Transferring files from your android device to computer has been the need for fast communications, storage and other tasks conveniently. Although, mobiles with large storage and multi functions are available but still the need to use the files and data through PC is user friendly. One may experience vast variety of application software available at computer rather than on mobile phone to use the mobile data in a number of ways as well as to use it with other machines.
The more convenient and traditional way to transfer files from android to PC is through USB cable. Because you can share large files to PC without any external software or interference. Also, you have multi options to copy files from PC to android phone as well. File transfer between MAC devices and windows PC is also recommended by using the USB connection.
Other way to transfer files is by using Bluetooth service. Although, this traditional way can be used to transfer files from a limited distance without physical connection with PC, but due to data transferring speed it may be not recommended to share large files.
So I have shared lesser known ways to transfer to PC that can be uses for large files as well as files from other place remotely without any physical connection securely.
4 Secure Ways to Transfer your Files from Android Device to Windows PC:
So here are the elaboration of android phone to pc data transfer software and apps as well as other online data management services.
1- Transfer files through Cloud Storage- Google drive:
Data transfer and its availability round the clock and globally is possible through cloud storage services. Lot of services available online for data sharing, most reliable and used globally is not other than Google drive. However, you can also use Microsoft 365, drop box. one drive and other reliable data sharing services, To use the Google drive service, you can either use it via browser or by installing app on both android phone and pc.
- Open Google app on your android phone.
- Tap add button and select the files to upload on Google drive.
- After upload, you can find your files on Google drive and can be accessed through PC.
2-Quick Share or Nearby Share:
Another way to share file is not other than Quick Share or Nearby share, although it is a limited distance services, still recommended for data sharing between computer and android phone.
- Download and install nearby share from Google on your computer.
- Open the program and login using your Google account.
- Enter your PC name and select to receive from every one.
- Launch gallery on your android phone and select photos or files to share.
- Tap the share icon and select near by share.
- Find your PC from list and tap it.
- Your files will be transfer from android to PC quickly.
3- FTP server:
This is a little professional way being used to transfer and manage files and data globally by individuals as well as corporates. To use it, you have to first setup FTP server (File Transfer Protocol server). It is easy now, you just download Solid Explorer app on android phone.
- Open solid explorer app on android phone and tap the menu in the upper left corner.
- Scroll down to select FTP server.
- Make sure the server status is active. Note the server address displayed on your android phone.(The address is unique for every device)
- Go to your PC and launch the file explorer on it.
- Type the server address in the bar, it should be look like ftp://192.168.xx.xx:xxxx/. Then press Enter.
- Your phone data will be displayed at your computer screen, just select the files to transfer on the PC.
4- Third Party apps to transfer files:
There are many third party apps like airdroid, shareit, KDE connect, Share drop. I will discuss the airdroid app to share files between android and windows pc.
- Download and install airdroid app on your android device and PC from their official website.
- Create and login using your airdroid account on bot android and computer.
- You will see your computer name displayed on Android Transfer. Select it and start to send files to your PC.
- On your computer, you will see the files from your android phone on airdroid app.
- Click and save them on your PC accordingly.
In this way you can transfer files from your android device to computer locally as well as remotely.