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Pixel 3a thumbnails

Started Aug 8, 2021 | Questions
teddyboy Forum Member • Posts: 74
Pixel 3a thumbnails

I have a pixel 3a phone with Android version 11.

When it is connected to my Windows 10 (20H2) PC via USB Windows Explorer sees it but in the DCIM/Camera folder I can only see icons (a picture frame with a mountain by the sea) and not thumbnails of each picture. I have no problem copying them to the PC but until then I don't know what I am copying. I can only see the thumbnails after I finished transferring files and view them in Windows. So much for culling before transfer.

I have set the USB preference on the Pixel 3a to: USB controlled by "this device", and use USB for "File transfer/Android auto".

I also noticed apps such as Capture One, FastStone viewer and FastRaw viewer cannot see the Pixel 3a at all. These apps can see other USB keys and show thumbnails without problem. Photoshop and Lightroom Classic both can see the phone but no thumbnails just like Windows Explorer.

Are there other settings on the phone I should change? Or is it a Pixel 3a issue? Android issue? Windows issue? Or is it preference settings in each individual app?

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