Downloading Directly to Memory Card - Motorola Q Forum

GuitrThree · 04-27-2007, 06:32 PM

I've tried to search the forum, and have found no answer...

The other day, I attempted to download a 49.9MB "podcast" file. Of course this was too big to download to the Q's main memory. I have a 1GB memory card inserted, but for the life of me, I cannot find out how to tell the Q to download the file directly to the card, which has more than enough space.
I know I can download it at home and sync, but is there a way to do this straight from the browser?

lexluthor · 04-27-2007, 07:51 PM

I'm not sure exactly what you are trying to do, but one thing that might work for you is install wm5storage on your Q. When you activate it and connect your Q to any PC, the storage card shows up like a drive, just like if the storage card was a usb key.
http://www.modaco.com/WM5torage-t238545.html

VTDr0p0ut · 04-27-2007, 08:54 PM

He's asking how to download a link onto the Memory card. If you have VZW, I believe you're out of luck. If you are on Sprint, when it asks "do you want to download this file", the right soft-key is a Menu. Click that and go to "Save As" and you can choose the destination.

GuitrThree · 04-27-2007, 10:15 PM

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Originally Posted by VTDr0p0ut

He's asking how to download a link onto the Memory card. If you have VZW, I believe you're out of luck. If you are on Sprint, when it asks "do you want to download this file", the right soft-key is a Menu. Click that and go to "Save As" and you can choose the destination.

Yep, I have VZW, and that's exactly what I want to do.. download a larger file that is too big for the Q's internal RAM.... I guess I have to hope for a VZW ugrade/change... thanks..

lexluthor · 04-27-2007, 11:08 PM

Ohh, I understand now...makes a lot more sense.

evilmrt · 04-28-2007, 12:49 PM

Stop using PIE browser and use Opera...it would have downloaded that file fine.

g-funkster · 04-28-2007, 05:34 PM

I have the Save As menu on both my Black and Silver Verizon Qs. But even if you did that, it internally downloads first, so it breaks on big files

What I do, since this is podcasts we're talking about, is use a podcast downloading program called AudioBay. $6, cheap and works well. I would think Newsbreak (which now downloads enclosures, Mp3s for instance) works the same way, that one's $8.

GuitrThree · 04-28-2007, 06:24 PM

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Originally Posted by evilmrt

Stop using PIE browser and use Opera...it would have downloaded that file fine.

Ok, thanks for the info.. but I went to the Opera page.. they have a few Beta's which I'm not afraid to download.. but which one do I grab, the one for the Pocket PC, or the one for the Smartphone???

Again, thanks for the info...

GT