This article will detail common methods for downloading any type of file to a smartphone or tablet running Android operating system from Google.

USB cable

Each gadget comes with a proprietary USB cable designed for charging and data transfer via the MTP protocol.

When connected via a USB cable, external and internal storage will be available. After connection, a menu for selecting operating modes will appear on the device display. To transfer and copy data, select the MTP item (also called “Data Transfer”).

After that, go to “My Computer” and find the name of your device there. Open this folder.

Now, through a regular explorer, you can copy any files both to the device and to the computer.

Card reader

A significant advantage of Google phones, unlike Apple devices, is support for memory cards. Music, photos and any other files can be loaded directly onto the card using a card reader. The disadvantage of this method is that you need to remove the memory card. In this case, data transfer is no different from the first method. All manipulations take place in the Windows Explorer window.

Cloud storage

This method requires an Internet connection.

Install the ES Explorer application.

In the ES Explorer menu, select the “Cloud storage” item, then the service we need and enter the registration data. You must first register for the services presented in the menu: Box, Google Drive, Yandex.Disk and others.

This article lists only the most common cloud storage services. For example, let's take the proprietary Google Drive data storage.

ES Explorer synchronizes with Google Drive, after which you can select a folder with files (long tap) and use the “copy” command to add the files to the clipboard, and then select the desired directory and click the “paste” button.

Finally

The methods described above are enough to correctly and fairly quickly copy any files and expand the capabilities of your smartphone. In fact, there are many ways to transfer data from Android to Computer and vice versa, but they require additional software not only on the device, but also on the computer.

Users store information on different devices, and sometimes there is a need to exchange data. How to transfer files from computer to phone? There are different ways to link devices.

USB cable

Usually a USB cable comes with the phone, but it can be purchased separately. On one side there is a USB connector that connects to the computer. The other connector depends on the phone model. To get started, connect your device to your PC via cable.

Go to “My Computer”. In portable devices we find the connected phone. If you want to move all videos and photos at once, click “Import images and videos” in the context menu. In the settings, you can specify that the contents of the device are deleted after import. If you need to copy individual files, double-click on the device icon. A window will open with two folders - Card and Phone. This way you can easily install a file from your computer to your phone. When finished, simply disconnect the cable.

Dropbox

Dropbox is a popular one that allows you to use it on different devices. For example, if a user downloads data from a computer, they can immediately access it from their phone or tablet.

Before you can transfer files from your computer to your phone or tablet, you need to install Dropbox on all devices in your homegroup. On a desktop PC or laptop, you need to download the client program from dropbox.com. Then you should run the installation and register an account. Enter your first name, last name, email and create a password. You can download Dropbox to your Android device from the Play Market Store. You no longer need to register - just enter your mailbox address and password.

How to transfer music from computer to phone via DropBox? Just copy the file using the hot combination “Ctrl+C - Ctrl+V”. If you need to move an object to a folder, select it on your computer and open it. Find the item “Move to Dropbox folder” (the file will disappear from the computer). The data will move to cloud storage, and you can access it from any synchronized device.

ES Explorer

You can exchange data with a PC via Wi-Fi. To do this, go to the application menu, and in the “Network” item, select “Remote Access”.

Go to settings (the button in the upper right corner of the screen) and specify the following parameters:

• root folder - most often this is a memory card;
• creating an account is optional, but when connecting anonymously, problems sometimes arise with gaining access;
• If you wish, you can create a shortcut to the ftp server.

Exit settings and click "enable". The ftp server address will appear on the screen.

Enter it in and the file system of the Android device will open. This way you can quickly copy a file from your computer to your phone and vice versa. When finished, disable the service in ES Explorer.

The method described above is suitable for a one-time connection, for example, if you want to connect a friend’s phone. But how can you transfer files from your computer to your phone without having to enter the address into Explorer every time? To do this, you need to create a network drive.

Now in “Computer”, in “Network location”, a folder with files of your Android device will appear. Before transferring music from your computer to your phone, enable the FTP connection in ES Explorer. When you're done copying files, disable it.

