Then you can highlight, copy, and paste to your desktop, or directly into your Gallery depending what you're using. Keep in mind that process of which I speak is referring to using the Windows 7 OS.

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RichardHarlen: 7 months ago

I had the same, there was no option to connect USB storage, until I changed the USB configuration, which is not in a logical place.

Settings->About Phone->USB Settings->Mass Storage

Then I could transfer the files using Explorer as if from a USB key.

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RonRegan: 6 months ago

thank you. it worked! (dragging the top bar thingy)

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beancounter60: 6 months ago

AstorAndroid - your description worked perfectly. I found the USB drive on my computer and located all the pictures. I selected them all and copied them to my computer folder quickly and without any problem. Thanks!

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beancounter60: 6 months ago

One other comment. Once your phone is connected as a USB device, you have to go to your computer, use Explore to find the USB drive your phone is on, locate the file your pictures are on, access the file, and then copy the pictures you want to the drive you want. You access the pictures from the computer, not your phone.

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BevMcintyre: 4 months ago

lillydawn;

thanks very much xxxxx

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ValenciaOlveraGensollen: 16 days ago

thanks:)

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Beast77: 1 year ago

You can always email them to your email.

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roofer1: 11 months ago

duh! Not smart if you have 20 or more pics

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iMasticate: 5 months ago

Or if you have no data.

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SAJAWA: 7 months ago

It is both complicated and simple. After reading dozens of posts, I found that this works.

Sorry, limited to 1200 characters in answer, so this will be two parts:

If you are using gingerbread, you can plug in the usb cord, connect your phone, and then drag and drop, copy, whatever. With my Samsung G2 on Sprint, these gingerbread files will have names like "image001" and will be found in my DCIM folder in a subfolder called media100, or something like that.

But, my phone upgraded to Ice Cream Sandwich (ISC) sometime over the summer. So, photos I took after July are stored in the DCIM folder under CAMERA. When I use the computer to look at them, the folder appears to be empty. So, I had to hunt around for a solution. This is what I found.

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SAJAWA: 7 months ago

rest...
When you connect to the PC via the USB cord, the phone will read as a drive on your computer, or it should. You can double check by using the top navigation bar to look for the connection symbol. Pull down on that navigation bar, and check to see that you are connected. It will probably say "Connected as a media device." If so, you should be able to see your phone as a computer drive. But, while you will be able to see the photos, you will be unable to copy or manipulate them.

The key here is simplicity. You can, actually, drag and drop these files. But, only to a PICTURES library on the PC. Not to any other folder. (Trust me, I tried a million times). I was able to use this process to get photos taken under both the gingerbread and ISC operating systems to transfer to my PC. Once on the PC, they can be manipulated, copied, moved, shared, etc just like any other photo.

Note that while this seems to be working for me now, there was one other step that I went through that may or may not be important. When I connected via USB, I pulled down on the USB connection bar, and there was an option to see other USB connection options. I tapped on it, and it gave me the option of connecting as a media device (MTP) or as a Camera (Picture Transfer Device, or PTP). As some point in my efforts I connected via an MTP and other times as a PTP. Now, I it doesn't seem to matter whether I am connected as an MTP or a PTP. But, if this doesn't work for you, try shifting to the other protocol. That might have made a difference.

So nice to have those vacation photos, birthday party snaps and halloween party shots accessible and capable of being saved on an external drive with all the other photos, instead of residing solely in my phone until being wirelessly uploaded one by one.

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LauraMurray: 7 months ago

This has been very helpful, thanks :)

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Jimmy_J: 6 months ago

I spent so many hours trying to do this and your post has helped me do it in seconds many thanks - brilliant description too!

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DietzVotz: 6 months ago

Thanks a million Sajawa. I have not been able to take pictures of my son because my camera was full and I was unwilling to delete photos/videos and unable to move them to an external hard drive. Thanks a million.

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RobertCrombie: 6 months ago | Last edited at 5:24AM on 11/27/2012

SAJAWA, I am desperate to see the 2nd part of your answer (where you say ''more').
Could you tell me how to get to it ?
(or just tell us what folder to now use ?)
Thanks,
Rob

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janettiepoo: 5 months ago

Hi there,
If you click on the comments below SAJAWA's answer, s/he continued the answer in the comments. I found something really useful that I'm going to post as well. Hope this helps!

