There are several methods for transferring files with Android we can use, depending on the performance of our tablet:
From a PC or laptop with a USB cable.
With a microSD card.
Via Bluetooth.
Wirelessly from another computer with a special program.
From the cloud, with services like Dropbox, SugarSync or similar.
With either method we use, we have a file source (a photo, video, document, or whatever), you have to go to the tablet (or vice versa). And where is left?
There are several systems in Android File Transfer
Android is based on Linux and uses the same file system. To be practical (and assuming that we are not root), we are able to access two different spaces:
With the USB cable will have the most intuitive and we'll be more accustomed: when connecting via USB to a computer tablet, will access the storage space is on the PC as if it were an external drive more. We can copy files wherever you want, create folders, etc...
Micro SD cards. Assuming you already have a card with the content you want to move to the tablet, it will access the location / Removable / MicroSD.
Reaching this route depends on the browser we use. I recommend ES File Explorer, which I find the most complete. With him, to access the microSD card click on "Favorites" and will directly access the microSD.
Normally, you can also directly access the contents of the microSD card from the application you wish to use. For example, if we want to open a Word document from the Polaris Office program, just click on "Folders" and leave us a choice SD card or internal storage.
Via Bluetooth. To transfer a file from a computer to a tablet via Bluetooth, we have only to follow the same steps as if we do it with a smartphone, which depend on the source computer. If we want to send from the tablet to any other team, no more than point out the file to send, indicate "Share -> Bluetooth" and choose your destination from the list of teams that we get visible.
Via Wifi. To use this system, we have set up a network in which are contained the source or destination computer and our tablet. Then, we can use the same browser, such as ES Explorer, to order as we would transfer between two computers. Configure the network can be a bit long and confusing, so I'll talk about this issue in another post later.
Through Dropbox or similar service in the cloud. To use this system, which otherwise seems most comfortable, we must have a Dropbox account or similar service, of course, and install the program on the source computer and destination (one of them is supposed to be our tablet). Then install the program on your tablet DropSync or Android smartphone.
Of this system in a previous post we talked.
Dropbox allows you to have a storage space where you get the type of files you want, with the folder structure you want, something like a virtual flash drive. The computers that have Dropbox installed the program (or Dropsync in Android); copy those files you have in the cloud on your computer, keeping all copies synchronized: what you change on your tablet will also change in the cloud and your PC.
So, to send a video to your tablet, you just have to copy it to the Dropbox folder on your PC. When you synchronize everything (need Wifi or 3G), you'll also video on the Dropbox folder on your tablet.
