Access files on Android phone via Cygwin?

[Thomas Wolff]

Am 27.05.2026 um 18:53 schrieb William Stewart via Cygwin:
> On Wed, May 6, 2026 at 9:31 AM Jakob Bohm wrote:
>
> Folders that show up in Windows File Explorer may be actual folders
>> available via the Windows File IO APIs, or they may be virtual locations
>> implemented in loadable File Explorer extensions such as the extension
>> that allows using File Explorer to navigate inside ZIP files.  If (and I
>> don't know if this is the case), the Windows handling of the MTG? USB
>> protocol is an File Explorer extension, it probably isn't exposed to
>> other software such as Cygwin or even cmd.exe .
>
> I can suggest two potential solutions I have used for file transfers
> between Android devices and Windows machines: Syncthing and ssh server/sftp
> client.
>
> Regarding Syncthing: Requires folder setup and is primarily used to
> synchronize directory contents. (Might not be suitable, depending on your
> use case.)
>
> Regarding ssh server and sftp: I run sshd on the Windows side and Total
> Commander with its sftp plugin on the Android side.
For loading files from the phone it's actually easier to do it the other 
way around:
Install SFTP server 
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ch.becke.sftp_server__s0_v1
then use you local sftp, cd /sdcard etc.
Or you could use adb via USB cable.

Thomas