Information Technology Reference
In-Depth Information
Accessing the connected device
If you haven't done so already, connect the Android device to the computer directly using
the USB cable. The Android device will appear as a new drive and you can access the files
on the external storage. Some older Android devices may not be accessible unless the
Turn
on USB Storage
option is enabled on the phone as shown in the following screenshot:
USB mass storage
In some Android phones (especially with HTC), the device may expose more than one
functionality when connected with a USB cable. For instance, as shown in the following
screenshot, when an HTC device is connected, it presents a menu with four options. The
default selection is
Charge only
. When the
Disk drive
option is selected, it is mounted as a
disk drive.
