Plugging in your phone and mounting the SD card is inconvenient. If you have a rooted Android phone, free app Samba Filesharing will let you browse its SD card right from your computer over Wi-Fi.
Whether you're out and about and you've forgotten your USB cord or you just don't want to be tied down by physical cables, Samba Filesharing is a super easy way to access your phone's SD card from your computer.
Just download the app, start it up (make sure to allow it superuser permissions), and type \\ANDROID into Windows Explorer (or follow these instructions for Mac OS X).
Access your Android device over wifi as a Windows shared folder. Samba filesharing server for Android. Your Android device becomes visible to other Windows (& SMB compatible) computers on your network. The 'external' storage in your Android device is accessible as a network shared folder. Copy files and folders to and from your Android device using drag and drop. Customizable username, password, Windows workgroup name, and device network (NETBIOS) name.
Whether you're out and about and you've forgotten your USB cord or you just don't want to be tied down by physical cables, Samba Filesharing is a super easy way to access your phone's SD card from your computer.
Just download the app, start it up (make sure to allow it superuser permissions), and type \\ANDROID into Windows Explorer (or follow these instructions for Mac OS X).
Access your Android device over wifi as a Windows shared folder. Samba filesharing server for Android. Your Android device becomes visible to other Windows (& SMB compatible) computers on your network. The 'external' storage in your Android device is accessible as a network shared folder. Copy files and folders to and from your Android device using drag and drop. Customizable username, password, Windows workgroup name, and device network (NETBIOS) name.
