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This may not be the place for this,but I want to know if there is a way to download pictures from my phone to my computer without sending them as a picture message. When I got the phone I was told that all I needed was a data cable that would fit the phone. Well I got a data cable and tryed it and the computer doesn't see the phone at all. This is a samsung salute phone, I don't text so I only get basic phone service. Hope someone here can help me out here. have some pictures of my boys (two Pom puppies) that I would like to keep.

Thanks for any help.dewabo

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Short follow-up for and anyone else with an older carrier phone that the PC won’t see: there are three reliable ways to get photos off a feature/flip phone when a plain USB plug doesn’t work.

First choice: remove the microSD card and use a card reader. Power the phone off, remove the card, insert it into a USB SD adapter or the PC’s card slot, then copy pictures from the DCIM or Pictures folder. This is the fastest and least-fussy method and avoids driver issues.

Second option: Bluetooth file transfer. Turn on Bluetooth on the phone, pair with the PC, then use Windows’ Bluetooth file receive/send wizard and initiate a send from the phone’s photo viewer. Transfers are slower, so move a few files at a time.

Third option if you must use USB: confirm the cable is a data/sync cable (many cheap cables are charge-only) by testing it with another device. Look on the phone for any “USB,” “PC,” or “Mass Storage” connection mode when plugged in. On the PC check Device Manager for unknown devices — if the phone shows up there you can try installing drivers from the manufacturer; if no driver exists, the phone simply may not expose its storage over USB.

A few practical cautions: don’t remove an SD card while the phone is powered on (risk of corruption), copy files before any factory reset or carrier exchange, and ask a salesperson to demonstrate file transfer before buying replacement phones. These steps cover the usual failure modes without relying on carrier-specific drivers.

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easiest way, auto detect.
plug it in, go to my computer see if your phone popped up there

if it did just browse the phone until you find the pictures, dont delete anything though.

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google 'drivers samsung salute'

download and install, plug in your phone and it will recognize it.

samsung might even have software to make this easier, just search there site.

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Called Verizon support yesterday and we came to the conclusion that there was no drives for the phone. Took it back to the Verizon store today and exchanged it for another phone. What peed me off the most was the fact that the rep. who sold it to me said I could hook it to my computer and download my pictures which was a lie.
In windows 7 when you connect something like a phone, it doesn't give you that "what do you want to do" window like xp did. You have to go to control panel and open devices and printer folder to find it, and then it doesn't give the drive it is connected to, so you have to hunt for it.
Thanks for the assist guys.

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