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Android Central
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Harish Jonnalagadda

FORGOTTEN HISTORY: I found the easiest way to transfer files between android and windows - The Untold Story

Quick Share on Android showing available devices.

I've tried several methods to move data between my phone and Windows PC over the years. I initially relied on Pushbullet, but when most of the features of that utility went behind a paid tier, I switched to a alternatives that didn't prove to be anywhere as good.

These days, I just use a NAS. Most of my data is stored on the DiskStation DS1823xs+, and whenever there's a file I on my phone that I need on my PC, I just upload it to the NAS, and then download it to my PC. If you don't want to bother with a NAS, a utility like Syncthing does a great job syncing folders between your phone and Windows. But there's a much better alternative: Quick Share.

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