Re: Transferring contents of a large folder (eg 3000 photos) from Android to Windows 10

On 19/07/2025 20:05, Paul wrote:

On Sat, 7/19/2025 11:20 AM, Roger Mills wrote:

On 19/07/2025 14:30, Carlos E.R. wrote:

On 2025-07-19 14:07, Paul wrote:

You could set up FTP on the computer end, to give the various
phone methods another "push" option. Maybe a Wifi protocol would
have slightly better performance than the USB2 (and mainly because
"not using MTP", not just because the link runs at a different speed).
File Sharing might work. FTP might work.

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So do you know a good ftp or sftp android app that actually works?
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I have been using the FTP server within the ES File Explorer app for many years, and it works fine. I use AceFTP 2 as the FTP client on my PC (simply because it came free on the cover disk of a PC magazine many years ago) but any other FTP client should work.
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The process is this:
Turn on ES File Exlorer on the phone
Select 'View on PC'
Tap TURN ON
This turns on the server and displays the IP address and port at which the PC's FTP client needs to be pointed
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Run the FTP client on the PC
Point it at the address/port displayed on the phone (You can save this for future use)
Click on CONNECT
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The connection is made (using WiFi - no cables), and two explorer-type windows are displayed on the PC
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Navigate to where the files are on the phone, and to where you want them to be on the PC
Using the right and left arrows displayed on the PC (in Ace FTP, but other clients will have the equivalent) you can copy files in either direction between the two devices. [This means that you drive everything from the PC end, which is far simpler than having to do it on the phone].
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[The description of the process (above) looks far more complicated than it actually is!]
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NOTE: Until a few years ago, you could install ES File Explorer from Play Store, but it has now been removed due to some alleged security issue - so it has to be side-loaded. I've done this on several Android devices, and have never experienced any issues. If you search for ES File Exploreer in Play Store, it will offer you EX File Explorer, which looks similar but is *not* the same.

 With FTP, you can push or pull. Considering the potential asymmetry
of the capabilities of the two OSes, you will likely have to
look at both options before deciding what to do. (I was thinking
more along the lines of Android Client, and Windows FTP server.)
 

Considering that the user interface is on the *client*, it's far easier if this is the PC. You don't have to touch the phone once you've turned on the server.
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Cheers,
Roger