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Storage
Setting up your storage card as internal storage
When you insert a storage card that has not been used on HTC Desire 12 before, the card will be
mounted as removable storage by default.
If the storage card is new or doesn't have content you want to keep, you can format the storage card
to use it as internal storage for HTC Desire 12.
§ See
Should I use the storage card as removable or internal storage?
differences between using the storage card as removable storage or internal storage.
§ If there are still files on the storage card, back up the files first before you format the card.
1. From the Home screen, swipe up and then tap Settings Storage.
2. Under Portable storage, tap the name of your storage card.
3. Tap
Settings.
4. Tap Format as internal, and then tap Erase & format.
5. Follow the onscreen instructions to move your installed apps and their data from the phone
storage to the storage card.
If you no longer want to use your storage 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. See
page 57.
Moving apps and data between the phone storage and
storage card
If you've set up your storage 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 storage card to free up
phone storage space.
If you no longer want to use your storage card as internal storage, make sure to move all the apps
and data from the card back to the phone storage.
1. From the Home screen, swipe up and then tap Settings Storage.
2. Tap the name of your storage card if you're moving app data from the phone storage to the
card, or tap Internal shared storage if you're moving data from the storage card back to the
phone storage.
Moving apps and data between the phone storage and storage card
on page 56 to find out the
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