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From: Paul <nospam@needed.invalid>
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Subject: Re: Transferring contents of a large folder (eg 3000 photos) from
 Android to Windows 10
Date: Sun, 20 Jul 2025 14:45:49 -0400
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On Sun, 7/20/2025 1:44 PM, Stan Brown wrote:
> On Sun, 20 Jul 2025 11:35:43 -0400, Paul wrote:
>> On Sun, 7/20/2025 9:16 AM, Frank Slootweg wrote:
>>> [quoted text muted]
>>> with a USB-C connector probably are, but those with a USB-A connector
>>> most likely need a OTG adapter. Look for a 'OTG' label on the packaging,
>>> in the 'manual', etc..
>>>
>>
>> Just about every method of transferring sucks.
>>
>> Just for the record.
>>
>> Individuals doing this, need a good supply of tooth enamel
>> to handle the failure cases. For example, some computer rooms,
>> file sharing is hit and miss, and nothing but trouble.
> 
> Paul, I'd be foolish to argue with you. I'll just say that LocalSend 
> works or me, every time, to transfer to my desktop PC from my Android 
> phone. This is the _only_ transfer method that has worked for me, 
> reliably and promptly. (I can MMS-text a picture from my phone to my 
> PC, but sometimes, for reasons I don't know, such a transfer takes 
> over an hour or never competes at all.)
> 
> Maybe I've just been lucky because I haven't tried to do something 
> that LocalSend sucks at?
> 
> 
> 

https://github.com/localsend/protocol

    "The goal is to have a simple REST protocol that does not rely on any external servers."  [Cloud? reference]

    "The protocol only needs one party to set up an HTTP server."

    "The default multicast group is 224.0.0.0/24 because
     some Android devices reject any other multicast group.

     Multicast (UDP)

        Port: 53317
        Address: 224.0.0.167

     HTTP (TCP)

        Port: 53317
    "

    "It is important to note that the unencrypted HTTP protocol
     is used because browsers reject self-signed certificates."  [But it does have https:// options, in config]

  Paul