Easily Copy Files from ANY Android Phone to Macbook or Windows

 

1. Install Homebrew (for Mac): 

 /bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)" 

2. Install Android Platform Tools: 

For Mac: brew install android-platform-tools 

For Windows: Follow the instructions at https://developer.android.com/tools/releases/platform-tools 

3. Connect the Android phone via USB. Make sure to enable Developer Tools. 

a. On your Android device, open Settings. 

b. Tap About Phone or About Tablet. 

c. Find the Build Number 

d. Tap the Build Number multiple times until you see the confirmation message. 

4. Open Terminal and start copying. 

adb pull -a /path/to/your/Android/Files/ /Path/to/your/Mac/or/Windows/folder