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Slow Opening Files on Macbook Pro with Android File Transfer

Rob

Rob

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I love the camera on the Galaxy S20 Ultra but it's incredibly painful to move photos and videos to my computer using Android File Transfer. Here are the steps I'm taking:
  • Connect S20 Ultra to Macbook Pro with USB-C Cable
  • Open Android File Transfer
  • Open DCIM Folder
  • Click "Camera"
At this point the Android File Transfer window more or less freezes with the color wheel spinning infinitely while I wait for the files to load.

In this case it's the files saved directly to the device's internal storage but it also happens when I switch to the "Card" option.

The last time this happened (and the only other time I moved files from my device) the same exact thing happened and I had to let my computer run overnight. When I woke up in the morning it had finally opened the directory and I moved everything.

Why does it take so darn long to load? Android File Transfer is garbage and better support on Apple devices is sorely needed but are there any alternatives folks here can suggest? Or could something be wrong with either my device or MBP?

Considering the primary reason I bought the Ultra was for photos and videos this is pretty terrible. Both devices have ridiculous specs. Moving files from one powerhouse device to another powerhouse device should be relatively quick. This is painful.

Any ideas?

UPDATE #1:
Even worse news. The "Camera" directory finally opened after about 10 minutes. THERE WERE ONLY 3 FILES IN IT TOTALING 86.6MB! This is just... sad. I guess I did change my camera back to saving files to SD Card... let's see how long that takes to open.

UPDATE #2: There were 47 files totaling 6.83GB on the card and it took about 30 seconds to open. It appears the Macbook Pro has a problem accessing the device's internal storage. Not good for folks who record in 8K since the S20 Ultra forces you to save files to internal storage.
 
Use the Google photos app on your phone. Set it to automatically backup your photos taken. On your MacBook, open a browser and log in to your Gmail account and you can access your photos directly from the browser.
 
Dannydet said:
Use the Google photos app
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I have sync with Google Photos turned off. I'd rather manage everything locally especially considering I have videos files that are many Gigabytes. I don't want to constantly rely on uploading/downloading with a fast internet connection. Google Drive and Google Photos has been really unreliable for me with upload/download speeds.

If I go out for a day and take 10GB of videos, come home, and want them on my computer, I shouldn't have to upload 10GB to the internet and then download the 10GB back to my computer. And it would be very. slow. in. comparison. Even slow compared to waiting for the dumb Android File Transfer to load.
 
Method 1: Change the Adapter to a USB 3.0 Compatible Adapter. USB slow copying speed on Mac causes significant delays in transferring data to the USB drive. One of the reasons could be because you are using a USB drive that is USB 2.0. ... The only way you can enhance the speed is by changing the USB drive.
 
Macs work absolutely perfectly with iOS devices of course, like the iPhone and iPad, and no extra third-party apps required.

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