Set apps to download to sd card android

You may see a message about Android Tools being updated, but you can click OK and close the window. Now you can release the power of ADB to get the transfer process started.

Locate the folder where SDK Manager. Press the Shift key, then right-click adb. Connect the phone to the computer using the USB cable, this would bring a pop-up on the phone asking if you wish to allow the computer to execute debugging commands on your phone.

Click OK. Then, enter the following command to configure the default installation of your phone to your SD card: adb shell pm set-install-location 2.

You can revert the changes by typing 0 instead of 2 at the end of the command. This will get the phone to use the local device storage instead of saving to the SD card.

The above process should suit most Android users. However, if you own a Samsung Galaxy, you may need to root the phone before you can move your apps to an external storage device. Rooting will give you extended flexibility and greater control over your Android. 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.

This displays a blank circle next to all the files, which allows you to select multiple files. Check all the files you want to transfer. To place a checkmark next to a file, tap the circle icon next to the file. Check all files you want to transfer. It's the icon that has three vertical dots in the upper-right corner. Tap this icon to display the More menu.

Tap Move to. This option allows you to move the selected files to another location. Alternatively, you can tap Copy to to copy the files to the SD card instead of moving them. Tap SD Card. This moves all the selected files to the SD card.

Method 3. 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.