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Issue with Connecting Phone to PC

For some reason, out of nowhere, my phone doesn't seem to want to work completely with my PC. I've never had any issues before, worked fine yesterday. But today, when I plug it in, and select mass storage, only the Internal Storage gets recognized and comes up for me to open the folders, but its not recognizing or showing my Removable Storage, aka my SD Card. I have restarted my phone and my PC. Unplugged several times and tried again, but no go. My sd card reads just fine when my phone is unplugged, all my music and everything I have my SD card shows up on my phone and I am able to access it through my phone just fine and move files between the two. But my PC just wont recognize it and wont show up in my computer. Any thought on why this is happening and what I can do to fix it ?

I had that problem while testing with windows 8. Try plugging into another USB port on the PC.

Just had this issue a couple days ago, I think I took out the battery of the phone and took the sd card out and put both back in

Haxcid said:
I had that problem while testing with windows 8. Try plugging into another USB port on the PC.
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That was one of the first things I did, cause the first USB port I plugged into wouldn't recognize the phone at all, which I've had that problem quite a few times recently, but if I switch USB ports it starts to work fine, but this is the first time that it only brought up the internal storage and not external (SDcard) storage. It's still not working....
Gel Pen6 said:
Just had this issue a couple days ago, I think I took out the battery of the phone and took the sd card out and put both back in
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I tried that as well, someone on another forum suggested that, and it didn't help. I don't get what the problem is. You would think it would be an issue with the SDcard, but as I said in my OG post, when the phone isn't plugged in through USB, the phone itself reads the SD Card fine, I am able to access stuff from it, move files to and from, etc etc. This is pissin me the hell off tho, that's for sure !
Any other Suggestions/Ideas ?
EDIT - I forgot to also say, I put my SDcard in another phone and plugged in it via USB, and it recognized it just fine. And so then I thought, Great, its my phone itself, either the USB cable, or the SDcard slot on the phone, so not only did i try a new USB cable, but I also put a different SDcard in my phone, and it worked fine, so then i did the same thing, except with my USB, and it still worked fine, but as soon as I put my SDcard back in, it wouldn't work. I am like outta ideas here, I am about to just send my phone in, I have insurance, and since they are about to discontinue this phone, they will have to give me a different phone of equal or better quality/specs, So this might work out in my favor. I can prolly at least trade it in and get a discount off the phone i really want, which is either a LG Spectrum or a Samsung Galaxy Nexus, or possibly an HTC Rezound. I really want an HTC One X but no go for Verizon and the one i really really want, the Samsung Galaxy S III isn't out yet, and from what I've been reading in the news, it might not come out on time, Apple is seeking an injunction, preventing Samsung from Selling the Galaxy S III in the US until the Patent issues are resolved in court or through settlement. Which I hope to god that wont happen. Germany already agreed to ban the sell of Xbox360s for the time being over there, so its something that definitely could happen over here.

I don't know if it helps or has anything to do with your situation, but have you checked to make sure the phone is connecting as mass storage, and not charge only or internet connection mode?

Joker420 said:
I don't know if it helps or has anything to do with your situation, but have you checked to make sure the phone is connecting as mass storage, and not charge only or internet connection mode?
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Mass storage is the default, or the always ask. You have to actually manually go in and set charge mode or internet mode each time you want to use them.

Did you switch cables? I had the same issue when I used a generic cable instead of the VZN supplied one. Some of the imported pacific rim cables only charge (2pins instead of 4 pin usb internals) Also use the usb headers on the motherboard (rear of pc) not a hub or front ports.

here is what I did...
I used root explorer to execute the driver file on my phone. When I plugged i into my computer it ran the bootstrap which installed the drivers on my computer. It worked and linked up just fine. I then used the .tot files and got my phone to do the otas.

Need help

I own an Xperia Z. Apparetly the water proofing feature failed and after trying hard to salvage my phone I can connect it to pc and able to access the file inside. PC companion detects it too. The problem is screen is busted and i would like to try to access it through mirror apps BUT I realised that initialising is required. Any solution you guys have in mind?

