Support Windows disk-mount as a virtual disk for Android device storage

[gamerover98]

Feature Request: Windows Disk-Mount as Virtual Disk

Summary

Request to add support for mounting an Android device's storage as a virtual disk in Windows, enabling users to access device contents directly through Windows Explorer as if it were a local or external drive.

Details

• Implement functionality to allow Windows to mount Android device storage using ADB as a virtual disk (similar to mounting ISO or VHD files).
• Users should be able to browse, copy, move, and manage files using native Windows tools.
• Consideration for read/write permissions and file safety.
• Optionally, provide configuration for mounting as read-only or read-write.

Motivation

This feature would make accessing and managing Android device storage more convenient for Windows users, eliminating the need for separate file transfer utilities.

In my specific case, I'd like to avoid downloading the files locally first. It would be much more convenient to drag and drop them from Windows Explorer.

Additional Notes

If technically feasible, document any limitations or security concerns associated with this disk-mount feature.

This feature is similar to the ‘mount’ function of Rclone software: https://rclone.org/commands/rclone_mount/

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If this functionality already exists, please provide documentation or a reference to its usage.

Thank you all 💯

[Alex4SSB]

Well, that sounds like a huge feature, and I had a similar idea in the past, although I haven't really looked into it.

Regarding drag and drop - although not perfect, it is implemented (my current work item is implementing a better system for that).

[Budgiebrain994]

Hi Alex

This could be slightly simpler using a filesystem proxy like WinFSP or Dokany.