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Let me know if you get stuck setting up the SFTP server.
You should add a new user and set a password.
For the Path alias this should work: "Alias:/" and then "/storage/emulated/0". You're phone may differ.

Thank you for your answers.

as @John1234 suggested, I will try the SFTP server approach.

Hi,

I get good results with FFS when using SFTP to sync wirelessly to my phone.

I use a free SFTP server from Google Play.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.xnano.android.sshserver

Works better that MTP.

Give that a try.

Hi all,

I somehow got it going, I read somewhere, where someone had a similar problem, he was asked if he uses the same username on both machines (don't know the answer) but as I did the same I changed the user on the phone, tried again and it finally started working!
Thanks for the support,

Andreas

... backing up files or synchronizing those files that are on your Android phone to some other server whether it be windows or SFTP it doesn't matter. To backup my text messages on my phone to my drive I use a program in the Google Play app store called foldersync. You can specify any folders on ...

Hi,

I use that very same sFTP server software.

I will upload a couple of screenshots that may help you. A few hours from now, I should have some updates for you.

As suggested multiple times in this forum, instead of using the (often buggy) native MTP protocol of your phone, you can install an sftp server on your phone and sync via FFS using the SFTP protocol.
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Hi, I just started to figure out how to sync from my Linux-machine to my android phone (Galaxy S22) and found a post where it says to install an SFTP server. So I did that and installed the SSH Server from Banana Studio, created a user, with password, and set up this as path: /storage/emulated/0 ...

... version 2 and fuse version 3 is available and if you upgrade you might break a package that you have. Great that you have it working again. Write down the name of the app for SFTP for future reference. You can back up your phone if you get caught without a cable or can't plug it in for any reason.

Hi,

You can try using SFTP instead of plugging it in and see if you get better results. There is a nice SFTP server in the Google Play app store and then you can mount your phone directly from
FFS.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.xnano.android.sshserver

If you're still looking for an Android solution, I use this software from the Google Play Store. It turns your cell phone into an SFTP server, and then you can use the SFTP protocol from free file sync to back up anything on your phone. If you have any questions just post them and I will answer. https ...

... Then it is up to the user to add either Windows file sharing or SFTP via SSH. If the computer that you're trying to sync with has a private ... make the connection to the private IP address. The file explorer on my Android phone can access my server at home using Windows file sharing from ...

... Then it is up to the user to add either Windows file sharing or SFTP via SSH. If the computer that you're trying to sync with has a private ... make the connection to the private IP address. The file explorer on my Android phone can access my server at home using Windows file sharing from ...

Hi, I have good luck synchronizing files to and from my Android phone using SFTP which is the protocol that free file sync supports natively. The SFTP server program that I use on my Android phone can be installed from the Google Play app store. It turns your phone into an SFTP server. No cables and no ...

thank you guys, but I give up (SFTP server is far too complicated for me, and after I installed the cx file explorer on my Android tablet I still connect to my PC with mtp) WAIT!! If you have Cx File Explorer, you have traditional FTP server. 1. Go to Network Tab 2. Click yellow Access from Network ...

thank you guys, but I give up (SFTP server is far too complicated for me, and after I installed the cx file explorer on my Android tablet I still connect to my PC with mtp)

I think xCSxXenon covered it with his link.

My recommendation is:

Try following the instructions for setting up the SFTP server from Google Play.
Here is the FREE app in Google Play that I use:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.xnano.android.sshserver

When syncing with cell phone I turn my phone (Android) into an SFTP Server!

Way better and more reliable than a USB cable.

Here is the FREE app in Google Play that I use:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.xnano.android.sshserver

dongiovanni, Both SMB and SFTP will get the job done. Personally, I mostly use Open SSH server and SFTP with FFS and Windows. There are two factors in ... for file access and backups. I also have an Ssh server running on my Android phone to do backups of that as well once a week. If I were you I would ...

Thank you for you reply @LeoW

I managed to get the SFTP server working but the speeds are quite slow, averaging around 3,50 MB/s.
Isn't there a way to make it work over USB?

hi @tooman23 I use FFS with Windows & Linux & Android. I sync/backup my Android with FFS. To do this, you need to load an SSH server app on your Android phone. FFS can talk to SFTP servers, which is what SSH server provides. I use a free SSH server from Google Play called "SSH/SFTP Server - Terminal ...

... is okay, Syncthing is also a good choice. I've been trying to sync with android over wi-fi SFTP, but the timestamps problem is awlays there. Is this SDReader an app? Do you have more details about how you solved it?

... com/store/apps/details?id=com.medhaapps.wififtpserver and using my Android phone as a hotspot I have no problem accessing and browsing all folders ... the username, password, Public key Authentication, Type of server (FTP/SFTP), Port, Secure Port, IP pattern (no idea what this is) and anonymous ...

... i have remote access to it via termius and I can sync it via mobile (android) with Foldersync, but not with FFS... This is the string to connect Raspberry in FFS sftp://pi@X.XXX.XXX.XXX:xx/|timeout=10|pass64=xxxx= answer is: impossible to find the folder on Directory on server i tried: \ \Home \Home ...

... function of Cyberduck, so I have to buy Mountainduck to map the webdav/sftp drive in my operating system in order to use FFS. I also purchased the Cryptomator Android app for 5 bucks, it includes a webdav client and works quite nice.

Found another solution. Cyberduck as a FTP/SFTP/webdav/webdavS client that supports Cryptomator Vaults (for good encryption). Mountainduck is Cyberduck ... of 1 file per second. The Cyberduck client is at least 6 times faster. Android Version (and iphone stuff) of Cryptomator is available too (5 ...

... Storage Amazon Drive Microsoft OneDrive Hubic Backblaze B2 Yandex Disk SFTP FTP HTTP (WebDav...) The local filesystem Features MD5/SHA1 hashes ... of having Dropbox sync only to a Dropbox folder on my PC. FolderSync on Android is basically what I'm looking for a Windows alternative to (does ...

I installed SFTP onto my Android, it looks much faster, still some errors happen

I thought FTP wasnt supported, only SFTP. I am trying to find an alternative to MTP, I have tried SFTP server apps and they are buggy.

Need a good reliable way to sync Android.

Can't you simply use MTP to access the Android tablet with FreeFileSync?

Regarding the SFTP issues when connecting with FreeFileSync: In general, if it works with other tools, it should work with FFS, too. Do you see some way how I could reproduce the problem on my end?