Cant move some games to my 8gig sd card.why?

[wattsanne75]

Bought an sd card to move my games so can download more than two. Now on application manager it says 'move to sd card' so i move a couple. Its 8 gig. And filled nearly 2 gigs. Now i downloaded 2 new big fish games and where it says 'move them to sd card, its not lit up and wont move them. Why? One of them is fully paid for.

 

[webworkings]

Well, not all things are just movable to an SD card. Most apps aren't. So unless the follow instructions (I am including them here) were followed to set up the card to accept apps (if that phone can do it that is) then most apps won't be able to move to the card anyway. Even if there is enough room on the card.

First, you need to be using a phone that is running at least Android "Marshmallow" (or newer) or be able to upgrade to it. Second, you will need the instructions I am including below. And third, you need a phone that has not been restricted by the manufacturer from making this change. Which does happen.

NOTE: If any of the steps are missing on your phone, or they don't work for you, then you have a phone that either has an older Android version or has been restricted by the manufacturer.


How to turn the "External" SD card into "Internal" storage on "Marshmallow" a.k.a. 6.0.

NOTE: Please be sure you start with a blank SD card. It needs to be blank because when the card is converted to "Internal" storage, it will be formatted (wiped) and encoded (making the cards data only readable by that device).

1. Go to device “Settings”, then select “Storage”.
2. Select your "SD Card", then tap the “three-dot menu“ (top-right), now select “Settings” from in there.
3. Now select “Format as internal”, and then “Erase & Format”.
4. Your SD Card will now be formatted as internal storage.
5. Reboot your phone.

NOTE: If you don't reboot the phone, many things may not work correctly, so make sure you do.


How to turn the "External" SD card into "Internal" storage on "Nougat" a.k.a. 7.0.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Be sure you start with a blank SD card. When the card is converted to "Internal" storage, it will be formatted (wiped) and encoded (making the cards data only readable by that device), so anything on it prior would be gone.

1. Go to "Settings", and then select "Storage & USB".
2. At the bottom of the list you should see the SD card's details, including the option to format it and make it "Internal" storage.
3. Once this is done, reboot the device and you can start running things from the card.

If you don't reboot the phone, some things may not work correctly, so make sure you do the reboot.

 

[wattsanne75]

Thank you. The game i was trying to move. I d not downloaded fully as thought. Only the start was free. Then i had to buy. Im guessing that's why. Until i get to use wifi tomorrow i wont be sure.but im def going to run the card to internal gargon u suggested.thanks again