Many owners modern gadgets trying with all their might to expand the memory in their device. Unfortunately, 4-8 GB of internal memory is not enough for users to work comfortably. The SD card allows you to expand these boundaries. You can transfer music, video or text documents to it. But what can you do with games? How can applications be moved to a memory card? There are many ways now to help you do this.

Standard tools

As we have already found out, the built-in memory plays an important role in the use of the device. Typically, about 1 gigabyte is allocated for operating system, 2 GB - for multimedia files. And what remains? Only 1 gigabyte is allocated for various applications. Of course, this is very little by modern standards. There are now Android applications that take up more than 2 GB. It doesn't matter how powerful you have mobile phone, because without memory, you will not be able to install normal applications. It is because of this that many users are looking for a way out of this situation. Let's see how using standard tools you can move applications to the memory card "Samsung", "Asus" and other well-known brands. Unfortunately the owners Chinese phones this method will not work.

The fact is that in Chinese models, developers separate internal memory for general use and memory for multimedia. When migrating, the files will simply move to the other half.

For more expensive models the developers have provided the ability to transfer applications to an external drive. This method does not require any third party utilities... If your phone supports this feature, then you can easily move required programs... How do I move applications to an Android memory card?

First, let's move on to the settings of your device.

We pass to the item "Applications".

Find the application that needs to be moved in the list and click on it.

In the new window, click on the "Move to USB Drive" button.

Unfortunately, not all programs can be moved. If the developers have provided such an opportunity, then you will move the application in a few minutes. It should also be remembered that not all files are moved to the SD card. Only large files are transferred, while others that are responsible for launching the application remain on the internal memory.

Additional software

How to move an application to a Lenovo memory card? This can be done automatically with additional programs... The most common is App Mgr III. This utility is available to everyone. It's free and you can download it at Google play... The program is quite simple, everyone can figure out the functionality. When installing new program it will give you a warning that you can install the game to the SD card. Agree with him and wait for the game to install.

Using the App Mgr III program

How can applications be moved to a memory card using additional software? If the game or program is already installed on the device, then you should follow the instructions to transfer the utility.

1. Open the required application and select the item "Movable" from above. This will show you all the games that can be moved to the SD card. You can also view already moved games and programs by selecting "On SD card", and utilities that cannot be transferred.

3. We confirm the selected actions and wait for the achievement of the set goal.

Using FolderMount

FolderMount is a special program that does its job perfectly. It will help you move the application. Using this program, the Android memory card will be used as the main memory, since it allows you to move almost all files to an external drive. Unfortunately, FolderMount has a significant drawback, it requires ROOT rights. If you get superuser rights, then this utility will help you a lot. It transfers not only game files, but also their cache. This is great for gaming. You can also transfer applications not only to an SD card, but also to any other external drive.

FolderMount work

Transferring files using this utility is quite simple, but some users may encounter certain problems. How can applications be moved to a memory card?

Download the program from Google Play and install it.

Click on the button in the form of a plus sign, which is located on the right upper corner.

In the new window, first select "Name" and write the name of the game you want to move.

After that we select "Destination", where the game should be moved.

We confirm the action by clicking on the checkmark in the upper right corner. We are waiting for the application to move to the memory card. Then you can move on to other games.

Output

How can applications be moved to a memory card? As you can see, there is nothing difficult about this. If with the help of standard tools you did not manage to move the game or program, then it is worth installing additional software. Of course, these programs will not be able to transfer all applications to the SD card, but this way you will still free up memory. The most powerful utility is FolderMount, but it requires ROOT rights. When you get superuser rights, you run the risk, but this greatly expands the functionality of the phone as a whole, we give many new opportunities.

If your device does not have enough free space, you can always transfer applications to a memory card. But not everything is as easy as it seems. Some device manufacturers do not allow applications to be transferred to a memory card.

There are three ways to transfer apps to SD card.

• The first way- this is the standard transfer of applications through the settings menu.

1) Go to "Settings" and select "Application Manager";

2) click on the required application;

• Second way suitable for devices with ROOT rights.

First you need to install from Play Market applicationLink2SD(or similar).

