Open the My Files app. It has an icon that resembles a yellow folder. It is generally found in the Samsung folder in the Files menu. Tap a category or tap Internal Storage. To browse all folders on your device's internal storage, tap Internal Storage. Navigate to the file s you want to transfer. Locate the folder that contains the file you want to transfer and tap the folder to open it.
Folders that have an icon that resembles an SD card in the upper-left corner are already stored on the SD card. Tap and hold the file you want to transfer.
This displays a checkmark in the upper-left corner of the file. You will also see a blank circle in the left corner of the rest of the files in the folder. To check a file, tap the blank circle in the upper-left corner of each file to place a checkmark in the circle. Tap Move. It's the first tab at the bottom of the screen.
It has an icon that resembles a folder with an arrow. Return to the main menu in My Files. To do so, tap the backward navigation button at the bottom of the screen until you return the main menu in My Files. The backward navigation button resembles a bracket pointing left.
It's at the bottom of the screen. This displays all files and folders stored on your SD card. Tap a folder you want to transfer the select files to.
Tap the folder to open it. Tap Move Here. It's the second option at the bottom of the screen. This moves all the selected items to the current folder on the SD card. Method 4. Scroll down and tap Storage. It's near the bottom of the Storage menu. Select your SD card. Tap Change storage type. Tap Format as internal.
This formats the SD card so that it can be used to store files on your Android device. This will erase all data currently stored on the SD card. Select a storage option and tap Next. Some devices allow you to choose from two storage options: If you want apps to save their data files such as the cache to your SD card in addition to apps, select Use as an internal storage for both apps and data.
If you only want apps to be stored on the card, select Use as internal storage for apps only. The data on the card will be erased and then set up to allow downloads. Method 5. It's in the menu with three dots in the upper-right corner.
This opens the Settings menu. The card will now format as internal storage. Once the card is formatted, apps you download from the Play Store will typically save there by default.
Some apps are not able to download to an external card. Method 6. It has an icon that resembles a gear. Tap Set home directory. Tap Done. Downloads will now save to your SD card by default. Wing Hong Chan. We are listing the top three free Apps to transfer files between Android and Windows. All these have both Windows and Android apps and work together pretty well. AirDroid app is the best in town that offers multiplatform support.
SHAREit is another platform that offers file transfer speed of up to times Bluetooth files transfer. Samsung Kies is another exclusive app for Samsung phone users. This app also supports Windows and Mac to transfer files from Android.
You can connect Windows even in offline and transfer files from Android using these apps. When you want to transfer large Android files to PC, then this direct plugin USB transfer will be the most stable solution.
This method is simple and usable for most of the files, but it requires you to take the USB cable supplied with the Tablet or Android Phone always. It may not be practical to most of the people; hence it is advised only for large file transfers where one will occasionally do. This App on PC will help the user to explore the Android folders and transfer files between both platforms.
This Android File Explorer app will help you to browse and transfer files between Windows computer and Android device. You can access the files on the Pen Drive and download files from the drive to Android or upload files to this OTG drive. If you want to transfer very large files like HD movies etc.
The disadvantage is that these USB drives need to carry wherever we are going. Fortunately, most of the Laptops now have the SD card reader integrated into them which is very helpful to transfer the files. The method is that we need to copy the file into External SD card if it is not yet copied, and Remove the Card from Tablet and insert the Card into Laptop using proper Adapters and then we can transfer the files from SD card to Laptop. The disadvantage is that some tablets may not be having SD card option and some laptops may not be having the Card reader options.
In addition to that suitable adapters may be required to insert the card into Laptop slot. When you select it is always better to select higher class SD files like class 10 or above, which will make sure higher speed while you are reading or writing into the SD card either from PC or Android device.
You can see in this article, a couple of good selections and how to select good SD card instructions. Email attachments were the primary way to transfer files between devices in the past that has become almost obsolete with new technology and Apps.
As the technology advances, we can find newer methods of file transfer like NFC. If the SD card is a less expensive, slower SD card, it will slow down your apps and device.
Insert the SD card in your device. You should see a notification saying that a new SD card was detected. A screen displays allowing you to choose whether you want to set up the SD card as portable storage or internal storage. A message displays warning you that after the SD card is formatted as internal storage, it will only work in that device.
You are also advised to back up the data on the card. If there are still apps installed on the SD card that you forgot to move back to the internal storage, the device displays a warning that the apps will be erased. This step will move your photos, files, and some apps to the SD card. This selects the SD card as the preferred storage location for all apps, databases, and data.
The internal storage remains the preferred storage for all content. When the process is finished, a message displays telling you that your SD card is working.
Tapping on one of the items under Device storage on the Storage screen in the Settings app allows you to view usage information about that storage location. You can manually move apps between internal storage and the SD card, but this is not recommended, and can cause unintended consequences on some devices.
You do not need to specify where to store content for each app. By default, apps will always store their content in the preferred storage location. If you only want to store pictures, movies, and music on your SD card, using the SD card as portable storage is a better option for you. In addition, this option is only available for some apps—the app developer must deem them movable in order for them to be moved. So depending on the apps you want to move, this may or may not be very useful to you.
On a stock Android device, such as the Nexus 7, swipe down once to access the Notifications panel, and again to access the Quick Settings panel.
Scroll through the list of apps and tap the app you want to move to the SD card. You can scroll through your own list of apps and choose to move an app that is taking up a significant amount of space on your device. Tap the button to begin moving it. There is a better way to get an overall view of which apps can and cannot be moved to the SD card. There is also a paid version , but the free version is good enough for this purpose.
Next, follow the steps below to the letter, and you should have some extra space on your SD card for apps. Before partitioning your SD card, be sure to back up all data on your SD card. This partitioning procedure will erase everything on it. Once your data is backed up, leave the SD card in your PC for the partitioning process. The following screen displays.
Select the disk for your SD drive. This is the point at which all the data on the SD card will be erased. The first partition will be used for data. Creating partitions on an SD card so you can install apps to it on an Android device is different from partitioning a drive for a PC. Next, you need to define the type of file system for the data partition.
By default, the size of this partition is the available size of the SD card. Click and hold on the yellow border and drag it to the left until you get the approximate size you want for your data. The remaining space on the SD card is listed as unallocated below the data partition you just created. Now, you need to define the second partition for the apps. Windows can only recognize the first partition on a removable disk. However, since we are not using this SD card on a Windows PC, we can continue to create the second partition.
The remaining space on the SD card is automatically used for the second partition. However, the changes are not final yet. A confirmation dialog box displays making sure you want to apply the changes.
Now that you have a properly partitioned SD card, insert it back into your Android device and boot up the device. There is a paid version of the app, but the free version will suffice for this procedure. That should reset the app. Once your device has rebooted, open Link2SD again. You should not see any dialog box display. Instead, you should see a list of apps and some options on the top of the app screen. If you want to automatically install new apps to the SD card rather than the internal storage, we recommend doing that now.
To do this, tap the menu button three vertical dots in the upper-right corner of the screen.
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