How to transfer video from phone to laptop?

But what if the issue is just the USB cable?
I’ve been having constant issues with this one, and now, all of a sudden, my computer won't even recognize it. Is there perhaps some other practical way to handle this?

I tried using Bluetooth, but honestly, the speed is absolutely abysmal.

Just toss it onto some cloud service—Google Drive, OneDrive, whatever you feel like using out of the million options out there—and then just download it back onto your computer.

I’ve been sitting here watching a mere two-minute video attempt to upload for ten minutes now... it’s honestly absurd. Google Drive 🤷

And it isn't just this one single clip, either; I have a whole mountain of much longer videos waiting in the wings.

- Grab a thin needle and clean out the charging port on your phone to get rid of any gunk buildup. Then, give the cable another shot—or just grab a brand-new one if you don't mind spending a few bucks.

- Honestly, just pick up a USB 3.1 SD card reader. Power down your phone, pop the SD card out, stick it in the reader, plug that into your laptop, and move the files over from there.

Anything else is just going to be painfully slow.

I haven't actually tried troubleshooting via the SD card yet. Thanks for the suggestion.

It isn’t an issue with the port or the cable, either. I’ve already gone ahead and updated all the drivers.

Honestly, I have no idea what the actual deal is with this thing. When it’s plugged in, about 80% of the time it simply won't play any video files, or it refuses to let me move them over, throwing that "the requested source is in use" error message at me.
But if I stay stubborn enough and just keep trying, it eventually decides to cooperate.🙄

lonefalcon said:It won't let me (copy) the file. I get an error saying "the requested source is in use."
If I keep hammering at it, it eventually works. 🙄

It seems like some program is...

(for example, if you have Microsoft Internet Explorer open to a folder containing that video and the 'Preview pane' (file preview) is active -> click 'View' at the top, then 'Preview pane' on the left (though if it's already active, you'd see it on the right side of the window))

It looks like a program...
...linked to your Windows (or perhaps Android?) settings is locking the file (marking it as 'in use') when you try to copy, move, or rename it.

It could also be your antivirus software, given that the file stops being locked after a while.
If it's the antivirus, disabling it (just during the video transfer process) should help—most programs offer a temporary disable option.

However, if the culprit is Microsoft Internet Explorer or something similar, try using Lockhunter. That tool 'unlocks' just about anything that can be unlocked (it won't work on something currently held by an antivirus, for instance).

My media player doesn't offer any kind of preview option whatsoever.🤔 I just click on the video, it jumps straight into full-screen mode, and that’s the end of the story. Then I have to close it out just to get back to copying files.

What’s truly bizarre is that this issue has been lurking in the background for a while, though it used to be a rare glitch. Now? It seems to be more of a rule than an exception.
I suppose I'll give those suggestions a shot. Thanks for the help, regardless.😁

It’s just a Workaround, I guess, but maybe you could use Telegram as a temporary file hosting spot? It lets you upload pretty much any kind of file up to 2GB per message

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The thread title is "How to move a video from your phone to your laptop"... so we aren't talking about sending files to someone else over the NET.
In the third post, they’re trying to test the speed of moving stuff via PHONE>NET>LAPTOP:
"A 2-minute video has been uploading for 10 minutes already... This is ridiculous. Google Drive
isn't cutting it. And it's not just one video; there's a whole bunch of much longer ones."

If you’re just looking to move stuff around your local network, you can always use AirDroid, LocalSend, or whatever similar apps are out there... honestly, I can't be bothered with messing around with cables or SD cards. Using Wi-Fi is way more elegant, right? It's plenty fast enough... plus, AirDroid comes with a bunch of other cool features too...

I mean, you could probably get by with Wi-Fi if both your laptop and phone support 5GHz, but let’s be real—pulling the card out and using a card reader is still way faster.

It really just depends on how massive that video file is. On my Wi-Fi, I can easily pull speeds north of 500 Mb/s, and if you're running Wi-Fi 6, you'll be looking at well over 1 Gb/s...

Hitting 1Gb/s over Wi-Fi is a massive uphill battle. You’d basically need both devices running Wi-Fi 6, plus you can't have any other gadgets nearby hogging the bandwidth and slowing things down.
If you use a USB 3.0 reader, you could theoretically hit 5Gb/s, but honestly, with an SD card, you're looking at much lower read speeds—somewhere around 1Gb/s.
Take a SanDisk Extreme Pro MicroSDXC card for example; even then, the read speeds max out at about 1600Mb/s.

Why would anyone assume there's an SD card slot? My Samsung Galaxy S21 doesn't even have one.
A two-minute video at high res can easily eat up 2GB.

With newer phones, you actually have to give permission to both the device and Windows so they can "get along."
When you plug it in and hear that ding, just swipe down on your notifications; it should ask for permission there, then you do the same on your PC.

Just grab a USB-C flash drive and plug it into the charging port if the cable is giving you trouble.

I had this sudden thought about my USB drive, though I wasn't entirely certain if a hardware failure would actually impact it.

So, I went ahead and tried opening the contents on a standard USB drive A, and everything works perfectly fine. It seems like that should be a viable option, wouldn't it? That would certainly be the easiest way to handle this.

Grab yourself a cable like this if you don't have one already https://www.amazon.com/adapter-trus...-9cm-011506032

You just plug it into your phone, record whatever you need onto a USB drive via the other end, and then move those files from the drive wherever you want...

That would honestly be the dream setup. About a year or two back, I tried messing around with an adapter on my old HTC Desire 620 over at a buddy's place, but it was a total bust—the phone just wouldn't even recognize the memory stick 😢
The adapter looked something like this:

Back in the day, you’d get a little USB-C to USB adapter in the box with your phone—honestly, I even scored some earbuds, a case, and a wall plug once. Now, with my Samsung Galaxy S21, all I got was the phone itself. At this rate, next time they’ll probably just ship me an empty box and send a bill for everything else.

I didn't get anything out of the gear 😁 , honestly I never buy my own phones. I just wait until my kids hand down their old ones to me and I'm happy as can be. Usually, I just use an older device for basic calls, texting, and the camera... I pretty much strip away every single app I don't actually need.

For my last birthday, I ended up with a Samsung Galaxy A71 instead of an HTC, and that adapter I mentioned? A buddy of mine had it, so we tried using it to speed up transferring photos. It probably didn't work because the HTC was running an older Android OS or maybe it needs some specific app...
On this Galaxy A71, I'm just using a USB-C to USB 2.0 cable
(it's the same one I use to plug into my old HTC charging adapter).

wearymason4 said:That would be the dream scenario. I actually tried messing around with an adapter on my old HTC Desire 620 at a buddy's place a couple of years back, but it was a bust... the phone just wouldn't recognize the memory stick at all.😢
The adapter looked something like this:

So, how was that memory stick formatted? Just wipe it and format it to exFAT and you should be golden.