Am 27.05.2026 um 18:53 schrieb William Stewart via Cygwin:
On Wed, May 6, 2026 at 9:31 AM Jakob Bohm wrote:
Folders that show up in Windows File Explorer may be actual folders
available via the Windows File IO APIs, or they may be virtual locations
implemented in loadable File Explorer extensions such as the extension
that allows using File Explorer to navigate inside ZIP files. If (and I
don't know if this is the case), the Windows handling of the MTG? USB
protocol is an File Explorer extension, it probably isn't exposed to
other software such as Cygwin or even cmd.exe .
I can suggest two potential solutions I have used for file transfers
between Android devices and Windows machines: Syncthing and ssh server/sftp
client.
Regarding Syncthing: Requires folder setup and is primarily used to
synchronize directory contents. (Might not be suitable, depending on your
use case.)
Regarding ssh server and sftp: I run sshd on the Windows side and Total
Commander with its sftp plugin on the Android side.
For loading files from the phone it's actually easier to do it the other
way around:
Install SFTP server
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ch.becke.sftp_server__s0_v1
then use you local sftp, cd /sdcard etc.
Or you could use adb via USB cable.
Thomas
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