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Samsung Galaxy not mounting on desktop

eyeangle

eyeangle

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Jan 2, 2014
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Whenever I connect my Samsung Galaxy Mini via USB to my PC it mounts automatically but not on my mac. Do I need additional software? The phone charges and says it's connected but I can't access the SD card in it. I downloaded PdaNetMac so I'm able to connect to the internet through my android but it's just not mounting the SD card on the desktop. Please help.

Usually when I connect to the PC an option comes up on the phone that says "Connect to PC?" and I click yes. But this doesn't happen when I connect it to my mac.
 
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brendu

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eyeangle said:
Whenever I connect my Samsung Galaxy Mini via USB to my PC it mounts automatically but not on my mac. Do I need additional software? The phone charges and says it's connected but I can't access the SD card in it. I downloaded PdaNetMac so I'm able to connect to the internet through my android but it's just not mounting the SD card on the desktop. Please help.

Usually when I connect to the PC an option comes up on the phone that says "Connect to PC?" and I click yes. But this doesn't happen when I connect it to my mac.
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On your mac, open finder and go to the menu bar at the top of the screen. Click finder and then preferences. Then make sure there is a check mark next to external disks for what to display on the desktop. Not sure if it will help your problem but it's a start.
 
eyeangle

eyeangle

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brendu > there is a check mark next to external disks.

Partron22 > thanks this should have worked but the SD drive is still not showing up. I'm trying to find a solution but if you have any other ideas please let me know.
 
Partron22

Partron22

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Yes
Nook HD used to need a special nook-only version of Android File Transfer.
Have you checked the Samsung Galaxy Mini website for something like that?
Even w the lawsuits, I'd be surprised if they didn't mention of Macs at all.
 
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