I just recently placed my MicroSD card in my phone and would like to know how to assign the extSDcard as the default location for download and storage for my apps; I was wondering if anyone knows how to get this done?
I noticed the Camera App automatically Notified me or asked if I wanted to switch the data location to extSDcard, in which I did. I'd like to change the default location for the nook app to download to extSDcard as well.
Any help with this is greatly appreciated, thanks
kman79 said:
I just recently placed my MicroSD card in my phone and would like to know how to assign the extSDcard as the default location for download and storage for my apps; I was wondering if anyone knows how to get this done?
I noticed the Camera App automatically Notified me or asked if I wanted to switch the data location to extSDcard, in which I did. I'd like to change the default location for the nook app to download to extSDcard as well.
Any help with this is greatly appreciated, thanks
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This is not possible unless the app gives you the option to select a different directory. The internal storage is presented to the apps/system as an SDcard and the actual external SD card that you put in is mounted to a directory. So Android/apps see your internal storage as SD card and your actual SD card as a separate directory - therefore the app needs to allow you to configure it. Can't do anything at a system level.
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Got a noob question for you guys. I just installed a 32g sd card and I would like that to be recognized as my main sd card when I install apps (Beyond Pod comes to mind) For example, with Beyond Pod, it sees my internal 16g as my sd card instead of my real sd card. How can I do this? It was never a concern on my Sensation as it automatically chose the sd card.Thanks.
Ok, after a search I did a EXT3 partition but it didn't really help. If someone could tell me how or direct me to a way/app that can correct this for me, i'd appreciate it
Maybe there is a setting that allows you to choose default install location, but you should be able to manually move any app to sd. Settings>applications>manage applications>(menu button>sort by size)choose an application>move to sd card
Just be aware(I'm sure you are) if you install an application to sd that has widgets you use, those widgets won't work right anymore.. Personally I leave everything on the internal SD as it seems to have better performance, but I put my music, movies, etc on the external..
Thanks, I know about the move to sd I was just hoping there was a default way to just set the external sd as my main sd card.
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Maybe the app has to support it? I know with spotify, before you log in, hit the menu button (on the phone) and it will give you an option to select sd location. Granted you have to enter it manually but i figured it out.
I would like to use Dropspace to back up my phone, but it looks like it can only see the internal storage (/SDCARD) not my add on 32GB card (/SDCARD2). Does anyone know how to make Dropspace default to /SDCARD2, or ideally both?
dropbox reads it as sdcard\ext_sd
Thank you!
abbazaba said:
Thank you!
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You can go to Settings - Storage - App storage location settings and set everything to download to the Storage Card. That will establish the /sdcard/ext_sd/ to be the default for many apps who access this information dynamically.
I went into root explorer.
I went into /mnt/
And I noticed there's two options....
/Extsdcard and /sdcard
Seems like all my downloads, music, and everything is getting saved to /sdcard
What does this mean?
P.s. I have a 64gb micro sdcard card.
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your extsdcard is your external one in your phone you can remove. i would recomend saving most your files like your music and such to that. sdcard is your internal memory of your phone. you have less space there and should save it for more important things. hope that helped
It means everything is being saved to your Internal Storage. I haven't quite figured out how to default everything to the ExtSdcard yet. I know the camera can. The phone will read everything from the ExtSdcard fine though, such as music and other files.
The ext sd card can be used for the camera/video, CWM backups, music files you copy from your computer, and you can move most any files there that you download.
The internal sd card will be used for all of your apps, there's no way to 'move to sd card', you just have the full 16/32gb internal sd for all of it. Since you will always be forced to use the internal sd card for all app needs, I just try to keep everything on my ext sd card I can (my cwm backups are 1.7gb!). Not that it really matters for me though, I downloaded every app I ever use and a few games and only hit 1.2gb used on my internal sd card.
You can also go to th advanced tab within the stock browser and select memory card for default storage. I am guessing that is ext SD as the other option is "Phone".
Thanks for the information!
This was quite confusing at first. Time to start moving files
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permanent fix for this?
