{"id":20835,"date":"2018-01-18T15:57:01","date_gmt":"2018-01-18T13:57:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.pricecheck.co.za\/?p=20835"},"modified":"2018-02-08T17:27:24","modified_gmt":"2018-02-08T15:27:24","slug":"how-to-transfer-files-between-your-mac-and-android-phone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/blog\/how-to-transfer-files-between-your-mac-and-android-phone\/","title":{"rendered":"How to transfer files between your Mac and Android phone"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You can use your Google Account or a USB cable to\u00a0move photos, music, and other files between your computer and phone or tablet.<\/p>\n<p>When it comes to Apple&#8217;s Mac computers though the process isn&#8217;t as easy as when using a Windows PC.<\/p>\n<p>Before you follow the steps below, ensure that your Mac is running\u00a0Mac OS X 10.5\u00a0and up. Your Android device must be running Android 3.0 and up.<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Move files by USB<\/span><\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li>Download and install\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.android.com\/filetransfer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Android File Transfer<\/a>\u00a0on your computer.<\/li>\n<li>Open\u00a0<strong>Android File Transfer<\/strong>. (The next time that you connect your device, it opens automatically.)<\/li>\n<li>Unlock your Android device.<\/li>\n<li>With a USB cable, connect your device to your computer.<\/li>\n<li>On your device, tap the &#8220;USB for&#8230;&#8221; notification.<\/li>\n<li>Select\u00a0<strong>Transfer files<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>An Android File Transfer window will open on your computer. Use it\u00a0to drag files.<\/li>\n<li>When you\u2019re done, unplug the USB cable.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pricecheck.co.za\/search?search=mac&amp;category=101\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-20648\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.pricecheck.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/apple-macbook-pro-6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"804\" height=\"503\" srcset=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/apple-macbook-pro-6.jpg 2560w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/apple-macbook-pro-6-300x188.jpg 300w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/apple-macbook-pro-6-768x480.jpg 768w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/apple-macbook-pro-6-1024x640.jpg 1024w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/apple-macbook-pro-6-343x215.jpg 343w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/apple-macbook-pro-6-326x205.jpg 326w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/apple-macbook-pro-6-163x102.jpg 163w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 804px) 100vw, 804px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pricecheck.co.za\/search?search=mac&amp;category=101\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-20218\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.pricecheck.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Buy-Now-300x64.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"197\" height=\"42\" srcset=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Buy-Now-300x64.png 300w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Buy-Now-768x163.png 768w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Buy-Now.png 846w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 197px) 100vw, 197px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Troubleshoot moving files by USB<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Troubleshoot your computer<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Check that your computer\u00a0is running Mac OS X 10.5 and up.<\/li>\n<li>Check that your computer has\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.android.com\/filetransfer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Android File Transfer<\/a>\u00a0installed and open.<\/li>\n<li>Restart your computer.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Troubleshoot your Android device<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Update your Android version.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/pixelphone\/answer\/4457705\">Learn how to check and update your Android version<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Restart your device. On most phones, press the\u00a0<strong>Power<\/strong>\u00a0button for about 30 seconds, until your device restarts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Troubleshoot your USB connections<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Try a different USB cable. Not all USB cables can transfer files.<\/li>\n<li>To test the USB port on your device, connect\u00a0your device to a different computer.<\/li>\n<li>To test the USB port on your computer, connect\u00a0a different device to your computer.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pricecheck.co.za\/search?search=android&amp;category=126\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-20837 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.pricecheck.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Screen-Shot-2018-01-18-at-15.54.13.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"2912\" height=\"912\" srcset=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Screen-Shot-2018-01-18-at-15.54.13.png 2912w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Screen-Shot-2018-01-18-at-15.54.13-300x94.png 300w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Screen-Shot-2018-01-18-at-15.54.13-768x241.png 768w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Screen-Shot-2018-01-18-at-15.54.13-1024x321.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2912px) 100vw, 2912px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pricecheck.co.za\/search?search=android&amp;category=126\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-20218\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.pricecheck.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Buy-Now-300x64.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"220\" height=\"47\" srcset=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Buy-Now-300x64.png 300w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Buy-Now-768x163.png 768w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Buy-Now.png 846w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 220px) 100vw, 220px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You can use your Google Account or a USB cable to\u00a0move photos, music, and other files between your computer and phone or tablet. When it comes to Apple&#8217;s Mac computers though the process isn&#8217;t as easy as when using a Windows PC. Before you follow the steps below, ensure that your Mac is running\u00a0Mac OS<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"\/blog\/how-to-transfer-files-between-your-mac-and-android-phone\/\" title=\"Read More\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":20836,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"amp_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2850],"tags":[155,166,430,496,2118,882,676,718],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/pexels-photo-52608.jpeg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20835"}],"collection":[{"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20835"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20835\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20841,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20835\/revisions\/20841"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20836"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20835"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20835"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20835"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}