HTC 99HLR002-00 Connecting your phone to a computer, Copying files to or from the storage card

20 Getting started

Connecting your phone to a computer

Whenever you connect your phone to a computer using the USB cable, the Connect to PC screen opens and lets you choose the type of USB connection. Select one of the following choices, and then tap Done:

Before you can use USB tethering, you need to install the HTC driver first on your computer. You can find the HTC driver in the microSD card that is installed on your phone. To install the driver on your computer, just connect your phone to your computer, copy the HTCDriver.exe file to your computer, and then double-click the file.

Charge only	Select this option if you only want to charge the battery while your
	phone is connected to your computer.
Disk drive	This mode is available only when there’s a microSD card on your phone.
	Select this mode when you want to copy files between your phone’s
	storage card and your computer. For more information, see "Copying
	files to or from the storage card" in this chapter.
USB tethering	When Disk drive mode is enabled while your phone is connected to the
	computer, you will not be able to use apps on your phone to access the
	storage card.
	When you do not have Internet connection on your computer, you can
	select this mode to share your phone’s mobile data connection with
	your computer. For more information, see "Using your phone as a
	modem (tethering)" in the Internet connections chapter.

You can also change the type of USB connection on-the-fly, without having to disconnect and reconnect your phone. Slide open the Notifications panel, and then tap the notification that says “Select to change USB connection type” to open the Connect to PC screen again.

To change the default connection type, press MENU from the Home screen, and then tap

Settings > Connect to PC.

You can also use Multimedia Sync to synchronize media files from your computer to your phone. For more information, see "About Multimedia Sync by doubleTwist" in the Accounts and sync chapter.

Copying files to or from the storage card

You can copy your music, photos, and other files to your phone’s storage card.

1. Connect your phone to your computer using the supplied USB cable.

If you change the default connection type, follow the procedure in "Connecting your phone to a computer" to change the connection type to Disk drive.

2.On your computer, the connected phone is recognized as a removable disk.

3.Navigate to the removable disk and open it.

4.Do one of the following:

Copy the files from the computer to the phone’s storage card’s root folder. Copy the files from the phone’s storage card to a folder in your computer.

5.After copying the files, unmount the removable disk (that is, the connected phone) as required by your computer’s operating system to safely remove your phone.