How to Transfer Android Apps to SD Card

Should you store apps on an SD card at all?

The internal storage on your device may not be enough for all the applications you need. Modern programs and especially games can be very voluminous. This problem can be solved by moving them to an SD card.

But there are also pitfalls. Cards are slower than internal memory. Therefore, games and other resource-intensive applications may slow down after the transfer. To reduce the loss of performance, it is advisable to choose a card with a minimum speed of 10 MB / s. The higher the better.

In addition, the moved applications will stop working as soon as you remove the memory card. And when you put it back in, it is possible that some of them will start to glitch and give errors.

So apps are worth moving around if you're willing to sacrifice their speed and stability for free space.

Can you transfer applications to a memory card

It is important to understand that not all devices provide this opportunity. There is no list of models that support the transfer. To find out if your device belongs to them, you just need to try moving applications to the map. This process is reversible and uncomplicated.

Also, even if your gadget allows you to transfer, you won't be able to do it with all applications. Some games and programs allow only part of their data to be moved to the map, and many do not support transfer at all.

How to move apps to SD card

Although the process of moving games and programs on different firmwares is slightly different, the procedure is similar everywhere. This generalized instruction should be suitable for everyone.

Manually

First, make sure the memory card is inserted into the machine. Then open Android settings and select the "Applications" section. In the list of games and programs, click on the one that you want to transfer to the map.

When the menu of the selected application appears on the screen, find the navigation button and use it. After transferring in the same menu, you can return the application back to the internal memory.

If the button is missing or not pressed, the program may not support navigation. Repeat these steps for other games and applications. If you fail to transfer anything, it is likely that this feature is not available on your device.

Automatically

Some devices running Android 6 or later allow the card to be used as part of the internal memory. This option makes it possible to transfer all applications at once.

To make the card work as part of the internal storage, go to the settings and open the section dedicated to memory management. Find the SD card menu in it. Use the "Format" command, select the "As internal storage" option and follow the system prompts. If this option is not available, this option is not available on your device.

Formatting will erase all data from the card. After that, it cannot be used on other devices until you format it again.

Then confirm the transfer of applications to the card. From this point on, the device will begin to perceive it as part of the internal storage, transfer old applications and install new ones on the card.

To return the program back to the device memory, you need to use the "Format" command again by selecting the "As portable storage" option. Before formatting, the system will offer to transfer applications to internal memory.

Using third-party programs

If your device does not support any of the listed methods, but root rights are unlocked on it, you can try to transfer applications using third-party programs. For these purposes, there are, for example, the Link2SD and App2SD utilities. But even their creators do not guarantee the performance and stability of this method. So be careful.