# SD card as internal or portable storage

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sd-card-as-internal-or-portable-storage/274929>\
**Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\
**Created:** [October 15, 2017, 1:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sd-card-as-internal-or-portable-storage/274929 "2017-10-15T13:02:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![bing](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bing/32/7211_2.png) [@bing](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bing)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2017, 1:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sd-card-as-internal-or-portable-storage/274929/1 "2017-10-15T13:02:24Z")

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> **[How to Set Up a New SD Card in Android for Extra Storage](https://www.howtogeek.com/242937/how-to-set-up-a-new-sd-card-in-android-for-extra-storage/)**
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> Is your Android device low on space? If your phone has a MicroSD card slot, you can use it to expand your space for music, movies or even apps, thanks to the improved SD card features in Android 6.0 Marshmallow.

which route do you guys go?

i find my phones slow down after a while when the internal memory gets near full so i am switching to internal storage to see if that helps over time. when i moved all the data over to my new BB Keyone from BB Priv it was already 70% full…lol

in general, wondering what tips you guys have to keep phones running efficiently.

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**Author:** ![Onyx\_Z32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/onyx_z32/32/7581_2.png) [@Onyx\_Z32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Onyx_Z32)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2017, 5:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sd-card-as-internal-or-portable-storage/274929/2 "2017-10-15T17:01:29Z")

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See, if you were on Apple, Android or even Windows you’d just link with your cloud service and be done with it. No need to really worry about internal phone storage with a modern phone 😉

For example, I have like 1.2TB of space from Windows OneDrive and everything I have is on that, all accessible on my phone.

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**Author:** ![bing](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bing/32/7211_2.png) [@bing](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bing)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2017, 5:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sd-card-as-internal-or-portable-storage/274929/3 "2017-10-15T17:27:39Z")

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it is on android linked to the google cloud…

it’s the ram that is 80% used, not the memory

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**Author:** ![Onyx\_Z32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/onyx_z32/32/7581_2.png) [@Onyx\_Z32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Onyx_Z32)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2017, 5:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sd-card-as-internal-or-portable-storage/274929/4 "2017-10-15T17:43:13Z")

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[https://support.google.com/android/answer/7431795?hl=en](https://support.google.com/android/answer/7431795?hl=en)

:gotme: