On 5/31/2013 11:34 AM, Rock wrote: > In summary, the solution to transferring files by wire from > the Samsung Galaxy S3 (and other Android 4.x phones) is to > switch the smartphone from MTP mode to PTP mode. > > The key question left, is whether we should switch the > phone back to MTP mode when done; or if it's OK to just > leave Android phones in PTP mode forever. that setting only affects how the device presents itself to a USB host, it otherwise does nothing. so leave it in the mode you want the USB connection to operate in. -- john r pierce 37N 122W somewhere on the middle of the left coast