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How to move files between Android and Mac.
Guide · 5 min readHow to transfer files from Android to MacThree ways to move files from an Android phone to a Mac, and the fastest: open the phone in Finder over USB or Wi-Fi and drag. Step by step.Guide · 4 min readHow to transfer photos from Android to MacCopy photos from an Android phone to a Mac over USB, straight from Finder: find them in DCIM, preview them in place, import them into Photos.Guide · 4 min readHow to transfer large videos from Android to MacMove 4K videos and other large files from Android to a Mac quickly and safely: use a USB connection, copy rather than stream, and keep space free.Guide · 3 min readHow to copy files from a Mac to an Android phonePut music, documents and videos on an Android phone from your Mac: drag them into the phone's folder in Finder. What goes where, and what to watch for.Guide · 5 min readThe best Android File Transfer alternative for MacGoogle no longer offers Android File Transfer for Mac. The alternatives compared: PortLine in Finder, OpenMTP, MacDroid and the cloud, with measured speeds.Guide · 4 min readLooking for a MacDroid alternative?Thinking of switching from MacDroid? PortLine opens files up to 600× faster, copies folders 7× faster and handles names and changes MacDroid can't. The data.Guide · 3 min readHow to enable USB debugging on AndroidTurn on Developer options and USB debugging on Samsung, Pixel, Xiaomi, OnePlus, Nothing and other Android phones, and approve your Mac safely.Guide · 3 min readAndroid's File transfer mode (MTP) on a MacWhat Android's File transfer (MTP) mode is, how to turn it on, and how to use it on a Mac without USB debugging: in Finder, with PortLine's Standard USB.Guide · 4 min readHow to connect an Android phone to a Mac over Wi-FiPair an Android 11+ phone with your Mac over Wi-Fi using wireless debugging and a QR code, then browse it in Finder without a cable. Plus Android 10.Guide · 4 min readAndroid phone not showing up on Mac: what to checkPhone not appearing on your Mac? Check the cable, USB mode, lock screen, USB debugging approval, other apps holding the phone, Finder settings and Wi-Fi.Guide · 3 min readHow to back up an Android phone to a MacBack up your Android phone's photos, videos, downloads and documents to a folder on your Mac, automatically whenever it connects. Snapshots, no cloud.Guide · 2 min readFind files on your Android phone with SpotlightFind any file on your Android phone from your Mac with Spotlight, even in folders you never opened. How PortLine indexes the phone, and how to use it.Guide · 3 min readHow to transfer files from a Samsung Galaxy to a MacCopy photos, videos and files from a Samsung Galaxy phone to a Mac: USB settings on One UI, Developer options, and browsing the phone in Finder.Guide · 3 min readHow to transfer files from a Google Pixel to a MacConnect a Google Pixel to a Mac and copy photos, videos and files in Finder: USB preferences, Developer options, and Wi-Fi pairing on Pixel.Guide · 3 min readOrganize your Android phone's files from your MacOrganize your Android phone from Finder: rename, move, make folders, move to the phone's Trash or delete permanently, with the keyboard and the mouse.Guide · 4 min readUSB or Wi-Fi? Android to Mac transfer speed, measuredHow fast is Android to Mac file transfer over Advanced USB, Standard USB (MTP) and Wi-Fi? Measured numbers on a real phone, and which to use when.