1) Open up application (upon opening you will need allow Superuser rights application;

2) press the button "Filter" and select "Supports App2SD"(this is done in order to find out which applications can be transferred to the memory card. Now applications that cannot be transferred will disappear from the list);

• Third way needed for devices whose settings prohibit the standard transfer of applications to a memory card.

In order to enable the ability to transfer applications to the SD card, you need to go to the developer options and activate desired function. Attention: you make all settings in the developer options at your own peril and risk.

To go to developer options:

1) enter "Settings" and select the line "About device"(or "About the phone");

2) find the item "Build number" and click on it in a row 5-7 times until the system notifies you that you have become a developer and the section appears Developer options;

3) go to "Developer options" and enable "Allow saving to external drives".

Most applications that are downloaded from Play Store are installed in the main memory of the device. Where a particular application is installed depends on the developer - he chooses the installation location when he writes the application.

Most applications are initially installed in the device's memory. Where the app is installed depends on the developer, not the device. This is an Android concept and cannot be changed.

What applications can be transferred to a memory card

Only some downloaded applications can be transferred to the card - those that you downloaded yourself. System Applications transfer will not work.

In order for a downloaded application to be transferred to a memory card, its developer must provide for such a possibility.

Not all applications can be transferred to the map: only downloaded ones, and only if such an option is available in the application itself.

How to transfer an application

The application is not completely transferred, some of it remains in the device's memory. The size of the rest depends on the application.

If the memory card is pulled out and inserted into another smartphone, the application will not work.

There are no "Transfer to memory card" or "Change" buttons, no applications can be transferred

Download Electronic Arts' Bejeweled Classic from the Play Store and try transferring it to your memory stick.

Screenshot from Play Store: icon and name of the game

If you managed to transfer the game "Bejeweled Classic"

This means that developers all applications that are on your device, didn’t take care that their applications could be transferred to the card.

If you can't transfer the game "Bejeweled Classic"

There can be two reasons for this:

1. Memory card not inserted or damaged - insert or replace memory card.
2. On your Android device below version 4.2.2, which does not have this option.

Memory has one property: it is always in short supply. The newly purchased smartphone delighted you with immeasurable gigabytes inside: and now it is crowded there, like in a trolleybus at rush hour.
And on the outside sticks out, all so restless, a Micro SD card that you just can't fill!
The tempting idea is to transfer applications from internal memory to a card! True, its implementation sometimes requires a subtle approach. This is what we will consider.

Transferring applications to a memory card using standard methods

Let's note right away: this possibility is not present in all Android versions... It first appeared in version 2.2 of Froyo. And in 4.4 KitKat, the developers blocked the installation of applications on the memory card at all. Therefore, everything written in this section is useful only for owners of smartphones with Android 2.2 and 4.3.

Can any program or game be transferred to a Micro SD card? No, it all depends on whether the developer has foreseen such an opportunity. To transfer the application to the card, first of all, make sure that there is enough free space on it.

Go to the "Settings" menu, open the "Applications" section. Tap on the app you would like to transfer. The settings will show in which section it is installed. If it is installed in the main memory and, you can transfer it with one tap.

This method works well. But looking at each app separately is rather tedious.

Convenient means of transferring applications to a memory card

Fortunately, there are also alternative means of transfer. Let's consider the most relevant now - the FolderMount program. With its help, you can transfer to the map even applications that in a regular way cannot be transferred.

• Make sure your smartphone is rooted. Instructions.
• Install FolderMount and give it root access when it asks for it.
• Check the Application Analyzer for a list of all applications that can be migrated.
• When FolderMount prompts you to create a pair (the folder on the memory card corresponding to the folder in the main memory), agree.
• Proceed with the transfer, which may take a long time depending on the size of the folder.
• When the transfer is finished, click on the needle icon next to the transferred folder. Wait for it to turn green. That's it, the folder on the memory card is mounted to the main disk.

The strength of this application is that it works on versions of Android up to 5.0, where the standard port is no longer provided.
However, to fully use the program, you will have to use the paid version, which costs the equivalent of $ 1.
On the other hand, is it expensive to fully expand the memory of your smartphone?

