Is there a way to put game data on flash drive instead of internal storage. Kinda low on storage!
THEALLSTAR said:
Is there a way to put game data on flash drive instead of internal storage. Kinda low on storage!
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check out foldermount
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.devasque.fmount
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2192122
hhp_211 said:
check out foldermount
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.devasque.fmount
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2192122
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What about the data in obb folder. Can i delete it afterwards?
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What about the data in obb folder. Can i delete it afterwards?
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I haven't looked too much into particulars of everything, but I did a setup on my old phone where I linked the g+ cache to its SD card
And it works awesome
and the short version of how I understand things work for your situation :
you tell it to take /sdcard/android/obb...
and link it to /mnt/media_rw/usbdisk/...
and it will ask you to transfer over the files, and let it do its thing...
if you check out his xda thread I linked ya, he talks about game data and OTG, so see what he has to say about it...
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hhp_211 said:
I haven't looked too much into particulars of everything, but I did a setup on my old phone where I linked the g+ cache to its SD card
And it works awesome
and the short version of how I understand things work for your situation :
you tell it to take /sdcard/android/obb...
and link it to /mnt/media_rw/usbdisk/...
and it will ask you to transfer over the files, and let it do its thing...
if you check out his xda thread I linked ya, he talks about game data and OTG, so see what he has to say about it...
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WOW!! It worked!!! Amazing..Thankyou very much...awesome app aswell
THEALLSTAR said:
WOW!! It worked!!! Amazing..Thankyou very much...awesome app aswell
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Sweet!!!
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Related
I just did this as a reply to another topic. An easy way to backup and run applications from your SD CARD is to go to the Android Market and download App Manager. It is free and what it does is backup all the applications that you have on your phone to your SD Card and also it allows the option to run all the applications directly from the SD Card. I just did it and it worked. Try it out and comment on how it works.
This works without creating an ext2 partition? Have you actually deleted the app from your on-board memory, leaving only the copy found on your SD card?
I'm skeptical to say the least.
It doesnt let you run apps from the SD Card, It will let you back up and install apps from the Card.
ICBM said:
This works without creating an ext2 partition? Have you actually deleted the app from your on-board memory, leaving only the copy found on your SD card?
I'm skeptical to say the least.
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And you are right to be. It doesn't do that, it merely creates a backup on the SD card. The author never claimed that it would do any other thing.
boosted13b said:
It doesnt let you run apps from the SD Card, It will let you back up and install apps from the Card.
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Exactly.
Sheesh.
Cant find it on the market
Astro does this. Just open it up, hit menu, then app manager.
MUSER4LIFE said:
I just did this as a reply to another topic. An easy way to backup and run applications from your SD CARD is to go to the Android Market and download App Manager.
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Yes he did! I didn't mean to be mean, was just saying...
Joeriginal said:
Cant find it on the market
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Search for AppManager.
edit: shouldn't this be in the Applications Forum?
ICBM said:
Yes he did! I didn't mean to be mean, was just saying...
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Oh, my bad. I meant the author of AppManager.
I wasn't too clear
In response to the replies, yes I was a bit wrong. However this does help in certain occasions such as if one downloads an application and wants to back it up and/or share it with another person. In my case, I wanted to find a way to be able to share MP4 Youtube downloader with my friends as it had been removed from the market. But I am thankful for all the criticism as it is better to right than partiallly right. Sorry for misleading anyone.
I follow Paul Obrien on Twitter, One of his entries today were about the G2X. He said and I quote that the "G2X has a 125mb APK (NFS shift)in the system partition"
What the heck does that mean and is this good or bad. Sorry if it sounds Noobish but tried looking it up but didn't understand some of the explanations I was finding. Thanks for any help.
He's talking about the pre-installed Need For Speed game. I guess it's very large and eating up valuable system storage. I deleted it.
what he said ^^^ but 125mb isnt big at all when you have 8gb internal storage
twoeleven99 said:
what he said ^^^ but 125mb isnt big at all when you have 8gb internal storage
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All that space isn't available for the system though.
can you please upload this apk !
