topic Re: Setting SD card as default saving location in Z Series

Setting SD card as default saving location

Horchi — Mon, 18 May 2015 21:17:35 GMT

Hello,

Right now the camera app on my Z3 compact is the only app saving on my SD card. When I download files or the stuff from whatsapp, everything is saved on the phone. With my last mobil I could choose the default to be either the phone or the card. Is there anything like that on the Z3 compact? The first time I used the cam after I put in the SD card the app asked if I wanted to save on the card from now on. I would like that for the other apps aswell.

Thank you

Re: Setting SD card as default saving location

_alexdon_ — Mon, 18 May 2015 21:20:50 GMT

Sorry but most of the apps save to internal memory,but now with 5.0 I think it is up to the developers to provide this.

Re: Setting SD card as default saving location

SophiaW — Tue, 19 May 2015 01:05:01 GMT

Hi Hephi, welcome to the community!

After downloading the apps you can transfer them to the SD card (if the app developer allows this) through File commander or by going into Settings > Apps > tap the desired App > tap Move to SD card. There is no way to make the apps store to SD card by default.

Re: Setting SD card as default saving location

_alexdon_ — Tue, 19 May 2015 04:16:54 GMT

@SophiaW Still,moving apps to SD card isn't exactly what it seems:

/t5/Software-Updates/Apps-moved-to-SD-card-still-reserve-space-in-internal-storage/m-p/956195#U956195

Re: Setting SD card as default saving location

aier — Tue, 19 May 2015 11:15:23 GMT

@SophiaW wrote:
Hi @Hephi, welcome to the community!
After downloading the apps you can transfer them to the SD card (if the app developer allows this) through File commander or by going into Settings > Apps > tap the desired App > tap Move to SD card. There is no way to make the apps store to SD card by default.

how to do it from file commander? can't find a way.

Re: Setting SD card as default saving location

SophiaW — Wed, 20 May 2015 04:37:18 GMT

Hi aier, my apologies you aren't able to transfer apps through File Commander - only photo's, music, video's etc.

Re: Setting SD card as default saving location

Horchi — Sat, 23 May 2015 09:05:53 GMT

I know I can transfer apps to the SD card, but that's not what I meant. I'm looking for a default setting, so that when I download something, or install a new app, the phone first tries to save it on the SD card. Only if the app does not allow this and needs to be saved on internal storage does it do so. This way I would need to check every app myself if I can transfer it to SD card.

Like I said, both my old mobiles, htc and Huawei, had this setting and I'm a bit disappointed that Sony doesn't seem to have this option.

Re: Setting SD card as default saving location

SophiaW — Tue, 26 May 2015 00:31:40 GMT

Hephi, I do understand however there is no default setting unfortuantely - you are only able to transfer them over individually at this stage.

downloads cannot be stored directly to microSD

gboi — Wed, 10 Jun 2015 17:41:26 GMT

I cannot save my downloads on the SD card i installed,this is newly bought and works perfectly on my samsung tab..is there any default options about download directories on z3?, i cannot find anything on storage settings.

Re: downloads cannot be stored directly to microSD

_alexdon_ — Wed, 10 Jun 2015 17:50:06 GMT

@gboi I have merged your topic here as this has been asked before,please take a look.

Re: Setting SD card as default saving location

gboi — Wed, 10 Jun 2015 18:18:41 GMT

So you mean everthing i download is by default stored first in my phone memory then i shud b the one to transfer manually.?..then its impossible to download large files such as tv series.,?because my phone memory is about 9gb available..i bought a 64gb card thinking i can download large files..i really hope..really hope theres another way for this problem to be solved.....

Re: Setting SD card as default saving location

_alexdon_ — Wed, 10 Jun 2015 18:23:55 GMT

If the app supports direct downloading to SD,then it works.

Re: Setting SD card as default saving location

gboi — Wed, 10 Jun 2015 18:39:35 GMT

Im using this bittorrent and ttorent,and other downloader.,the ttorrent have options to.change directory of the files downloaded..but the card really cant accept.i cannot select it...anyway thanks for that..id just transfer manually..hehehe...no choice..

Re: Setting SD card as default saving location

JAnderton — Sun, 21 Jun 2015 12:27:10 GMT

So all I am looking to do is to save pictures that I download from the internet and phone screen shots to my Micro SD as default. I am not too concerned about apps.

Is that possible? I am thinking the answer is no, but if I can, can someone please tell me how.

Thanks.

Re: Setting SD card as default saving location

Dozi1 — Tue, 06 Oct 2015 02:46:47 GMT

What about photos and videos, can they be saved on SD by default or moved later to sd? They are filling up my internal memory while I have 16 free sd space

Re: Setting SD card as default saving location

152bobby — Tue, 06 Oct 2015 09:17:55 GMT

I've got to the stage that my Z3c is stating 95% full internal memory and prevents me from downloading a app until I delete a existing app, which is a real pain.

I keep a close eye on my internal and sd memory levels and get everything on the sd card that I can.

Can't believe that Sony gave this phone such a small internal memory and they know it was a mistake because the z5c has 32gb internal memory!!!

Re: Setting SD card as default saving location

renatomarques — Mon, 28 Mar 2016 11:40:26 GMT

I'VE DONE IT!

Regarding photos/videos, this is done in the camera app. Press "the three dot's" and go to settings menu in camera app. Select SD as storage area.

Re: Setting SD card as default saving location

Zeeko23 — Mon, 02 May 2016 00:09:13 GMT

Is this a joke? Why would a smartphone company even not consider this simple idea to allow an android owner to do as he pleases in saving where he wants and where he wants to sace it. It's like everybody bought an external sd card to not even use it! I hope someday in maybe 20 years, that android or the corporative cellphones companies will creat something that it can allow us to have that option.

Re: Setting SD card as default saving location

amillianaire — Sat, 16 Jul 2016 20:27:05 GMT

This is a ridiculous answer. If this is how the phone is set up then it needs to be changed. There's no reason why I have a 64g SD card but have to sit there and manually transfer files onto it. Downloads to music and photos should go directly onto the external memory and the option to choose between should be available.

it sony, I love your phones but the functionalities are really annoying sometimes.

Re: Setting SD card as default saving location

Pomerol — Thu, 19 Jan 2017 11:12:50 GMT

This seems a pretty basic requirement that other phone manufacturers are able to offer (e.g. Nokia/Microsoft, HTC etc.) so it is somewhat deficient to simply state that this is not available.

I've also found that regardless of whether I move an app (which is a very timeconsuming task let's face it) every time it then updates, it moves back to the internal storage disc.

I am now getting "system disc full" warnings. So, despite having moved all apps to the SD card, they're now back on the internal storage.

Please tell me this is being looked at and a solution is due soon?!!

Thank you.