How to transfer files to your BlackBerry (Windows) Xp/Vista

Tansferring files to your BlackBerry is pretty easy.

There are currently several ways of doing this conveniently:

1. Copy files using the Windows Explorer
2. Copy files using the BlackBerry Desktop Manager / Roxio Media Manager
3. Copy files to your Micro-SD-Card
4. Receive files by EMail

1. Copy files using the Windows Explorer

This is my favorite method. It is easy, very fast to setup and you get a direct feedback. The disadvantage is: You can copy a file just to the Micro-SD-Card that has been already installed on your BlackBerry. To do so, please proceed as followed:

• Connect your BlackBerry to your computer via USB.
• A new drive will appear.
• Navigate to the BlackBerry directory at the new device.
• Copy your file to that directory.
  • If you have a special file you want to copy please select the appropriate subdirectory:
    
  • Music: MP3 music files.
  • Pictures: PNG or JPG picture files.
  • Ringtones: MP3 ring tone files to be used within BlackBerry applications e.g. for Alarm.
  • System: Not to be used by user (which would be you).
  • Videos: Video files for the BlackBerry’s video player.
• Perform a right click on the device and select Eject.

2. Copy files using the BlackBerry Desktop Manager / Roxio Media Manager

Actually, I don’t like the Roxio Media Manager at all. The program comes with too much overhead and is not that easy to handle. Anyway, it is rich in features and you can nearly everything with it (except making a good coffee).

The media manager automatically recognizes a BlackBerry that is connected to your computer. You can pretty easy just drag and drop a file from your local desktop computer (upper area) to the BlackBerry (lower area).

3. Copy files to your Micro-SD-Card

Copying files to the SD-Card directly is the most complecated and slowest way to get files onto your BlackBerry. Anyway, just to give you an imagination on how that works please proceed as followed:

• Switch off your BlackBerry.
• Remove your battery.
• Pull off your microSD card.
• Put your microSD card into a microSD-to-SD card adapter.
• Put the SD card adapter (with the microSD card in it) into your SD card reader of your computer.
• A new drive should be created automatically.
• Copy files to the SD card (like described in option 1).
• Eject and remove the SD card from your computer.
• Put the card back to your BlackBerry as well as the battery.
• Wait for the BlackBerry to be booted.

4. Receive files by EMail

You can easily receive files that are attached to an email. Of course, you will need a BlackBerry plan for this and it will deduct traffic allowance from your plan. However, the procedure is really easy:

• Open Compose EMail in your favorite EMail client on your desktop computer.
• Attach the file you want to send to your email.
• Click Send and take a look at your BlackBerry.
• Select the received EMail and open it for reading. Click the Attachment button and select Save Attachment.
• Select a directory and a file name, and you’re done.

These are all methods I know about where a BlackBerry user can achieve all steps. There might be other methods like uploading a file to a webserver and downloading the file to your BlackBerry. However, this is kind of complicated and you need to have access to the web server where you want to upload and later download your file. Therefor, I skipped this.