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my phone is symphony w64 the problem is i cant download any file in my sd card directly! but i can move any thing to sd card from internal! and i cant get anything from shareit to sd card! help me plz
 
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Well it depends on what you are trying to download. If it is files (music, photos, etc., not apps) then you would need to set up the app you are doing the downloads through to save to the card. So if using say a browser to download, then you would need to go into the browsers settings and set it to save downloads to the card rather than the phones storage. This would be done in any app you download through. Again, unless you are trying to download apps. That is a whole different thing. That requires the SD card be converted to "Internal" rather than "External" storage. The instructions on how to do this are below.

First, you need to be using a phone that is running at least Android "Marshmallow" (or newer) or be able to upgrade to it...
Well it depends on what you are trying to download. If it is files (music, photos, etc., not apps) then you would need to set up the app you are doing the downloads through to save to the card. So if using say a browser to download, then you would need to go into the browsers settings and set it to save downloads to the card rather than the phones storage. This would be done in any app you download through. Again, unless you are trying to download apps. That is a whole different thing. That requires the SD card be converted to "Internal" rather than "External" storage. The instructions on how to do this are below.

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".

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".

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.

 
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mazharulalam26

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