Convert files when copying to my Android Tablet

sparker366 · 02 Aug 2014

I copy videos all the time to my Android Tablet. Samsung Note 8.

Every time I copy them from my Win 7 Pro Desktop it prompts me to convert them.

Is there anyway to stop asking me to convert? Its very annoying.

I tried to search here but I have no good results searching forums. I also tried google but came up blank as well.

cyanna · 02 Aug 2014

no. you just have to click through the warnings. I copy docs and get the same annoyance with docx files.

Ztruker · 02 Aug 2014

How are you coping them?

sparker366 · 02 Aug 2014

Cut and paste and drag and drop

cyanna · 02 Aug 2014

Original folder: Ctrl A, Ctrl C
Android folder: Ctrl V

sparker366 · 02 Aug 2014

cyanna said:

Original folder: Ctrl A, Ctrl C
Android folder: Ctrl V

Same wants me to convert them.

Same happens with right click and copy then right click and paste.

Alejandro85 · 02 Aug 2014

Are you using the My Computer link shown when you plug the USB cable by any chance?
I'm getting the very same messages all over, it's annoying, and the conversion never succeeds anyway.

Ztruker · 02 Aug 2014

I wonder if an alternate file browser like Q-Dir or File Commander would work any differently?

You could also use xcopy or robocopy from a command line but I think that would be a lot more work than clicking No to the convert prompt.

andrew129260 · 04 Aug 2014

I never have this issue. Is it showing up as a media device or an actual drive?

sparker366 · 05 Aug 2014

andrew129260 said:

I never have this issue. Is it showing up as a media device or an actual drive?

I have tried both MTP and Camera setting on the tablet. When using MTP it wants to convert. When using camera it only shows pictures and copies only pictures.

This has me stumped. I don't believe there is a solution to this so I will just have to live with it.