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-Matt-
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PostPosted: 19:55 - 02 Jul 2015    Post subject: Micro SD > USB Hard drive, without laptop? Reply with quote
Inb4 ''thats ridiculous/won't work'' possibly Whistle

Need to transfer data off some 32gb micro sd's to a USB-powered hard drive soon, but i'm not going to have access to a laptop or anything.

Would running one of these USB hub's off the mains and connecting the hard drive, usb card-reader and my Samsung S3 allow me to transfer between the two using the phone? Would the phone even be capable of handling it?
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Edit: I would put the card in the phone, but it has a habit of crashing when I change the card as its nackered, so it wouldn't be ideal.

Any better ideas Thinking
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PostPosted: 20:01 - 02 Jul 2015    Post subject: Re: Micro SD > USB Hard drive, without laptop? Reply with quote
-Matt- wrote:
Inb4 ''thats ridiculous/won't work'' possibly Whistle

Need to transfer data off some 32gb micro sd's to a USB-powered hard drive soon, but i'm not going to have access to a laptop or anything.

Would running one of these USB hub's off the mains and connecting the hard drive, usb card-reader and my Samsung S3 allow me to transfer between the two using the phone? Would the phone even be capable of handling it?
https://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41lwvWjRw1L._SY300_.jpg

Edit: I would put the card in the phone, but it has a habit of crashing when I change the card as its nackered, so it wouldn't be ideal.

Any better ideas Thinking

Plugging things into a USB hub wont magically make the files copy across.

You will need something to control the transfer of data.

You could try a phone, and micro sdcard reader and a harddrive. all in the same hub and use a file manager on the phone.
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PostPosted: 20:06 - 02 Jul 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote
Would it need another file manager installed on the phone then possibly, or might they show up in the phones normal 'my files' browser under the storage list once its all connected?
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PostPosted: 20:25 - 02 Jul 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote
Expensive, but this looks to be exactly what you need:


https://www.amazon.co.uk/Passport-Wireless-Wi-Fi-Mobile-Storage/dp/B00N4QGL32
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PostPosted: 20:40 - 02 Jul 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote
Aff wrote:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Passport-Wireless-Wi-Fi-Mobile-Storage/dp/B00N4QGL32
That would be perfect. Only just bought the new HD and can't justify anywhere near that many £'s though Sad.

Wondering if it might be easy to just buy a cheap old notebook.
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PostPosted: 22:07 - 02 Jul 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote
-Matt- wrote:
Would it need another file manager installed on the phone then possibly, or might they show up in the phones normal 'my files' browser under the storage list once its all connected?


On my Android phone, I use EStrongs File Manager.
It may show up as an ex-hd.

I'll give it a shot later and see what happens.
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PostPosted: 22:50 - 02 Jul 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote
Can't you just ask someone with a PC/laptop (ok or mac), to let you copy the files across?
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PostPosted: 23:31 - 02 Jul 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote
andym wrote:
Can't you just ask someone with a PC/laptop (ok or mac), to let you copy the files across?
Will be travelling so may not come across anyone i expect. Could use an internet cafe perhaps in some places but i'll need to do it every night to stop the cards getting full Thumbs Down
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PostPosted: 23:35 - 02 Jul 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote
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Will be travelling

Buy the thing Aff suggested.

Can you be arsed fucking about with many many cables if you are travelling?

Also, the chances are high that you will lose/break/eat one of the cables
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PostPosted: 17:44 - 03 Jul 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote
CaNsA wrote:
Can you be arsed fucking about with many many cables if you are travelling?


After sharing a room with Matt in France, he likes cables. I've never seen someone take a large multiplug from the UK and hook it up in a Hotel F1 single dodgy EU plug.

Dem cables Gagged
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PostPosted: 19:39 - 03 Jul 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote
-Matt- wrote:
andym wrote:
Can't you just ask someone with a PC/laptop (ok or mac), to let you copy the files across?
Will be travelling so may not come across anyone i expect. Could use an internet cafe perhaps in some places but i'll need to do it every night to stop the cards getting full Thumbs Down


Then your only choice is to get a cheap netbook, and upgrade the hard drive in it, to a higher capacity one. Proberly running a really light weight linux distro too, to save some CPU cycles, and get a little more performace from it. Most Netbooks even the early ones come with an SD card slot, no doubt you have an adaptor from when your purchased the card .

Benefits I can see from using a netbook over your phone at a cafe, is a mini full sized computer over errrrr yea, your phone.
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PostPosted: 19:42 - 03 Jul 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote
Accuhaler wrote:
Then your only choice is to get a cheap netbook, and upgrade the hard drive in it, to a higher capacity one. Proberly running a really light weight linux distro too, to save some CPU cycles, and get a little more performace from it. Most Netbooks even the early ones come with an SD card slot, not doubt you have an adaptor from when your purchased the card .

Benefits I can see from using a netbook over your phone at a cafe, is a mini full sized computer over errrrr yea, your phone.


Try reading the entire thread before you post pointless waffle.

A cheap netbook is not the only choice.

Aff wrote:
Expensive, but this looks to be exactly what you need:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Passport-Wireless-Wi-Fi-Mobile-Storage/dp/B00N4QGL32



Also... "mini full sized computer" really... what's a mini full sized anything?
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PostPosted: 20:12 - 03 Jul 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote
CaNsA wrote:
Can you be arsed fucking about with many many cables if you are travelling?
I'd rather not but to be honest, a couple more on top of all the other crap i'm already taking probably won't make much difference Embarassed
Paddy. wrote:
he likes cables
Think i've outdone myself packing this year Whistle Tech-shop-on-wheels.
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Having said that - I am very tempted by the drive Aff posted. It would make things a lot bloody easier... Just so many pondz Sad. Think I might just get it and hope I can flog it on for a little less after i've used it.
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PostPosted: 20:14 - 03 Jul 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote
-Matt- wrote:
Having said that - I am very tempted by the drive Aff posted. It would make things a lot bloody easier... Just so many pondz Sad. Think I might just get it and hope I can flog it on for a little less after i've used it.


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PostPosted: 21:23 - 03 Jul 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote
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PostPosted: 22:40 - 03 Jul 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote
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Ordered Hurt
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PostPosted: 17:45 - 10 Jul 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote
Got it today - after much messing around with it and some hassle upgrading the firmware; it works and does what it says on the tin - pretty impressive bit of kit Thumbs Up.

Only thing to be careful of with it is needing to rename each folder after the upload, or the next SD Card's worth of video from the helmet cam will simply overwrite the first ones as its from the same card/same file names for each video. Would of been good if it looked at the folders time-stamp and created a duplicate folder each time.
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PostPosted: 12:29 - 11 Jul 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote
I use an 'OTG' USB cable in my phone's micro USB port, and plug a flash drive or external USB HDD into it. I can then transfer files from the SD card or internal memory easily.
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PostPosted: 06:12 - 13 Jul 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote
Taught2BCautious wrote:
I use an 'OTG' USB cable in my phone's micro USB port, and plug a flash drive or external USB HDD into it. I can then transfer files from the SD card or internal memory easily.
Currently wishing i'd maybe done this - hard drive appears to of had some sort of software failure after two days. Unable to add anymore data to it via its SD port currently Evil or Very Mad. Going to see if i can get an OTG cable somewhere todah and transfer onto it from my phone for now as its still powerering up from the battery and responding on the app okay. Bloody annoying Sad.
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PostPosted: 08:32 - 13 Jul 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote
-Matt- wrote:
Going to see if i can get an OTG cable somewhere today.


I you have no luck, I have a spare that I could post to you.
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