Galaxy S6: Need to move 13GB of videos without the USB cable

[Kushina]

The port on neighbors S6 is broken and I need to move the videos off her device, our upload bandwidth is also limited to 0.5MB/sec so google drive would be very slow.

 

[sdifox]

Ftp server app. Or Bt if you have laptop with Bt.

or stick a microsd in it.

what's wrong with using the usb cable? How are you going to charge it without the usb port?

 

[Zaap]

A wifi transfer to a local file server makes way more sense to me than anything online.

I dunno if it's me, but I find BT file transfers *painfully* slow.

Still, it's cases like these reminds me why I still require an SD slot.

If all else fails, can the mUSB port be fixed? And only wireless charging?

 

[shabby]

Airdroid.

 

[Kushina]

A wifi transfer to a local file server makes way more sense to me than anything online.

I dunno if it's me, but I find BT file transfers *painfully* slow.

Still, it's cases like these reminds me why I still require an SD slot.

If all else fails, can the mUSB port be fixed? And only wireless charging?

Yep, wireless charging. What should I use when doing a wifi transfer? I used es file explorer to do it over the network with my nexus 6p and it wouldn't go above 1/MBs. I don't think I could survive transferring 13gigs at 1MB/s.

BT is annoying and unreliable.

She's going to send it back to samsung to get it fixed but we don't want to risk losing data.

I havn't heard back from her ever since I mentioned there will be a charge. Guess it's not my problem anymore.

Airdroid.

Thanks this is just useful.

 

[jhu]

Yep, wireless charging. What should I use when doing a wifi transfer? I used es file explorer to do it over the network with my nexus 6p and it wouldn't go above 1/MBs. I don't think I could survive transferring 13gigs at 1MB/s.

Uhm, that's only 3.5 hours. Guess the data wasn't all that important then.

 

[sttubs]

I've never opened a phone before, is the internal SD card the same as a SD card that goes into a slot? If so, I'd try to pull the internal SD card & transfer it using an adapter.

 

[ericlp]

use droidair....

 

[sdifox]

I've never opened a phone before, is the internal SD card the same as a SD card that goes into a slot? If so, I'd try to pull the internal SD card & transfer it using an adapter.

Microsd. You also need to know if the video was stored to the internal memory or to the sd, just need to stick a microsd in and copythem over to the microsd. Es explorer over wifi should be a lot faster than 1MBps.

 

[WelshBloke]

S6 has no microSD slot and his usb port is knackered so he's not using OTG or any physical connection.

So it's Bluetooth (don't do this, honestly, it'll just make you sad), cloud based storage or wifi transfer.

Given his crappy upload it leaves him with some sort of wifi transfer.

OP you're going to have to suck up your crappy network speeds and do it that way.

This is why you back up all your shit before stuff breaks young man. *wags finger and peers over glasses*

 

[Oyeve]

This is why I skipped the 6 series and waited for the 7.sd is too important to me.

 

[thesmokingman]

Yep, wireless charging. What should I use when doing a wifi transfer? I used es file explorer to do it over the network with my nexus 6p and it wouldn't go above 1/MBs. I don't think I could survive transferring 13gigs at 1MB/s.

BT is annoying and unreliable.

She's going to send it back to samsung to get it fixed but we don't want to risk losing data.

I havn't heard back from her ever since I mentioned there will be a charge. Guess it's not my problem anymore.



Thanks this is just useful.

She or you have a home network with a router? Connect it to your/her network. Create a share on her/yore pc. Copy contents over wifi to share. As zaap wrote this makes to most sense and is quick and easy.

On a fast 5ghz router, I can get 15mb/s sustained. It would make decent work of 13gb.

 

[sm625]

First go thru the videos and delete what you dont want. That might save an hour of transfer time.

 

[poofyhairguy]

Wifi File Explorer Pro

First thing I install on a new phone.

 

[sweenish]

I use Solid Explorer and WinSCP/Filezilla, myself.

 

[core2slow]

Wifi direct

 

[Kushina]

I'm familiar with network file transfers, I've got a 5ghz wireless N network but my nexus 6p wouldn't go above 1MB/s using es file explorer and that doesn't match up with anandtechs read/write tests. So I'm asking for suggestions on file transfer software.

 

[holden j caufield]

Wifi direct

This is the obvious answer. It's going through you WLAN so if doesn't matter your internet speed.

 

[sdifox]

I'm familiar with network file transfers, I've got a 5ghz wireless N network but my nexus 6p wouldn't go above 1MB/s using es file explorer and that doesn't match up with anandtechs read/write tests. So I'm asking for suggestions on file transfer software.

Install a ftp server app then ftp from your PC.

PS if you have let it run at 1MBPS it would be done by now :awe:

 

[jiffylube1024]

Wifi File Explorer Pro

First thing I install on a new phone.

Wow, absolutely awesome. Just installed, and I can't believe I've been missing this! Thanks!

:thumbsup:

 

[ChronoReverse]

I'm familiar with network file transfers, I've got a 5ghz wireless N network but my nexus 6p wouldn't go above 1MB/s using es file explorer and that doesn't match up with anandtechs read/write tests. So I'm asking for suggestions on file transfer software.

ES explorer is poorly written in my experience. Other wifi apps will get far faster speeds.

 

[jchu14]

Sweech File Transfer works great

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sweech

EDIT: Forgot to mention that after 100mb, the transfer speed is throttled to 100kbps unless you get the premium version ($2 and change). So this won't work if you're looking for a free method.

 

[lopri]

I agree with zaap wrt Bluetooth. It would s a protocol suited for smaller files or low-bandwidth streaming.