Transfer photos with card in the Mini?

photo2be · Jul 24, 2022

Hi!

Thought I knew how to transfer pics to a PC with USB cable with the card still in the Mini2? How to?

LoudThunder · Jul 24, 2022

photo2be said:
How to?

I don't know about that as I do not think the charge cable to charge your battery in your drone uses the Data side of the cable when connected to the Drone...

I use Quick Transfer to get the photos/video off the drone to my tablet (my album), then I Share the stuff to the Google My Drive and then to the PC...

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One of the new features on the DJI Mini 2 is the QuickTransfer mode. It enables you to download your 4K videos with a faster transmission rate of up to 20 MB/s. Compare to other methods, you don't need to transfer your files through the remote controller, the DJI Fly…

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Or you can pull the MicroSD Card and put it into an adapter that plugs into your PC…

I do not like this as it means I'm pulling my MicroSD Card out of the drone every time I fly and if you've followed the issues with the Drone's slot for the card on the forum, you would be afraid, very afraid to keep pulling and re-insetting the little card…

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Download videos from Mavic Air 2/Mavic Mini/DJI Mini 2 to your Mac, PC, iPad, or other mobile device is not a daunting task, but it may take a long time and a lot of effort if you have a lot of videos to download, e.g., 10GB videos may take more…

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RC_Adik · Jul 24, 2022

Turn on the Mini 2, plug into a PC with a data cable and the card will be recognized. Works for me.
I'll my Mini 1 and see if the results are the same and edit this post.

CONFIRM - Mini 1 works the same. Drone must be booted.
PC is Win 10 Pro.

RC_Adik · Jul 24, 2022

Some additional testing confirms that this same method, (data cable) can be used with Android devices using Android version 7 or later and a OTG, (On The Go) adapter.
This method may be faster than Quick Transfer and not require WIFI and Bluetooth be turned on. Of course this does require that you have a OTG adapter, but currently they are very small, (LINK).

LoudThunder · Jul 24, 2022

“Well, I'll be hornswoggled and tater whipped!" You can download your MicroSD Card from your Mini 2 directly to your PC using a USB cable… It may apply to other Mini Models, but I only have the Mini 2…

I have read and viewed just about everything DJI has put out about getting your data off the MicroSD Card and I never came across this…

It worked, I was able to download all my videos and photos off of the MicroSD Card while it was still inserted in the Mini 2 Drone.

I used was a Charge/Data USB-A/USB-C cable and with my PC (Windows 10) powered on. (The USB-A is your plain, old, everyday USB Cable…)

I was only successful this way. With the PC running and the USB-A plugged into the PC; Turn On the Drone, let the Drone goes through its Self-Test/Boot Phase. When the tail light is blinking Yellow, plug the USB-C cable into the Drone. In a short while, the PC will find the Drone (probably identified as a USB-(something…). If the PC tells you it found a new device, it's your drone. If it asks what you want to do, choose Explore or Look at Files, and Windows should bring up the File Manager. After the first time, windows should just bring up the File Manager for you…

When I plugged the Drone into the PC first and then turn the Drone on, the Drone stayed in Charge Mode and no Data Link was established.

This method also gives you access to all the logs and files stored on the MicroSD Card.

photo2be · Jul 25, 2022

RC_Adik said:
Turn on the Mini 2, plug into a PC with a data cable and the card will be recognized. Works for me.
I'll my Mini 1 and see if the results are the same and edit this post.

CONFIRM - Mini 1 works the same. Drone must be booted.
PC is Win 10 Pro.