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How to: Access Smartphone Emulator File System

The Smartphone emulator has no File Explorer. Use the following technique to access the Smartphone file system.

Note

This technique is available only from Visual Studio.

To access the Smartphone emulator file system

  1. On the Visual Studio Tools menu, click Device Emulator Manager.

  2. In the Available Emulators pane, select the emulator whose file system you want to access.

  3. On the Device Emulator Manager Actions menu, click Connect.

    An icon is displayed beside the selected emulator indicating that a connection has been made.

  4. Right-click the selected emulator, and then click Cradle.

    The icon changes to show the emulator is cradled.

  5. Open ActiveSync.

  6. On the ActiveSync File menu, click Connection Settings.

  7. Select Allow connections to one of the following.

  8. Select DMA from the list of ports, and then click OK.

    ActiveSync now initiates a partnership with the emulator. Follow the instructions provided by the New Partnership wizard.

    Note

    If a partnership is not initiated automatically, click Connect in the Connection Settings dialog box, and then follow the prompts in the Get Connected wizard.

  9. After you have completed the ActiveSync partnership steps, click Explore on the ActiveSync toolbar to access the emulator file system.

    Note

    If you close the Device Emulator Manager or close the emulator, the ActiveSync connection also closes.

See Also

Other Resources

Configuring and Using the Device Emulator