Questions tagged [app2sd]
App2SD or Apps2SD is a general term for moving applications to the SD card. See the full wiki entry for a disambiguation.
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How does an A2-rated microSD card perform as adoptable storage in 2023?
Here's a small backstory. A relative of mine owns a pretty low end Android phone (Redmi 9T) running Android 12. They got the 64gb storage variant which, of course, wasn't the best idea since there was ...
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I deleted my .asec files, what happened to the apps on my SD-card?
I have a phone with Android 4.4 kitkat and a 32GB SD card on which I had noticed the .android_secure folder was taking up 1.5GB of storage so I decided to free up some storage. There were apps in the ...
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Moving apps to SD Card on Samsung Galaxy S20 FE Android 12
I purchased 6 months before, Samsung Galaxy s20 Fe with android 12 with 128 GB internal memory and a 256 GB external Micro SD card. I am an IT freelancer professional, so I have a job is for testing ...
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How to create Mount script or Link2sd symbolic link in adoptable storage (format microsdcard as internal memory) any help
Question : How to create Mount script or Link2sd symbolic link in adoptable storage (format microsdcard as internal memory) any help
I have an old mobile with upgrade of Android 6.0.1 marshemellow ...
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What is meant by "no need to move sd card share the same disk with os"?
I am using Redmi 9, 4/64, Android 11, MIUI Global 12.5.3. I was trying to move apps from internal to sd. But there was no option, though i enabled it in developer settings. I tried some app and they ...
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App2sd link2sd how to show mount view 2nd micro sd card ext2 partition
Question :App2sd link2sd how to show mount view 2nd micro sd card ext2 partition
I had loaded twrp recovery (fastboot boot twrprexovery.img) in bootloader mode and installed SU and rooted and ...
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How to unlock view get app info "Move app to SD card" option locked missing in android 5.1.1
Question :-How to unlock view get app info "Move app to SD card" option locked missing in android 5.1.1?
I have two mobiles of same company with different model both having same os android 5....
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How which custom android OS stock rom version (7-12) virtually pre load/check/test have adoptable storage format sd card as internal storage option
question which custom android OS stock rom version (6,7.1,8.1,9.1.10,11,12.1) and how to virtually (VM) pre load pre check test have adoptable storage format sd card as internal storage option
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Cannot move apps to SD card using App2SD
I have Samsung Galaxy Core Prime running Android 5 Lollipop. I try to move some apps in the SD card with App2SD, but the file manager does not work.
Can anyone here tell me more about my issue? ...
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Configuring SD card
I bought an SD card of 64 gb for my Razer Phone 2 and I'd like to transfer big data in it (Spotify songs, videos, useless apps). I can't find any option to safely move data from my phone to the SD ...
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Will linked moved apps to sd card through link2sd works after unrooted mobile?
Will linked moved apps to sd card through link2sd works after unrooted mobile?
I want to move my apps to external sd card of my android 6.0 mobile it has option of formatting sd card to internal ...
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How to split Partition External SD card for adoptable & Portable without rooting?
My mobile device have
OS Android 6.0.1 Marshellow Processor Qualcomm Family cortex a53
Machine arrch 64 Architecture arm cortex a53 External memory card 64GB
ROM 16 GB MOBILE NOT ROOTED
It have ...
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Move App Data from SD Card to Internal Storage
TL;DR: Some apps have a little data on the SD and I want to move it to internal in case the apps actually need it. My intent is to use the SD for something else. However, I can't figure out how to ...
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Which app in Play Store shall I use for app2sd and how shall I use it?
I am learning info from https://android.stackexchange.com/tags/insufficient-memory/info, which says too options for moving apps from internal storage to removable SD card.
My Android 4.4.2 is not ...
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com.whatsapp_preferences.xml periodically gets overwritten how to prevent that from happening
on a magisk rooted Android 10 device
com.whatsapp_preferences.xml
( /data/data/com.whatsapp ? ... can't remember that path now )
has been updated with non default parameters as I needed but it ...
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how to to restore apps without reinstalling them after ROM change
I installed a custom rom on my Android phone which is havoc GSI 3.1 I am not happy with certain features that don't work and I would like to go back to the original ROM what is preventing me from ...
