I wanted a fresh start on my SG3, so I formatted my entire phone including the sdcard. Now my phone doesn't have a OS installed and my sdcard doesn't have any rom on it. I thought of just taking my sdcard out and using a sdcard reader to transfer a rom. But I couldn't find my ultra sdcard reader. I found a solution using adb in the "Samsung GS3 Toolkit" to transfer files. But I needed to install the phone drivers, now here's the problem. I can't seem to install the MTP driver without fully booted into android.
Could anyone give me some advice or point me in the right direction? Thank you.
xSignificant said:
I wanted a fresh start on my SG3, so I formatted my entire phone including the sdcard. Now my phone doesn't have a OS installed and my sdcard doesn't have any rom on it. I thought of just taking my sdcard out and using a sdcard reader to transfer a rom. But I couldn't find my ultra sdcard reader. I found a solution using adb in the "Samsung GS3 Toolkit" to transfer files. But I needed to install the phone drivers, now here's the problem. I can't seem to install the MTP driver without fully booted into android.
Could anyone give me some advice or point me in the right direction? Thank you.
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Install samsung Kies on your pc to obtain the drivers. Then boot your phone into download mode and flash a stock image. I have a step by step guide in the general section for this.
Towle said:
Install samsung Kies on your pc to obtain the drivers. Then boot your phone into download mode and flash a stock image. I have a step by step guide in the general section for this.
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My phone doesn't connect to Kies http://puu.sh/27nCI and while it doesn't get connected. It give me a error while trying to install the MTP driver.
xSignificant said:
My phone doesn't connect to Kies http://puu.sh/27nCI and while it doesn't get connected. It give me a error while trying to install the MTP driver.
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You don't need to connect your phone to Kies. Just download Kies to your computer to get the correct drivers onto your computer. After that, use Odin to flash a factory tar image.
Hold Vol Down, home and power to get into download mode.
Towle said:
You don't need to connect your phone to Kies. Just download Kies to your computer to get the correct drivers onto your computer. After that, use Odin to flash a factory tar image.
Hold Vol Down, home and power to get into download mode.
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Thank you for your help, it all worked out now.
Related
All,
I have a big problem. When I try to start my phone I get the black screen with google and the unlocked padloack, after which the screen goes dark and nothing happens anymore.
What I did before this are two things. I had been mukking around with the screen resolution (I had it set at 240 and 280, as some apps did not show up in the market) also downloaded LCD density to solve the market issue.
I then rebooted the device and entered CWM to do a backup which as far as I knew succeeded. unfortunately after rebooting, see the above.
I have tried a couple of reboots, tried restoring the nandroid (the above was the only one I had). that didn't work, so tried to connect to the PC to load a new ICS rom (original 4.0.4 by google), unfortunately my device can not go into USB mode in CMW (it comes up with UMS lunfile missing....)
so I am woring in circles. can't start the device to download a rom, can't open USM to load a ROM to start the device again.....
any help would be appriciated
thanks
Patrick
hey
flash a new ROM via fastboot then, there are enough guides
-Syn
Edit: Alternatively, flash the stock Google ROM via GNex toolkit and go from scratch.
as mentioned, I can't get a rom on the phone so that I can flash it.
I can't start the phone to donwload one, and can't connect it to usb to get one on the storage....
sorry, you mentioned fastboot.... not USB.
so connect it to usb cable. I then entered fastboot devices, no number came up, as was also the case with ADB. thinkin I might not have the correct USB drivers for my windows machine. any idea where to get teh correct one?
pwvandeursen said:
as mentioned, I can't get a rom on the phone so that I can flash it.
I can't start the phone to donwload one, and can't connect it to usb to get one on the storage....
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To flash stock images the files are on your PC, not the phone.
If you can get the phone to boot into fastboot (via vol up + vol dn + power) and get your PC to recognize it you're good to go.
thats the issue. pc cannot recognize the phone, so cannot get any files from the PC to the phone (ie. cannot get a rom file to the phone...)
pwvandeursen said:
as mentioned, I can't get a rom on the phone so that I can flash it.
I can't start the phone to donwload one, and can't connect it to usb to get one on the storage....
sorry, you mentioned fastboot.... not USB.
so connect it to usb cable. I then entered fastboot devices, no number came up, as was also the case with ADB. thinkin I might not have the correct USB drivers for my windows machine. any idea where to get teh correct one?
