Connect to a macintosh computer via usb – Asus Nexus 7 User Manual

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When you’re finished, eject the tablet from within Windows before
unplugging the usb cable.

To change your tablet’s usb connection options, go
to Settings > Device > Storage > Menu > USB com-
puter connection
.

Connect to a Macintosh computer via USB

You can use a usb cable to connect your tablet to a computer run-
ning Mac os x with a usb cable and transfer music, pictures, and
other files in both directions.

This connection uses the MTP protocol, which is not supported
by Mac OS X natively. Therefore, you first need to install the free
Android File Transfer application on your Macintosh. it’s avail-
able from

www.android.com/filetransfer

, along with instructions

on how to install it.

After you install Android File Transfer, follow these steps:

1. If you are using Android File Transfer for the first time, double-

click it to open it.
After you start Android File Transfer once, it opens automati-
cally whenever you connect your device to your computer.

2. Connect your device to your computer with a usb cable.

Android File Transfer starts, if it’s not already running, and opens
a window that displays the contents of your device, along with
storage space details at the bottom of the window.

You work with this window much as if it were a Finder window:
opening and closing folders, creating new folders, and dragging

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