Transfer Music

BensGrandad · May 31, 2016

I have 2.6gb of music on a usb memory stick which I want to put on an sd card to put into my tablet for holiday. How do I do this? Do I need to download a program so that it plays the music as it plays through windows media if I put the usb into my laptop. I am sure somebody will be able to help me thanks.

spence · May 31, 2016

Why don't you put your usb stick into your tablet and copy the music files straight over to the sd card?

Your tablet should have a usb port.

Insert sd card first and format it so it has a clean platform.

BensGrandad · May 31, 2016

Tablet doesnt have a usb port it is a Samsung Galaxy 3 so I have to do it with my laptop.

El Sid · May 31, 2016

When I want transfer music I tune in to Football Rumours.

Gazwag · May 31, 2016

Who does he play for

Eggmundo · May 31, 2016

can't you connect it directly to your PC using the mini usb charging lead?

BensGrandad · May 31, 2016

There is no way to connect the tablet to laptop as I can see. I am fairly sure last time I did it I had to do it through a separate program or I tunes but I cannot remember how I did it, The only mini usb port is the one that I use to re charge it. Can I use that or is it only for charging?

boik · May 31, 2016

Install Airdroid (free) on the tablet and follow the instructions. You can then point a browser on your PC to your tablets and copy files over. Easy!

Randsta · May 31, 2016

BensGrandad said:
There is no way to connect the tablet to laptop as I can see. I am fairly sure last time I did it I had to do it through a separate program or I tunes but I cannot remember how I did it, The only mini usb port is the one that I use to re charge it. Can I use that?

Get a USB to mini usb lead ....job done no other program needed

middletoenail · May 31, 2016

BensGrandad said:
There is no way to connect the tablet to laptop as I can see. I am fairly sure last time I did it I had to do it through a separate program or I tunes but I cannot remember how I did it, The only mini usb port is the one that I use to re charge it. Can I use that or is it only for charging?

I doubt you used iTunes on your Samsung device [emoji3]

You should be able to plug your USB charging cable into your tablet and then into your laptop. Then you can drag and drop the files.

Tom Hark Preston Park · May 31, 2016

BensGrandad said:
There is no way to connect the tablet to laptop as I can see.

Do you have access to the cloud (OneDrive area or similar). If yes, copy your files into that area then you can access them from both your laptop and your tablet.

Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo · May 31, 2016

Does your laptop have an SD card reader?

If you plug the usb stick into one of the usb ports on the laptop it should show as a removable drive, stick the SD card into the card reader and it will show as another removable drive.

Copy or Cut the files from the usb stick and paste them onto the SD card. You might need to check if the SD card needs a certain folder structure so the tablet knows where to find music files.

If you don't have a card reader on the laptop then you either need an external card reader that connects via usb or a usb/sd card apadpter. Or a mini/micro usb to usb cable should connect the tablet to the laptop and show the storage on the tablet so you can copy and paste the files that way.

BensGrandad · May 31, 2016

middletoenail said:
I doubt you used iTunes on your Samsung device [emoji3]

You should be able to plug your USB charging cable into your tablet and then into your laptop. Then you can drag and drop the files.

i think that I may be getting confused with when I put them on my I Pod.

So basically I copy them to my laptop music file then connect a usb to mini usb lead through the charging port and then drag and drop them. using the tablet as the same as an external drive or USB stick. Will the music then play ok through the sound system of the tablet as it uses either Windows media or Grove to play it from the usb.

atomised · May 31, 2016

middletoenail said:
I doubt you used iTunes on your Samsung device [emoji3]

You should be able to plug your USB charging cable into your tablet and then into your laptop. Then you can drag and drop the files.

I sync I Tunes to my Android device, don't see why BG should be any different

BensGrandad · May 31, 2016

I have discovered why I couldnt drag and drop the files. The reason being that only 1 of the 2 usb connections on my laptop is working. Must take it to DR Ex for him to look at.

BensGrandad · Jun 1, 2016

I understand that you can import a cd to a laptop via either Windows Media Player or I Tunes but can you also import tunes from a USB memory stick

ManOfSussex · Jun 1, 2016

BensGrandad · Jun 1, 2016

ManOfSussex said:

That is fine but doesn't answer my question about importing from a usb.

ManOfSussex · Jun 1, 2016

BensGrandad · Jun 1, 2016

Hopefully somebody sensible will post on here. Perhaps the last poster should change his name to young boy of Sussex it would seem more appropriate.

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