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Either directly from Samsung or download the GNex Toolkit (You might want to use it anyways to flash the stock image), the drivers come with it.
After you installed the drivers and have you phone plugged in, go to the device manager to check if it is connected properly.
pwvandeursen said:
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thinkin I might not have the correct USB drivers for my windows machine. any idea where to get teh correct one?
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For the drivers, I would recommend you remove all old drivers and install these. If you don't know how to install them, or are having issues, look here.
pwvandeursen said:
as mentioned, I can't get a rom on the phone so that I can flash it.
I can't start the phone to donwload one, and can't connect it to usb to get one on the storage....
sorry, you mentioned fastboot.... not USB.
so connect it to usb cable. I then entered fastboot devices, no number came up, as was also the case with ADB. thinkin I might not have the correct USB drivers for my windows machine. any idea where to get teh correct one?
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I had a similar issue with regard to my PC recognizing the drivers. I googled around and found that people were having success with installing the PdaNet drivers, so maybe you can try that too. I had installed the Android SDK as well as the PdaNet drivers, and I eventually got mine to work.
I would probably follow Efrant's links first though - if that doesn't work for you, then maybe you can try PdaNet drivers and/or installing the SDK.
Good luck.
Why not just do a factory reset from within recovery?
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the factory reset didn't help, the phone just wouldn't go past the black lockscreen. So in the end I used the galaxy nexus toolkit. installed the drivers for the PC, was able to go through fastboot and push files and flash a new rom.
Al is now solved, just need to do a lot of work to bring the phone back to where it was and make a backup asap.
thansk all for the help!
case closed.
pwvandeursen said:
the factory reset didn't help, the phone just wouldn't go past the black lockscreen. So in the end I used the galaxy nexus toolkit. installed the drivers for the PC, was able to go through fastboot and push files and flash a new rom.
Al is now solved, just need to do a lot of work to bring the phone back to where it was and make a backup asap.
thansk all for the help!
case closed.
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Good to hear you got it.
Hey everyone!
Sorry, I am new to this forum and I tried looking to see if this was already answered but no luck. If you guys can help me or direct me in the right direction I will greatly appreciate it.
recently I tried rooting my device using Odin. Everything seemed like it worked. I can go into cwm recovery mode, and I have rooted the device (superuser privileges) However, now everytime I connect my device to my PC it doesnt connect and I cannot access my files. So I am not sure what to do, because I cant reinstall the stock rom nor can I flash any custom rom either.
Please help.
afatyan09 said:
Hey everyone!
Sorry, I am new to this forum and I tried looking to see if this was already answered but no luck. If you guys can help me or direct me in the right direction I will greatly appreciate it.
recently I tried rooting my device using Odin. Everything seemed like it worked. I can go into cwm recovery mode, and I have rooted the device (superuser privileges) However, now everytime I connect my device to my PC it doesnt connect and I cannot access my files. So I am not sure what to do, because I cant reinstall the stock rom nor can I flash any custom rom either.
Please help.
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This might not be the soulation your looking for but this will allow access to files and enable you to download a custom rom again. You can get a micro sd card reader online for about three dollars for a real cheap one and with that card reader you can put your sd card into it and plug the reader into the usb port of your computer. You will then have the ability to access all your files and it mounts as storage devive so if you download a rom to your computer you can easily share it and download it to sd card with the card reader.just press share file and choose the card reader which will Mount as a disk drive . Once the file is shared then you put the sd card back in your phone and flash as usual. I have to use this method myself because my devive is not being recognised correctly by my computer. This method works very well and is one soulation to your problem. Hope this was helpful.my card reader is cheap but works very well. Its by so.cal trade and is simply called duel slot micro sd card reader. Best wishes.
re: usb connect
afatyan09 said:
Hey everyone!
Sorry, I am new to this forum and I tried looking to see if this was already answered but no luck. If you guys can help me or direct me in the right direction I will greatly appreciate it.
recently I tried rooting my device using Odin. Everything seemed like it worked. I can go into cwm recovery mode, and I have rooted the device (superuser privileges) However, now everytime I connect my device to my PC it doesnt connect and I cannot access my files. So I am not sure what to do, because I cant reinstall the stock rom nor can I flash any custom rom either.
Please help.
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If your computer does NOT recognize the phone then you need to install the official samsung usb drivers
which can be found here: http://developer.samsung.com/android/tools-sdks/Samsung-Andorid-USB-Driver-for-Windows
If your computer DOES recognize your phone then you need to download a custom rom directly to your
phone and go into recovery and flash the custom rom.
