Connecting your phone to a computer
Connect your phone to a computer and start transferring pictures, music and other file types. The easiest ways to connect are using a USB cable or Bluetooth wireless technology.
When you connect your phone to the computer using a USB cable, you are prompted to install the PC Companion application on your computer. PC Companion helps you access additional computer applications to transfer and organise media files, update your phone, synchronise phone content, and more.
You might not be able to transfer some
Transferring and handling content using a USB cable
Use a USB cable connection between a computer and your phone for easy transfer and management of your files. Once the two devices are connected, you can drag and drop content between them using the computer's file explorer. If you're transferring music, video, pictures or other media files to your phone, it's best to use the Media Go™ application on your computer. Media Go™ converts media files so that you can use them on your phone.
To transfer content between a phone and computer using a USB cable
1Using a USB cable, connect your phone to a computer. Connected in Media transf. mode appears in the status bar.
2Computer: Open Microsoft® Windows® Explorer from the desktop and wait until your phone's memory card appears as an external disk in Microsoft® Windows® Explorer.
3Computer: Drag and drop the desired files between your phone and the computer.
USB connection modes
There are two common methods that you can use to share data between your phone and other devices:
•Media Transfer Protocol (MTP) – the most common protocol for communication with Windows computers. MTP mode is used over WLAN connections, and it is enabled by default.
•Mass Storage Class (MSC) mode – the most common way to connect phones with media devices such as TVs, car kits, and Mac OS/Linux computers lacking MTP support.
To set MSC mode as the default USB connection mode
1Make sure that your phone is not connected to a USB cable.
2From your Home screen, tap 
.
3Find and tap Settings > Xperia™ > Connectivity > USB connection mode.
4Tap Mass storage mode (MSC).
5Tap OK.
To connect your phone to a computer when MSC mode is active
•Using the USB cable, connect your phone to the computer. An MSC mode connection is established automatically.
To reestablish an MSC mode connection when the USB cable is still connected
1Drag down the status bar.
2Tap Connect your phone.
To safely disconnect the USB cable after an MSC mode transfer
Do not disconnect the USB cable when transferring content as this may corrupt the content.
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