jttheclockman
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If you take a video with your phone, how do you transfer it to your desk top computer?? Maybe getting a smart phone for Christmas. Thanks in advance.
Transferring Videos
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InkyMike
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What kind of phone/computer? If Mac/iPhone you can send it directly. Not sure on the others, but you can always email it to yourself if the file size isn't too large
What InkyMike said - or use a cloud service like Dropbox.
woodwzrd
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I have a google phone and simply back up my images and videos to google photos then log in on my laptop and download the videos or images to a file
monophoto
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I use both DropBox and OneDrive.
DropBox offers a free 2TB account which is fine for transferring files between devices. OneDrive is a cloud service that is included in a Microsoft Office subscription. I use it as cloud backup as well as transferring. Both work well between my desktop computer, my iPhone, my Amazon Fire tablet, my wife's laptop, her iPad, and her Android phone.
DropBox offers a free 2TB account which is fine for transferring files between devices. OneDrive is a cloud service that is included in a Microsoft Office subscription. I use it as cloud backup as well as transferring. Both work well between my desktop computer, my iPhone, my Amazon Fire tablet, my wife's laptop, her iPad, and her Android phone.
jttheclockman
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Computer is a HP with windows 10. Phone ? probably a Samsong. I hear I can use a USB cable between them and just load to a open file. Thanks all.
Mortalis
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Windows and Android phone can transfer directly with a USB cable. Simple copy and paste leaves video on phone or Cut and paste if you want to remove it from the phone.
bzahn
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Agree with Mortalis. Fastest way to get it to your computer. Also better if your phone has limited monthly data, because videos are large files.
randyrls
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John, & ALL; The USB cable works but it HAS TO BE a data cable (aka OTG) some USB cables provided are charger only cables. Superficially the cables appear identical. You also have to unlock the phone to copy files. Once unlocked, you can connect the data cable and the data access will appear. If you don't do this, the phone will appear but there will not be any data shown. The DCIM folder is where images and videos are saved on Android phones. If you are going to use the phone on a regular basis to do this, make sure you get a large micro SD card to add to the phone. OH; added later make sure you set the phone to save images and videos to the SD card.
If you need a high quality video or image, DON'T send by message or other means. The device(s) will compress the crap out of them and you will get poor quality. Image files on today's phones are 3 to 5 megabytes (Million characters). Video files will run into the Gigabyte range for any extended length.
PS. John; If it is a self-present, consider getting a phone a year or two old; new old stock phones are MUCH cheaper than new phones. EG a Samsung S9+ sold new in 2018 for $900; now you can get one used for $150.
If you need a high quality video or image, DON'T send by message or other means. The device(s) will compress the crap out of them and you will get poor quality. Image files on today's phones are 3 to 5 megabytes (Million characters). Video files will run into the Gigabyte range for any extended length.
PS. John; If it is a self-present, consider getting a phone a year or two old; new old stock phones are MUCH cheaper than new phones. EG a Samsung S9+ sold new in 2018 for $900; now you can get one used for $150.
jttheclockman
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Good info Randy.