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Subject: Re: Access files on Android phone via Cygwin?
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On Wed, May 6, 2026 at 9:31 AM Jakob Bohm wrote:

Folders that show up in Windows File Explorer may be actual folders
> available via the Windows File IO APIs, or they may be virtual locations
> implemented in loadable File Explorer extensions such as the extension
> that allows using File Explorer to navigate inside ZIP files.  If (and I
> don't know if this is the case), the Windows handling of the MTG? USB
> protocol is an File Explorer extension, it probably isn't exposed to
> other software such as Cygwin or even cmd.exe .


I can suggest two potential solutions I have used for file transfers
between Android devices and Windows machines: Syncthing and ssh server/sftp
client.

Regarding Syncthing: Requires folder setup and is primarily used to
synchronize directory contents. (Might not be suitable, depending on your
use case.)

Regarding ssh server and sftp: I run sshd on the Windows side and Total
Commander with its sftp plugin on the Android side.

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