Connecting Kindle Fire HD / Kindle Fire 2nd Gen via USB
If you are having problems connecting your new 2nd gen Kindle Fire / HD to your computer, you may need to install some additional software as it is no longer accessible as a general storage device and requires MTP software (Media Transfer Protocol). If you are using Windows 7 / 8 then you should be ok, but for other systems including Mac OS X and Linux, you will need to download some free software from here :
https://www.amazon.com...
A bit clunky if you ask me.
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