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Hi Vanguard,

I appreciate your willingness to help me. I can live with the Zip file
method to preserve the T&D of files, and use "X-plore" to see those
files with their original T&Ds. I can view those files without any
difficulty. FYI: If I select a file (within Zip file), and copy it to another
folder (using Xplore), the T&D of the file copied changes to current T&D.

When I connect the tablet via USB cable to laptop with Windows 7,
"AutoPlay" displays, "Galaxy Tab A (2016)". When I click on "Computer",
I see, besides the C: drive (HD). "Galaxy Tab A (2016), "Portable Media
Player" (no drive letter).

This tablet has Android 5.1.1.

I forgot to mention that the USB flash drive is a Lexar brand. I am
in NO hurry to find a better method. I don't know when I will hear
this ham friend on the air (he seldom gets on the air). I also want
to ask him what brand flash drive he uses, in addition to what AP.
He did mention he uses a "On The Go" (OTG) cable. I saw image
of the OTG cable and it looks just like a USB female connector on
one end, and a micro USB connector on other. This in effect is
whet I made with the gender changer.

The first time I plug this or other USB flash drive into my laptop,
Windows searches for the driver, but before it does that, it detected
a new device. When I first installed the SD card into my tablet,
the Android OS detected that. It does NOT detect the USB flash
drive.

When & if I hear my ham friend, and get that info about the Ap,
etc. I will post another "Update" here.

Regards, John

Hi Vanguard and others,

VERY IMPORTANT:

I just REALIZED, even if I am able to copy files from a USB flash
drive (connected to my tablet) onto my "stuck" SD card, the original time
and dates will be replaced with the current T&Ds. Therefore, I no longer
have a desire to use that procedure.

Since I am unable to remove the SD card, I will use the Zip file &
"E-plore" method.

Since my previous post, I did a Copy and Paste test on a file that was NOT
within a Zip file using "My Files" (came with tablet) and "File Manager+".
The results, the T&D of the copied file changed to the current T&D.

I am VERY SORRY for not realizing this sooner.

John

the file was replaced with the current