Solved! How to make sd card the main storage

[stevebecker4wendy]

Please.How can I make sd card my internal storage to be able to receive files.My phone storage is filled and can't make my phone work normal again.if I try to move file to the card,it won't move but if some succeed to move it won't work or function again and to move it back to the phone storage will be impossible. Thanks.

 

[webworkings]

First, you need to be using a phone that is running at least Android "Marshmallow" (6.0) 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. If that is the case, you will not be able to use this information.


How to turn the "External" SD card into "Internal" storage - Option A

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 - Option B

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.

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


A Final Note: If you set up the card as "Internal" storage, then the data on it will not be readable by any other device. To access the data you would have to connect he phone to say a computer and copy it over to the computer from the phone/card. Otherwise only phone can read the data. Also, be sure you do not reset (hard or factory) the phone. If you do, then all the data on the card will no longer be readable, even by the phone itself.

 

[stevebecker4wendy]

alright admin or helper,i got what you said,but i will like to know how to set the storage memory on how to choose between device memory or SD card when installing an application or file such as music,pictures etc,because whatever i download always go straight to the device memory and it filled up and i want to direct to the Card for some other new files or application.thanks.(Samsumg galaxy grand prime)

 

[stevebecker4wendy]

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Question from stevebecker4wendy : "selection of memory to be used"

how to set samsumg galaxy grand prime to be optional between choosing device memoru or Sd Card when installing a file or app.help me because my phone memory is filled up

 

[webworkings]

The info I just gave you is what you need to do to set it up so that you can save apps to a SD card. Otherwise you can only save them to the phone's storage.