HTC 10 User Manual page 216

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Captured screenshots, camera shots, media, and other files will be stored on the SD card.
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Third-party apps that you installed and their data can be moved between the on-device storage
and SD card.
Important: After setting up the SD card as internal storage, the SD card can only be used on HTC 10
where it has been formatted.
Set Up Your SD Card as Internal Storage
When you insert a SD card that has not been used on HTC 10 before, the card will be mounted as
removable storage by default. If the SD card is new or doesn't have content you want to keep, you can
format the SD card to use it as internal storage for HTC 10.
See SD Card Storage Settings
storage or internal storage.
Important: If there are still files on the SD card, back up the files first before you format the card.
1. Tap >
2. Tap Storage.
3. Under Removable storage, tap
4. Tap Erase & format > Format.
5. Follow the onscreen instructions to move your installed apps and their data from the phone
storage to the SD card.
Tip: If you no longer want to use your SD card as internal storage, you can reformat the card as
removable storage. Before you do so, make sure to move all the apps and data from the card back to the
phone storage.
Move Apps and Data Between the Phone Storage and SD Card
If you've set up your SD card as internal storage, you can move third-party apps that you installed and
their data such as photos, media, and downloaded files to the SD card to free up phone storage space.
If you no longer want to use your SD card as internal storage, make sure to move all the apps and data
from the card back to the phone storage.
1. Tap >
2. Tap Storage.
3. Tap the name of your SD card if you're moving app data from the phone storage to the SD card,
or tap Phone storage if you're moving data from the SD card back to the phone
4. Tap > Migrate data.
Device Settings
to find out the differences between using the SD card as removable
> Settings.
next to the SD card name, and then tap Format as internal.
> Settings.
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