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MTP-Alternative USB Drive

1.3 for Android
3.1 | 100,000+ Installs | Reviews

ClearEvo.com

Description of MTP-Alternative USB Drive

USB file transfers with PC - without 'MTP' problems.
No more USB ‘MTP driver not found’ or ‘can’t find my files’ issues - Supports both Windows and Ubuntu GNU/Linux!
Update: Transferring LARGE Files like HD Video from phone to PC? Please try my new app called 'BohorShare' which is designed specially for that case: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.clearevo.bohorshare
New! Now supports external SD-Cards (/mnt/extSdCard) read access. (The extSdCard is 'Read-Only' as restricted by Android's new policy in Kitkat onwards). However, the normal 'sdcard' folder can be written normally.
'MTP-Alternative' shares this device's storage as a 'Drive' to Computers via USB Tethering instead of the default android 'MTP' file transfer method and makes you avoid the 3 common 'MTP' problems listed below:
1. 'MTP Driver not found' issues:
Solved: 'MTP-Alternative' uses 'USB Tethering' instead which uses the more 'generic' ethernet-like driver already available on most Windows PCs and also Ubuntu and other GNU/Linux distributions.
2. 'MTP file refresh issue: PC to Android': Sometimes the new photos, music copied from PC don't show in Android Gallery or Music apps.
Solved: 'MTP-Alternative' automatically handles this by default. It informs the Android Gallery or Music apps about the availability of new photos and music files and also updates on file delete - no restart required.
3. 'MTP file refresh issue : Android to PC': Newly created files on Android - which exist on Android file-browser/gallery apps, etc - don't get shown in the MTP Drive on PC - even after refresh (F5) on PC Drive'.
Solved: If you open a drive using 'MTP Alternative' on PC - simply press 'F5' to refresh and the new files should show up normally.
MTP-Alternative does NOT limit the file size. If you're facing file-size limits - this is likely a Windows issue - please see likely solutions below:
- http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/ie/forum/ie8-windows_xp/error-0x800700df-the-file-size-exceeds-the-limit/d208bba6-920c-4639-bd45-f345f462934f?auth=1
- https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/900900
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Very easy step-by-step instructions provided in the app.
Hope you find this useful!

What's New with MTP-Alternative USB Drive 1.3

- Added support for external sd-card access (extSdCard).
- Fixed Gallery/Music update on new photos/music files.

Information

  • Category:
    Tools
  • Latest Version:
    1.3
  • Updated:
    2015-03-20
  • File size:
    4.1MB
  • Requirements:
    Android 4.0 or later
  • Developer:
    ClearEvo.com
  • ID:
    com.clearevo.mtp_alternative
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Reviews
  • avatar
    it worked perfectly fine for a couple of files now after some files it asks for a username and password which dont exist
    2020-09-18 06:03
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    Worked very well however I had to use Cyberduck with webDAV to transfer my files instead of the native Windows network drive implementation
    2020-04-28 11:17
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    I was able to mirror small videos of 5 min length on my mi tv but the app crashed when I tried to mirror a movie of 2 hour length. The app failed to mirror sound to the tv
    2020-03-25 02:30
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    Just opens phone menu for USB tethering!
    2020-02-20 03:59
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    well it accomplished what i wanted which was playing music stored in my phone's sd card on my xbox 360 - although it's a bit strange bc it's like it duplicated all my files five times, or that's how the xbox interprets it anyhow
    2018-03-15 11:43
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    I must've tried a dozen different FTP and Samba server apps and where all of them failed, this worked. You're a lifesaver, dev.
    2017-08-08 12:08