Android Transfer Pics:

Unlock your Android phone (or tablet)
- swipe -OR- pin-code
With a data USB-micro cable, connect your phone to your computer
- ~~A power-only USB cable will not work (this is only for charging)~~
On your phone, “tap” -OR- “slide-down” to show the notification area (near top)
- Select “Charging this device via USB” notification -OR-
- Select “Connected as a media device” (Touch for other USB options)
  - Select “Media Device (MTP)” (see www.android.com/filetransfer) -OR-
- Under “Use USB for,” select File Transfer

On your Computer:

A Device Ready Notification will open on your computer (or next step)
- Select it and select “Open Android-Device to view folder”
  - a new File explorer window will open up
    - Select simcard/Card folder -OR-
    - Select Device/Phone folder
    - You may have pictures in both folders
      - Select DCIM folder
        
        Select “Camera”
        
        Select each picture with “SHIFT-left-mouse” -OR-
        
        Select all pictures with “ctrl-A” -OR-
        
        if unselect pictures, use “SHIFT-left-mouse” to toggle (this is select/unselect)
After pictures selected, use “right-mouse-button” to drag files to destination folder
- When “right-mouse-button” released, Select MOVE -OR- COPY -OR- Cancel
  - I select/move about 100 pictures at a time (that amount easy to manage)
  - Confirm the pictures copied/moved (before next step, I select first and last Pic to view/check)
Unplug the USB-mini cable (same as old/nicer EJECT step)

Fred Gras