Moving photos from external SD (using USB OTG) to phone and syncing to a memory stick.

[AC Question]

Hello,
I'm trying to work out how to back photos up from and SD card (from my DSLR) to internal phone memory and an external memory stick, without using a PC. The workflow I want to create is as follows:
(1) Copy photos from SD card onto phone.
(2) Sort photos (in the phone) into folders of my choice.
(3) Synchronise the folders to and external memory stick.

I have:
- Nexus 5x, running Android 6.
- A USB-C hub with built-in card reader.
- An SD card (from DSLR).
- A USB memory stick.

Using a Windows PC I would use explorer to do (1) and (2) and Freefilesync for (3).

I've tried ES File Explorer, for (1) and (2), but it seems to have issues - some cards it can open without any problem, but others it shows the USB device, but reports that it 'Failed to open file' when I try to access the files.

I'm still trying to find an Android equivalent of Freefilesync, I've tried a few, but couldn't get them to work (I didn't seem to be able to find the external memory stick).

Any help will be gratefully received!

 

[Rukbat]

Try MyFiles or Total Commander - SOME file manager should work. (If not, your only option is card to PC to stick (remember to copy folders, not individual files, so you know where they came from).

 

[B. Diddy]

Welcome to Android Central! Digital cameras often have the ability to connect via USB--does yours? If so connect to the phone's USB port, and select PTP. Then see if you can transfer the camera's photos to the phone using a file manager app.