topic Re: how to set SD card as default storage in Z Series

how to set SD card as default storage

jhongzkie — Sun, 28 May 2017 13:46:12 GMT

please help me, im getting irritated by the message telling me "disc full"
i need to make my external/SD card to be my default storage so that it can't be easily get full.
please, thanks in advance.

Re: how to set SD card as default storage

Uliwooly — Sun, 28 May 2017 18:03:58 GMT

@jhongzkie

This can't be done, you should clear the app cache on apps such as

chrome, instagram, spotify, facebook, google photos, etc, to clear up some internal storage

Also move apps to the SD card.

Re: how to set SD card as default storage

Emil — Mon, 29 May 2017 09:08:33 GMT

Hi @jhongzkie,

Welcome to the community!

As @uliwooly said you can't set your SD-card to be the default storage location for installed apps or downloaded files. You can move some data for your internal storage to your SD-card if you go to: Settings > Storage > Transfer data to SD card.

You can also set your SD card as the default storage for pictures and videos recorded with your own camera. To do so go to: Camera > Tap the cogwheel > More > Data storage > SD card.

There is also a great guide by @Emir on how to free up storage on your device you can check out for a few good tips!

Let me know if this helps!

Re: how to set SD card as default storage

jhongzkie — Tue, 30 May 2017 07:44:12 GMT

i dont like moving some data or something, i need it as "default storage" if you know what i mean, we'll if there's no solution for this or this can't be done so i guess it's goodbye to my z3 then..

Re: how to set SD card as default storage

Lord_viridis — Tue, 30 May 2017 07:56:03 GMT

@jhongzkie wrote:
i dont like moving some data or something, i need it as "default storage" if you know what i mean, we'll if there's no solution for this or this can't be done so i guess it's goodbye to my z3 then..

You're aware that this was NEVER an option for any android device from that era though correct?

Setting SD as a default installation was only introduced with 6.0 and even then, most manufacturers realised that it was actually a really stupid idea to integrate your sd as internal storage, as:

1, speed wasn't guaranteed at a system wide level due to many, many crap cards out there.

2, the card would be part of a wider file system so you could only ever use it in that device, drop your phone, lose your history of photos

3, when upgrading to new device, you could only backup manually instead of just hot swapping sd.

Re: how to set SD card as default storage

tshiamo-947 — Fri, 16 Feb 2018 07:00:51 GMT

My problem is how do I set my sd card as default storage on my sony xperia.

Re: how to set SD card as default storage

Qatrium — Fri, 16 Feb 2018 07:05:51 GMT

@tshiamo-947

Read up. You can't.

Re: how to set SD card as default storage

Emil — Mon, 19 Feb 2018 13:05:14 GMT

Hi @tshiamo-947,

As @Quester pointed out, you cannot set your SD card as default storage. You can however move some information to your SD card. You will find instructions on how to do so in this thread!

Re: how to set SD card as default storage

XXMONKEY81XX — Mon, 26 Feb 2018 18:57:21 GMT

Putting photos and video can have their own problems when deleting them through certain apps though.