USB Mass storage or "drive mode" or other way I can attach my Centro to my PC - Page 2 - Treo Forum

hesynergy · 03-12-2008, 07:35 AM

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Originally Posted by stuartrayner

I use Card Reader and find it to be invaluable at times. Since I'm a 755p user it enables me to copy music and videos to the card much faster. It also has helped me to find "lost" applications and files that were misfiled. Furthermore, with using Vista, there has been a couple times where the Vista system automatically corrected some corruption in the files or startup application for the card, all while using Card Reader.

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"Card reader" vs Physical Card reader?

btw Ptunes allows storage transfer TO it..haven't been able to get Ptunes data connection to work both ways, Mvoice 5.5.6 allows data to and from the Treo/Cento via it's data connection menu choice.

I've used all three, and I find that reading/writing data to the palm is still(USB 1.0?) lots slower to and from a palm's SD card than it is pulling it out(pain on the Centro) and plopping it in a USB 2.0 card reader...anyone else found this?

Chas

brandon · 03-12-2008, 07:35 AM

you can copy them to a card and then move them using one of the above apps or a card reader.

jsilve1 · 03-12-2008, 01:31 PM

Thanks again, all.

I don't have amicrosd card. I want to be able to do this without having to buy a card. I mean, I find it actually pretty irritating when devices that SHOULD have this functionality don't. (This isn't the first device like this that I've had this problem with)

Anyway, thanks. I'll figure something out. If I do, I'll post it here.

later...

Treo Musketeers · 03-12-2008, 04:35 PM

I understand your frustration, but I can honestly tell you owning a card on your phone adds so much more functionality and flexibility. You won't be sorry you bought it.

skoenig · 03-12-2008, 06:18 PM

I hear you too... it's silly you can't see it as a drive, my guess is that Palm didn't want people messing about within the inbuilt storage.

Did a bit of searching and, like you, couldn't find a decent how-to's just a bunch of questions.

It's s shame really that palm didn't include something in the Palm Desktop that lets you browse/manipulate 'safe' directories like the camera pics...

If you can get a micro-sd, it would be worth it. Honestly. I did a search to find some cheap prices including shipping and think I did pretty well.

Meritline has a 1GB microSD card for $8.95 including shipping. Or there's a Kingston one include a card reader for $10.99 including shipping. I'd quote our store but frankly the prices are a bit high.

So for the price of a beer or two you can solve your problem even though it really shouldn't be a problem in the first place.

An other route you could go, if you have a data plan is to FTP them off you phone using the free vfs ftp (fully functional demo):

ninelocks

~ Steph

03-12-2008, 07:35 AM	#12 (permalink)
brandon why so cereal? Join Date: Aug 2006 My Carrier: Cingular/AT&T My OS: XP Posts: 1,544 Thanks: 84 Thanked 127 Times in 100 Posts	you can copy them to a card and then move them using one of the above apps or a card reader. __________________ disclaimer any advice from brandon should be considered carefully as he is evil and will enjoy your suffering.

03-12-2008, 06:18 PM	#15 (permalink)
skoenig Administrator Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Los Angeles My Treo: Treo 700p My Carrier: Sprint My OS: XP Posts: 1,665 Thanks: 98 Thanked 116 Times in 79 Posts	I hear you too... it's silly you can't see it as a drive, my guess is that Palm didn't want people messing about within the inbuilt storage. Did a bit of searching and, like you, couldn't find a decent how-to's just a bunch of questions. It's s shame really that palm didn't include something in the Palm Desktop that lets you browse/manipulate 'safe' directories like the camera pics... If you can get a micro-sd, it would be worth it. Honestly. I did a search to find some cheap prices including shipping and think I did pretty well. Meritline has a 1GB microSD card for $8.95 including shipping. Or there's a Kingston one include a card reader for $10.99 including shipping. I'd quote our store but frankly the prices are a bit high. So for the price of a beer or two you can solve your problem even though it really shouldn't be a problem in the first place. An other route you could go, if you have a data plan is to FTP them off you phone using the free vfs ftp (fully functional demo): ninelocks ~ Steph __________________ IIIe > V > [wilderness] > 650 > 700p \| Sprint \| Subscribe to the newsletters! Last edited by skoenig; 03-13-2008 at 12:08 AM.

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03-12-2008, 01:31 PM	#13 (permalink)
jsilve1 A Few Questions.... Join Date: Mar 2008 My Treo: Centro My Carrier: Sprint My OS: Linux Posts: 4 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Thanks again, all. I don't have amicrosd card. I want to be able to do this without having to buy a card. I mean, I find it actually pretty irritating when devices that SHOULD have this functionality don't. (This isn't the first device like this that I've had this problem with) Anyway, thanks. I'll figure something out. If I do, I'll post it here. later...

03-12-2008, 04:35 PM	#14 (permalink)
Treo Musketeers Moderator At Your Service Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Cincinnati, OH My Treo: Treo 755p My Carrier: Sprint My OS: Vista Posts: 1,231 Thanks: 222 Thanked 451 Times in 304 Posts	I understand your frustration, but I can honestly tell you owning a card on your phone adds so much more functionality and flexibility. You won't be sorry you bought it.