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janettiepoo: 5 months ago

I found this site; there is a really helpful answer about halfway down. It applies to transferring pictures to macs, BUT I think that the first part applies regardless of the type of computer you're transferring to pics to. I'm going to paste the website and also the text of the answer that actually worked for me! Haha. Hope this helps.

http://www.androidpit.com/en/android/forum/thread/434591/Samsung-Galaxy-S2-Mac-and-Samsung-Galaxy-S2

Here's what helped me:
Steps for transferring pictures and videos to your mac from your Samsung Galaxy S2 -

1. Open settings

2. Click on ' Wireless and Network '

3. Now click on ' USB utilities'

4. Click on ' Connect storage to PC '

After performing these steps, a window pops up asking you to connect USB cable to use mass storage.

DO NOT CLICK ON CANCEL.

5. Connect the transfer cable to mac.

The screen should now show ' USB connected'

6. Click on the ' connect USB storage ' button at the bottom of the screen.

A folder called ' NO NAME ' should show up on your desktop.

7. Open folder called ' NO NAME ' on desktop.

8. Open ' DCIM '

9. Open ' Camera '

You can copy the photos and videos from here or import them to iPhoto.

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SonjaK: 5 months ago

Pretty much the most helpful answer I have come across so far. I was trying to replace Kies, this does the trick.

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Kinstowan: 3 months ago

FANTASTIC, spent nearly 2hrs last evening, did this step by step and took 2min.Thank you

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malcolmpaul: 2 months ago

Worked great for me too, but uploaded 3 of every photo, then had to delete 2 manually. Any idea why?

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FromtheUK: 4 months ago

The above was very useful for me thankyou, however I had a slight difference...

Firstly, do NOT plug in USB cable yet. On phone, go to Applications, Settings, Wireless & Network, USB Utilities which takes you to USB Mass Storage. Press the "Connect Storage to PC'.

Now insert USB Cable. Eventually 'IPhotos' popped up on my computer. (I didn't notice the files on my desktop as too many others, so went through it manually as follows)

Click 'File' at top LH corner of computer. 'Import to Library'. Click 'MY PHONE'. (or you may see a different name but still relates to your phone) Click 'DCIM'. Click 'Import'.

When its finished, check your photos and rename your file, making sure they are definitely there before you delete them off your phone. Unplug USB. Good luck and I hope this work for you.

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cstucki: 3 months ago

Thank you so much for that last bit! I was able to open 'DCIM' and 'Camera', but couldn't figure how to actually import the photos to iPhoto. Following your instructions in the 3rd paragraph were exactly what I needed. THANKS!

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MayetteRn: 27 days ago

i have this phone for over a year now but still unable to transfer pix from phone to my laptop...thanks to you!

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johnmalacin: 3 months ago | Last edited at 1:25AM on 2/18/2013

Instead of cable try fylet.com
I met those guys last week and had a chance to test their app. Works fast and simple. It's like Dropbox but photos are not stored on their servers, only on my phone and my computer. You can still get promotional code for beta at their web site. They said it will be in Google Play in March.

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marvinsolomon: 1 month ago | Last edited at 11:37PM on 4/9/2013

To transfer pictures from Android Samsung Galaxy S2 to computer, you need to have an USB cable which you connect to your phone and laptop. You will see an installation bubble pop up in the bottom right of your screen. On your Android phone pull down the notification window and tap USB connected. Tap Mount on the notification window that appears. Find the removable storage drive and drag and drop the desired files to the drive. In your phones notification window tap Turn off USB storage and then unplug your phone.
And you can also use some program to transfer them from galaxy to pc, here I recommend you the Android Transfer, which can help you transfer all picture as well as other data from Samsung Galaxy S2 to computer.
Get the program here
http://www.recovery-android.com/android-transfer.html

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MichelleAbear: 27 days ago

I tap th e'usb connected' and never get the option to 'mount'. nothing happens at all!!!

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