MTP - Can't copy files to device - Xperia Z3 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Since I upgraded my Z3 Compact to Lollipop I'm unable to copy files or folder from my PCs to the device.
I plug in the USB cable, it informs me that it's connected in MTP mode. When I open explorer in Windows I can
Copy data from device to PC.
Delete files on the device from Explorer.
Create Folders on the device from Explorer.
Copy Folders to the device from Explorer.
But I CANNOT copy any actual files to the device.
I've tried the usual things, different USB cables/ports, various PC and OS variants. No joy on Win XP, 7, 8, 8.1, 10. Tried installing PC companion software, various versions of drivers and nothing seems to work. I don't have an SDCard installed (don't ordinarily need it or have one) so I can't use MSC mode.
It's incredibly irritating that something so basic no longer works. Anyone have any ideas that don't involve going back to 4.4? Thanks.

Have same problem on Xperia Z1, no clue what to do. Just using ShareIt for now...

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[solved] win7 64 bit MTP drivers - cannot connect internal nor SD card to explorer

Hello,
my Z is connecting fine to Win 7 32 bit for file sharing in MTP mode, but on 64 bit MTP drivers are not installed correctly. It appears as C6603 model in device manager, but doesnt appear in explorer, so I cannot shift files. Used this drivers:
http://developer.sonymobile.com/downloads/drivers/xperia-z-driver/
Also SUS, PC Companion, Flashtool drivers, adb drivers, root flashing with doomlord kit worked.
Is there some way to copy the drivers manually to right place or can someone attach the files for win7 x64 here
Is there a workaround to copy files to the Z if there is no driver fix, it seems also other smartphones have trouble on MTP connection with win 7 x64. I know Airdroid. Maybe a app using usb tethering?
homo XDAus said:
Hello,
my Z is connecting fine to Win 7 32 bit for file sharing in MTP mode, but on 64 bit MTP drivers are not installed correctly. It appears as C6603 model in device manager, but doesnt appear in explorer, so I cannot shift files. Used this drivers:
http://developer.sonymobile.com/downloads/drivers/xperia-z-driver/
Also SUS, PC Companion, Flashtool drivers, adb drivers, root flashing with doomlord kit worked.
Is there some way to copy the drivers manually to right place or can someone attach the files for win7 x64 here
Is there a workaround to copy files to the Z if there is no driver fix, it seems also other smartphones have trouble on MTP connection with win 7 x64. I know Airdroid. Maybe a app using usb tethering?
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First unlock your device when it's connected.
Second tell us what rom are you using.
Problem resolved. You have to install windows media player 12 on win 7 x64.
No. The same problem is with me and I'm having WMP 12.xxx but still there is a device in the device manager named MTP IP which is not installing anyhow.
Using Win7 Ultimate SP1 64bit on Vaio with 4gb ram.

Usb/adb connection issue

I am having a problem when I connect my N6 to a computer.
I can use fastboot commands and I can connect when I check the 'Camera PTP' but when I select MTP to transfer files it isn't 'seen' by my computer.
I have tried everything (well not 'everything as the problem is still here )... changing USB cables, deleting drivers ect wiping my phone and reinstalling stock rom but all to no avail.
I have read about this fault http://android.stackexchange.com/questions/82059/adb-not-working-but-fastboot-is but I can't find a solution.
Any help out there ?
What camera app are you using? I would try a different camera app, or uninstall and reinstall the camera app, sounds like that's the issue. The fact that you can run ADB commands tells me the computer see's the phone, give that a go. I use "pro capture" it's like 3.00 but it is one heck of a snapper.
I only have stock camera at the moment. The problem isn't with the camera as the computer sees 'PTP' and I am able to transfer files that way.
The computer doesn't see the phone when I select MTP file transfer.
I am on Windows 10.
FYI - I have the same issue with Windows 10 not seeing my N6 via MTP, but I still can use adb/fastboot commands with it, and use adb push to push files to it. To move files to/from my phone, I use AirDroid.

