Share and transfer files with your Galaxy phone and Windows

Unlock your phone, and then connect it to a computer using the USB cable. 

On the phone, a notification about the USB connection may appear; swipe down from the top of the screen to open the Notification panel, and then tap the notification.

Select the option for MTP or Transferring files. 

Note: If you are having any trouble getting your PC to recognize your phone, check out our guide.

Next, open the computer's File Explorer program, and then click on the name of your phone in the side menu. 

From here, you can go into your phone's files and drag and drop them into your computer. You can also move files from the computer into the phone's storage.

On your phone, swipe down from the top of the screen using two fingers to open the Quick settings panel, and then touch and hold the Bluetooth icon.

Under Available devices, select your PC, and then tap Pair on the pop-up. You may need to confirm the pairing request on your PC.

On your PC, navigate to and right-click the Bluetooth Devices icon on the taskbar. Select Receive a File to open the Bluetooth File Transfer window.

Using your phone, navigate to the file you’d like to share. Select it, then tap Share, and then tap Bluetooth.

Select your PC in the Available devices list. You’ll see the transfer process on the Bluetooth File Transfer window. Select Browse to choose where you’d like to save the file. 

When the transfer is complete, select Finish on your PC. You can then navigate to the file on your PC!