I delete my....
because I was pay for this game....so i was think than i will download new version, but when i try to install app tell me unsupported device ! lol
The space reserved for apps is something like 1.5GB, if you're using all of that even with NFS there you're doing something wrong.
avetny said:
can you please upload this apk !
I delete my....
because I was pay for this game....so i was think than i will download new version, but when i try to install app tell me unsupported device ! lol
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I DID the EXACT same thing
now i wish i could get it back also
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Thanks guys, My Google search explanation wasn't nearly as clear as yours.
There's no point to deleting apks from /system because when you install apps they go into /data anyway, so xtra /system space does not help you in any way, unless you repartion
unless you delete the 125mb APK and don't reinstall it like I did.
how do you delete it?
mikea3000 said:
how do you delete it?
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root explorer or titanium backup.
There is an app called GL to sd in the market , it can transfer all gameloft and some other games data to the external sd card...which saves alot of our nternal memory...you have to be rooted to use this app, only the negative point is that after u transfe your games data the next time you want to open the game you have t open it from this app..
press tanks if i helped you..
ya its kinda kool, especially when u have a lot of games from gameloft ( like me )
anyways, since OP dint have link, here it is:
GL to SD (root)
How to use this app?
I tried moving data
But it moved to
/sdcard/external_sd/data
I wan it to move to
/sdcard/external_sd/Android/data
Or rather jus how to use this app?
Don't forget to click Thanks if i helpd you! Or if you like my post! ;-)
ggclanlord said:
How to use this app?
I tried moving data
But it moved to
/sdcard/external_sd/data
I wan it to move to
/sdcard/external_sd/Android/data
Or rather jus how to use this app?
Don't forget to click Thanks if i helpd you! Or if you like my post! ;-)
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I dont get u....does it differ if its in the android folder or not...for me it must be in the external sd...nothing else...
moizsami said:
I dont get u....does it differ if its in the android folder or not...for me it must be in the external sd...nothing else...
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Yea. But didnt work for me. I already had BIA2 data in externalsd and so the game appeared in gl to sd. I clicked on open and the game still showed that it needs data.
And i moved GTA3 (gl to ad description says it works wth some others too) data and tried and data got moved but game didnt appear in the list...
Anyway i wil try now wth a gameloft game and check
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Cool i got a gameloft game to work.
Anyone got a non-gameloft game to work?
Don't forget to click Thanks if i helpd you! Or if you like my post! ;-)
Anyone got BIA2 to work?
Not working for me... Already had data which i put in internal sd. Said additional required because of an update. Downloaded.
Used gl to sd to move. Opened ans said additional data required.
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no BIA2 didnt work wid me either...i have tried pes 2012 it works perfectly...and nfs hot pursuit too..
press THANKS if i helped you.
moizsami said:
no BIA2 didnt work wid me either...i have tried pes 2012 it works perfectly...and nfs hot pursuit too..
press THANKS if i helped you.
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Cool. Thanks.
After you move PES2012, does it appear in the list?
ggclanlord said:
Yea. But didnt work for me. I already had BIA2 data in externalsd and so the game appeared in gl to sd. I clicked on open and the game still showed that it needs data.
And i moved GTA3 (gl to ad description says it works wth some others too) data and tried and data got moved but game didnt appear in the list...
Anyway i wil try now wth a gameloft game and check
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GTA3 data must put in your external sd folder/data.
You must move it to external sd first,please click "move data" to do it.
Remember to go to setting ,check data/data and Android/data.
It works fine on my LG P990.
ggclanlord said:
Anyone got BIA2 to work?
Not working for me... Already had data which i put in internal sd. Said additional required because of an update. Downloaded.
Used gl to sd to move. Opened ans said additional data required.
Don't forget to click Thanks if i helpd you! Or if you like my post! ;-)
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Can you tell me where the data you put?
Do you have move the data to external sd first?
Thanks.
tnslf2k said:
GTA3 data must put in your external sd folder/data.
You must move it to external sd first,please click "move data" to do it.
Remember to go to setting ,check data/data and Android/data.
It works fine on my LG P990.
