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   From: vallor@vallor.earth   
      
   At 4 Nov 2025 07:35:09 GMT, rbowman  wrote:   
      
   > On Tue, 4 Nov 2025 06:15:48 -0000 (UTC), Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:   
   >   
   > > I’m surprised they didn’t mention the most powerful way to transfer   
   > > files between your PC and a connected Android device: using the Android   
   > > Debug Bridge tool (ADB), which is part of Google’s Android developer   
   > > SDK.   
   >   
   > I plug the phone into a Linux box, accept the connection, and transfer the   
   > files. Why do I need the ADB?   
      
   I once had a ~5GByte video on my phone that wouldn't transfer   
   using that ptp stuff -- ended up using adb, which got the file.   
      
   I think there may be a 2 (or 4) GByte limit to what ptp can do...   
      
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