Sony Xperia, Sd card default storage?

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Hello, i'd like to ask how to set my sd card as a default storage for my Xperia m4 aqua bcz it has only like 8gb storage, and i have like 5 gb free storage on sd card and i just figure out how to set it as default when all the tutorials are for othee smartphones models..
Android version: 6.0.1
 
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Well it is going to depend on a few things. You are running a new enough version of Android so that part is good. Now you just need to know if the phone was restricted by the manufacturer and have the instructions below.

NOTE: If any of the instructions don't work for you, or a step is missing on your device, then the manufacturer restricted that device.


How to turn the "External" SD card into "Internal" storage on "Marshmallow".

NOTE: Please be sure you start with a blank SD card. It needs to be blank because when the card is converted to "Internal" storage, it will be formatted (wiped) and encoded (making the cards data only readable by that device).

1. Go to device “Settings”, then select “Storage”.
2. Select your "SD Card"...
Well it is going to depend on a few things. You are running a new enough version of Android so that part is good. Now you just need to know if the phone was restricted by the manufacturer and have the instructions below.

NOTE: If any of the instructions don't work for you, or a step is missing on your device, then the manufacturer restricted that device.


How to turn the "External" SD card into "Internal" storage on "Marshmallow".

NOTE: Please be sure you start with a blank SD card. It needs to be blank because when the card is converted to "Internal" storage, it will be formatted (wiped) and encoded (making the cards data only readable by that device).

1. Go to device “Settings”, then select “Storage”.
2. Select your "SD Card", then tap the “three-dot menu“ (top-right), now select “Settings” from in there.
3. Now select “Format as internal”, and then “Erase & Format”.
4. Your SD Card will now be formatted as internal storage.
5. Reboot your phone.

NOTE: If you don't reboot the phone, many things may not work correctly, so make sure you do.


How to turn the "External" SD card into "Internal" storage on "Nougat".

IMPORTANT NOTE: Be sure you start with a blank SD card. When the card is converted to "Internal" storage, it will be formatted (wiped) and encoded (making the cards data only readable by that device), so anything on it prior would be gone.

1. Go to "Settings", and then select "Storage & USB".
2. At the bottom of the list you should see the SD card's details, including the option to format it and make it "Internal" storage.
3. Once this is done, reboot the device and you can start running things from the card.

If you don't reboot the phone, some things may not work correctly, so make sure you do the reboot.

 
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