Pixel 4a 5G file transfer to Windows PC via MTP suddenly froze and phone stopped showing up completely in "This PC" after I tried to fix the freeze by wiping cache and data for:
Downloads
Download Manager
Files
MTP Host
I also tried "Reset App Preferences", but doing so didn't resolve the issue.
Note: after wiping cache and data for the 4 apps listed above, Windows device manager stopped detecting my phone by assigned host name (the one in "About") and began detecting it as "MTP USB Device", but without phone showing up in " This PC".
Additionally, default data transfer settings ("No Data Transfer") stopped applying and the phone simply began applying whichever option was the last one selected, even after phone reboot, but again, all options became dysfunctional after I cleared cache and wiped data for mentioned apps. I've done that on Android 13 without issues, except for host name resetting itself to default "Pixel 4a 5G".
I hope this can be reproduced and fixed.