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ChicoPacoPanchoReneAnswer
New Participant
September 29, 2023

For those seeing this recently. On the current version of the UI, the message to connect to access files can be viewed by going to your notifications on the headset. When you plug in the headset, you should see a small bell with a notification badge on the bottom status bar next to the quick settings button.

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PITTCANNA
Honored Contributor
February 25, 2022

are planning on doing link(pcvr via oculus app) or just transfering files, or doing sidequest?

Supermason711Author
New Participant
February 25, 2022

Doing files and sidequest but I can’t find the “Quest 2” Device in my file explorer

PITTCANNA
Honored Contributor
February 25, 2022

Transfering files and sideloading via sidequest are 2 different things;

 

Sidequest you need to do the following:

  1. get a developer account https://developer.oculus.com/
  2. enable developer mode on the quest 2 via the mobile app https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPzMq1dOImU
  3. install adb drivers on the pc https://developer.oculus.com/downloads/package/oculus-adb-drivers/2.0/
  4. launch sidequest (make sure oculus app and service are stopped and closed)
  5. turn on the quest 2 and get to home screen
  6. plug a usb cable into the headset and computer
  7. look in the headse and accept the rsa handshake
  8. you should be connected to sidequest to side load stuff

 

for file transfer

  1. close out of sidequest and oculus if open
  2. connect the headset to pc when its powered on
  3. allow the file transfer when the first prompt pops up in the headset
    user901925786032222
    Honored Contributor
    May 13, 2022

    Have you checked under Settings > System > Developer to make sure the USB prompt is enabled? It's common to accidentally hit "Don't ask again" instead of "Allow", which disables it.

     

      GreenHawk20
      Participant
      May 20, 2022

      I literally realised I accidentally pressed "Don't ask again" right after I did it just this week and had to look up this to figure out why it didn't show.. sometimes I wonder how I made it this far. Thanks 🙂

      user901925786032222
      Honored Contributor
      June 9, 2022

      You may need to enable developer mode using your phone to see the developer menu in the headset

      jinfin40
      New Participant
      August 17, 2022

      is there any way to enable it without using developer mode?

      MetaStoreHelp
      MetaStoreHelp
      Community Manager
      August 18, 2022

      Hello and welcome, jinfin40! We see you have questions about connecting the Quest 2 to the PC; don't worry, we've got your back and will get this taken care of as soon as possible. You can attempt to uninstall and reinstall the software. Also, what cables are you using to transfer data?

      If you're the author of a thread, remember to mark a reply as the Accepted Solution to help others find answers!
      user901925786032222
      Honored Contributor
      August 18, 2022

      You could do a factory reset I guess.

      rimpri
      New Participant
      March 29, 2023

      This is ridiculous, how is this a finished product? I created an organization to enable the developer mode, I enabled the developer mode, I restarted quest but there is still no developer options under system settings.

      HussLegends
      New Participant
      May 9, 2023

      You're meant to also enable it in the phone app

      KeiraRYT
      New Participant
      July 5, 2023

      Make sure it's 100% charged, turn it on, tap for pass through, connect usb c.
      That's how I get it to work.
      Apparently it's too stupid to do two things at the same time, charge and connect.

      Also, if you META people don't have an answer, why are you even replying?
      Hello, you have a problem I see, well, I have no solution but there you go, now we know.

      Also also, I get a survey pop up in the middle of typing this.
      What a frigging clown show this is.

        orlok
        New Participant
        July 30, 2023

        ditto.

        FinlessBob
        Up and Coming
        August 11, 2023

        I have had this problem on and off with the Q2 not showing up in file explorer.  Sometimes it will just not show up in file explorer. After a reboot it works but then if you unplug and plug in later, it won't show up.  This has been happening since V54. It is not switching to MTP mode.
        If you have developer mode on run this ADB command and it will work for you every time.
        adb shell svc usb setFunctions mtp

          MetaStoreHelp
          MetaStoreHelp
          Community Manager
          August 11, 2023

          Thanks for chiming in with that workaround, FinlessBob! We're always glad to see our community helping each other out! 

          If you're the author of a thread, remember to mark a reply as the Accepted Solution to help others find answers!
            orlok
            New Participant
            August 12, 2023

            thanks, finless, for the info.

             

            ChicoPacoPanchoReneAnswer
            New Participant
            September 29, 2023

            For those seeing this recently. On the current version of the UI, the message to connect to access files can be viewed by going to your notifications on the headset. When you plug in the headset, you should see a small bell with a notification badge on the bottom status bar next to the quick settings button.

              basmentboi
              New Participant
              November 12, 2023

              i dont know why its not working, i have an organization and dev mode turned on, but its still not working

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