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How to disable automount of /dev/block/mmcblk1p2?
I installed link2sd then formatted my 2nd partition as ext2. Then I used link2sd to create mount script. Now,due to free version i'm unable to link internal data to this partition. So i removed the ...
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How are apps installed on Android ? context - symbolic links of only some apps disappear after reboot
I am using Apps2sd to move some apps to ext4 partition mmcblk1p2. It successfully moved 1 app ( see code below ) but after linking another , the symblink for app gets deleted but data folder's ...
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Why root cannot access ".android_secure" directory on external SD card?
I have an Android 9 tablet, rooted by way of Magisk. It has an external SD card mounted as sdfat on /mnt/media_rw/1234-5678 which is mounted on four other mount points, all as type sdcardfs, with some ...
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How to install apps to SD card with low internal storage - adoptable, app2sd, Xposed?
I’ve spent hours today trying to install an app on my 9.0 phone.
App size: ~1.5gb
Internal storage: 13/16gb.
SD card (formatted to adoptable): 4/64gb
I’ve read answers here explaining why it won’...
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Galaxy Note 3 (5.0) crashes when moving apps to SD ~30% of the time; latest crash lost some system settings & home button is now being weird
Got a bit of a hopefully-not-too-interesting one :)
For reasons unknown, my (secondhand) Note 3 seems to have a bit of a tendency to crash when I use the "Move to SD card" button in App info. Doesn't ...
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EXT4 Mount gives this error "SELinux: mount invalid. Same superblock, different security settings"
I am trying to mount a second partition (ext4 ) for my apps ( I guess its a bit outdated with adoptable storage but then ext4 isn't accepted FS for adoption for external card ) . I am on 9.0 ( Pie ) ...
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app2sd link2sd nightmare ..all Fully Linked apps disppear
One advantage in using app2sd ( or link2sd ) was that if all your apps are totally linked
when you swap out phones you would hope to 'carry' your apps with you and of course space savings to /Data
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mounting multiple ext4 partitions in Android 7+
I am doing away with exFat for my Microsd card after all my pictures decayed , corrupted and the directory was locked. I cant seem to write into a specific directory. chkdsk will just plain abort ...
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Why can't I move apps to external sdcard? [duplicate]
I'm using Redmi 5 Plus with global Oreo 8.1 ROM, rooted with Magisk. And I can't move my apps to external sdcard.
I tried with native method of Android. But the Redmi 5 Plus or MIUI doesn't seem to ...
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Moving unmovable apps to SD Card
My target was to get enough space on my Tecno Camon CA7 running Android 8.1 and get it a 32 GB SD card but only to find out that some applications cannot allow me to transfer them to SD Card. This ...
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Cannot move app to SD card: "Not enough storage space"
Disclaimer: There are many similar questions, but: 1) No answer there helped me, 2) This one provides additional info and questions, 3) Others seem to be related to Android versions < 8, so the ...
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Micro sd card partition strategy for Android (context of wear leveling & data corruption)?
The primary issue relates to bad blocks / clusters and it happens to be android platform.
This is a Sandisk 128gb (leave this link - it is not an ad). Some cards indicates other problems like memory ...
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SD card had bad sectors after chkdsk. Is that Logical or physical ?and path from here
This is about data corruption on android . The primary issue relates to bad blocks / clusters and it happens to be android platform. So this is a super user and NOT android enthusiast question. ...
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How to mount sdext2 partition by Apps2SD script, before system mount?
Using Apps2SD Pro app on Samsung Galaxy Note 3 N9005, Resurrection Remix Nougat v5.8.5 with Magisk v17.1.
I lose the linked apps again & again after reboot. This happened several times already. ...
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How to move apps from internal to external storage?
I'm trying to move with Lucky Patcher (also with app2sd and Samsung stock app) some apps from internal to external storage, but everytime with every apps movable I got this message:
java.lang....
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Move apps to the SD card and keep them there
I have a phone with a very small internal memory (LG K7, just 4GB storage, running Android 5.1.1) but a nice roomy (64 GB) external SD card, so naturally I use an application manager (specifically, ...
