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How to transfer files by USB cable between the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic and a Windows, Linux or Macintosh computer

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Published by at 4:22 UTC, February 5th 2009

So you want to transfer files onto or off your phone, and you have a Windows, Macintosh or Linux computer? Well the easiest and fastest method is to use the phones microUSB cable, which is explained in greater detail in this tutorial.

The Nokia 5800s USB port is on the right of the picture, with the plastic flap lifted away.



There are lots of useful things you can do on your 5800 by connecting it to a computer using its USB cable. For example you can transfer applications and games onto the phone, or transfer photos and videos off the phone. Whatever you want to transfer, heres how to connect the 5800 to most kinds of computer (including Windows, Linux and Macintosh machines) using the microUSB cable that comes with it:

1. Make sure your computer and phone are both switched on. Also make sure your 5800 has a memory card in its slot. 2. Plug the small end of the microUSB cable into the phones USB socket, which is under a plastic flap in the top left corner. (If youre wondering which way up it goes in, the plugs USB logo should be facing upwards.) 3. Plug the larger end of the microUSB cable into a USB port on your computer. It doesnt really matter which one you use, they should all work just as well. 4. On your 5800 it should ask which mode you wish to use. Choose Mass Storage. A small trident-like icon should appear in the top right corner of the phones screen indicating its connected by USB cable. 5. On Windows Vista computers a window called AutoPlay may appear, in which case select Open Folder To View Files and a window will appear showing the contents of the 5800s memory card. On other operating systems you may see different messages, or you may see no messages at all. Whatever system you use, the 5800s memory card should show up as Removable Disk D:, and it will be accessible from your computers file manager. 6. To put files onto the phones memory card, just drag them into the memory cards window (which is probably called Removable Disk D:). To take files off the memory card, just drag them onto your computers desktop, or into a folder on its desktop. 7. When youve finished transferring files, DO NOT DISCONNECT THE CABLE YET! First, you have to make it safe to disconnect the cable. The method for doing this varies depending on whether youre using Windows, Mac or Linux, but they generally involve an option that says Remove Hardware Safely, Disconnect Safely, Unmount Volume or other similar phrases. On Windows you can do this by clicking on a small icon in the bottom left corner of the screen that appears when the phone is connected (it may look like a phone with a green tickmark, or it may look like something else). Clicking will bring up an option that says Safely Remove USB Mass Storage Device, click on this option and then OK. On other computers you may need to find the phone listed as Removable Drive in the file manager, and choose the safe removal option from there. You may also see the phone appear as a memory card icon, as its the phones memory card thats being accessed. 8. After you have made the device safe to remove, you can unplug the cable at both ends.

And thats it. If you want to transfer more stuff, just repeat the above process, and always remember to make the phone safe to disconnect before unplugging.

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