If screen is still show something, use USB-OTG cable, its cheap(0.5-3 Euro) and connect to it normal mouse to move on screen
If screen is totally dead, connect MHL cable(5pin not 12pin that is for samsung), its cost from 4 euro to 10 Euro, connect it to tv via HDMI slot and it stream your phone screen to TV(also its better than wifi streaming because no lags and it charge phone, good for playing GTA ;] and you can use it with other phones )
Both cables you can buy in any shop that sell phones, tech stuff or just get in on ebay.
PS. Also you can backup ALL data from sd card and build in memory, especially "android" folder. Install the same apps on other phone, then open them, close apps, and replace those folders with your backups, you gonna get the same data like you had in xz.

Akinaro said:
If screen is still show something, use USB-OTG cable, its cheap(0.5-3 Euro) and connect to it normal mouse to move on screen
If screen is totally dead, connect MHL cable(5pin not 12pin that is for samsung), its cost from 4 euro to 10 Euro, connect it to tv via HDMI slot and it stream your phone screen to TV(also its better than wifi streaming because no lags and it charge phone, good for playing GTA ;] and you can use it with other phones )
Both cables you can buy in any shop that sell phones, tech stuff or just get in on ebay.
PS. Also you can backup ALL data from sd card and build in memory, especially "android" folder. Install the same apps on other phone, then open them, close apps, and replace those folders with your backups, you gonna get the same data like you had in xz.
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alright then i think thats the best method after all thanks a bunch!!!! I have been looking up and found out that there is a way to put my phone on debugging mode without the need to touching the phone through command prompt. Any ideas about it?

Nope, I dont like messing with anything that require commands, debugging or terminal. Its funny because for most of my life I use linux xD
But Im a person who think that if we have GUI... we use GUI. because using terminal for simple tasks is like using dog instead of computer mouse... its just retarded... But it just my opinion ;]
So I think that if you have access to your files, just copy them to other phone with the same installed apps, and try to recover your data. Or try those cables... Maybe someone else would have better idea or know how to use this debugging for that... :/

Screen Cracked. Can't access phone.

Hello everyone,
Just had a cracked screen on Z3+ and I can't seem to access my phone to backup important files. I need to enable USB debugging so I can control the phone from PC or use the "Detect USB Device" to enable the OTG and use a Mouse to control the phone. Any ideas?
Thanks,

Spidereon said:
Hello everyone,
Just had a cracked screen on Z3+ and I can't seem to access my phone to backup important files. I need to enable USB debugging so I can control the phone from PC or use the "Detect USB Device" to enable the OTG and use a Mouse to control the phone. Any ideas?
Thanks,
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Hello,
Unfortunately, with the Z3+ your screen becomes unresponsive once its cracked. The same happened to mine. The good news is there's a way of getting into the phone to backup and/or delete personal information before sending it off for repairs. You need a "otg usb on the go adapter cable", you connect one end to the phone and connect a mouse to the other end and use it to navigate the screen of your phone. There should be one among the accessories that came with the phone or you can get one on amazon or similar websites.
All the best.

Can I turn on usb file transfer on a Galaxy Note 5 with a broken screen?

Hi,
I am in dire need of assistance. My note 5 fell from about 30 meters and the screen was BROKEN and actually was SEPARATED from the body of the phone. To my utter amazement, the phone is still working. The phone charges normally, can be powered on and shutdown, can be unlocked by connecting a keyboard through an OTG cable, the speaker still works, and the vibration still works. There is no custom recovery on the phone and it's not rooted
I desperately need the data that's on the phone. I have tried using smart switch but it shows a message telling me that "USB file transfer" is not allowed. I tried using ADB but the phone is not detected when I use the adb devices command
All I need is a way to enable usb file transfer so I can backup the data on the phone using smart switch or a way to copy all the files from the phone.
CAN ANYBODY HELP ME?

Samsung g900a broken screen, USB debugging OFF, STOCK, how to retrieve pictures?

