Windows 10: Can virus transmitted to PC through USB cable via Android??

If I connect my android phone to my laptop through USB for only video file transfer, can I get any malware or virus attack??

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Uploading data from android to pc

Hi AlaynaHarstine,

Thank you for posting your question in the Microsoft Community.

• Have you tried to connect the Android device to PC using an USB cable?
  

However, you may follow these steps to check if that helps:

• Connect the Android device to the PC using a micro USB cable.
  
• You can see an ‘AutoPlay popup’ on your PC once your phone is successfully connected and recognized by the computer. Click on the ‘Open folder to view files’ option.
  
• Copy and paste the files or folders that you want to recover from your phone's internal memory to your PC.
  
• When the steps are done, you can successfully recover and transfer your data from Android phone with broken screen to your PC.
  

Alternatively, if you have the data saved on an external SD card, then you can plug in the card to the PC to transfer the data. You may need an adaptor to read the SD card on the PC.

Hope this helps.

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Srimadhwa B

Microsoft Community-Moderator

 

Download via USB Cable, Android to Windows 10

Here is the key to USB connection with Android... first you must change the Android default setting when connecting a USB cable.

After connecting to the USB cable and computer, swipe on phone to get settings/notifications...

find the notification for USB (see USB symbol to the left of the notification)...

tap on this notification...

you will see the selectable options:

-Charging

-File transfer

-Photo transfer

-Software installation

-MIDI

Note: Default selection is "Charging"

Select either "File Transfer" ... or ... "Photo Transfer"

and then you will be able to see your folders listed in your Windows Explorer file folders (underneath the name/model of your Android device)

copy, delete or whatever you need to do with normal Windows commands/functions...

(be careful and not disturb the original file structure listed on your Android device - copy/delete your files by selecting them individually or with "select all" command WITHIN any particular file folder),

Good luck...

my next effort will be to try to figure out how to DOWNLOAD/DELETE files FROM the VERIZON CLOUD from Android device (or from/with the PC itself...

ANYONE KNOW HOW TO DO THIS?

I don't see command/selection options for this within the VERIZON CLOUD...

 

Download via USB Cable, Android to Windows 10

I'm trying to download photos from my Android phone to Windows 10 via USB cable. Used to be super easy with W7, but seems impossible with W10. Any suggestions?