[makkonen]

Definitely. Working through ADB is great, but you have to make sure ADB works first. It should at this point, but there are a few pitfalls. (Must have device connected at boot, have to get the drivers, etc.)

I use droid explorer (your second link), and it's great, but the file manager functionality seems flaky on my device sometimes.

The upside to the method I outlined can be done from the device without any other apps. The downside is that it's a big hassle and requires using the device keyboard.