Good evening,
I am at my wits end.
I am using a Samsung S5 (AT&T)
This phone is STOCK
USB debugging is OFF
I do not have any RECOVERY on this phone
The screen is BROKEN and NON-FUNCTIONAL
I have a PIN ENABLED
I've been scouring the internet for about 8 hours with no solution.
I have tried an array of programs, unfortunately, most of them require USB debugging to be ON, which, to reiterate, mine is set to OFF, as in NO USB debugging, otherwise I would not be here asking for help.
I have searched the internet in search of a way to turn USB debugging ON via my PC, but the only feasible method (using Samsung Find My Mobile) was futile as I do NOT have an account with SAMSUNG.
I wish to retrieve very important pictures and documents from my phone,
again,
to reiterate,
NON FUNCTIONING SCREEN, USB DEBUG IS OFF, PHONE IS STOCK, NO RECOVERY, NO SAMSUNG ACCOUNT AND IS PIN PROTECTED.
Is there any other way I can retrieve my files?
The only other method that may work is using a mini HDMI (will be purchasing soon) so I can display my phone onto another screen, and hopefully unlock the pin with a keyboard.
Please, if anyone has any ideas, please let me know.
Thank you very very much in advance.
-Cat.​

christmastree1 said:
Good evening,
I am at my wits end.
I am using a Samsung S5 (AT&T)
This phone is STOCK
USB debugging is OFF
I do not have any RECOVERY on this phone
The screen is BROKEN and NON-FUNCTIONAL
I have a PIN ENABLED
I've been scouring the internet for about 8 hours with no solution.
I have tried an array of programs, unfortunately, most of them require USB debugging to be ON, which, to reiterate, mine is set to OFF, as in NO USB debugging, otherwise I would not be here asking for help.
I have searched the internet in search of a way to turn USB debugging ON via my PC, but the only feasible method (using Samsung Find My Mobile) was futile as I do NOT have an account with SAMSUNG.
I wish to retrieve very important pictures and documents from my phone,
again,
to reiterate,
NON FUNCTIONING SCREEN, USB DEBUG IS OFF, PHONE IS STOCK, NO RECOVERY, NO SAMSUNG ACCOUNT AND IS PIN PROTECTED.
Is there any other way I can retrieve my files?
The only other method that may work is using a mini HDMI (will be purchasing soon) so I can display my phone onto another screen, and hopefully unlock the pin with a keyboard.
Please, if anyone has any ideas, please let me know.
Thank you very very much in advance.
-Cat.​
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Oh jeez... looks like you've really got yourself in a pickle here.
Unfortunately there isn't another way to retrieve your photos without a functioning screen (you can buy a new LCD assembly for about $150 on iFixit but you'd have to install it). The HDMI tactic should work, but otherwise you're pretty screwed D:
Let this be a lesson to others to ALWAYS BACK UP YOUR STUFF. That or use an external SD when you can :3
Sorry I couldn't be of much more help than that.

AptLogic said:
Oh jeez... looks like you've really got yourself in a pickle here.
Unfortunately there isn't another way to retrieve your photos without a functioning screen (you can buy a new LCD assembly for about $150 on iFixit but you'd have to install it). The HDMI tactic should work, but otherwise you're pretty screwed D:
Let this be a lesson to others to ALWAYS BACK UP YOUR STUFF. That or use an external SD when you can :3
Sorry I couldn't be of much more help than that.
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I appreciate your response, and I hope you can help me get out of this salty pickle
I may have to go the route of replacing the lcd assembly if finances allow (broke as a joke, right now)
So, I finally tracked down an MHL cable, and this is where I am stuck. I am able to output the screen onto my tv, however, I cannot interact with it when I plug a USB mouse or keyboard into the TV (the TV does not state incompatibility, however it said 'device unsupported' when I plugged in a ps3 controller [for poops and giggles, and with a little hope it would work] so that tells me the keyboard and mouse should work.
This is such a tease seeing my phones display, without being able to do anything. Oh my gosh.
I feel like I'm doing something wrong, and possibly a very obvious error I'm overlooking.
Thank you.
Regards,
C​