Nowadays, every person moves their record from one device to another with the help of USB cables, Bluetooth, and wirelessly. But still confused about how to connect phone to laptop with usb cable.
So why we need to share our data from one device to another device?
The very first reason according to me is to save our data and get rid of the fear of losing our data we just share that data on another device as a piece of backup and there is more reason, for example, one day I was the team leader and I was ready to give the presentation to the other teams and principle, so the whole PowerPoint presentation shared to me in my mobile by my partner.
But you know the projector works well with the laptop so I have to move this PowerPoint file on my laptop so I just borrow the USB cable from my friend and transfer the whole PowerPoint presentation on my laptop and that is how I connect my phone to the laptop with USB.
So today the use of USB cable to share data and how to transfer it is so common. Each smartphone in the most recent decade is highlighted with USB and is used to connect with the bigger machine, for example, work area, PC and workstation. The USB connection association considered the most helpful approach to move records. The main thing which arises is how to connect phone to laptop with USB cable?
The Smartphone maker dispatches the item including the USB connector. In the interim, the advanced cell phone generally consolidates the USB connector with the charger to decrease the cost.
Fortunately for you, associating the Smartphone to the workstation is a quite straightforward and not troublesome undertaking.
Today in this article I am going to tell you some method where you can use to transfer your data from phone to laptop
How to Connect Phone to Laptop with USB
You will get more than one methods to connect your phone with laptop
Using USB Cable
To connect the Device to Laptop with USB we need to make sure that we are using the right USB some USB comes with only for power supply purpose and others USB comes with all-purpose we used to call this type USB as Multi-Purpose USB Cable so you need to buy this one. By this USB you can Input, Output data and Charge your device.
After getting this type of USB the last step which arises is to check the USB port on the laptop, if you have a window laptop, so you don’t have to worry, every windowed laptop equipped with USB ports but make sure to connect your USB cable with the port that has (+) Symbol which means you can transfer data by 12mbps so after connecting USB to laptop connect other ends to your mobile to transfer data.
But when you connect the USB to mobile it gives you some modes usually it gives four modes.
Charging: The phone will receive power from the laptop, but cannot access the file. The charging progress is usually slower because it’s not a charger adapter. (If you want to use your laptop as a power bank, Use this).
Media Transfer Protocol (MTP): Commonly called MTP is a protocol to transfer any type of files both from a laptop and phone. (if you have large files to share and transfer, Use this).
Photo Transfer Protocol (PTP): This is an alternative way. if in case MTP doesn’t support the mobile or laptop and occurs some error you can use this mode. However, only the photo file format can be transferred through this connection.
Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI): Mainly for connecting phones to the musical instruments, not a computer. Avoid this if you want to transfer data.
So Steps you should follow:
- Connect the USB cable to your Laptop By using the USB port.
- Then connect it to the Mobile.
- After connecting both devices use MTP mode if you want to transfer data.
Precautions:
When the process of transfer is completed , making sure to close all the folders (comes from your mobile) opens in the laptop to avoid any data error and other faults.
If your USB cable not working with the Laptop try to wiggle USB cable and if the problem is not solved so try to use other USB ports may be the one you tried is for Output purpose and when you choose to transfer data it becomes stop to working so try to use other USB port usually normal laptop comes with 2 or more USB ports.
Another Problem Usually for MAC users:
Usually, every windows laptop comes with USB-A port (normal port) to connect any devices but if you have MacBook you have to face a problem because MacBook does not come with USB-A port but comes with USB-C type Port so you cannot connect any normal USB to this port, even though some windowed laptop also comes with USB-C type port to reduce their overall Device Weight so you can use USB HUB or OTG Connecter to fulfill your need
Wireless Transfer
How to Connect Two Devices
If you don’t want to use USB cable and also want to connect devices as well so you can easily connect the device via an internet connection and Bluetooth.
However, Using the Internet to share your data is free of cost but if you don’t have an Internet connection for some reason.
And using Bluetooth to transfer data will cost you a little, but if you have built in Bluetooth features on your laptop so you are lucky.
Using the Internet
When I am talking about internet connection I meant to say that you just need an internet connection to download the software which helps you to transfer data, you can easily download the software which helps you to transfer data at so high speed.
Zaypa
SHAREit
you can download it on any laptop whether it is a mac or windows budget Laptops you can easily guide on downloading this software on their websites.
Using Bluetooth
And if you want to connect your device via Bluetooth so you can easily set up your Bluetooth feature on your laptop if your laptop has that feature, and you can easily transfer your data to one device to another but if you don’t have a Bluetooth feature on your laptop so you can easily use it.
4.0 Bluetooth Adapter on your laptop.
So just plug in your adapter to laptop and then click the “Start” button on your desktop and select “Devices and Printers.” This will display your Bluetooth options. You may also see a Bluetooth icon in your windows. Click “Add a Device.” and then turn on Bluetooth on your mobile phone and then connect each other.
Conclusion
So, guys, I suggest you go with mos easy step the USB cable one and transfer all your data at any time in any device but if you are in the hurry and want to transfer data at high speed you can use Software I mentioned above to transfer your data, I commonly use Zapya and SHAREit to transfer my data because it has no restrictions and can connect to any device whether it is iOS And Android.
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Author Bio: Alex Murphy is full time writer at Laptopified. Laptopified is website helps many people at different ages to choose the best laptop according to their needs.
