I have a HTC Touch (Elf) with the 1GB memory card.
When I download or install something, even if I tell it to save to memory card, it still seems to go onto the internal memory. I don't quite understand what's going on, but it is of course limiting what I can do as the internal memory is very small.
When selecting install location as 'Storage Card' its as if the shortcut to that is pointing to some location on internal memory, as checking the memory usage shows my internal memory depleting and my storage card not changing.
Unless I move files by cutting and pasting afterwards.
Cheers in advance.
Jon
OK to narrow the problem down a bit... when I install something and it gives you the option where to install it i.e. on phone or storage card, whether I pick phone OR storage card it always ends up on the phone.
I cannot install programs to storage card! Which is not good as the phone memory is tiny!
Any ideas please?
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Hi guys
sorry for this really newbie question but when installing new progs on the pocket pc, internal memory is used, correct? When the memory becomes used do the programs get loaded onto storage card? I have a 1 gb sd card.
Can you run programs from storage card? How does it work?
sd cards are slower then internal storage
sd cards have a limited number of writes before they die
when you install from the pc activesync when you can pick the sd card to if you say you dont want to install in the default place
things like today items should not be installed on sd's as it is slow
and gets turned off at times when the pda is "turned off"
sd cards can never act as application ram only storage
because of all the resons state over this
I've been reading a lot. I'm trying to get some way to move applications after having swapped the memory. I'm using SM with an sript (extsd2internalsd xz.txt) http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2430046. It works but is unstable, suddenly disappear the music or some application and is necessary to reboot until you get t again. Meanwhile, a notice: "not enough memory, some functions stop working" , appears. Besides, any new application you install, goes directly to the old internal memory, despite it appears like sd card (external). I'm trying to find some way to move applications from the true internal memory ( false external) , to the new internal (sd card). Any help!!!
Thanks
A really annoying problem, then again, I get what I pay for...I'll keep that in mind next time but for now I am trying to solve this. I cannot update or install apps because I receive an error message that there is not enough storage. Extremely annoying because while my internal storage is low, I have a 16 gb SD in the phone. Under settings -> storage, default storage is the SD card so I don't understand this error. Available space on the SD 13.82 gb, plenty of room.
Searching this problem, I have found that the default storage location only applies to photos and videos? And to actually think this issue, the phone may need to be rooted. What gives?
Strongly tempted to do it on my note 8 as 64GB isn't enough.
Does adoptable storage mean that i can't add anything anymore to the main 64GB storage, only the sdcard from then on as the sdcard is the new storage the phone installs to? Cause i do want to add or remove stuff between both. Cause as i sorta value the warranty on my note 8 more as it's a 1280 usd phone in norway, then it's not so tempting to root.
If there is an option for a microsd card, then you can put whatever you want on it. Remember, microsd card is expandable storage, never heard of the terminology adoptable storage but assuming it means the same thing. It is extra storage, everything else will go on the main phone. If you have your phone, go to settings and go to storage (without inserting a microsd card). You will see that the system is taking up space by default, and every app you install and all your pictures, music, movies are on the phone taking up space. You can move these files to the sdcard so you could avoid filling up space on your main phone to make room for apps, etc.
mohhaxs said:
If there is an option for a microsd card, then you can put whatever you want on it. Remember, microsd card is expandable storage, never heard of the terminology adoptable storage but assuming it means the same thing. It is extra storage, everything else will go on the main phone. If you have your phone, go to settings and go to storage (without inserting a microsd card). You will see that the system is taking up space by default, and every app you install and all your pictures, music, movies are on the phone taking up space. You can move these files to the sdcard so you could avoid filling up space on your main phone to make room for apps, etc.
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Adaptable storage is something Google setup for low budget devices. It allows you to use an sdcard as main storage. But (there is always a but) once you set it for adaptable storage, you can't use it as a normal swappable sdcard. If you remove it before undoing it the your device won't boot up without a full reset.
I'll be honest, it is wasted on divices like yours. Samsung normally disables it because it is pretty useless with devices that have more then 16gb of storage.
Hi!
I have Motorola G7 power xt-1955-4.
And I also got a 512gb Kingston hama sdcard.
The card was formatted as internal storage.
The problem is that today I saw that I can't access the files on my phone. This happened after I moved several files from phone to my computer, to free up some space.
Now, when I open File manager it shows "main storage not available".
I reinserted my SD card a couple of times, but I keep having a notification saying "checking sdcard... Reviewing current content".
When I go to Settings - Storage it says only "sdcard checking..".
When I press on "Checking sd card" notification only it gives me the option to Forget.
How can I access my SD card without formatting it?
Thank you.
You said you moved some files from the card to your PC? How did you do this? If you removed the card from the phone and put it in your PC, then what you effectively did was slice off part of your phone's storage, messed with the files, and put it back in. You cut off a piece of brain, rooted around in it, and tried to reattach it.
Internal storage means the card is not removable, and the storage space will be filled with files essential to the phone. Chances are to get the card to work again it needs to be reformatted.
dannyetlv said:
Hi!
I have Motorola G7 power xt-1955-4.
And I also got a 512gb Kingston hama sdcard.
The card was formatted as internal storage.
The problem is that today I saw that I can't access the files on my phone. This happened after I moved several files from phone to my computer, to free up some space.
Now, when I open File manager it shows "main storage not available".
I reinserted my SD card a couple of times, but I keep having a notification saying "checking sdcard... Reviewing current content".
When I go to Settings - Storage it says only "sdcard checking..".
When I press on "Checking sd card" notification only it gives me the option to Forget.
How can I access my SD card without formatting it?
Thank you.
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Sorry I'm a bit late. I had this same issue recently. Until now, I have had a problem with any program recognizing the drive without offering to format it first. I can't do that because I am stupid and had important files on there I need. I just located DiskGenius and I am running it now.
Not sure this will repair the issue, but it recognized the sd card which I had set as the primary storage not knowing something like this could happen. It is running a search now for bad sectors. When it finds them, it will provide a repair, but the sectors will be deleted. I am hoping it won't be the sectors that contain my files that I need to recover. But it's a step in the right direction.
I now know not to set an sd card as main storage for Android, because it encrypts the files, and it tied the SD card to the system. I can't even install apps right now because the main storage is non existent.
I just had to throw out a 62g card due to corruption. I do t know how it happened but I eventually had to factory reset/wipe phone. I put the card in a laptop to reformat it. Wouldn't work. I'm getting a new card, but I will not make it phone storage. Bummed me out.