Hi, I've been trawling through the XDA archives and found noting that can directly help me so;
What I'm trying to do is move some [not all] apps to my SD card. My phone is GT540 running 2.1.
Ideally I would prefer to move the apps to the card on the device without rooting [I am able to root though] but as far as I know that's not possible, so I found Links2SD on market which has pretty good reviews but requires me to have a second partition on the card.
How would I go about doing this. If anyone has any better way of moving apps please tell, either way thank you in advance.
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Hi all,
I've just purchased a Samsung Tab 2 7.0 P3113 due to the fact that it has an external SD Card slot. I have found that I can not move any applications to the external card. This was one of the primary reasons I purchased the device. I have been using android devices for a while and my first Sony X10, was rooted and running custom roms within the first few weeks after I purchased it. In any case, I have read a number of threads, regarding this subject for the Tab 2 but I have not been able to have an installed app be moved to the external SD Card. Most post will say you have to root the device, (which I have) and use apps such as App2SD. I have even gone as far as loading a custom ROM, but no success. My last resort is to actually partition and repackage a ROM for an external 64GB SD Card and attempt to boot off of it so I will have more space. If anyone has truly been able to move an installed app to the external SD Card could you please point me in the right direction.
I would like some help on this too. But the silence is haunting.
Found this under a compilation thread that covers the 3113's and is down further on the same page in this forum.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1961097
I hope this helps and sorry for the re-re-re editing
AFAIK (and correct me if Im wrong veterans), is a defect of the OS not hardware. ICS and JB of the GT2's do not allow it as the internal memory is already labeled as sdcard. or that seems to be the prevailing opinion so far. I would like a work around but short of flashing a custom rom and/or kernel it seems unlikely to happen. Downside to that is some things don't work all the way in some roms. Ahh for the old days of my stock+ on my incredible. wait. Im still using it from back last summer and it works fine. TY wildstang!!
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Hail Link2SD !!
Only way to move Apps to ExternalSD is using Link2SD for ICS / JB. I have done lot of research and there is no other way.However Link2SD does not move the data files and hence your internal memory will still be filled up as and when you install more apps but at slower rate.
If you want to install games like NFS-MW , Asphalt etc you have to use DirectoryBind tool to move the huge data files (More than 1.5 GB) to external card.
There is a nice tutorial how to use Link2SD here on the forum (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=919326).
You can use ext4 partition as i found ext2 and ext3 were not being recognized by Link2SD. Just a pointer.
PS: ICS and above no longer support moving apps to SD card. If i am wrong experts correct me.
root is your best bet. check this link, use the script and follow the directions. this script worked wonders. my tab thinks i have 32 gb internal and 4gb sd.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1961097
Hi All,
I've two tablets and the internal free space in getting lower, I need to install apps directly on their external sd cards. How is it possible? All the "2SD" apps don't work.
Thank you all in advance :good:
Definitus said:
Hi All,
I've two tablets and the internal free space in getting lower, I need to install apps directly on their external sd cards. How is it possible? All the "2SD" apps don't work.
Thank you all in advance :good:
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You can't unless you root the tablet and use non standard software.
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zardoz99 said:
You can't unless you root the tablet and use non standard software.
Sent from my GT-N8000 using Tapatalk HD
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Really...... I was under the impression that it could not be done at all.
Please tell how as I would like to know also.
Thanks.
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didnt figure this out but u can use titanium and move those on the device to leave more space for other installations.
If you are rooted and on a stock ROM or ROM not using JB 4.2 (Google changed the file structure again in JB 4.2), you may be abe to use zedomax's script that swaps the internal and external SD cards. Although it's long, I would suggest reading through the entire thread as glitches with the stock ROM update to JB 4.1.2 and work arounds are addressed later in the thread. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1857391&page=1
I'm interested in this as well. I read a post on something called a directory bind...??? I guess that moves app data to the SD card. I currently have just over 9 gig of space left to fill (16gig model). Just put in a class 10 32gb card in last night to find out that app2sd does not work...
I read today that link2sd might work. Haven't gotten a chance to try it yet though.
