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Westword
Iron Contributor
Jul 15, 2025

Windows not detecting phone through USB

The issue I'm facing is that when I connect my Nothing Phone 3a to another computer, it can access the phone's local storage just fine. However, on my computer, it doesn’t show the storage at all, and I have no idea why. Other phones also don’t work on my PC in terms of file transfer, but charging works, and the devices are detected, just not their internal storage.

I'm using an ASUS TUF Gaming A15 running Windows 11 Pro N, and I'm connecting the phone via USB-C using the original cable that came with the Nothing Phone 3a.

It's NOT a phone issue. All developer options, USB debugging, and file transfer settings are correctly enabled.

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    luckysnsampson
    Iron Contributor
    Jul 19, 2025

    Changing the USB cable and port, updating/reinstalling the phone drivers, making sure the phone is set to file transfer mode, or checking the computer USB power settings and system updates are some of the things I can think of!

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