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This How.com.vn teaches you how to change the storage location of an app from your Samsung Galaxy's internal storage to your external SD card. This will move all the system and content files of the selected app to your SD card, and free up some space in your internal storage.
Steps
Make sure your SD card is inserted into your Samsung Galaxy. Open your Galaxy's SD card slot next to your battery, and put your SD card in here.
Open your Galaxy's Settings app. Find and tap theicon on your Apps menu to open Settings.
- Alternatively, you can slide down the notification bar from the top of your screen, and tap the icon on the top-right.
- Alternatively, you can slide down the notification bar from the top of your screen, and tap the
Tap Apps. You can find this option at the bottom of your screen. This will list all the installed apps on your Galaxy.
Tap the app you want to move to the SD card. This will open the selected app's info details on a new page.
Tap Storage on the App info page. You can find this button below Mobile data and Battery on the App info page. It will open the storage information menu.
Tah the Change button. This button is located under the "Storage used" heading. This will allow you to move your app to your SD card on a new page.
Tap the MOVE button at the bottom-right. This will move your app and all of its content files to your SD card storage.- You'll see the file progress in a new pop-up window. The pop-up will be automatically closed when all of your files are moved.
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Community Q&A
- QuestionHow do I move the play books account to my SD card?
Dildar JakhroCommunity AnswerTo move apps to the SD card on a Samsung Galaxy phone, go to Settings > Apps > select the app > Storage > Change/Move to SD card. Wait for the transfer to complete. Note that not all apps can be moved to the SD card.
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1. Insert your SD card.
2. Open Settings.
3. Tap Apps.
4. Tap an app.
5. Tap Storage.
6. Tap Change.
7. Tap MOVE
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