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Hello, I shoot videos for a course I'm creating. I usually only use 2 cameras a Canon PowerShot sx740hs and a webcam. However, I need a third camera for a certain lesson. I could use my phone but it doesn't have an SD card that I need dor transfering the footage onto my computer. Iv tried transferring test footage to Google drive, but the footage is about 15 minutes long and it either doesn't transfer at all or takes way too long. I can't take that chance.

Does anyone have another solution for how I can get lengthy footage (15 min +) from my phone to computer? Any help is greatly appreciated.
 
Usb cable should do it, but depends on phone. Should just show up as a drive on your pc
 
Would an OTG cable support a high capacity Flash Drive so that the video file can be saved to it???
 
Thanks for your responses. Iv tried the USB cable. When I move the file from the phone folder to the computer folder, it starts transferring, but then stops and says it can't do it
 
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Thanks for your responses. Iv tried the USB cable. When I move the file from the phone folder to the computer folder, it starts transferring, but then stops and says it can't do it
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Whenever I have copied files from my phone to my PC I use the Windows file explorer to navigate to the folder on the phone and copy it that way. In other words I do not do it via the phone interface.

Plus, bear in mind (stating the obvious?) if the file is open/being accessed on the phone it will not transfer........ AFAIK ;)
 
It sounds to me like you're using an Apple phone?
 
I am using an Android phone with an iMac. I installed Android file transfer and tried with the USB cable, but it as my computer is trying to download from my phone it stops and says that it cant do it
 
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Does the phone have a slot for a microSD card?

In your above answer, (I know nowt of Mac's) are you saying that you can see the phone on your Mac but when you try to download the file the Mac says it cannot do it?

PS I have a Moto G5 android phone and put a microSD card in as well as a Sandisk app to handle the files. I found that there are some things the phone does that I cannot 'point' the save to on the SD card but using the Sandisk app I can move it/them to created folders. And as mentioned, I can use the standard USB cable and "see" the phone and its folders to copy anything I wish from the phone.
 
What usually happens if you can connect the phone by USB you can browse around all the folders and select the video and copy to wherever you want (what format and size is it BTW)
It's probably due to the Mac acting stupid about file size or security.
 
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I am using an Android phone with an iMac. I installed Android file transfer and tried with the USB cable, but it as my computer is trying to download from my phone it stops and says that it cant do it
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Probably a daft question, but have you just tried looking for it in the Finder on the Mac without any special app? Or even looking for it in Photos app etc.

Edit to say -- I‘m talking rot as usual! I see Android File Transfer is the recommended way by Apple support :(.
 
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I am using an Android phone with an iMac.
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Same difference - rarely they will talk to each other without specialist software IME. Yet another money-making scam ploy by Apple.

I've got round the problem before by emailing them to myself, but that was pictures - video files are normally too big.

You can use a server or your own network though, so all is not lost.

Have a read of this:

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Same difference - rarely they will talk to each other without specialist software IME. Yet another money-making scam ploy by Apple.

I've got round the problem before by emailing them to myself, but that was pictures - video files are normally too big.

You can use a server or your own network though, so all is not lost.

Have a read of this:

www.apeaksoft.com

Easiest Ways to Transfer Files from PC to Mac or Reversely

Want to transfer files from PC to Mac but do not know the detailed process? Read this post and learn the best 5 ways to sync files between computers with ease.
www.apeaksoft.com www.apeaksoft.com
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I come back to my query as to whether with @Spencerman 's phone he could use an OTG cable and a flash drive?

Perhaps if he said exactly what make and model of phone it could be looked up to confirm such a compatibly?
 
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Talking of OTG

I have looked to see if my Moto G5 was compatible.......and could find very little to confirm one way or another.

However, there is an app on the Google Play store "USB OTG checker' that tells me it is/should work.

I might get a cable myself for transferring files to & fro using a flash drive rather than connecting to the PC every time :)
 
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