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

On Sun, 20 Jul 2025 11:17:57 -0400, Paul wrote :

The phone on the other hand, does seem to have some clients
that can handle FTP, and without pestering you constantly
for things to enter.

On Sun, 20 Jul 2025 09:49:13 +0100, Roger Mills wrote :

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.

Roger Mills has the right idea, where, at least for Android, you *never*
have to touch the actual phone once you "mirror" that phone onto the PC.
 
The entire phone file system is the same as the Windows file system.
The phone is simply mounted as two different drives. One for the sd card.

You can do that with FTP but it's not as easy to do as with WebDav.

This is all too detailed for the OP's problem though as the OP is trying to
help a clueless person over the phone, but for the techno people here, this
is how "most" people (who don't know how to do it right) will likely do it.

 *How to Access Android Files Using FTP from your Windows PC Without Using Cables*
 <https://thegeekpage.com/how-to-access-android-files-using-ftp-from-your-windows-pc-without-using-cables/>

But you want it to be a Windows drive (because that makes it seamless).
 *How to Map FTP Drive in Windows 11/10*
 <https://www.thewindowsclub.com/map-an-ftp-drive-windows>

New-PSDrive -Name x -PSProvider FileSystem -Root \server\share -Persist

I have tested every free no-account method ever proposed on both these
newsgroups for connecting Android to Windows, so I wouldn't use FTP.

I'd use WebDav over FTP any day of the week, including holidays.

I'd also use ScrCpy which mirrors the Android onto the PC so you can use
the keyboard, mouse, speakers and monitor but also the dual clipboards.

With those two, not only is your 6-inch phone now two-feet tall, but you
operate Android from your PC even if the phone is downstairs on the couch.
 <https://i.postimg.cc/wvsbcNBz/scrcpy05.jpg>