Android pc now what

[Rgarner]

I finally got this Z815 connected to a Dell Inspiron with no Internet, but the phone has it. How do I copy everything from the phone to the PC? It's Windows 8.1 v. Android 6.0.1.

 

[Rgarner]

How do I use the phone's Internet to give the computer Internet? There's hardly any Wi-Fi in this backwater

 

[Deleted User]

You can use tethering, and it depends if your network provider (carrier) allows it

https://www.lifewire.com/what-is-tethering-2377921

 

[Dannydet]

Answering your 1st question, install a file manager from the play store. You can then move, copy files to and fro either connected by cable or by wifi with the file manager app.

 

[Rgarner]

OK, I got pdanet+ and it says it downloaded the other end to the PC, but I can't find it. I looked under downloads, which claimed to be empty. How do I find out where the PC part went?

 

[Dannydet]

Just download pdanet on your PC using your browser.
If you want install a file explorer on your phone and connect wirelessly via WiFi

 

[Rgarner]

That's the problem. Only the phone has Internet, not the computer. Pdanet claimed it put that part on the PC. Where is it?

 

[Rgarner]

Another problem is that the PC has apparently copied only some of the pictures and videos from the phone. What do I do about the rest? The phone accidentally got unplugged from the PC for a little while, but I reconnected it. Could this have something to do with it?

 

[chanchan05]

Open My Computer, go to your phone (shows up as a drive), and copy whatever you want to backup.

Can't help with tether. My carrier doesn't touch that. I can just go to settings and toggle it.

 

[Rgarner]

I wonder if downloading Ubuntu to the PC would help, as it too is based on Linux. The hard drive should be more than big enough at 200+gb. Maybe I can just carry it to some place that has Wi-Fi, big and clunky as it is. I guess I could get Ubuntu that way.

 

[Rgarner]

I finally dragged the PC to some place that actually has Wi-Fi. It wasn't easy but I got connected. When I found Ubuntu they were charging $15 and I couldn't just download it to the hard drive. I don't know why not, but I guess I would have to get a flash drive and burn that all up somehow. Then I found out how to check the PC if it's 64 bits... it's only 32. I don't know how I'm going to do this. Is there some old free version of Ubuntu that's 32 bits?

 

[Deleted User]

All Ubuntu releases include a 32 bit ISO image

http://releases.ubuntu.com/artful/

 

[Rgarner]

Thanks, that looks helpful. Do they still charge for it? I thought Ubuntu was free. Also, is there a way to download directly to the hard drive? I don't have a flash drive.

 

[Deleted User]

Thanks, that looks helpful. Do they still charge for it? I thought Ubuntu was free. Also, is there a way to download directly to the hard drive? I don't have a flash drive.

Ubuntu is free to download and install.
Installation is normally via DVD, or flash drive, containing a bootable image.
See here for information on how to do that -

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BurningIsoHowto

 

[Rgarner]

The PC imported only some of the files, photos and videos, from the Z815. Is there anything I can do to fix this? I have tried using it as a media device, mtp, and camera, ptp. I also made sure it installed the driver. Is there anything else I can do to copy them? Would Ubuntu help?

 

[Rgarner]

A flash drive would work instead of a DVD? i'm asking because I know where to get a flash drive. I guess that would go in the same slot that has the phone.

 

[Dannydet]

Use a file manager / file explorer either on the PC or the phone to copy from phone to PC.

 

[Rgarner]

What's a good file manager for the PC, assuming I can ever find an Internet connection again? The one on the phone is crap. It's really slow and keeps stopping. I haven't managed to copy one file with it. Does Microsoft already include one, and if it does, what and where is it?

 

[Dannydet]

Windows explorer for PC, already on it pre installed by Microsoft

 

[Rgarner]

Where is Windows Explorer hidden? It's apparently not part of the desktop or on the hard drive. Could it somehow be missing?

 

[Dannydet]

Go to your start menu, all programs, accessories, and it should be there.
Microsoft really screwed the start menu if I remember....

 

[Rgarner]

That's the one with the Windows symbol, right? It has a bunch of weird tiles, one of them with Internet Explorer, but of course that's not the same thing. The only Internet I've got anyway is with this crazy phone. Meanwhile, I tried searching the hard drive and it eventually came up with a lot of them, including some called toast. Hey, don't look at me. Anyway, since none of them seemed to be an executable file, I chose the first one and tried to open it. Some sort of chalkboard briefly appeared, but it vanished before I could examine it.

 

[Rgarner]

How do I get rid of that password on the PC start screen? It's hard enough to handle that huge, slow machine without having to waste time on that nuisance. At least I finally found volume control's secret hiding place... much harder than a simple button on the side of a phone.

 

[Rgarner]

I think I got Ubuntu downloaded but it wasn't to the flash drive, at least not originally. I got it either copied or moved there. Then it asked what I wanted to use to open it. I ended up also getting Torrex because it said it was for torrents, but I still don't know how to open and run Ubuntu. I got the 32 bit desktop that was the last before the latest LTE, or whatever it's called. I think it's 16 something. I figured I could use the longest term support possible.