Not Really "Help", But...

[ameerat42]

- A General Lament (and any insights would of course be appreciated)...

I connected my phone to the computer via USB this morning, with the aim of backing up some
weeks worth of pics. After a while I got a repeat of the usual "B-DOING" connection sound, and
then it stared going "B-DING, B-DANG, B-DOINGGG!!!" The connection was breaking off.

A different USB port, a different cable, all eventually did the same, so I suspect it's the port
on the phone It's still within warranty, but what a pest!

I tried plugging it into the charger and that worked OK.

Now I decided to put in the SD card I got months ago and am transferring images to that. I will
then remove it and use the USB card reader to xfer them to backup. After that, I will switch the
camera to record straight to the SD card instead of to Internal Memory. That way I can take the
card out and do backups.

(Did I say pest!?)

[EMGonzo]

You might find that your phone needs a reboot?

[ameerat42]

Thanks, EM..., and I forgot to specifically mention that I had done so in my lament above
However, putting the SD card into the phone required another switch off and re start.

I can now report that after inserting the SD card and backing up to that, I could connect it again
later and copy the images from there to my computer. I will try it again with other folders.

[EMGonzo]

Gotta love computers and devices.... When they work!!

[ameerat42]

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[flashc]

Personally I never connect any drones, cameras or phones by USB cable to my computers and have always used a card reader

Many computers in history past have had problems with their USB ports depending on the manufacturer
You could try it on a different computer

However, if it's worked correctly for you using the same computer before, a software update to the phone or computer could be the cause of the problem

Regarding SD cards, some newer phones don't have a SD card port at all, so we will be forced to upload to a remote cloud storage, use wireless or a cable to transfer to our computers...

Some years ago, I went to update to a Samsung S4 phone as I checked that it had a SD card port and removable battery
There was no stock so I bought an S5 model online. I knew but forgot that Samsung had taken out the S5 SD card slot and so I couldn't use a card reader

I never use cloud storage. I think I can manage to keep my photos and information more securely on my portable external USB SSD drives

[ameerat42]

Thanks for your input, Flash. But the Galaxy S5 does have a card slot. I had two of them
floating about until recently. You just have to pull the back off them to access the card
slot, which is above the SIM slot.

That was a good model, but the battery eventually would not hold charge, and even before
that the OS was starting to show its obsolescence We upgraded to a Nokia G50 and a
Samsung Galaxy A33, respectively, - both of which sport a 5000mAh battery Actually, try
to find a like battery in the latest crop of phones!!!

Yes, for a couple of years card slots were treated as if they were on the nose, but they're
coming back into vogue. Both ours have one, mine doubling as a spare SIM slot, but I found
that having two SIMs in the one phone had drawbacks, so I sometimes carry two phones.

Now back to my er..., problem. Well, it hasn't played up since this morning, but I have been
using a different cable. Oddly, it was playing up on this same cable as well this morning. I
can't tell what - now if any - fault still exists, but I'm glaring at the phone, so it's on notice!

[axle01]

Just finished reading this, I don’t have a mobile phone and got no idea how to fix your problem if this helps,,,

Al

[ameerat42]

Because of the time dilation effect, it did help, because it hasn't happened since that day.

When I'm game, I'll try the original USB cable again, but I hope it doesn't send me back
in time - or worse, the future!

[axle01]

Because of the time dilation effect, it did help, because it hasn't happened since that day.

When I'm game, I'll try the original USB cable again, but I hope it doesn't send me back
in time - or worse, the future!

Glad I could help

Al

[Geoff79]

Doesn't really help the current situation, but I'd swear by my current camera/phone set-up to anyone interested in photography.

I use the Lightroom Mobile app (does not require an Adobe subscription - free app) and this app has a camera function within. I take all my pics through this app because you have the option to shoot in RAW (DNG files, to be exact). Then, when it comes time to upload to your computer, I upload and share the photos via Airdrop, which kindly drops all the photos, as DNG files, into the Downloads folder on my laptop. Very smooth, and no cables required.

Just for future reference, if this interests you.

[ameerat42]

Ta, Geoff. Half of my cable connection needs are for phone charging.
Yes, I have found hat the USB connection is also the fastest for file
transfer. The Bluetooth took too many clicks to establish, and the xfer
rate is lower than for the cable.