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Cool. I moved data but haven't tried after enabling the two settings. Will try and report later.
Can you tell me where the data you put?
Do you have move the data to external sd first?
Thanks.
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I did the same thibg you said.
Move data.
Enable two settings.
Open.
Although there has been an update so still there might be an option to download data (233mb mostly)
GTA III works fine but with small lags even after removing radio stations...
My install location is sdcard/Android/data
Completed the game
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AdrenalineX said:
GTA III works fine but with small lags even after removing radio stations...
My install location is sdcard/Android/data
Completed the game
Sent from my GT-I9003 using xda premium
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If your external sdcard speed is slower than internal sd.
The game will execute slowly.
You can use sdcard speed test app to measure.
If necessary,change to a fast microsd.
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ggclanlord said:
I did the same thibg you said.
Move data.
Enable two settings.
Open.
Although there has been an update so still there might be an option to download data (233mb mostly)
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Please tell me,where is your data?
Is it on /sdcard/gameloft/games/bia2 or /sdcard/external_sd/bia2?
Use explorer to check it.
If you don't care, re-download and delete the data on /sdcard/gameloft/games/bia2 will be better.
tnslf2k said:
If your external sdcard speed is slower than internal sd.
The game will execute slowly.
You can use sdcard speed test app to measure.
If necessary,change to a fast microsd.
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He's on internal sd. Not external.
Please tell me,where is your data?
Is it on /sdcard/gameloft/games/bia2 or /sdcard/external_sd/bia2?
Use explorer to check it.
If you don't care, re-download and delete the data on /sdcard/gameloft/games/bia2 will be better.
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Wel, you trying to help me o asking fr help?
If trying to help me, thanks but i got it to work already.
I don't have market access. Do u have other download links like mediafire.or something?thx
If ur using android why don't u have Market access ... its kinda shockin!?!
NaylinnMaung said:
I don't have market access. Do u have other download links like mediafire.or something?thx
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This is what you want.
GL to SD
moizsami said:
There is an app called GL to sd in the market , it can transfer all gameloft and some other games data to the external sd card...which saves alot of our nternal memory...you have to be rooted to use this app, only the negative point is that after u transfe your games data the next time you want to open the game you have t open it from this app..
press tanks if i helped you..
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That negative point doesn't exist...
It has a solution...
Just click on mount button before exiting gl to sd app... Then try playing through launcher menu...
Hope it helps...
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install any gameloft game or u can try other game also...
just run the app....
click on mount on the top...
open the game from the gl to sd app...
download the data normally....over wifi... data will be saved to external sd in tje games folder( if u r downloading data of gameloft game) else in data folder on ur ext. sd...
IF U DONT HAV WIFI.... then
the data u hav on ur sdcard can be moved via this app in the extra menu of the app...
also u may try pasting data directly to the games folder in ext. sd (eg: sd/external_sd/games/asphalt6)... ant then run the app through gl to sd app..
if u wanna run the app normally from the application drawer click the mount button and exit the app... then run the app normally...
tnslf2k said:
This is what you want.
GL to SD
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THx man,I live in non-market access country and i can't download from market.thank you for this link
NaylinnMaung said:
THx man,I live in non-market access country and i can't download from market.thank you for this link
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You can try out market enabler, but you need root access. It may help you be able to access the market. Search Google for the apk . Its not paid btw
Cheers
Sent from my GT-i9003 powered by MIUI
I still havent seen an answer for this issue, but I have over 6GB of Miscellaneous Files in Setting->Storage. nothing in there shows that much info, so I know its from loading different ROMs. I have no idea how to get rid of these files. I've been looking all around CWM for something to clear, but I'm not too confident about messing with that.
Does anyone have an idea of how to clear up this stuff?
Do you have a few nandroid backups? Those will register there. If you're using TWRP, there's a TWRP folder and you can remove them or archive them off. Clockwork is the same, I just don't remember offhand where it stores them.
If this isn't it, you can install busybox, and then either adb shell, or use a terminal emulator on the phone and run `du /mnt/sdcard -hl -d 1` you can then drill down to the directories which are the biggest offenders. Changing the 1 to another number increases the depth that it reports.
