How to Fix Android File Transfer Not Working

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How to Fix Android File Transfer Not Working

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As Android and iOS are two different operating
systems and use distinct transfer protocols, the
transfer between Android device and Mac are very
difficult. Thanks to Android File Transfer, a
very helpful file transfer tool developed by
Google company, the file transfer between Android
and Mac becomes much easier. However, as Android
File Transfer has not been updated for a long
time, some people find Android File Transfer not
working for their Android device and Mac.
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The common Android File Transfer problems
sometimes you receive are Android File Transfer
no Android device found. Android File Transfer
could not connect to device. No Android device
found on Mac, Android File Transfer try
reconnecting device. What if Android File
Transfer not working? And how to solve Android
File Transfer not working on Mac? Hakuna Matata.
This article will teach you to solve Android File
Transfer not working issue.
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Part 1 Whats the Reason of Android File
Transfer Not Working?
There are multiple reasons for Android File
Transfer not working on Mac You did not enable
file transfer feature on your Android
Device. Your Mac or Android device is not
compatible with Android File Transfer. You have
Samsung Kies or Samsung Smart Switch installed on
your Mac. Your USB cable is damaged. The USB port
on your Mac is broken.
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Part 2 How to Fix Android File Transfer Not
Working on Mac
If Android File Transfer not working is bothering
you and you cannot find a way out for your
Android device and Mac, you may try in sequence
the following tips to fix Android File Transfer
problems. Tip 1 Enable file transfer feature on
your Android device If you ensure your USB cable
is alright, the first thing you need to check is
whether you have enabled file transfer feature on
your Android device. After connecting your
Android device to Mac via a USB cable, you will
find that on your Android device, there will be a
notification in dropdown screen (If you did not
receive, just reconnect your Android device and
Mac). Then drop down the screen and click the
notification on Android, in Use USB for option,
choose File Transfers. After that, it will enable
your Android to transfer files to PC or Mac.
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Tip 2 Check USB cable and USB port on Mac If
your USB cable or USB port gets damaged, no
matter how much times you try to reconnect or
whatever app to use for transferring files
between Android and Mac, it will not fix Android
File Transfer not working issue. The way to check
USB cable is to use this USB cable to connect
another Android device, if it is indeed damaged,
change another USB cable which is workable as
soon as possible. And usually, there are more
than one USB port on Mac, if one does not work,
you can switch to other USB ports until you find
one works. Tip 3 Make sure your Android device
and Mac is compatible Android File Transfer app
supports Android OS 3.0 or up and macOS 10.7 or
higher version, if either your device is under
the OS requirement, you can update it. However,
sometimes both your Android device and Mac fulfil
this requirement, as Android File Transfer has
not been updated for a long time, the Android
File Transfer not working issue may still exist.
In this condition, you can use other alternative
apps to transfer files between Android and Mac.
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Tip 4Uninstall Samsung Kies or Smart Switch For
those Samsung phone users who have Android File
Transfer not working problem, you can check
whether you have installed Samsung Kies or Smart
Switch on Mac, if installed, go to uninstall it
since they are incompatible with Android File
Transfer. After uninstallation, you can try to
reconnect your Android to Mac. Tip 5 Allow USB
debugging on Android If you did not allow USB
debugging on Android, your Mac will not be able
to detect your Android device. You can go to
check and enable USB debugging by imitating
following steps On your Android phone, go to
Settings gt About phone gt Tap Build number for 7
times to enable developer mode gt Click Back
button on the top of this page gt find Developer
Options gt Turn on USB debugging. Tip 6
Reinstall Android File Transfer If you have
checked the above tips and Android File Transfer
not working issue still exists, you can uninstall
and reinstall Android File Transfer, then
reconnect Android device to Mac. In most cases,
reinstallation solves Android File Transfer not
working issue.
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Part 3 Android File Transfer Alternatives
If you have tried all above fixes, but nothing
works for coping with Android File Transfer not
working problems, you can give up Android File
Transfer app and turn to other alternative apps.
