Download file straight to card

starfury1 · #1 (**permalink**) 05-04-2008, 12:23 PM

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Originally Posted by pretty_ricky302

Ok i have a movie 600mb i want to add to my phone. Problem is when i use sync through the phone there not enough space to do it. I have enough on my card since its 8gb. How can i just put it on my card.

I highly recommend you use a card reader and transfer the movie to the card that way. you will get much higher transfer speeds via the reader than through the phone onto the card.

but if you insist on doing it the slow way. don't use sync at all. hook your phone to your computer via the usb. use windows explorer and copy and paste to the phone using the desired directories listed on your card. but again it is painfully slow and just all around better to use a card reader instead

pretty_ricky302 · #2 (**permalink**) 05-04-2008, 02:51 PM

so i have to buy the reader? or is it the adapter thing, im new to this

**puff** · #3 (**permalink**) 05-04-2008, 02:52 PM

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Originally Posted by pretty_ricky302

so i have to buy the reader? or is it the adapter thing, im new to this

yes, unless your computer already has one built in

you might also look into wM5torage

pretty_ricky302 · #4 (**permalink**) 05-04-2008, 03:08 PM

ok check this, the card reader will allow me to put anything formatted to be put on the card, without goin through the phone.

dishe · #5 (**permalink**) 05-04-2008, 03:11 PM

wm5torage is a nightmare to get working, especially on newer ROMs.
Its possible, but I don't recommend bothering anymore.

Best way (if not the fastest necessarily), is to use mochaFTP:
http://www.mochasoft.dk/freeware/ftpd.htm

When you run this program, it turns your phone into an FTP server and tells you your current IP address.

Type this address into Windows Explorer, and BAM! It shows you the contents of your entire phone's storage directory (complete with storage card, extended rom, etc), and you can drag and drop files like a network drive.

Only catch is that you're limited to the speed of your internet connection. So, better to do this with WiFi or at the very least a strong EVDO signal.

This is also useful, by the way, to have friends remotely copy stuff to your device. You could tell them your IP address and have them upload something to your phone half way accross the world since its over IP!