Go to "Settings", and then select "Storage & USB".Ģ. 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.ġ. IMPORTANT NOTE: Be sure you start with a blank SD card. How to turn the "External" SD card into "Internal" storage on "Nougat" a.k.a. NOTE: If you don't reboot the phone, many things may not work correctly, so make sure you do. Your SD Card will now be formatted as internal storage. Now select “Format as internal”, and then “Erase & Format”.Ĥ. Select your "SD Card", then tap the “three-dot menu“ (top-right), now select “Settings” from in there.ģ. Go to device “Settings”, then select “Storage”.Ģ. 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).ġ.
NOTE: Please be sure you start with a blank SD card. How to turn the "External" SD card into "Internal" storage on "Marshmallow" a.k.a. 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.
And third, you need a phone that has not been restricted by the manufacturer from making this change. Second, you will need the instructions I am including below. Now, moving apps, that is a bit more complicated.įirst, you need to be using a phone that is running at least Android "Marshmallow" (or newer) or be able to upgrade to it. You may also want to change the "settings" in apps you use to create said files (like the "camera") to save future files to the card. Just remember that any apps you use to access the files (say like "gallery") would need to have their "settings" changed to search for the files on the card rather than the device. Then you can move files over to a SD card. You just need to use the file manager app that came with the device, or if it didn't come with one, download and install one. Now moving files and apps, they are done two different ways.įiles can be moved pretty easily. I would look at the specs (specifications) for your phone and see what the card space limit is first. Well, are you sure your device can actually use a card with that much space? They all have limits.
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