Question Copy Large (1.7GB) Video to Pixel 7 Pro

[Skeezix]

Should a 1.67GB video on my Windows 10 desktop take over an hour and a half to copy to my Pixel 7 Pro? Why does it take so long?

 

[B. Diddy]

How are you connecting? Via USB or Bluetooth? If USB, are you using USB-A or USB-C? And if it's USB-A, is it 2.0 or 3.0?

 

[Mooncatt]

For something this large, I would use the Google Quick Share function. The PC will need a Bluetooth connection and download of the Quick Share Windows program, but transferring with it via Wi-Fi is going to be much faster than other connection options.

 

[Skeezix]

I ran a USB cable from my desktop to my phone. The cable is USB-A with a blue insert on one end and USB-C on the other. I assume that I'm using USB-3.

I thought that cable transmission would be faster than WiFi and WiFi would be faster than Bluetooth.

 

[B. Diddy]

I ran a USB cable from my desktop to my phone. The cable is USB-A with a blue insert on one end and USB-C on the other. I assume that I'm using USB-3.

I thought that cable transmission would be faster than WiFi and WiFi would be faster than Bluetooth.

Yep, that's USB 3.0, which should take less than 30 seconds to transfer a file that big.

USB cables and ports can become faulty -- have you already tried a different cable and/or a different port?

 

[Mooncatt]

I ran a USB cable from my desktop to my phone. The cable is USB-A with a blue insert on one end and USB-C on the other. I assume that I'm using USB-3.

I thought that cable transmission would be faster than WiFi and WiFi would be faster than Bluetooth.

There are so many flavors of USB that even that cable isn't enough to go on to know what protocol you are using. USB is also best for bursty loads, like multiple smaller files. For larger single files, Wi-Fi can blow it away.

 

[Skeezix]

>>For larger single files, Wi-Fi can blow it away.<<
My video files are on my desktop which connects via Ethernet to my router, so I can't wirelessly transfer between the desktop and the Pixel 7, so it appears I'm stuck to using a cable. Am I right?

(BTW, the quoting mechanism on this forum doesn't work very well for me. I click "+ Quote", then put my cursor in the Reply box, and then click "Insert quotes...) All I get is a box with two previous quotes in it, the last of which is faded at the end so I can't see what it says, and none of which are the most recent, and I can't find a way to scroll down to what I did just quote. Oh well...)

 

[B. Diddy]

(BTW, the quoting mechanism on this forum doesn't work very well for me. I click "+ Quote", then put my cursor in the Reply box, and then click "Insert quotes...) All I get is a box with two previous quotes in it, the last of which is faded at the end so I can't see what it says, and none of which are the most recent, and I can't find a way to scroll down to what I did just quote. Oh well...)

If you're using the forum on the website, select the "Reply" option instead of "Quote" after highlighting the text. That's how I got this post to work.

(If you're using the Tapatalk app, I don't have any experience with that.)

 

[Laura Knotek]

If you're using the forum on the website, select the "Reply" option instead of "Quote" after highlighting the text. That's how I got this post to work.

(If you're using the Tapatalk app, I don't have any experience with that.)

Tapatalk has a "quote" feature that you tap.

 

[Mooncatt]

>>For larger single files, Wi-Fi can blow it away.My video files are on my desktop which connects via Ethernet to my router, so I can't wirelessly transfer between the desktop and the Pixel 7, so it appears I'm stuck to using a cable. Am I right?

If you have a Wi-Fi router as part of your network, Quick Share can still work. My PC is connected to an ethernet switch, which my Wi-Fi router is also plugged into, and it allows me to use Quick Share just fine.

The only hiccup I have is it isn't compatible with Samsung phones and the Samsung Quick Share function (Same name but different apps). I use it fine a Sony phone with my PC, but the rest of the family have Samsungs and those will not work with the Google QS service. Not just for PC, but also from their phones to mine.