How do you download photos from G1 to laptop?

Nov 22, 2008

- So far so good! Does the F: drive have folders in it you can explore or is it empty?

Nov 22, 2008

- I am not having any luck seeing a specific fix this problem. I will continue to research tomorrow and see if I can find a fix.

- Vincent

Nov 22, 2008

- I think I found a little nugget of joy...

go into settings, sd card & phone storage, then when you connect the usb cord in your computer or g1. check the "Use for USB storage" to have it connect to your computer. Then to reconnect the sd card to your G1 just uncheck the "Use for USB storage"

- Vincent

Nov 22, 2008

- Okay here is some more info:

I was having a similar issue to that of the original poster in that I had photos on the G1 which I couldn't seem to get off of it and onto my PC using the USB cable.

The instructions say to select "Use for USB Storage" in the "SD card & phone storage" settings menu, but I wasn't even getting this option in the settings menu - even with the cable connected.

Meanwhile, on the (XP) PC, I was seeing the USB disk device from Windows Explorer. It was listed as "Removeable Disk", but the disk appeared empty and when I clicked on the disk in Windows Explorer, I would get a pop-up dialog that said "Please insert a disk into drive F:" (as this is drive F on my PC).

Call me dense, but it wasn't until a day later that I finally noticed that there was a notification in the top status menu when I connected the USB cable. If you drag down to look at the notifications menu, you should see an entry which says "USB Connected - Select to copy files to/from computer". All you need to do is touch this menu item and you will be prompted to Mount the USB. Choose "Mount". Once mounted, your USB will be connected and you will be able to see it from your PC - you can copy files to and from the card willy nilly.

I have yet to find anything in the manual that came with the phone that talks about the Mount option being in the Notifications menu. This is very confusing, especially since there are two (read two) different chapters entitled "Memory Card" - one in the "getting started" section, and one in the "having fun" section, and neither of these chapters mention anything about the disk "Mount" command, or the fact that you will need to hunt for this option in the Notifications menu. Instead, the manual sends you on a wild goose chase with incorrect instructions about finding the "Use for USB Storage" in the "SD card & phone storage" settings menu, as mentioned above.

Oh well, now that I'm done venting, I am a happy G1 user once again as I now have my pictures which I took last Thursday night at the "Tavern" restaurant/bar in Buckhead, Georgia - MAN what a bar! Never have I seen such a concentration of lively, beautiful women in one place!
Here is the webpage: http://forums.tmonews.com/index.php?action=printpage;topic=4009.0 - Vincent