How to move apps to your SD card, or set the SD card as the default download location

[AR_3__]

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Question from AR_3__ : "How to change the default storage of Vivo Y 55 l 2 SD card"

Please can anyone see me how to change the default storage location of my vivo Y 55 l TO
SD card

 

[Ahmad_95]

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Question from Ahmad_95 : "i have amazon fire running android odd 5.1.1"

How to change default storagey

 

[Christine_64]

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Question from Christine_64 : "How do I transfer photos ect to SD card on my huawei Y5"

Keep getting notifications that internal storage is almost used and bi can't update anything on my phone. I have an SD card but can't figure out how to transfer my photos etc on a huawei Y5. Please help if possible. Tia

 

[FaithMcLeod]

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Question from FaithMcLeod : "I just put a 16 mb card in my Samsung Galaxy 5on phone. I want to download games and don't know how to download to my sd card"

I just put a 16 mb card in my Samsung Galaxy 5on phone. I want to download games and don't know how to download to my sd card.

 

[Ghost Man]

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Question from Ghost Man : "How can i set my sd card as my default download location on my lg volt 2?"

Hi, i have and lg volt 2 version 5.1 and i want to set my sd card as my default download location and i've tried other forums but none worked because the only thing that shows up on my storage screen is my internal storage details and external storage details and the 3 dot menu only says "USB PC Connection". Is there any way to set my sd card as my default download location?

 

[Preanne]

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Question from Preanne : "How do I "activate" my SD card on Samsung Galaxy amp 2"

My Samsung galaxy amp 2 has only 8 GB and I don't even use half the apps the phone comes with and they take up all my storage. So i have an SD card but i put it into my phone but whenever i try to open up my gallery, it tells my to do to my files and delete some files and when I go to my storage, it says i almost used it all but in my SD card below the internal storage, it says #.##MB used of 59.48GB. Theres so much GB, do i have to activate it somehow?Then when i click on SD card, it shows unmount and format, am i supposed to click something?...Please help, Thank You!

 

[irishpride2009]

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Question from irishpride2009 : "I have a ZTE prestige and I have a 35 gig and card how do I move my music and picture to my sd card need help thank u"

I have a ZTE prestige and I have a 35 gig and card how do I move my music and picture to my sd card need help thank u

 

[Erwallace]

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Question from Erwallace : "My phone is Huawei Y5|| OS Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop) I can't get my apps to go to the SD card. I downloaded the files to SD"

My phone is Huawei Y5|| OS Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop) I can't get my apps to go to the SD card. I downloaded the files to SD card app but said the phone needs to be rooted ? Downloaded an app to do that then it said phone is unrootable? In lots of countries root means to have sex so I'm a bit confused. Anyway please help me with my unrootable phone. I have 1gb of internal storage and 16gb on an SD that I can't use. What do I do please ?

 

[Waqas_9]

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Question from Waqas_9 : "Samsung 5 Sd Card"

Hi,
I bought 32 gb sd card for my 16 gb Samsung 5 mobile due to low capacity. My mobile is not handling that sd card and I can't use it for capacity. Someone told me S5 doesn't run that big sd card because it is unable to support that card. So, can you guys please tell me about that. Thanks

 

[Robbie_19]

Here are 3 tutorials we have up that provide a few methods to help you make the most of your SD card

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  ■ How to move installed apps to your SD card
  
  ■ How to set your SD card as the default app installation location
  
  ■ How to set your SD card as the default download location
  
  ■ How to make your SD Card the default storage location on Android Marshmallow
  
  ■How to choose the best SD card for your Android phone
  
  ■How to move any folder to the SD card on a Galaxy S7http://www.tomsguide.com/faq/id-3038819/move-folder-card-galaxy.html
  
  ■How to fix a corrupted SD cardhttp://www.tomsguide.com/faq/id-3038822/fix-corrupted-card.html
  
  ■How to move the pictures folder to the SD card on the Samsung Galaxy S7http://www.tomsguide.com/faq/id-3063585/move-pictures-folder-card-samsung-galaxy.html
  
  ■
  Fix SD card read error after upgrading to Android 6.0 Marshmallow
  

The writers at Tom's Guide also have a little how-to that instructs you on how to move your apps to your SD card

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  ■ How to Move Android Apps to an SD Card

Some things to note

Please understand that not all apps can be moved to your SD card. Some apps must be run on your internal storage in order to function.

In addition, as of Android 4.0, official SD card support was removed from Android devices. What this means is that any device running Android 4.0+ has varying degrees of compatibility when it comes to moving apps to your SD card, ranging from partial transfers to no transfers at all.

If your device is running Android 4.x or 5.x, it is very likely that you will not be able to move apps to your SD card. There are apps in the Play Store that can do this, but the vast majority of them require your device to be rooted.


This feature is returned (in a way) in Android 6.0+ in the form of adoptable storage. It functions by essentially turning your SD card into an extension of your internal storage; its capacity is added to your internal storage. There is no separation of internal and SD card here. For more information on this, please refer to the Android documentation for it.

 

[Dawson_4]

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Question from Dawson_4 : "How to set SD as internal storage, on a Kyocera reach. I have no computer"

Trying to get more storage. I have a 32 GB SD but still can't download games cause internal storage is low. What can I do

 

[Mswiz54]

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Question from Mswiz54 : "Store to SD card"

I don't know how to save things to my SD card. I have one with over 29 gig of free space. The internal memory of my phone is almost full and I'd like to download some more apps but it won't let me. How can I move things from the internal memory to the SD card?

 

[Ezzien]

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[Slim_1]

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[Rickg296]

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How to make SD card primary storage location.

 

[Sriya_]

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Question from Sriya_ : "I have enough space in my SD card. But I am unable to move data or delete data from the card.Samsung j5"

I have enough space in my SD card.
But I am unable to delete data in the card or move data from the device storage into the SD card.
Samsung j5

 

[tjb75960]

I have an Alcatel one touch TRACFONE. I want to know how to transfer apps to a SD card

 

[Karina_tan]

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[Cryptopsy]

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oppo joy 3a11w how do i change my default phone storage to sd card?so that If im downloading the big files it can go through inti my sd card

 

[jfine39]

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I just added a 32 GB memory card to my phone, but cannot download apps to it. Help!