My issue is that everything defaults to the /sdcard (internal partition - i'm calling it that for ease of terminology) and some apps just don't give you another option of where to save the media to (or don't let you browse over to the right thing). as it stands, the phone seems to be mounting that internal /sdcard partition as if it were external media, ie in android's default location for external media. thus, apps are looking ofr the REAL SD card and think they've found it but they haven't.
the reason this is a problem for me is 1. i have to change this in every app that allows me to, and 2. CWM sends backups to the internal one automatically and i can't change it and have to manually move the backup images to my external.
the reason i'm going into all of this is i'd like to find a way to entirely get rid of the /sdcard folder representing the internal memory and have the external card take its place. I'd like the rest of my 29ish GB of internal storage to be part of the system partition - where apps go, etc. it's not that i want to use that space, it's that i want to "move to SD" to the right SD. i just don't want the apps and system to treat ANY internal space as if it were external or mounted or anything of the sort.
my last phone, Atrix 2, had like 2-4gb internal. I'm just suggesting stretching that amount all the way to 32gbs and using the SD card as an SD card.
the question, basically, is whether there is any way to make this happen? i came across a thread (google "sd card mount point modification" as i can't post external links yet) elsewhere that discusses doing this with a VTAB and was wondering if this is something that is addressing my (our?) issue, whether it's a recommended solution, and whether it would work on the S3. i'm fine following technical instructions but I have very limited knowledge of the way addressing etc. works on Android and this filesystem. any help (or a redirect to a thread where this is more appropriate to ask) would be greatly appreciated.
Does this issue persist with custom roms? Is it an Ics bug that won't let you install apps to extsdcard or a Samsung intentional crap? I know one other android phones I had I could save apps to sd card no issues.
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sabre31 said:
Does this issue persist with custom roms? Is it an Ics bug that won't let you install apps to extsdcard or a Samsung intentional crap? I know one other android phones I had I could save apps to sd card no issues.
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haven't tried any, waiting for something where key things like camera, LTE, etc all work. It's not that I can't install to extSD, it's that the default is "sdcard" (ie the internal space allocated). it's really a function of the way the system/phone allocates that extra internal space - rather than calling it "internal storage/system storage", they are calling it the "primary sd card" and the actual sd card is being called "2nd sd card". it's this treatment of the spaces by the system that i'm unhappy about, i guess.
that's a good point though, and i am hoping that a custom ROM will do this differently. will update when i find one i like
EDIT: gonna do the Task & Ktoonsez AKOP Rom this weekend, should know how the spaces are treated. again, will update.
Looking to have card set as default for photos, downloaded items.
How do I do this?
depends on your make/model, but on a samsung GS2 I go into settings>storage>menu>storage configuration, un-tick internal storage
As Samsung has changed the way the SD card is mounted by the phone, I don't think that is possible (to confirm).
A solution could be to create a symbolic link between the internal storage and the SD card via a Terminal, even if I don't know if it'll work.
belfastbear51 said:
Looking to have card set as default for photos, downloaded items.
How do I do this?
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For the camera photos open camera click the settings icon, storage, - memory card.
For internet, open browser, Settings, Avanced, Default storage - memory card.
what is the typical file size for a typical file
ALSO can I simply copy and paste from the old to the new sd card, if some apps function off my external (ie cloud services) and expect programs to recognize all my data on my external card no problem?
Or is organizing, cleaning up syncs (ie maybe permissions change with a new card) a longer process than that?
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zetsui said:
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Not sure but your apps on sd card not surely gonna be copied unless you copy the .androidsecure folder from sd which is hidden on Media and Camera usb modes. You can copy it by using UMS mode.
It can be changed using an app but it requires root. On very old devices this is the default mode. all your data are likely to be preserved. BUT IF CAUSE OF ANY OR ALL DATA LOSS, I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE. And, plus don't copy from sd to sd. copy from sd to pc and from pc to sd. Better if you use a card reader which is also gonna show you the .androidsecure folder removing the need of anything. HIT THANKS IF I HELPED
or am i misunderstanding your question?
So your saying as long as I copy the hidden folder I'm good?
Also what Android version are you talking about? ICS file system VERY different from 4.1.2 and Kitkat