Total Commander

This computer also provides the ability to exchange data between devices. There is a special icon labeled URL that allows you to create a new FTP connection. Click on it and enter the ftp server address in the line.

Uncheck the “anonymous connection” box and enter your account information. This will give you access to your phone files. Objects are freely copied in both directions.

Bluetooth

Of course, the data transfer speed via Bluetooth is very low. But in some cases, this is the only way to transfer files to another device. For example, if Wi-Fi is not connected and a USB cable is not at hand.

Before transferring files from your computer to your phone, turn on Bluetooth on both devices. If you are using Windows 7, open Network and Sharing Center.... In "Changes adapter settings" find "Bluetooth network connection". Enable it via the context menu. On Android, go to settings and move the slider opposite Bluetooth to the active position. Don't forget to make your phone visible to all devices.

On your computer, open Control Panel and click Add a Device. In the window that opens, select your phone. A special code will appear on the screen that must be entered on your Android device. This is how we linked the phone to the PC.

Call the context menu for the required file. Click Send - Bluetooth. Then select the required device. The transfer will take some time, after which you will receive a notification on your phone that the file has been received.

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And now we will consider a couple more very original ways to solve this problem. Moreover, one of them will be standard, and the second, on the contrary, using a third-party application that promises very cool features.

We connect the computer and the phone with it, then click on the “Enable USB storage” button on the latter and it’s done:

Now the internal memory of the device will be detected on the desktop computer as a regular flash drive:

So now you can safely transfer files back and forth. But this was a standard method, and I really wanted some cool solution. And it exists, and it’s completely free.

Therefore, meet friends, application AirDroid- Android on Computer. You can immediately look at a very short annotation to it:

Okay, so what can this program actually do? The answer in this case will be very laconic - everything that a user of a mobile device can do while holding it in their hands. If you don’t believe me, here is a detailed list of some functions:

And all this, guys, is available completely free of charge. Wow, these words made the author of the article drool and his left eye began to twitch. So let's quickly download the application from the official store using this link:

Then we launch it and see a message in which we are asked to register on the site web.airdroid.com:

But pay attention to the screenshot above. The first address is needed for via the Internet, and the second for via WiFi. And mandatory registration is required only for the first case.

Agree that this is much more convenient than entering a tedious set of numbers in the browser. Well, comrades, now a vast field of functions opens up before us, including from computer to phone:

If you click the “More details” button on the main screen, you get access to all the insides of the mobile device:

As you can see for yourself, here you can call contacts, send messages, work with installed applications, listen to music, and also watch pictures. For example, this is what SMS correspondence looks like on a computer screen:

And here is the photo gallery:

There is also a call log:

Well, and, in fact, the option to transfer files in both directions:

In general, there is a lot here. If you start describing in detail the entire arsenal of functions in one article, you may not be able to complete it in a day. So now let’s briefly go over a couple more and that’ll be all.

By the way, you can connect to your phone without any problems. Moreover, switching between rear and front is available. So, what does the wife do there:

If you still go through a simple registration on the official website, the “Find Phone” function becomes available. You look and it will help, at an uneven hour:

AirDroid can also work like, distributing the Internet to everyone. In short, as you can see, there is a lot here. But, as it turned out later, some functions in the application are only available for money. Here they are:

But again, in this case we are talking only about a remote connection via the Internet. In the local version, everything will be much more fun. And the prices, to be honest, are quite affordable:

So whoever needs it, subscribe and buy. And in order for us to transfer files from a computer to an Android phone, money. Everything is allowed for this. On this good point, let's say goodbye and in conclusion, as always, a very cool video.

Android-based smartphones occupy 80 percent of the entire mobile technology market. Manufacturers use this OS because Google provides it for free, which reduces the cost of releasing new models. Manufacturers themselves have the right to modify and make changes to the appearance of Android, as a result of which buyers have a choice between shells, add-ons and themes from different developers.
Transfer files from phone to computer and back

Using an Android device rarely causes problems for people. To transfer music from a computer to a phone, users connect the latter via a USB cable. However, the developers have provided three ways to transfer files. We are talking about wireless communication with a PC and the use of cloud technologies, which are so widely used nowadays. Let's figure out how to transfer files from a computer to a phone.

