Transfer .jpeg files from Android smartphone to Desktop

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What is the best way of doing this?

Do not want to sync both devices, only transfer individual files easily!
 
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Pushbullet if you don't mind using bandwidth. Can send vice versa too.
 
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Depends on what operating system is being used in the desktop system. If Linux, KDE Connect lets you transfer files easily over wifi.
 
APoc184 said:
Pushbullet if you don't mind using bandwidth. Can send vice versa too.
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Used to use Pushbullet then it seems the app stopped this function - is the app back doing transfer again? Worked well until they changed the app!!
 
Denno said:
Used to use Pushbullet then it seems the app stopped this function - is the app back doing transfer again? Worked well until they changed the app!!
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I send files between my phone, laptop, desktop and wife's phone on a daily basis.

Also awesome for saving about everything from the web to your phone.
 
Denno said:
What is the best way of doing this?

Do not want to sync both devices, only transfer individual files easily!
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USB Cable - avoid google photo if possible
 
If Windows 10, just plug in the phone with a USB cable - depending on the USB connection mode, Windows will recognise it as a camera and locate photos - else, just browse the file system on the phone and copy and paste
 
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Why?
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First off your camera is going to compress your image, a lot, which is unavoidable. Then Google is going to compress it again when it resizes it... unless of course you've changed the defaults to allow the app to upload full res but few people do that because then it uses your storage. JPG is a lossy format when means each time you save the file the quality drops.

More to the point though - why upload something when your computer is right next to you. Doing it via cable, or even wifi, is so much faster.
 
bwana said:
First off your camera is going to compress your image, a lot, which is unavoidable. Then Google is going to compress it again when it resizes it... unless of course you've changed the defaults to allow the app to upload full res but few people do that because then it uses your storage. JPG is a lossy format when means each time you save the file the quality drops.

More to the point though - why upload something when your computer is right next to you. Doing it via cable, or even wifi, is so much faster.
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It is supper convenient and happens in the background. Google compression is excellent and for non professional photos you won't notice a difference.
 
backstreetboy said:
It doesn't have the Apple logo...
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Erm... neither does my phone.

RedViking said:
It is supper convenient and happens in the background. Google compression is excellent and for non professional photos you won't notice a difference.
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If he's going through the effort of transferring them to his computer then why degrade the quality if he doesn't have to? :confused:
 
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bwana said:
If he's going through the effort of transferring them to his computer then why degrade the quality if he doesn't have to? :confused:
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If he/she/it is not a professional photographer no quality will be lost because he won't notice the difference. OP will never have to worry about keeping the photos backed up anymore and can quickly grab a photo if need be. Can even Sync all photos to PC. So it is a lifetime solution and not a one time solution. Of course he can do what he wants. Google Photo is an excellent long term solution.


https://www.phonearena.com/news/Goo...ts-the-difference-and-should-you-care_id93938

I won't use it for RAW photo's in other words.
 
RedViking said:
If he/she/it is not a professional photographer no quality will be lost because he won't notice the difference. OP will never have to worry about keeping the photos backed up anymore and can quickly grab a photo if need be. Can even Sync all photos to PC. So it is a lifetime solution and not a one time solution. Of course he can do what he wants. Google Photo is an excellent long term solution.
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It doesn't work like that - the quality is lost regardless of if he notices it or not. Being a professional is irrelevant. It's not only pros who want better quality. If he's planning on editing the photos in any way then the more pixels the better. The less compression the better.

There's nothing wrong with using Google to back the photos up in case of emergency, assuming he's got the bandwidth to spare, because a picture is better than no picture. But it's not the best solution.

FWIW - the only difference between a pro and an amateur is that a pro generates most or all of their income from photography. That's it.
 
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