MTP file transfer trouble in Redmi-4A

I have rooted Redmi-4A. I have supersu 2.79. My MIUI version is MIUI Global 8.2 | Stable 8.2.1.0 (MCCMIDL).
My USB debugging option is enabled.
I tried the following android applications but failed to get access to the MTP file transfer mode through my phone to PC.
1. MTP enabler Release 3.3
https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/app-mtp-enbaler-t3263467
2. QCustomShortcut application
3. MIUI Usb settings
I can select the MTP mode easily in the phone using the default method and the 3rd party apps that I listed above but my PC does not detect my phone. The ADB drivers are installed on my PC. However, my PC detects insertion of USB device and shows a notification upon insertion and taking out of USB cable connected to the phone.
I tried using MI PC suite and it also is not detecting my phone.
Have you tried installing the USB drivers? USB driver is NOT the same as the ADB driver. Google "Redmi 4A driver" and install the USB drivers.
Fobos531 said:
Have you tried installing the USB drivers? USB driver is NOT the same as the ADB driver. Google "Redmi 4A driver" and install the USB drivers.
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I've installed them as well. They came along with the MiFlash tool. I forgot to mention it earlier
Sent from my Redmi 4A using Tapatalk
archz2 said:
I've installed them as well. They came along with the MiFlash tool. I forgot to mention it earlier
Sent from my Redmi 4A using Tapatalk
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Have you tried with USB debugging disabled? Also, does changing the USB mode to PTP help?
Fobos531 said:
Have you tried with USB debugging disabled? Also, does changing the USB mode to PTP help?
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Yes, I tried with both of these options but failed.
Hmm, that leads me to think that something's wrong on the PC's side. Can you boot up a Linux distro and see if you can transfer files there?
Fobos531 said:
Hmm, that leads me to think that something's wrong on the PC's side. Can you boot up a Linux distro and see if you can transfer files there?
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I have Windows 10 on my PC. I DON'T have Linux.
archz2 said:
I have Windows 10 on my PC. I DON'T have Linux.
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You can easily create a bootable Ubuntu USB and test the phone in the live session (i.e. without installing it).
I am currently getting that error with my phone. Not sure but it could happen because of the computer. I have two os in my computer. Win10 and Linux mint. Win10 can detect my phone without an issue but mint not. With usb debugging on I can use adb in linux but still no file sharing.
dokuz said:
I am currently getting that error with my phone. Not sure but it could happen because of the computer. I have two os in my computer. Win10 and Linux mint. Win10 can detect my phone without an issue but mint not. With usb debugging on I can use adb in linux but still no file sharing.
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Do you have a rooted phone?
archz2 said:
Do you have a rooted phone?
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Yes and no I mean both. Got same issue in different times with different phones. When the time I use crunchbang I would able to fix it. (by installing things on crunchbang not on the phone). But this time, I did not try to fix actually. I am connecting my not rooted phone only for android studio. It detects it. I can install my apps and can test them. But I cant see my phone in file manager. Thats the story.
the same thing is happening to my wife's rooted 4a and her sisters unrooted one
the same for my not rooted one, I've seen my phone one day in windows 10 explorer (this day it makes 10 seconds to see and when reconnected I could see it one time over 2), but the next day nothing more, I spent hours to try fixing it and have a few computers (all with windows 10), I think it's a miui problem not letting windows acces to the storage.
I have a part of a solution, have ejected my sandisk 64GB SD card, found it was formatted in exFat, empty it in windows, put it back in redmi, after redmi search errors I clicked on the notification and saw a few remaining folders and files, so I went to storage to format the sd card, after this the sd card (and only it) was visible in Windows explorer, but only in MTP (without usb debugging), but the copy from the PC is a kind of erratic (drag and drop 1 folder full of subfolders and files is ok but selection of 10GB gb folders and files to copy stops after the first file copied...), I don't understand how one day I manage to see correctly internal storage and sd card...
edit: today I can see the sd card as empty in windows explorer despite of properties shows it is not, and impossible to copy anything...
So i use now a turnaround, I tried airdroid but device folders were shown as sd card(?), but tried another app "gestionnaire de fichiers" flashlight + clock which can activate ftp service (edit: I have seen after that file explorer from miui could, but it hangs before I found the soulution)
so I type on chrome ftp://192.168.0.45:1234 (1234 is the port number you can choose) with the phone on my box with wifi and all (device ssytem androïd too) is accessible (but to copy to the sd card I would have to use a ftp client).
EDIT: Eureka! I uncheck the fictive sd card optimisation (optimisation de la carte sd fictive in french) option in developper's options and all is ok.
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So for me to access both sd card and internal device memory in USB in Windows 10 for my not rooted xiaomi 4A miui global miui 9 global 8.1.11 beta android 7.1.2N2G47H
I had to:
-activate developper's mode (7 taps on Miui version)
to activate debugging usb (seems better)
-unactivate fictive sd card optimisation (windows and airdroid do not understand internal memory like a sd)
-format the sd card in the phone (in stockage menu, delete the sd card)
using the MPT mode seems the better option (in "selectionner la configuration usb" in french in developper's mode options) or with the notification when usb is connected.
For me Adb drivers were ok.
And there was a problem with file explorer that hangs when "fictive sd card optimisation" was activated, so even redmi can't access to sd card when this option is on...

HELP!! Cannot access files!

Hi guys I reaaly need your help!!
1. so basically what happened is my screen is dead but phone is not! i managed to connect the phone to my work pc via usb cable and copied all the data i needed.
2. then somehow the pc hard drive died and i installed a new SSD one but unfortunately i accidentaly deleted a cruical partition on the faulty hdd so all the copied S6 contecnt is now gone.
3. dont ask me how but now, on my new freshly installed OS on my new ssd, i connect the phone again and try to access its folder but nothing is there!
** could i have somehow deleted a samsung partition as well through the windows 10 installation process? (seems unlikely i think).
** could the phone be displaying a question about how i would like to use the usb cable (charging only or data transfer)? if so why would this suddenly happen?
** I tried connecting to another pc but same issuer persists. the driver installs but cannot see files.
** could it possibly work on my home pc because it was previously connected there?
** the icon on the pc is that of a media transfer like an mp3 player. when i access it there are no files but when i right click i dont have an option to add folders so i'm guessing this maybe a permissions issue?
how can I access the files on the phone?! THANKS!!!
just to update i got it all sorted out trying to press randomly on the phone apparently i managed to access the files so what i can understand is that the phone keeps a list of all the pc's its ever been connected to and a setting of which connection type to allow this pc.
As soon as i formatted the pc, the phone recognized it as new and probably asked my if i want charging or data transfer. somehow i managed to chose data transfer!
Thanks a lot anyways and have a great day

File Transfer

I have Redmi S9 with broken screen. Is it possible to transfer my files to PC? That phone also has PIN lock screen.
If the USB debugging on your phone is opened, and your phone can be detected by the computer via USB cable, you can transfer files to PC easily. Usually, you can do that via Copy & Paste. Or you can also ask for help from Xiaomi data manager tool like Coolmuster Android Backup Manager, etc. Its free backup function can help you do that easily. It also support WiFi connect. You need to make sure your phone and the computer are in the same network. Hope this will be your help.

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