Verizon Galaxy Nexus manual Connect to a Macintosh computer via USB

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Connect to a Macintosh computer via USB

You can use a USB cable to connect your phone to a computer running Mac OS X with a USB cable and transfer music, pictures, and other files in both directions.

This connection uses the MTP protocol, which is not supported by Mac OS X natively. Therefore, you first need to install the free Android File Transfer application on your Macintosh. It's available from www.android.com/filetransfer, along with instructions on how to install it.

After you install Android File Transfer, follow these steps:

1If you are using Android File Transfer for the first time, double-click it to open it.

After you start Android File Transfer once, it opens automatically whenever you connect your device to your computer.

2Connect your device to your computer with a USB cable.

Android File Transfer starts, if it's not already running, and opens a window that displays the contents of your device, along with storage space details at the bottom of the window.

You work with this window much as if it were a Finder window: opening and closing folders, creating new folders, and dragging files to or from it and other Finder windows. Disconnect the USB cable when you're finished.

Related settings

Settings > Wireless & networks > More > Tethering & portable hotspot

Settings > Device > Storage > Menu > USB computer connection

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