Coop9 said:
Do you have a few nandroid backups? Those will register there. If you're using TWRP, there's a TWRP folder and you can remove them or archive them off. Clockwork is the same, I just don't remember offhand where it stores them.
If this isn't it, you can install busybox, and then either adb shell, or use a terminal emulator on the phone and run `du /mnt/sdcard -hl -d 1` you can then drill down to the directories which are the biggest offenders. Changing the 1 to another number increases the depth that it reports.
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Okay. I finally managed to get this started. I went through terminal emulator and found that the /sdcard is only 7.6GB while the number in the main settings says over 10. /android has 2GB from some games, but I can't find anything showing where the 6GB of miscellaneous file is at. Even cwm is only 1.7GB from the one backup I have.
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I've been fiddling with this for the last day or so and found that under miscellaneous file, System Memory now shows up as taking 3.67 GB of data. I've been looking everywhere to see where that much info could be, but I'm kinda stuck now.
I now know where that extra space has gone, but I have no idea how to free it up.
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Galaxy S4 Miscellaneous Files: what and where are they?
So I'm getting a warning that the internal SD is out of memory, I've moved all movable apps to external SD, photos, music too.
Rooted and have TWIP as recovery *BUT* before I install a custom ROM, I want a backup *BUT* there's no room as the backup wants to use internal SD (not external)
Somehow Miscellaneous Files show over 8GB but in My Files it only shows about 200MB addressable (erasable). I deleted all Dropbox files and saved 200MB.
Where the heck are the other 7.8GB of files? How can I see them please?
Thanks in advance.
greenja said:
So I'm getting a warning that the internal SD is out of memory, I've moved all movable apps to external SD, photos, music too.
Rooted and have TWIP as recovery *BUT* before I install a custom ROM, I want a backup *BUT* there's no room as the backup wants to use internal SD (not external)
Somehow Miscellaneous Files show over 8GB but in My Files it only shows about 200MB addressable (erasable). I deleted all Dropbox files and saved 200MB.
Where the heck are the other 7.8GB of files? How can I see them please?
Thanks in advance.
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I am in the same boat with no solution
I fixed it
jinan said:
I am in the same boat with no solution
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backup *everything* and reformat *internal* SD card
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=44217580#post44217580
hope it helps
greenja said:
backup *everything* and reformat *internal* SD card
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=44217580#post44217580
hope it helps
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I did this but didn't solve the problem for me. However, I did find a solution which worked for me. I used CWM, went in to the >Backup and Restore>Delete> and chose to delete all backups in the internal SD. Solved my problem
jinan said:
I did this but didn't solve the problem for me. However, I did find a solution which worked for me. I used CWM, went in to the >Backup and Restore>Delete> and chose to delete all backups in the internal SD. Solved my problem
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WOW!!!!
i am so happy i found your tip. finally i managed to clean the mysterious 9Gb in my storage.
thank you very much!!!
Clean Data folder
DaemonAshra said:
I still havent seen an answer for this issue, but I have over 6GB of Miscellaneous Files in Setting->Storage. nothing in there shows that much info, so I know its from loading different ROMs. I have no idea how to get rid of these files. I've been looking all around CWM for something to clear, but I'm not too confident about messing with that.
Does anyone have an idea of how to clear up this stuff?
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Yes its kinda simple, at least it worked for me. Don't forget to thank me
Download ES Explorer
and go into the /data/media folder.
the troublesome files are there. Careful what you delete tho. For myself I had old remnants from another ROM and the entire rom zip file.
Don't forget the thanx button.
A lot of that is cached data for apps. If you use apps like gmusic, it caches music files to the device and that cache folder will grow. Root access will allow you to clear all your data es, including hidden files and that size will drop.
Adjetey Boye said:
Yes its kinda simple, at least it worked for me.
Download ES Explorer
and go into the /data/media folder.
the troublesome files are there. Careful what you delete tho. For myself I had old remnants from another ROM and the entire rom zip file.
Don't forget the thanx button.
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There's nothing in that folder.
So not that simple.