How to transfer files from computer to phone via USB

To transfer music from your computer to your phone, you simply connect both devices using the USB cable included with your mobile device. The process then resembles working with a standard folder in Windows:

• You should open the “Computer” folder.
• Find the mobile device memory there, identified as a removable disk.
• Open the phone memory and find a folder with the desired type of content (music, images).
• Open the folder from the PC memory where the files you want to copy are located.
• Using the context menu of the right mouse button or the key combination “Ctrl + C” and “Ctrl + V”, copy objects to the smartphone’s memory.

If you have installed removable media in your phone, then in the Computer folder Windows will display both the smartphone memory and the memory card inserted into it:

Connected media

Important: if a multimedia device is displayed in the Computer folder instead of a removable disk, this allows Windows to monitor the compatibility of files copied to the phone and report incompatibility. To record a movie from your computer or music onto your smartphone, take care of compatibility and convert the data to a supported format.

Also, when trying to download files to your phone from a computer, do not delete system folders in the phone memory or directories created by applications. This may affect the stable operation of the mobile device or render it unusable. If you are not sure what you are doing, then it is better to move the photo from your phone to your computer using a memory card.

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How to transfer files from computer to phone via WiFI

To download files from your computer to your phone over a wireless connection, you will need to place both named devices on the same local network. Also install the AirDroid application from Google Play, which, in addition to copying multimedia, allows you to control your smartphone remotely over the air.

Once you install the application on your phone or tablet, you will see the address that you should go to from the browser on your laptop. The site that opens is a smartphone control center:

Smartphone control center

To send a photo to your phone from your computer, drag it into the appropriate field, which opens by clicking on the “File” button. When connected via WiFi, sending content is as fast as via a USB cable.

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AirDroid does not require a phone driver. If you register on the application website, you will have access to controlling your smartphone without connecting to one network, but through a full-fledged Internet.

Transfer files to your phone via Bluetooth

If your PC is equipped with a Bluetooth module, you can use it to record music from your computer to your phone. To do this, turn on the modules on both devices and connect them. How to do this is written in the instructions for the device. Then it remains:

1. Find the file you want to send on your laptop.
2. Right-click on the object and select “Send”.
3. Click on the “Bluetooth” button.

Sync devices via Bluetooth

After completing this procedure, pay attention to the smartphone screen - there will be a proposal to accept the file from the laptop. If the PC and smartphone were previously connected via Bluetooth, the file will be received automatically.

Cloud storage for transferring files to your phone

When talking about how to transfer photos from your phone to your computer, you should definitely touch on the topic of cloud technologies. This is the transfer of information from one device first to the server, and then to another connected device.

In this way, settings are synchronized on devices with the same OS (Windows 10 Mobile smartphones and devices with Windows 10), and files are also transferred between platforms where the user is logged in under the same account.

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The standard cloud service for Android is called Google Drive. Download and install the service client application on your phone and computer, log in under one account and work as with regular Windows folders.

On Android you can from Google Play, and for Windows you should download the installer from the official website of the selected service. As alternatives, consider:

• Microsoft's OneDrive, which comes pre-installed with Windows 10.
• Cloud Mail.ru.
• Yandex.Disk.
• DropBox.

Now you know how to transfer files from your computer to your phone.

In Android, data is stored in a similar way as on a computer. They are stored in folders in the form of files, that is, it is very similar to the familiar system of organizing data on personal computers.

This makes it quite easy to transfer files from Android to computer, in other words, effortlessly transfer or copy files from a smartphone or tablet to a computer, either using the Internet or without it.

Below we will talk about how to transfer files from Android to a computer or vice versa without the Internet.

If you have a Mac, then you will need to install a special program to transfer data from Android. I describe the situation using the example of a Windows computer.

If the Android device is turned off, then in this state it will NOT be possible to transfer files to the computer.

First, find the charger for your Android smartphone (device).

How to connect Android to computer

The “Pictures” window will open (Fig. 8), in which we will see the “Screenshots” folder (“Screenshots”, that is, screenshots of the Android screen that were taken on it).

