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Re: SD memory

From "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid>
Newsgroups comp.mobile.android
Subject Re: SD memory
Date 2021-01-02 22:52 +0100
Message-ID <dh67ch-2rq.ln1@Telcontar.valinor> (permalink)
References <rspvhe$e26$2@dont-email.me> <rau6ch-pvb.ln1@Telcontar.valinor> <l4drqw9llow3$.dlg@v.nguard.lh>

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On 02/01/2021 22.32, VanguardLH wrote:
> "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> wrote:
>> Dieter Britz wrote:
>>
>>> My phone, an about 2-3 year old Moto, has 16 Gb memory.
>>> SOmetoimes when installing something, it tells me there
>>> not enough memory left - currently I am using about 14
>>> out of the 16. I did put in an SD card with 64 Gb.
>>>
>>> So, is there a way I can tell the phone to use some of
>>> that when installing stuff?
>>
>> I would first check to see what apps can store their data on the
>> "external" card. Typically, photos and videos from the camera would
>> go there. The map app OsmAnd, can store there its big maps. Not many
>> apps can.
> 
> The camera app that came bundled on my smartphone has a setting to
> specify where to save new pics or vids, like to the SD card.

Yes, that's usual.

> 
> Google Maps: Can store its offline maps to external storage.
> HERE [WeGo]: Can store its offline maps to external storage.
> 
> With Google Maps, you have to select a region to capture and store.  I
> have my hometown and my most vacationed cities stored offline, and they
> consume 266 MB and 410 MB, respectively, of external storage (SD card).

How do you tell google maps to use external storage? Last time I looked
(which might have been two years ago) I did not see it.

...

> As I mentioned, there is the option to meld internal and external
> storage into one volume which will make internal storage look larger by
> adding in the external storage, but there are gotchas doing that.

Yep. I don't like those gotchas :-(


-- 
Cheers, Carlos.

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SD memory Dieter Britz <dieterhansbritz@gmail.com> - 2021-01-02 14:21 +0000
  Re: SD memory Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2021-01-02 14:52 +0000
  Re: SD memory VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2021-01-02 09:09 -0600
    Re: SD memory Arlen   Holder <arlen_holder@newmachines.com> - 2021-01-02 18:44 +0000
  Re: SD memory Arlen   Holder <arlen_holder@newmachines.com> - 2021-01-02 18:44 +0000
  Re: SD memory The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2021-01-02 11:10 -0800
  Re: SD memory "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2021-01-02 20:32 +0100
    Re: SD memory VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2021-01-02 15:32 -0600
      Re: SD memory AJL <noemail@none.com> - 2021-01-02 14:51 -0700
        Re: SD memory VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2021-01-02 19:39 -0600
          Re: SD memory Arlen   Holder <arlen_holder@newmachines.com> - 2021-01-03 20:37 +0000
        Re: SD memory Arlen   Holder <arlen_holder@newmachines.com> - 2021-01-03 20:12 +0000
      Re: SD memory "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2021-01-02 22:52 +0100
        Re: SD memory VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2021-01-02 19:41 -0600
          Re: SD memory "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2021-01-03 13:56 +0100
          Re: SD memory Arlen   Holder <arlen_holder@newmachines.com> - 2021-01-03 20:37 +0000
        Re: SD memory Arlen   Holder <arlen_holder@newmachines.com> - 2021-01-03 20:12 +0000
          Re: SD memory The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2021-01-03 15:37 -0800
            Re: SD memory sms <scharf.steven@geemail.com> - 2021-01-04 09:35 -0800
              Re: SD memory The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2021-01-04 10:26 -0800
                Re: SD memory Arlen   Holder <arlen_holder@newmachines.com> - 2021-01-04 21:21 +0000
                Re: SD memory Arlen   Holder <arlen_holder@newmachines.com> - 2021-01-05 01:56 +0000
                Re: SD memory The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2021-01-04 21:55 -0800
                Re: SD memory "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2021-01-05 15:13 +0100
                Re: SD memory sms <scharf.steven@geemail.com> - 2021-01-05 08:29 -0800
                Re: SD memory  Arlen Holder <arlen_holder@newmachines.com> - 2021-01-05 17:24 +0000
                Re: SD memory AJL <noemail@none.com> - 2021-01-05 09:49 -0700
                Re: SD memory Arlen Holder <arlen_holder@newmachines.com> - 2021-01-05 17:28 +0000
                Re: SD memory The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2021-01-05 20:45 -0800
                Re: SD memory "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2021-01-06 14:13 +0100
                Re: SD memory sms <scharf.steven@geemail.com> - 2021-01-06 07:54 -0800
                Re: SD memory The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2021-01-06 09:33 -0800
                Re: SD memory sms <scharf.steven@geemail.com> - 2021-01-06 10:04 -0800
                Re: SD memory Arlen Holder <arlen_holder@newmachines.com> - 2021-01-05 14:21 +0000
                Re: SD memory The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2021-01-05 20:51 -0800
                Re: SD memory Arlen Holder <arlen_holder@newmachines.com> - 2021-01-06 14:04 +0000
                Re: SD memory sms <scharf.steven@geemail.com> - 2021-01-05 08:24 -0800
                Re: SD memory Arlen Holder <arlen_holder@newmachines.com> - 2021-01-05 17:21 +0000
          Re: SD memory "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2021-01-04 22:14 +0100
            Re: SD memory sms <scharf.steven@geemail.com> - 2021-01-04 15:56 -0800
              Re: SD memory  Arlen   Holder <arlen_holder@newmachines.com> - 2021-01-05 02:04 +0000
              Re: SD memory The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2021-01-04 22:05 -0800
                Re: SD memory  Arlen Holder <arlen_holder@newmachines.com> - 2021-01-05 15:26 +0000
            Re: SD memory Arlen   Holder <arlen_holder@newmachines.com> - 2021-01-05 01:51 +0000
              Re: SD memory Arlen   Holder <arlen_holder@newmachines.com> - 2021-01-05 02:10 +0000
          Re: SD memory Bob F <bobnospam@gmail.com> - 2021-01-12 10:34 -0800
  Re: SD memory Dieter Britz <dieterhansbritz@gmail.com> - 2021-01-11 13:51 +0000
    Re: SD memory "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2021-01-11 15:23 +0100
    Re: SD memory VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2021-01-11 11:15 -0600

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