Some Tricks for Freeing Main Memory

• The phone constantly strives to transfer applications to an internal card of a limited size, ignoring the external one, where larger volume? In most cases, the internal memory can be repartitioned. Then almost all the memory of the drive will be allocated for system partition, remainder internal card can be made hidden, and the system will have no choice: applications will be installed on an external Micro SD. To repartition memory, there are special utilities, which must be selected based on the model of the smartphone and the chipset. Their review is a topic for a separate article.
• Games weigh many hundreds of megabytes or even gigabytes? Fortunately, it is customary to place media data in a so-called cache, which can often be downloaded separately and placed in the Android folder on the map. The main application file will still have to be installed in the main memory. But it doesn't matter: the cache from the card is perfectly readable.
• Purchase cards of at least grade 10. Yes, they are noticeably more expensive than the budget class 4, but the data reading speed is incomparably higher. So you will not swear at your phone because of unbearable braking.
• Don't want to mess with all of the above? Then get a phone without a memory card at all. These are, in particular, all Nexus models, some popular Samsung flagships and LG, Xiaomi and Meizu. However, in order to expand the memory, you will have to buy an OTG flash drive with a Micro USB plug. It can only be used to work with video, music and other data, but not with applications. And it will cost more than an SD card of the same size. But all your programs and games will fit in the main section.

If you like to install a large number of games and programs on your device, but the amount of smartphone memory does not allow you to do this, then very soon there will simply be no memory left to install applications. In this case the best solution–Use third-party media, but how to transfer applications to a memory card on Android manually and what is needed for this?

Transferring using a system function

So, let's begin. Of course, many people immediately thought that the whole transfer process was unbearably difficult. But don't worry, because the procedure is quite simple and quick.

• First, click on "Settings";
• Then go to the item called "Applications";
• In it you need to choose desired file(game or application);
• Now you need to click on it and find the "Move to SD card" tab;
• If the button is active, you need to click on it. Ready.

Quite often it happens what developers initially block this opportunity and do not allow you to transfer your application to the sd card. They explain this by the fact that their application works better on standard than on external storage, whatever speed of data processing it has.

If you did not see such an opportunity by clicking on the application, then consider that this is the blocking of the developer himself. Then you need third party apps. We'll talk about them below.

Described below 2 best apps which I used and everything worked out. But remember that free version does not guarantee full performance, better support the author and then you will be able to transfer applications to the SD card.

The most popular application for such purposes which is used by many users. This program is completely free, and at the same time it can move games and other files quickly and without any problems to the sd card.

Any user can figure it out. And all because games and programs are divided into 2 large categories. In addition to transferring, you can clear the cache using this program, massively select applications and games, and also receive a notification about cleaning or changing any programs.

Another worthy tool isLink2 SD... The utility can also be downloaded freely from, install in a standard way and enjoy the free space on your device.

Unfortunately, the program does not work without, the interface is not very simple and it will be difficult for a beginner to deal with all the nuances and actions, but you will get an excellent functioning application manager.

Consider the benefits of Link2SD:

• Easily transfer, for example, a game to external media, even if its system options do not support it. Everything will launch as before, no launch, quality or performance issues.
• Clean cache, duplicate files and unnecessary application data in two clicks.
• Creates a special section on the memory card, because of which the smartphone begins to recognize it as an internal storage location. That is why the functionality of portable programs is not violated.
• It supports a huge number of languages ​​(more than forty, including Russian, of course), which is quite a rarity for such programs.

How to transfer application cache to Android memory card using FolderMount

This method is much more useful than all those described above, because thanks to it only the cache of the program or game is transferred, which very often takes up more space on the device than the app itself.

In this case, you will need to use the FolderMount program. But in order to use it, you need a "Superuser" mode. If you have them, you can proceed.

• Open the program and click on the plus image, which is located in the upper right corner.
• There you will see a field "Name", in which the name of the application is entered.
• Paragraph "A source" needed to specify the folder where the cache is located. As a rule, it is located at this address - Sd / android / obb / name.
• Folder "Appointment" is needed to specify the path to move the cache.
• After filling in each item, you need to click on the checkmark located at the top of the screen, and the picture of the pin is displayed, located opposite the name entered in the first paragraph. When the transfer is over, the pin will turn green.

Video instruction: transfer using Es Explorer