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

Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> wrote:

Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> wrote:

On Sun, 7/20/2025 9:16 AM, Frank Slootweg wrote:

NY <me@privacy.net> wrote:
[...]
 

Unfortunately this phone only has internal storage, so it's not even
possible to copy files to Micro SD card in the phone and then remove it
and put it in a card reader on the PC.

 
  As others have mentioned, just plug in a compatible [1] USB memory-
stick (might need an adapter) and copy the photos to the  stick. There
are also USB card-readers for a SD-card or MicroSD-card, which can do a
similar thing.
 
  Alternatively, use the Cx File Explorer method which Arno mentioned to
copy the photos to a share on the Windows PC.
 
[...]
 
[1] The stick shoould be (Android) 'OTG' (On-The-Go) compatible. Most
with a USB-C connector probably are, but those with a USB-A connector
most likely need a OTG adapter. Look for a 'OTG' label on the packaging,
in the 'manual', etc..
 

 
Just about every method of transferring sucks.
 
Just for the record.
 
Individuals doing this, need a good supply of tooth enamel
to handle the failure cases. For example, some computer rooms,
file sharing is hit and miss, and nothing but trouble.
 
USB sticks fail. USB sticks run slow. Nobody wants to spend big money
on a "real" USB stick. (My computer store, no longer stocks anything
but schlock. Cruser Glide, in a USB3 world.) And the phone likely
can't run fast enough, to get the value from a "real" USB stick.

 
  I don't share your pessimism. I've had only one USB stick fail. It was
a 'no-brand' one (brand of a local drugstore). As to slow, there are USB
3.<whatever> ones and the phone is probably the same.
 

   # Internal SSD arch, USB stick. Maybe 600-700MB/sec.
   # Likely TLC inside, with SLC cache and it slows down after a while.
   # Yes, it gets warm. Lots of this stuff should use metal casings.
 
      "Patriot Supersonic Rage Prime USB 3.2 Gen 2 Flash Drive - 1TB - PEF1TBRPMW32U"
 
      https://www.amazon.ca/Patriot-Supersonic-Prime-Flash-Drive/dp/B095HZ2S8B
 
   I don't know if there is a USB-C version of that, there might be.

 
  I'm quite sure 'NY' won't need a 1TB one. The phone probably has 128GB
or less, maybe just 64GB or even just 32MB.
 
  Trust me/'us', this stuff *does* work.
 
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The write speed rating of a USB drive determines how fast it is.  Read
speed also affects perceived speed, but it's the writes on slow crappy
USB sticks to which users have become accustomed.  Most times the ad or
"spec" sheet on a USB drive doesn't mention read/write speeds, and
sometimes you can't find it at the manufacturer's web site (assuming
some crap/generic brand even has a web site instead of just slapping
their name on the case).  Users don't buy based on speed.  They buy
based on capacity, and that is a deep as their research goes.  Then
there is the issue of heat dissipation for high write volume.  Users
don't want to educate themselves.  That takes time and effort.