Good luck!
Wow, I never thought of that. Thanks alot i will get the micro card reader very soon. Thanks
Thanks! I tried installing the drivers and Kies but no luck. It will still not recognize my phone. Not sure why. Thanks
afatyan09 said:
Hey everyone!
Sorry, I am new to this forum and I tried looking to see if this was already answered but no luck. If you guys can help me or direct me in the right direction I will greatly appreciate it.
recently I tried rooting my device using Odin. Everything seemed like it worked. I can go into cwm recovery mode, and I have rooted the device (superuser privileges) However, now everytime I connect my device to my PC it doesnt connect and I cannot access my files. So I am not sure what to do, because I cant reinstall the stock rom nor can I flash any custom rom either.
Please help.
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Try toggling USB Debugging on or off, whichever its at right now.
Also, specify what OS you're using.
Exel said:
Try toggling USB Debugging on or off, whichever its at right now.
Also, specify what OS you're using.
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^^^^ What he said, You have to have debugging enabled. To do that, go to setting>scroll down to about phone and tap>scroll down to build # and tap it 7 or more times to enable developers options.Go back to previous screen and there will now be a "developers options". Tap that and scroll down to USB de-bugging and tick enable.Plug in the USB and it should recognize the phone in a few seconds. Good luck!
Press thanks if I've helped you.
Samsung Galaxy S4, Tmobile - rooted - running Liquid Smooth at the moment
getsum said:
^^^^ What he said, You have to have debugging enabled. To do that, go to setting>scroll down to about phone and tap>scroll down to build # and tap it 7 or more times to enable developers options.Go back to previous screen and there will now be a "developers options". Tap that and scroll down to USB de-bugging and tick enable.Plug in the USB and it should recognize the phone in a few seconds. Good luck!
Press thanks if I've helped you.
Samsung Galaxy S4, Tmobile - rooted - running Liquid Smooth at the moment
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Ive tried all the above also and still not recongised thus im using the card reader. I have all the correct drivers and settings as well. The card reader is a work around. Sounds like your in the same situation as I am with phone not recongised. So try the card reader. At least you can still flash roms and access files with it. Has the same ability. Really hope this helps you.
give this a whirl http://www.techspot.com/community/t...up-and-remove-old-usb-storage-drivers.145884/
Hi guys !
I rooted my phone and then tried to setup some roms. But when I try to go in the download mode, it says "Downloading... Do not turn off the target" but on my computer, it cannot recognize the usb. I setup the usb drivers, tried another ports and there is no problem about my usb cable. It works normally, but whenever I go in the download mode, this thing happens and I cant continue to Odin. Does anyone know anything about that ?
burhannde said:
Hi guys !
I rooted my phone and then tried to setup some roms. But when I try to go in the download mode, it says "Downloading... Do not turn off the target" but on my computer, it cannot recognize the usb. I setup the usb drivers, tried another ports and there is no problem about my usb cable. It works normally, but whenever I go in the download mode, this thing happens and I cant continue to Odin. Does anyone know anything about that ?
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When you install custom ROMs, you need to go to recovery mode ( Volulme Up + Power + Home ), not to download mode
MayB4ck said:
When you install custom ROMs, you need to go to recovery mode ( Volulme Up + Power + Home ), not to download mode
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I am trying to setup ClockWorkMode Recovery. That's why I go in to download mode
burhannde said:
I am trying to setup ClockWorkMode Recovery. That's why I go in to download mode
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You can install it easily if your phone is rooted just
-put the downloaded recovery.img in /mnt/sdcard
-download & install "Terminal Emulator" in play store
-open it then type "su" and click enter
-allow root access..
-then type "dd if=/sdcard/recovery.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p13" then click enter
-then some text will show in bottom
-exit terminal..
check the recovery by turning off the device then turn on with volume up botton, home button, and power button pressed together..
until "Galaxy W" screen shows up, release the power button only.. then you will enter CWM
MayB4ck said:
You can install it easily if your phone is rooted just
have the same problem + a bootloop...
what should i do?!
the phone is rooted
windows cant detect it when in download mode (wich i need to connect with odin)
now i cant even get the stock rom back on my phone
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zekare said:
MayB4ck said:
You can install it easily if your phone is rooted just
have the same problem + a bootloop...
what should i do?!
the phone is rooted
windows cant detect it when in download mode (wich i need to connect with odin)
now i cant even get the stock rom back on my phone
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What version of windows are you running, it couldn't work on windows 8 and 8.1 so i installed 7 and all the drivers for the phone and it works, i dont have the phone now but i do beleive that will, anyway... if you have bootloop that means you are still able to pass the bootloader screen right?? then try to go to recovery and flash roms from there, having an sd card would help transfering roms from pc directly to phone....
