• After 15+ years, we've made a big change: Android Forums is now Early Bird Club. Learn more here.

Help Can't see files in Windows Explorer, unless I rename them

potooleaf

Lurker
I connected my ASUS TF300 to my Windows 7 desktop to try moving some files. The "Internal Storage" drive is displayed in Explorer. (I don't have an SD card) I could see the various folders.

However, when I browse to one of the folders using Win Explorer, I only saw 2 files. If I look at that same folder on the tablet, there are about a dozen files.

As a test, I renamed one of the "missing" files (a PDF) on the tablet using the file manager and then it showed up in Windows. I renamed another, and then it showed up too.

The files in question I retrieve from my Microsoft Skydrive folder using the "Explorer for Skydrive" app I got from Googleplay.

Does anyone know why this happens and how I can pervent it without having to rename every file?

btw: there was nothing special about the file names. special characters, spaces, length doesn't make a difference.
 
I have the same problem with the ASUS 700 if I rename the file it shows up. I can share the file on google drive and it comes. Its a really strange problem. Any help would be welcome
 
Back
Top Bottom