Connecting a Pixel to a PC

August 2020

Note: When you plug in a Pixel phone into a PC running Windows 10,

you would think that when the explorer window opens you will see the files

on the phone. NOT.  Remember you are not on a MAC.

You may search google, bing, Duck Duck Go or Startpage for help.

You may even find this link and think you need to download some type of driver.

( https://developer.android.com/studio/run/oem-usb )

This is usually when you wish your 12 year old MAC had not died!

Here is the deal. Once plugged in, the USB setting on a Pixel, or any other

phone running andriod os, for some strange reason, is default set to not transfer files.

You will need to do a search for USB select preferences and change

it to allow file transfers. Good luck doing a local backup of your Pixel

and not using google's online drive.

Remember you are not on a MAC.