72Connect to a Macintosh computer via USBYou can use a USB cable to connect your phone to a computer running Mac OS X with a USB cable andtransfer 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 firstneed to install the free Android File Transfer application on your Macintosh. It's available fromwww.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 automatically whenever you connect your deviceto 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 ofyour 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 newfolders, and dragging files to or from it and other Finder windows. Disconnect the USB cable when you'refinished.Related settingsSettings > Wireless & networks > More > Tethering & portable hotspotSettings > Device > Storage > Menu > USB computer connection
