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My LG G2 Android smartphone can connect via MTP. I would like to make a shortcut to its internal downloads folder:

Computer\LG_G2\Internal storage\Download\

How to do that?

Smeterlink
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    Erm, why should this question be off topic (not about computer hardware/software)? It's tagged with Windows and Shortcuts. It's a valid question as I see it – nixda Sep 02 '15 at 19:07
  • I don't think a shortcut is possible; MTP devices does not have "files & folders" in the same sense as a filsystem (e.g. NTFS) has it. – Hannu Sep 02 '15 at 19:10
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    Related: [How do I access MTP devices on the command line in Windows?](http://superuser.com/a/377008/50173). I googled around a bit to see if Powershell can utilize a Win32 class and somehow access the MTP device. No luck so far. Seems hard/impossible – nixda Sep 02 '15 at 20:12
  • Well thanks I figured it out it's not possible. When I manually create a shortcut in the desktop it adds C:\ to beginning of the line and if removed says "The file xxx could not be found" – Smeterlink Sep 02 '15 at 20:16

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maybe this thread is old, but i think I found the solution for the question. This worked for me in Windows 7 64 bit with a MOTO G(5) with Android 7

  • Connect your cellphone through MTP to the computer.
  • From Windows explorer right click your cellphone folder, and select copy.
  • In your windows desktop right click and select paste as a shortcut.

Voila, that did the trick for me.

Best Regards!

Juan Pablo
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    I didn't know about 'paste as shortcut', working for me too! – progonkpa Jul 15 '19 at 10:41
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    This answer works brilliant and is still relevant as of 2021! – Florian Ledermann Jan 09 '21 at 18:13
  • I'm glad it helped you! – Juan Pablo Jan 10 '21 at 20:37
  • @progonkpa You can drag&drop any file/directory/item to the desktop and press `ALT` at the same time. It would make shortcut instead of a copy. Then drag&drop created shortcut back to the target folder. It is faster because no need to open the target folder to create a shortcut from a source. – Andry Oct 21 '21 at 11:18
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Just for instance, there is another answer from stackoverflow.

There is a way to open an MTP device folder directly in the Windows Explorer window on Windows 7 x64.

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/39397348/open-folder-on-portable-device-with-batch-file/65997169#65997169

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