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Defective cable? / How to find status bar?

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  • ballyblack
    ballyblack Posts: 5,153 Forumite
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    edited 22 March 2021 at 5:26PM
    upload files to google drive on phone. l

    Log in on PC to google drive with ur google account  and download.

    Then delete in Drive
  • kuepper
    kuepper Posts: 1,495 Forumite
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    edited 23 March 2021 at 12:50AM
    When you first connect the phone to the computer, Windows usually tries to install the drivers to communicate properly with the phone.  Did this happen?

    Nope. I'm buying a new cable and taking it from there, it seems the most likely solution
  • J_B
    J_B Posts: 6,841 Forumite
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    kuepper said:
     I'm buying a new cable and taking it from there, it seems the most likely solution
    Despite several folks suggesting that you need to alter a setting in your phone .... have you tried that?
  • kuepper
    kuepper Posts: 1,495 Forumite
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    J_B said:
    kuepper said:
     I'm buying a new cable and taking it from there, it seems the most likely solution
    Despite several folks suggesting that you need to alter a setting in your phone .... have you tried that?

    Well the options re settings don't appear on my phone when i swipe down and  I don' t understand the suggestion about Drive as I've never used it
  • kuepper
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    New cable did the trick, i'm guessing the other cable was charging only
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