Should I Use The Storage Card As Removable Or Internal Storage; Setting Up Your Storage Card As Internal Storage - HTC U12 life User Manual

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USB storage
You can plug in an external USB storage device such as a USB flash drive or an SD card reader. You
need a special cable to connect HTC U12 life and a USB storage device.
Should I use the storage card as removable or internal
storage?
Use your storage card as removable storage when there's already content such as your media and
other files so that you don't lose these content. If you have a brand new storage card, choose
whether to use it as removable storage or set it up as an extension of the internal storage.
Removable storage
Use a new storage card as removable storage to be able to insert and use the card on HTC U12 life
and other Android phones.
Internal storage
Set up a new storage card as internal storage for more privacy and secure use. This encrypts and
formats the storage card to work just like the internal storage.
This also expands the internal storage space since:
§ Captured screenshots, camera shots, media, and other files will be stored on the storage card.
§ Third-party apps that you installed and their data can be moved between the phone storage
and storage card.
After setting up the storage card as internal storage, the card can only be used on HTC U12 life
where it has been formatted.

Setting up your storage card as internal storage

When you insert a storage card that has not been used on HTC U12 life 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 U12 life.
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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 Storage settings.
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