MTPdrive for Windows

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By Cranking Pixels

Mount MTP devices to a drive letter.

The MTPdrive allows mapping devices operating in MTP mode to a drive letter in the Microsoft Windows. It offers read access to the files on the device with ability to delete them (e.g. digital cameras or Apple devices). Write access is supported as well but it depends on device's capabilities (typically Android based devices allow it). The MTPdrive can be configured to access original file/directory structure on the device (default) or use virtual file/directory names to simplify navigation through the device (useful for digital cameras). The MTPdrive is an evolution of the PTPdrive, it enhances its features (e.g. allows accessing movies in the Apple devices) and also improves usability/performance (accessing original file/directory structure on the device does not require waiting for collecting information about all the files before the mapping can be done).

MTPdrive for Windows

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GENERAL

Release: January 18, 2016

Latest update: February 21, 2024

Version: 4.3.154

OPERATING SYSTEMS

Platform: Windows

Operating System

Windows 8
Windows Vista
Windows 7

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Total Downloads: 1,200

Downloads Last Week: 4

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Does not give "full" access to files on Android device
lgcharlotNovember 23, 2015
Pros
Emulates "Removeable Disk Storage" for Android devices like smart phones and tablets that use versions of Android OS that lack Mass Storage Mode.
Cons
Does not appear to be fully functional, at least not in the Trial version
Summary
Anyone who uses Windows file management tools like TeraCopy, and has tried to use them with Android devices running versions later than 2.0 "Gingerbread", has probably discovered to their dismay that when Google took over Android, they removed Mass Storage Mode and substituted Microsoft's "MTP/PTP" protocol as the only way to connect the device to a Windows PC with a USB cable. The issue with MTP is that Microsoft OS's, all the way back to DOS, use "drive letters" to map storage partitions, and MTP does not: to Windows Explorer, the storage in your Android phone or tablet under MTP is a "Device", not a "Drive", and Windows file management utilities like TeraCopy simply can not access it. So along comes "MTP Drive", a utility that is supposed to offer a workaround to this problem by mapping your Android device to an unused Drive letter. It works - kind of. After a couple of hours of painfully working through installation problems relating to the unsigned drivers supplied with the software, that Windows 7 initially refused to install, I was finally able to get MTP Drive to actually see and map both the internal and external MicroSD storage on my Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 (KitKat 4.4.2). But when it came time to actually DO anything, like copying or synchronizing files back and forth between the tablet and the PC, MTP Drive failed completely. Neither TeraCopy nor WinMerge would work with MTP Drive's emulation. Maybe the author can fix this; if so I will try it again.