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Cookie Settings. Learn why people trust wikiHow. Download Article Explore this Article methods. Related Articles. Author Info Last Updated: February 4, Method 1. Launch Dropbox. Tap the Dropbox icon an open box on your home screen or app drawer to open Dropbox. 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. Method 5. It's in the menu with three dots in the upper-right corner.
This opens the Settings menu. The card will now format as internal storage. Once the card is formatted, apps you download from the Play Store will typically save there by default. Some apps are not able to download to an external card. Method 6. It has an icon that resembles a gear. Tap Set home directory.
Tap Done. Downloads will now save to your SD card by default. Wing Hong Chan. As an alternative, you can change your browser's settings to download files from now on to the SD card by default. Not Helpful 1 Helpful 0. I have fomatted my card but still it is not downloading directly into the SD.
Any ideas? Rudy Toth. The reason why you can't download anything from a play store directly into the SD card is because if you get in there, it is very hard to remove it later.
Most likely all apps will only download to your device's HD and not to a SD card. This applies to music files also. MY SD card has been formatted, still cannot download apps from Playstore there. The primary problem is once you download apps into a SD card is that you later can't remove them.
It is better for the apps to be placed on your phone's hard drive where it is easier to work with than being on a SD card made for only pictures for extra storage. This applies to music files too - they should not be on a SD card.
For Android 5. It's time for you to get a big upgrade phone. Most versions of old and current Androids have a settings icon usually being some "gear" symbol. Include your email address to get a message when this question is answered. Related wikiHows How to. How to.
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