If you're rooted, get Cache Cleaner NG and let it wipe all that unnecessary data. I run it weekly.
With roms like gummy, you can click on Misc and see which app has all the data... It's likely something like Vine (it had a huuuuuuuge cache) or another app like gmusic.
beepea206 said:
If you're rooted, get Cache Cleaner NG and let it wipe all that unnecessary data. I run it weekly.
With roms like gummy, you can click on Misc and see which app has all the data... It's likely something like Vine (it had a huuuuuuuge cache) or another app like gmusic.
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Sir (or madam).
I need you to fully understand exactly how amazing of a person you are. I don't know where the data was or what ate it all, but this app got it all back and you are awesome for recommending it.
Adjetey Boye said:
Yes its kinda simple, at least it worked for me.
Download ES Explorer
and go into the /data/media folder.
the troublesome files are there. Careful what you delete tho. For myself I had old remnants from another ROM and the entire rom zip file.
Don't forget the thanx button.
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It worked for me, I have deleted the folder /data/media entirely。
Tks very much.
I recently ran into a similar issue with my rooted nook tablet. It was killing my sd cards. When I put the sd cards in my laptop, I erased all partitions and that fixed them.
I used to be a moderator in a forum that helped people with car trouble. I have accumulated some good karma. please help me
Eastsun said:
It worked for me, I have deleted the folder /data/media entirely。
Tks very much.
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glad to be of help
Adjetey Boye said:
Yes its kinda simple, at least it worked for me. Don't forget to thank me
Download ES Explorer
and go into the /data/media folder.
the troublesome files are there. Careful what you delete tho. For myself I had old remnants from another ROM and the entire rom zip file.
Don't forget the thanx button.
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Six and a half years later on XIAOMI redmi note 8T I habe finally found 6GB of data in orangenfox folder that I dont need ( for miui ota ). Thank you.
Hello,
anyway to deal with low internal storage ? Google apps are taking all the space and i really dont want to uninstall/deactivate them. (my phone is rooted and running MM )
TbiTw said:
Hello,
anyway to deal with low internal storage ? Google apps are taking all the space and i really dont want to uninstall/deactivate them. (my phone is rooted and running MM )
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This application is what you need https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/apps2sd-partition-sd-card-link-apps-to-t3122919. It allows you to link apps to your sd card ext4 partition. You have to re-partition your sdcard to two partitions. First as a normal FAT32 partition and other one as a EXT4 partition.
keikari said:
This application is what you need https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/apps2sd-partition-sd-card-link-apps-to-t3122919. It allows you to link apps to your sd card ext4 partition. You have to re-partition your sdcard to two partitions. First as a normal FAT32 partition and other one as a EXT4 partition.
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Can i link Gapps too with this app ?
TbiTw said:
Can i link Gapps too with this app ?
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You can but I think I have read somewhere some of them might stop working. You have to test your self what works. Also if you want more memory, installing google keyboard and deleting huawei swipe keyboard will give some extra space.
keikari said:
You can but I think I have read somewhere some of them might stop working. You have to test your self what works. Also if you want more memory, installing google keyboard and deleting huawei swipe keyboard will give some extra space.
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Thanks , unfortunately that wont help , i think adoptable storage is a good idea ....
Do you know how to get it on this phone ?
TbiTw said:
Thanks , unfortunately that wont help , i think adoptable storage is a good idea ....
Do you know how to get it on this phone ?
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I think I've once tried tutorial on this page http://xanthe.arkku.net/?lang=en&p=13 It should work.
keikari said:
I think I've once tried tutorial on this page http://xanthe.arkku.net/?lang=en&p=13 It should work.
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Thank you so much dude.
keikari said:
I think I've once tried tutorial on this page http://xanthe.arkku.net/?lang=en&p=13 It should work.
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dude i have a lil question , is a class 10 SD card enough ? i mean it wont slow down my phone ?
TbiTw said:
dude i have a lil question , is a class 10 SD card enough ? i mean it wont slow down my phone ?
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Well cheap class 10 sd card was easily enough for apps2sd linking. Haven't tested with adoptable storage but I believe it will work without any problem.