The following two apps can be the substitutes for
Android File Transfer, which are even more
powerful than Android File Transfer. 3.1
Coolmuster Android Assistant for Mac Coolmuster
Android Assistant for Mac is a professional tool
for transferring, backing up and restoring files
between Android device and Mac. Besides, you can
also manage Android data on Mac. The file types
it supports are contacts, messages, music,
photos, videos, books and apps. Users can use
one-click backup function to backup all data from
Android to Mac and restore backup to Android
device, or selectively backup above files.
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What's more, you can also directly send, reply,
delete, reset, import and export SMS on Mac,
download, install, uninstall and backup multiple
apps on Mac and import, export as well as delete
Android call logs on Mac. For Android to Mac
transfer, you can selectively preview and export
with original formats contacts, call logs, text
messages, apps, music, photos, videos, books,
documents and more from Android to Mac for Mac
to Android transfer, you can transfer apps,
backups (contacts, call logs, SMS), videos,
photos, music, playlists, books, PDFs, ePubs, TXT
files, etc from Mac to Android. Well, Coolmuster
Android Assistant for Mac is compatible with Mac
OS X 10.9 or later and nearly all Android phones
tablets from Android 2.0 to up, like Samsung,
HTC, LG, Sony, Motorola, Google, ZTE, Huawei,
etc. For example, HTC U11/U11/10/M10H/A9W/M9W/M9E
t/M8W/M8Et/Evo/Desire/Inspire/Wildfire/HD2/Hero,
etc.
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How to conduct Android file transfer with
Coolmuster Android Assistant for Mac? 1. Launch
Coolmuster Android Assistant for Mac after
installing it on your Mac, then enter in Android
Assistant module.
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2. Connect Android device to Mac via a USB cable.
Then allow USB debugging and grant permission on
your Android device by tapping Allow or OK when
pop-up window appears. After successful
connection, you will see the main interface with
Android information below.
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3. Choose relevant file folders from left panel,
for example Photos, check wanted items from right
panel and hit Export above to transfer files from
Android to Mac.
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To transfer files from Mac to Android, for
example Videos, you can select Videos from left
panel and click Add button on the top to transfer
videos already downloaded on Mac to Android
device.
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3.2 Coolmuster Mobile Transfer Coolmuster Mobile
Transfer, a professional tool for transferring
data between two phones, is another alternative
to Android File Transfer. It supports both
Android and iOS operating system. With
Coolmuster Mobile Transfer on your computer, you
can transfer contacts, SMS, call logs, music,
videos, photos, eBooks and apps from Android to
Android transfer contacts, calendars, bookmarks,
eBooks (PDFs ePubs) and notes (not supported in
iOS 11 or later) from iOS to iOS transfer
contacts and eBooks (PDFs and ePubs) from Android
to iOS and transfer contacts, SMS, music,
videos, photos and eBooks (PDFs ePubs) from iOS
to Android. Well, Coolmuster Mobile Transfer is
widely compatible with all iPhone/iPad/iPod
generations with iOS 5 and up as well as most
Android device with Android 2.1 and above, like
Samsung, Sony, LG, HTC, Huawei, ZTE, Motorola,
etc.
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How to transfer files between phones using
Coolmuster Mobile Transfer? 1. Launch Coolmuster
Mobile Transfer after installing it on your
computer, you will see initial interface as below.
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2. Connect mobile devices to computer via proper
USB cables. Then allow USB debugging on your
Android device by tapping Allow or OK, or Trust
This Computer on your iDevice by clicking Trust
when pop-up windows appear. After successful
connection, you will see Connected notification
in both source and target phone position on your
computer's interface.
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3. Check wanted content and click Start Copy
below to transfer files between two phones. After
a few seconds, you will find your wanted files on
source phone.
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Conclusion Android File Transfer not working is
not a Gordian knot. After reading this article,
you can find that there are lots of fixes on
Android File Transfer not working issue.
Furthermore, you can also abandon Android File
Transfer and choose other similar transfer tools
to conduct Android file transfer. On this point,
I highly recommend you to try Coolmuster Android
Assistant for Mac and Coolmuster Mobile Transfer,
which are highly secure, easy-to-operate,
powerful in function and will not cause any
damages to your phone data. If you have any
other tricks about how to fix Android File
Transfer not working issue or if you meet any
problem during use, share your opinions below, we
will give you feedback very soon.
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