Reply again if you need some assistance.. I'm not online very often
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MayB4ck said:
zekare said:
What version of windows are you running, it couldn't work on windows 8 and 8.1 so i installed 7 and all the drivers for the phone and it works, i dont have the phone now but i do beleive that will, anyway... if you have bootloop that means you are still able to pass the bootloader screen right?? then try to go to recovery and flash roms from there, having an sd card would help transfering roms from pc directly to phone....
Reply again if you need some assistance.. I'm not online very often
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i have windows 10 pro.
yes, first the samsung logo apears then the galaxy W logo.
it stays 1 or 2 minutes on this galaxy W logo screen then it reboots.
is it even possible to flash it with the original bootloader from a sd card?
and would the original bootloader detect this type of image (.tar.md5) ?
Thank you for reply
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zekare said:
MayB4ck said:
i have windows 10 pro.
yes, first the samsung logo apears then the galaxy W logo.
it stays 1 or 2 minutes on this galaxy W logo screen then it reboots.
is it even possible to flash it with the original bootloader from a sd card?
and would the original bootloader detect this type of image (.tar.md5) ?
Thank you for reply
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You can try putting any custom rom and flash from a custom recovery if you can access it, if not download the stock rom and get a windows 7 pc. make sure you install all the samsung drivers ( kies should do the job ) and try flashing it from odin
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MayB4ck said:
zekare said:
You can try putting any custom rom and flash from a custom recovery if you can access it, if not download the stock rom and get a windows 7 pc. make sure you install all the samsung drivers ( kies should do the job ) and try flashing it from odin
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so is win10 the problem ?
i tried 100 things to connect pc with the phone in downloadmode. nothing workd.
if i can find a win 7 pc i will try it. but is there any other way?
i also tried adb on windows it also not works.
then i did a ubuntu usb drive and tried to do it with heimdall but im not a coder. it was very confusing.
at least i was able to detect the device but thats it.
well, anyway thanks alot for your help.
i will try it on a win7 pc
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Download mode Windows 8.1 10
To connect your phone in download mode on Windows 8.1 and 10 you need to apply this registry file (in my attached zip file).
Mirror Link
It happens for most old phones.
More Info: https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/us...ows-8-0-but-fail-on-windows-8-1-with-code-43/
Also note Odin3 (the one which is used for newer phones) doesn't work for Galaxy W! (Use Odin Multi Downloader.)
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Update: It seems that this registry key isn't needed. Make sure to connect the USB cable after downloading... screen appears. If it wasn't recognized try disconnect and reconnecting the USB cable or try other USB ports on PC till it gets recognized.
mat1371 said:
To connect your phone in download mode on Windows 8.1 and 10 you need to apply this registry file (in my attached zip file).
Mirror Link
It happens for most old phones.
More Info: https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/us...ows-8-0-but-fail-on-windows-8-1-with-code-43/
Also note Odin3 (the one which is used for newer phones) doesn't work for Galaxy W! (Use Odin Multi Downloader.)
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still doesn't work for me, can you please post the drivers you are using ?
If you see the USB device is not recognized error it's not a driver issue.
Windows automatically downloads the drivers through Windows Update. BTW here are the drivers:
SAMSUNG.zip - 13.5 MB
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mat1371 said:
Download mode Windows 8.1 10
To connect your phone in download mode on Windows 8.1 and 10 you need to apply this registry file (in my attached zip file).
Mirror Link
It happens for most old phones.
More Info: https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/us...ows-8-0-but-fail-on-windows-8-1-with-code-43/
Also note Odin3 (the one which is used for newer phones) doesn't work for Galaxy W! (Use Odin Multi Downloader.)
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Update: It seems that this registry key isn't needed. Make sure to connect the USB cable after downloading... screen appears. If it wasn't recognized try disconnect and reconnecting the USB cable or try other USB ports on PC till it gets recognized.
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it works. thank u so much...
Hi friends.
First of all, i have read similar threads but nothing changed.
i have Galaxy S4 mini I9190
4.2.2. UBNA1 Turkey Rom and root.
I think i deleted a system file including usb setting.