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I'm interested in this as well. I read a post on something called a directory bind...??? I guess that moves app data to the SD card. I currently have just over 9 gig of space left to fill (16gig model). Just put in a class 10 32gb card in last night to find out that app2sd does not work...
I read today that link2sd might work. Haven't gotten a chance to try it yet though.
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I tried link2sd and the other one mentioned in this thread with no luck.
I don't really want to do the the card swap method.
So........... if anyone has another way to store apps on a mico sdhc card that truly works, I'm in.
Found app that truly works
I finally found an app that truly transfers your app data to your "extSdCard" but you do need to have root.
The app is called "Directoryblind" and can be found here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1410262 and the most current file is DirectoryBind_0.2.0o.apk
The app has been out since 12-2011 with many updates since its release.
So I'm posting it on this Note 10.1 section as I have never seen it talked about in this section and I thought it may help someone else find this app.
Again it truly does work.
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Hi, I just registered for xda site because I am having a problem sending apps to my ex sd card to free up some space on my inter sd card is almost full.
Info you should know: recently rooted my tab 2 myself 5113. Cyanogenmod installed
Have rom toolbox pro installed but wasn't able to move apps with that program
I know some computer stuff but am not super hacker by any means just followed instructions online to root tab
I have super user installed on my tab, only installed working version, nothing experimental or in development
My ex sd card is only a class 4, 32gig and not the class 10 san disk card, not sure if it will work or if is going to be extremly slow.
Most of my "research" to learn how to install this stuff has came from google search, xda site, or youtube.
This is all the info I can remember, if more is needed please ask. My question again is how do I move most of my apps (except widgets ect. that are best to stay on internal sd) and have them installed on ex sd card so I can free up my internal sd card.
Thank you, you responses will be most appreciated.
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Hi, I just registered for xda site because I am having a problem sending apps to my ex sd card to free up some space on my inter sd card is almost full.
Info you should know: recently rooted my tab 2 myself 5113. Cyanogenmod installed
Have rom toolbox pro installed but wasn't able to move apps with that program
I know some computer stuff but am not super hacker by any means just followed instructions online to root tab
I have super user installed on my tab, only installed working version, nothing experimental or in development
My ex sd card is only a class 4, 32gig and not the class 10 san disk card, not sure if it will work or if is going to be extremly slow.
Most of my "research" to learn how to install this stuff has came from google search, xda site, or youtube.
This is all the info I can remember, if more is needed please ask. My question again is how do I move most of my apps (except widgets ect. that are best to stay on internal sd) and have them installed on ex sd card so I can free up my internal sd card.
Thank you, you responses will be most appreciated.
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hey not a difficult task, and no such information needed!
use apps such as apps2sd.
if you want more advanced features, use titanium backup, and link2sd
hit:good:thanks
Siddharth121 said:
hey not a difficult task, and no such information needed!
use apps such as apps2sd.
if you want more advanced features, use titanium backup, and link2sd
hit:good:thanks
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dont use app2sd it will f*ck up ur system just download foldermount or directorybind just search either of these on this xda
if helped press thanks button
I had apps2sd installed but I didn't really care for it. I had foldermount as well, I just didn't really know how to use it.
Hi I bought this rca tablet from Walmart, and looked for information on rooting it, in which I found a whole lot of nothing for this model. Rct6272w23. I decided to try kingo, and it worked flawlessly. The reason I rooted to begin with was to be able move apps to my SD card. This tablet has a preinstalled app that let's you move internal memory to SD, but I have noticed that it will work until I reboot and then all the apps go back to internal memory. Anyone know why this is happening, or how to fix it? Thanks in advance
I'm getting a new Shield Portable and wanted to know what is the best and easiest way to move all of my installed apps, emulators and such over to the new one? I was just going to copy the folders over to the new one but I'm sure there will be problems. Also I am not rooted.
I have apps installed on the device, but I've also had the OS move some of the installs over to the external SD card to save storage, so I was certain just copying them will cause issues with updates and stuff, but I don't know for sure.
Also I have emulators installed as well and then moved them over to the external SD card.
I know the roms will be ok as they're not installed and just sitting on the external SD card.
Is there an easy way to move all of this stuff over? Any apps that would help with this? Anything?
any help would be appreciated