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App can't be moved to SD Card , Option not available
I've installed a app called PyDroid 3 from Play Store, but I don't have much space available on my internal memory so i wanted to move the app to SD Card. But Move To SD Card option is available on ...
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How to install app onto sd card with root (Samsung)
SM-A520F | Android 7
What I've tried:
I partitioned the sd card using minitool partition wizard. I partitioned it into 100gb fat32/exfat and 20gb ext4 partition. I was able to install apps onto the ...
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Can I install apps to adopted SD card from recovery?
WhatsApp is stubborn about not installing to SD card. I have an unlocked bootloader, but have not rooted or installed a custom recovery yet. I am trying to avoid rooting because of SafetyNet, and ...
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How can I make sure apps that are moved to the SD card stay there?
I'm using a Samsung Galaxy S4 (GT-I9505, Android 5.0.1, not rooted). Have 16GB total internal storage, and a 32GB SD card - the internal storage always seems to fill up quite quickly (not least ...
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"force allow apps on external" on EMUI 5.x not toggling on
so i've been trying to force allow apps on external storage by ticking the option: force allow apps on external
under the developer options segment of the phone but it just doesn't seem to work. ...
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How to move apps on SD-card to bigger SD-card without PC
I need simple steps to switch full sd card that have some apps on that sd card larger memory I need to switch from fullsd card to my new 128GB sd card but i have no computer at all, no laptop as well. ...
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Problem in usb debugging
I wanted to move all inbuilt apps on my Samsung Galaxy On7 to the sd card to free up space. To do this, I followed this site.
However, even after enabling USB debugging, the desktop is not being able ...
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Lenovo tablet with two internal partitions - How to move apps to SD?
Not specific to any model but for most Lenovo devices, including phones.
For some reason, some brands, mainly Chinese ones, include two internal partitions. Second partition is shown as "USB Storage" ...
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Error: java.lang.IllegalStateException: java.util.concurrent.TimeoutException: Thread Binder_C gave up waiting for partitionMixed after 180000ms
After entering the final command to make a mixed-format SD card in How can I move apps to SD on non-adopted Marshmallow storage?:
$ adb shell sm partition disk:179,64 mixed 25
I meet this error:
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App2sd compatible email app
I have a Casio G'zOne Commando C771 phone. It only has 400 MB of internal storage (!!!). I want to connect to my email, but if I use the built in email app, it will very quickly fill up what little ...
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Moving big apps to SD card on 4.4.2
My Android is 4.4.2, Phone model: Panasonic eluga s.
I have a 32 GB SD card in my cell. Please tell me how to shift big apps to SD card. I also have root access. There is no option of move to SD card ...
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Cannot move apps to SD Card
I own a Motorola Moto G 3rd generation upgraded to Marshmallow with an SD card plugged in (formatted as internal storage) and I am not able to get the apps to install there. I tried app2sd and I am ...
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Does moving apps to internal sd storage move the app save data as well?
I am just wondering. Lets say I move the game "Cooking Mama" to the adopted internal SD storage. The game is says 73.21 mb after the move. Does that include the game saves and downloaded content or ...
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My apps don't move to SD-card
I need some help. I just bought a new phone Android 6.0 (Huawei Honor 7 lite) and I can't move apps to my SD-card. I enabled primary storage as SD-card but the apps are still in internal memory and ...
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Moving apps to SD card?
How do I exactly move apps to the SD Card? I have already rooted my phone, but I still don't know what to do next. I did some research, but I ended up getting stuff like "Settings > Apps > [App] > ...
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How to migrate to a larger sd card [duplicate]
I am using a rooted fire tablet and have some apps installed on a 4GB sd card.
How can I migrate to a larger sd card? Will cloning and expanding the partition with gparted work?
I'm familiar with ...
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Adoptable storage questions
I recently updated to marshmallow with cyanogenmod 13 to use the "adoptable storage" feature. I was disappointed to find out that that only some apps could be put on the adopted storage. I used ...
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samsung galaxy j1 apps don't work off sd card
just bought a samsung galaxy j1. it has 8GB of memory but when i move my games/apps to the sd card, to free up more space on the phone, i cannot use them. it says this app is not installed. how do i ...
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