Google Pixel 6a / Pixel 7 Connect to PC & Transfer Files, Photos,Videos Windows &Mac Computer Laptop

If it's Still Not Working, You can also Try to Clean out the Type-C Port with one of these:

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For Google Pixel 6a , Google Pixel 6 & Google Pixel 7
How to connect it to computer/laptop / mac and transfer files and photos videos

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If it's Still Not Working, You can also Try to Clean out the Type-C Port with one of these:

Or Get a New cable Like this:

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[CSMtheMariner]

Realizing that the phone could still be charging, but might not be able to transfer data, and that the prompt appearing on the notification screen was an absolute test for this was the break through I needed to solve this problem. Many thanks. Subbed.

[RHill]

Oh my goodness! I was freaking out for an hour trying to figure out what was going wrong. Thank you for this video! Such a simple fix.

[fredhoward]

Marvellous ! I spent days on this and the only way I could get at my pics was to upload them to the Cloud using Google drive, then download them back from there.The "USB controlled by" THIS Device button was not live, so I was at a dead end. The phone is a brand new 7 Pro . I was getting nowhere until I found this video and it was "changing the cable" that did the trick !
Many Many thanks

[JI]

When I downsweep there is no USB charging device notification. Yes, I've got the USB cable plugged into the PC, the other end plugged into the phone, the phone is unlocked, ...

UPDATE: Turns out not all USB cables are the same even though the end connectors are. The one that worked for charging the cell phone gave me the problem. I switched to a different USB cable, that I've also used for charging, and this one worked fine for transferring files. The connectors look identical and, like I said, both cables work fine for charging. Just one cable gives the above problem and the other does not. So if you have the same problem as I, try a different USB cable.

[ExtremistAaron]

Thanks a lot dude i was trying to transfer photos to my pc using the cable but nothing was showing up. Glad i found this video telling me to change the usb settings on my phone.

[carlmayne]

Been trying for months, I just get 'cannot connect to device' when trying to change USB options .. I've tried in developer mode too .. These phones do seem to be useless overpriced pieces of turd :D, I'll not be getting another one ever ..

[thedrunkenswede]

Thank you. This didn't work for me at first. But i restarted phone and PC. Mabye i didn't need most of the information in this video but i needed the confidence to understand that something was wrong (that it should work as i thought) and that my devices needed a re-set. Thanks again!

[stephstremp]

Thank you for this helpful tutorial! I'm now able to save all my audio recordings from my phone. Worked for my Google Pixel 3A.

[RohanGillett]

Your video also works with Google Pixel 8. Anyway, this was just what I needed. Many thanks!

[dani]

Thanks bro. You solved my problem. I have done it with your help. Keep it up.

[MrBern]

Something is off with mine... Got about 70+ pictures over the past days and when I follow this procedure these pictures are not loading in with my explorer =/ It does load my device in the explorer, and I can access the folders of my DCIM, Movies, Screenshots and everything else. But the pics are not loading in. Is it maybe something different with the Pixel 7 Pro ? Though the 4 most recent pictures I took after I did the procedure are showing, and a few pictures from a month ago.

[nelsonvega]

Thank you brother! You saved me a lot of time.

[venetiancat]

Thanks so much, this worked perfectly! I thought that Google did something to the 6a phone so that transfers to PC would not be possible. Cheers!

[СергейКирьяков-еу]

Doesn't work. I juust don't see "MTP USB Device" in my "This PC" folder

[albertdesilva]

Awesome ! This is exactly what I wanted. 💗💗💗

[matthewparkinson]

Thank you for actually just answering the questions.

[tashagallant]

This video is so helpful! Strait to the point no BS thank you!

[sgtlaughter]

Ok, here's the thing though, I have older pictures from before my current Pixel 7 that I can't find when I attach the USB, but are available to view in the photo app. Which folder would those be in when I am trying to do the transfer?

[sgmaxx]

Great video, I had troubles findin the DCIM file I was selecting each of them but i dismissed that one! Thank you for the video!