I have LG G6 and want to set my sd card as the default location downloaded items

[Nick_226]

I have no way of backing up my files on the sd card and was wondering if there was a way of selecting as card as the default for downloaded files or if I juat have to go in one by one and put my games and stuff that will transfer on it

 

[Nick_226]

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Question from Nick_226 : "I have LG G6 and want to set my sd card as the default location downloaded items"

I have no way of backing up my files on the sd card and was wondering if there was a way of selecting as card as the default for downloaded files or if I juat have to go in one by one and put my games and stuff that will transfer on it

 

[webworkings]

It depends on what kind of files you are trying to set to download to the SD card. If you are talking just music, videos (not including places like netflix), photos, etc., then you would change the settings in the individual app that you are doing the downloading through to save the files to the card rather than the phone. If the app you are using won't allow for that change, then you may need to get a different app to download through.

However, if you are a talking apps being saved to the SD card, and run from it, well that is a whole other story.

First, you need to be using a phone that is running at least Android "Marshmallow" (or newer) or be able to upgrade to it. Second, you will need the instructions I am including below. And third, you need a phone that has not been restricted by the manufacturer from making this change. Which does happen.

NOTE: If any of the steps are missing on your phone, or they don't work for you, then you have a phone that either has an older Android version or has been restricted by the manufacturer.


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.