TRANSFERRING PHOTOS PHONE TO COMPUTER

[madonna-fan]

How do i transfer photos from my Samsung phone to my laptop using a data cable which is supplied with the phone.
the word "INITIALISING" appears then "CONNECTED" then nothing happens,
many thanks in advance.

[NazNomad]

Do you have the correct software?
Are you using a data cable (as wrongly advertised on ebay) or just a charging cable?

[Buenchico]

My phone is so basic that it hasn't even got a camera, so this isn't my area of expertise, but I suspect that your phone's memory might now show as a new drive in 'My Computer'.

Double-click on 'My Computer' to see which drives are shown. If you can see your phone, double-click on its icon. You'll either see your image files, or a folder containing them. (If so, double-click on the folder icon. If you see another folder icon, double-click on that one as well).

If the window you're viewing takes up all, or most, of your screen, make it smaller. (Click the overlapping rectangles symbol, next to the 'close' button, at the top right of the window and/or drag the edges of the window). Then go to 'My Pictures' (or wherever else you want to save your pictures). Resize that window, so that you've now go two windows alongside each other. In the 'phone' window, go to Edit>Select All, to highlight all of your image files. Click on any of them and, while holding the mouse button down, drag the files across to the other window.

Chris

[madonna-fan]

its called a DATA LINK CABLE

[NazNomad]

Does the phone show as charging when you plug it into the computer?

I had a Samsung, and bought a data cable. it turned out NOT to be a data cable.

Through extensive research, I found that if the charging 'thingy' shows up, then you've got the wrong cable.

Was it a few quid from eBay, or about $17 from Samsung?

[Mosaic]

When it says initialising, try pressing the central select button on the phone - on OH's this results in the phone being recognised by the pc and then you just get the pix like you would from a pen drive

[madonna-fan]

YES THE PHONE is showing charging ,but the cable came with the phone

[jaydah]

Can you bluetooth to your pc from phone

[madonna-fan]

NO I CANT BLUETOOTH IT,

[Berkshirelad]

If you go to My Computer, do you see an additional removable drive. If so, this is the phone and pictures can be dragged and dropped like any other external drive.