Tap the button to begin moving it. There is a better way to get an overall view of which apps can and cannot be moved to the SD card. There is also a paid version , but the free version is good enough for this purpose. Next, follow the steps below to the letter, and you should have some extra space on your SD card for apps.
Before partitioning your SD card, be sure to back up all data on your SD card. This partitioning procedure will erase everything on it. Once your data is backed up, leave the SD card in your PC for the partitioning process.
The following screen displays. Select the disk for your SD drive. This is the point at which all the data on the SD card will be erased. The first partition will be used for data. Creating partitions on an SD card so you can install apps to it on an Android device is different from partitioning a drive for a PC. Next, you need to define the type of file system for the data partition.
By default, the size of this partition is the available size of the SD card. Click and hold on the yellow border and drag it to the left until you get the approximate size you want for your data. The remaining space on the SD card is listed as unallocated below the data partition you just created. Now, you need to define the second partition for the apps. Windows can only recognize the first partition on a removable disk.
However, since we are not using this SD card on a Windows PC, we can continue to create the second partition. The remaining space on the SD card is automatically used for the second partition.
However, the changes are not final yet. A confirmation dialog box displays making sure you want to apply the changes. Now that you have a properly partitioned SD card, insert it back into your Android device and boot up the device. There is a paid version of the app, but the free version will suffice for this procedure. That should reset the app.
Once your device has rebooted, open Link2SD again. You should not see any dialog box display. Instead, you should see a list of apps and some options on the top of the app screen. If you want to automatically install new apps to the SD card rather than the internal storage, we recommend doing that now. To do this, tap the menu button three vertical dots in the upper-right corner of the screen.
Make sure the first three check boxes are all selected. So, data files for apps installed on the SD card will still be stored on the internal storage. Use the back arrows at the top of each screen in Link2SD to go back to the previous screen.
You can also use the back button on your device. Any files you transferred from your PC to the SD card are on that partition. Word is also taking up a total of MB of space on the internal storage.
However, we can get beyond that limitation. We open Link2SD and scroll in the list of apps until we get to Word and tap on it. I actually do see that button for some apps on Android 4. I guess that, for security, each app has to decide what data to allow moving to the SD card where it will be less protected by password, encryption and so on , and if they don't whitelist any data then you can't move the app at all. Izzy you better read his question first. FranMarzoa Ooops — my bad, and my apologies.
Add a comment. Active Oldest Votes. No apps get full access to the external SD card, which rendered a lot of them unusable: file managers: you cannot use them to manage your external SD card.
If you do not want to go the latter way rooting , and the former way fix by manufacturer is not available, you can only do minimal things on Kitkat: use app2sd which seems to be available on your device to swap-out parts of your apps. This requires the corresponding apps to explicitly support App2SD , and only will "swap out" parts of the apps themselves; other parts of the app, including all its data, will remain in internal storage set your "default install location" to your SD card see: Installing to SDCard by default.
This will automate App2SD for all your new installations. Further readings: Other Questions with answers on "kitkat sd-card write" on our site, especially: Workaround for Android 4. Improve this answer. Community Bot 1. There are "App2SD helper apps" see my list of Other app helpers , but App2SD must be supported by the system or again will require root.
As pointed out in my comment on your question: the button "Move to SD card" indicates it is supported by your device, and pushing that button will do what it says — using the built-in App2SD mechanism.
Again, please see our app2sd tag-wiki for details. Alright, so i have currently no use of that app if my device isn't rooted or doesnt have the button — Bas.
If you have that button i. Additional things require root. NewsView NewsView 11 1 1 bronze badge. I would certaintly have done this, too bad the tablet wasn't mine How I understand it, this would be a case of warranty?
Windows Windows. Most Popular. New Releases. Desktop Enhancements. Networking Software. Trending from CNET. Android 6. Update your mobile device to the latest version of the Android operating system. Kingo Android Root Free. Root your android device in one click. Android 5. After that all apps would be able to write to the MicroSD card. However doing so would likely void your device warranty. If your device is already rooted you can use SDFix app to conveniently modify the config.
We are not associated with SDFix. It worked for us so we think we could mention it here. Please do not contact us with requests for information on how to obtain root access and how to modify the system config. The process is different for each device and often requires technical expertise. SD Card on Android 4. Apps must not be allowed to write to secondary external storage devices, except in their package-specific directories as allowed by synthesized permissions. Restricting writes in this way ensures the system can clean up files when applications are uninstalled.
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