If you’re noticing that your Android phone is starting to feel sluggish, one solution is to expand its storage using an SD card. This little device, the size of a postage stamp, has been around for more than two decades and can hold large amounts of data depending on its capacity. ..

The SD card in your device can hold up to 128MB of data. Make sure your device supports a maximum microSD card capacity of at least 128MB before you buy one.

To maximize the storage on your phone, you need to set it up to use external storage. This way, you can free up space on your phone’s internal memory and keep your files safe. ..

Some Android phones do not support microSD cards, while others require you to set up the SD card as internal storage before migrating data. ..

How To Transfer Files To An SD Card On Your Android Phone

How to transfer files, images, and apps from Android internal storage to SD card:

  1. On your Android device, open the “Settings” app.
  2. Under “Storage,” tap “SD card.”
  3. Tap the folder where you want to store the files.
  4. Tap the file you want to transfer.
  5. Tap “Copy.”
  6. Tap “Move.”
  7. Tap “SD card.” 8. Tap the folder where you want to store the transferred files. ..

How to use the Samsung My Files app to back up your phone If you’re like most people, you probably rely on your phone as your main source of information and communication. That’s why it’s important to make sure you have a backup plan in place in case something happens to your phone. One way to do this is to use the Samsung My Files app. Here’s how:

  1. Open the Samsung My Files app and sign in with your account information. If you don’t have an account, you can create one now.
  2. Tap the “Backup” button on the main screen of the app.
  3. On the “Backup” screen, tap “Create New Backup.”
  4. On the “Create New Backup” screen, enter a name for your backup and tap “Next.”
  5. On the “Select Storage Location” screen, select where you want to save your backup file (you can choose between internal storage or external storage). Tap “Next.” Tap “Start Backup” when finished setting up your backup plan! ..

Transfer Files From Android Internal Storage To SD Card

When you save your files to an external storage device, you can easily move them to a different device if needed. This is especially helpful when you want to share data with another device, upgrade your own device efficiently, or move files to long-term backup or storage.

To move your files from your phone’s internal memory to an SD card, use the File Manager app on your phone.

Using File Manager 

Open My Files from its location on your phone.

You’ll see a list of the different file categories and the storage options available on your phone. Tap the Documents folder.

To view the list of available apps, tap Apps. To add an app, tap the plus sign in the bottom left corner of the screen and then select the app you want to add. To remove an app, tap the minus sign in the bottom left corner of the screen and then select the app you want to remove. ..

Tap Edit and select all the files.

When you tap the Home icon on your device, it will take you to your SD card. Tap the desired location on the SD card and select Move Here. If you’re unsure, you can always tap Cancel to start over.

Your phone will start moving the files to the SD card if you have any other files to move.

If you don’t have a pre-installed file manager app on your phone, you can download and install a third-party app to help you manage your files. ..

Transfer Images From Android Internal Storage To An SD Card

If you have a lot of pictures and videos stored on your phone’s internal memory, you may want to consider moving them to the SD card. This will make room for new pictures and videos, and free up space on your phone. ..

Open your internal storage and find the file you want to open.

Tap DCIM to open the document.

To take a picture or video with your iPhone, first find the camera app and long-press on it. ..

Tap the Edit button at the top of the screen.

To move files to or from your SD card: -Tap Move on the lower left side of the screen (the position of this menu depends on your device). -Go back to My Files using the Home icon, and tap SD Card. -Select the files you want to move, and tap Move. ..

If you don’t have a folder labeled DCIM on the SD card, tap Create folder and label it DCIM, and then tap Done to set off the transfer.

Some phones allow you to assign screenshots to be transferred to the SD card, while others do not. If your phone does not allow for screenshots to be assigned to the SD card, you will have to copy and move them onto the SD card so they do not take up space on your phone. ..

Change The Default Camera Storage To SD Card

You can change the default storage location for the Camera app on your iPhone by going to the Camera app and selecting “Settings.” Then, under “Storage” tab, you can change the “Location” to “SD card.”

If you have a digital camera that uses the DCIM folder to save photos and videos, you can use the Android File System to move your files to a new location. You’ll need to confirm that your camera app offers this option first. If not, you can always download a different camera app from the Google Play Store. ..

Settings will open with a variety of options, including Camera. Tap the three lines in the top-left corner to toggle between portrait and landscape mode.

Remove the SD card from your device.

Starting from now on, all photos and videos you take will be saved directly to the SD card. ..

Transfer Apps From Android Internal Storage To The SD Card

Scroll down to the bottom of the page and tap on “Disable” next to “Location Services.” This will stop your phone from using its location services, which will prevent it from tracking your movements. ..

To change the storage location on your phone, tap Storage and then tap Change next to the default storage. Select your SD card. ..

If you’re trying to move an app to a new SD card, the Move to SD card option may be greyed out. This means that the app can’t be transferred, because not all apps can be moved. If you’re still having trouble moving an app, check out our other guides for help.

Some phones don’t let you move apps to the SD card, and that’s at the discretion of the app’s developer or the device manufacturer.

If your phone allows you to move apps, you should be aware that the apps will not be available on the phone if you remove the SD card.

Storage Alternatives

If you have an SD card that’s full and you don’t have enough space on your computer to store the files, you can use a memory card reader to move the files or images to your computer. Then, from there, you can back up the files or images to an external drive with higher capacity, or upload them to online cloud storage like Google Drive, OneDrive or Dropbox for the long-term.