Solved! How can I set the default download locaton on galaxy tab e

[LorenzinLV]

How can I change the default download location on my Samsung Galaxy Tab E? I found Settings... Applications... but not "Internet."

 

[webworkings]

I am assuming you are wanting to do set it to download to a SD card rather than the "Internal" storage of the tablet? It then depend son what it is you want to have downloading to the card. If you are just wanting images, videos, music, etc. (not apps) to go to the card, you would need to go into the individual app (like a browser) you are downloading through and check its settings and change where it downloads things to. If that app doesn't have that option, you would need an app that does. If however, you are wanting to download and run apps from the card, that is a whole other story. Should that be the case, I am including the instructions on how that is done below. However, not all devices allow for this change.

First, you need to be using a tablet 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 tablet, or they don't work for you, then you have a tablet 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 tablet.

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

 

[LorenzinLV]

Thank you for these awesome instructions. After removing everything from my SD card, I found I did not have the option to format the SD card as internal memory. Sadly, my Tab E is either running an older version of Android or the manufacturer has restricted me from making this change.

Thank you, though, for the very detailed instructions.

I am assuming you are wanting to do set it to download to a SD card rather than the "Internal" storage of the tablet? It then depend son what it is you want to have downloading to the card. If you are just wanting images, videos, music, etc. (not apps) to go to the card, you would need to go into the individual app (like a browser) you are downloading through and check its settings and change where it downloads things to. If that app doesn't have that option, you would need an app that does. If however, you are wanting to download and run apps from the card, that is a whole other story. Should that be the case, I am including the instructions on how that is done below. However, not all devices allow for this change.

First, you need to be using a tablet 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 tablet, or they don't work for you, then you have a tablet 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 tablet.

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