Problem transferring photos; I don't get the cause

[CaptainSunset]

Hi guys-

I have a bunch of photos, vids, panos, and VR on my Droid Turbo; and until recently I've been able to offload them without problems using the charger USB cable.

Windows 7 at first saw the Droid fine, and I used the 'Open in Windows Explorer' option to get to the DCIM folder for offloading.

Now, however, while the win7 laptop makes the usual connection noises, the wattayawannado panel never opens, and checking in MyComputer, the Droid is shown as a CD drive and clicking on it asks me to insert a disk!

What is strange is that when I use the same transfer method on an old Vista model, everything goes fine every time.

Both laptops have identical Norton security on them, the Droid has Avast Mobile and Astro for a File Manager, altho I'm not using it when doing this transfer.

So what am I missing here... is it really dumb?:]

 

[AZgl1500]

just a guess, but to me it sounds like Windows has switched protocols on you.

it needs to be in Media Transfer Protocol or it won't see our Android phones.
also, check that the Droid is using Media Mode, if it is in Charging Mode, Windows won't find it.

did the Droid update to 6.x recently? if so, that stopped you dead in your tracks, you have to pull down the Notification bar and change it from Charging Mode, to Media USB mode.

 

[CaptainSunset]

Thanks much AZ, seems you're from Oklahoma? I used to live in Tahlequah, dunno why I ever left. A roadside memory, I think it was off 412... zooming along, pass a simple sign says 'Try Mary's Fried Chicken'; a mile or two on and another sign: 'Try Mary's Sister's Fried Chicken!:]

My Turbo is apparently Verizonized; my pulldown doesn't have that kind of info on it, only wifi,BT, Airplane, Rotate, Location, etc.

 

[AZgl1500]

What a Small World we live in.

My dad was born in Wagner, went to college in Talequah.
He paid his way through college by building the gym, pouring the concrete floors, all of the sidewalks, and the stone walls around the college campus.

He graduated from there in 1936 making All American in football with them.

https://maryschicken.com/