Rice. 8 In Explorer, find the folder with screenshots located on Android

Thus, we are slowly getting closer to the place in Android’s memory where it stores all the screenshots.

After double-clicking on the “Screenshots” folder, we will see a screenshot of the Android screen taken after connecting the Android to the computer.

Rice. 9 In Explorer we see the name of the screenshot that was taken on the Android screen

The screenshot name is created automatically by Android - it is “Screenshot_2016-04-10-17-43-36” (Fig. 9). This name means that the screenshot was created in Android on April 10, 2016 at 17 hours 43 minutes 36 seconds. In this way, it is possible to identify and distinguish from each other the numerous screenshots that can be created in Android.

Let’s drag this file “Screenshot_2016-04-10-17-43-36”, for example, to the PC desktop into the “New Folder” folder (Fig. 10). To do this, you need to make 2 windows on the computer screen:

• one window with the Android folder,
• the second window is with a folder on the computer.

Then you need to grab the file with the left mouse button and drag it from the Android window to the window on the computer, then release the left mouse button.

Rice. 10 Using Explorer, move the file from Android to a folder on your computer

And thus, this file from Android will be copied from Android memory to the computer desktop into a folder named “New Folder” (Fig. 11):

Rice. 11 The file was moved from Android to the computer in a New folder

That's it, the problem is solved, the file from Android is transferred to the computer. Now this file is on the PC, whereas a moment ago it was still in Android and seemed inaccessible to us on the computer.

The data of interest, which may need to be transferred from Android to a computer, may be located not only in the “Pictures” folder of Android, but also in other Android folders (Fig. 7).

What folders from Android can be seen on the computer?

For example, on Android you can see the following folders:

Rice. 12 List of folders that can be on Android

• The “Pictures” folder on Android stores screenshots,
• the “DCIM” folder can store photos and videos taken using Android,
• in the “Download” folder - all files that were downloaded to Android, for example, from the Internet,
• in the “Movis” folder - films and clips for viewing on Android,
• in the “Music” folder - files to listen to on Android, for example, favorite music,
• Also, the data we are interested in can be stored in other Android folders.

You need to search for files on Android and find them for subsequent transfer to folders on a personal computer using the usual method of copying (or dragging) from one folder (from the Android folder) to another folder (to the computer folder).

Thus, transferring data from Android to PC turns into a normal and familiar procedure of copying data from one folder to another folder.

How to delete files on Android

After transferring (copying) data from Android to a PC, you can (but not necessarily!) delete this data from Android’s memory. After all, as a rule, portable gadgets do not have much free memory space. And if we transferred the data from Android to the PC (of course, before deleting it would be a good idea to check to make sure that the data was actually transferred to the PC), then this data can be deleted from the Android folders.

Deleting files and folders from Android is done in the same way as deleting folders or files on a PC: right-click on the folder or file icon and select “Delete” from the menu (Fig. 13).

Rice. 13 Deleting a file from Android

It is important to remember that if deleted files and folders on your PC are first transferred to the Recycle Bin, from where they can be restored if something happens, then

deleted folders and files from Android are deleted from it immediately and completely, bypassing the Recycle Bin, without the possibility of restoring them.

That is, errors when accidentally deleting necessary files from Android cannot be corrected, as it could be done on a personal computer.

You should not copy or delete Android system data so as not to damage its software and disrupt its operation.

You can only copy and delete files created by the Android user, be it data from the Internet, photos and videos of the Android user, screenshots and other personal data. But, I repeat, in no case should this be done with Android system files and folders, so as not to damage it.

How to disconnect Android from computer

And finally, you can disconnect Android from your PC as follows:

• first disconnect the connector of the wire connecting the Android and the PC from the Android,
• and only then disconnect the connector from the USB port of the personal computer.

You only need to disconnect the wire when the data is no longer transferred (copied) from Android to PC. Disconnecting the wire during data transfer may damage the file system of your PC or Android.

How to transfer files from computer to Android

Transferring data back from a computer to Android is done in the same way as described above.

You just need to select the transferred files on your computer, and then you need to copy (drag and drop) them into Android folders. That is, this transfer system works in both directions.

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