Now i can't connect pc.
I tried to factory reset, nothing changed, even so, root has gone.
Now:
* i can't flash new rom
* i can't connect to odin
* i can't do wipe data cache
* i can't get root
i changed usb socket (maybe socket is broken) but nothing changed.
i thing that problem is about software.
if i get ROOT, i can edit system file.
Please help.
Thanks.
Climanjaro said:
Hi friends.
First of all, i have read similar threads but nothing changed.
i have Galaxy S4 mini I9190
4.2.2. UBNA1 Turkey Rom and root.
I think i deleted a system file including usb setting.
Now i can't connect pc.
I tried to factory reset, nothing changed, even so, root has gone.
Now:
* i can't flash new rom
* i can't connect to odin
* i can't do wipe data cache
* i can't get root
i changed usb socket (maybe socket is broken) but nothing changed.
i thing that problem is about software.
if i get ROOT, i can edit system file.
Please help.
Thanks.
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flash stock rom again and you can search it from gooogle
How can I flash?
I can't connect to Odin.
Climanjaro said:
How can I flash?
I can't connect to Odin.
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First re-install samsung usb drivers on ur pc. Then go to dowload mode and flash stock rom. Editing system file should not affect odin connectivity.
sasank360 said:
First re-install samsung usb drivers on ur pc. Then go to dowload mode and flash stock rom. Editing system file should not affect odin connectivity.
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I think you didn't understand me.
Even I install USB driver, not connected to PC in download mode.
I have to find a way install from SD card.
No connection in download mode, normal mode, recovery mode.
Can I root from SD card?
Climanjaro said:
I think you didn't understand me.
Even I install USB driver, not connected to PC in download mode.
I have to find a way install from SD card.
No connection in download mode, normal mode, recovery mode.
Can I root from SD card?
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What recovery do u have? If it is custom like cwm or twrp then you can flash a rom.
But i don't think the system file is responsible for download mode recongition. Try another usb cable and use odin as administrator.
PS :: Can you post a screenshot of the devices section from control panel on your pc??
sasank360 said:
First re-install samsung usb drivers on ur pc. Then go to dowload mode and flash stock rom. Editing system file should not affect odin connectivity.
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sasank360 said:
What recovery do u have? If it is custom like cwm or twrp then you can flash a rom.
But i don't think the system file is responsible for download mode recongition. Try another usb cable and use odin as administrator.
PS :: Can you post a screenshot of the devices section from control panel on your pc??
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I am using original stock rom, Not cwm or custom.
I tried another cable and PC.
When connect to PC, PC says "undefined hardware".
Neither connect in download mode, nor normal mode.
When I arrived home, I send screenshot.
If it says undefined hardware then there is something wrong with drivers.
Also it is possible that micro usb port on your device is malfunctioning.
Download and install latest samsung kies. It has latest usb drivers.
sasank360 said:
If it says undefined hardware then there is something wrong with drivers.
Also it is possible that micro usb port on your device is malfunctioning.
Download and install latest samsung kies. It has latest usb drivers.
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I tried that, another PC, another cable, reinstall driver bla bla bla.
There is no way to connect to PC.
We have to install from SD card.
What do u want to install from sd card??
Anyway from the looks of it the microusb port on you device seems to be the culprit.
Better go to samsung service.
How exactly am I supposed to transfer files to my LG-G2 through TWRP? I remember on CWM recovery on a past phone you can just mount the device through usb drag and drop. Not sure how to put files on my phone using TWRP, my backup doesn't work so I need to download a ROM fresh and put it on the phone. Anyone care to help?
shyam101 said:
How exactly am I supposed to transfer files to my LG-G2 through TWRP? I remember on CWM recovery on a past phone you can just mount the device through usb drag and drop. Not sure how to put files on my phone using TWRP, my backup doesn't work so I need to download a ROM fresh and put it on the phone. Anyone care to help?
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Well normally just connecting the usb data/charging wire into a Windows PC while in TWRP recovery should show a windows dialog trying to install the correct driver which will then show your device and give you access to the files on the "removable drive." If not, try doing it without the LG drivers installed and let windows find the generic MTP drivers and it'll show your phone as a portable device and you will be able to access it.
I'm using TWRP 2.8.6.0 and those steps work for me, I have an extra windows laptop without the LG drivers when my PC is acting buggy for that purpose.
https://dl.twrp.me/g2spr/