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Update 1: See a nice video tutorial about installing appsto SD card HERE.

Update 2: A bad news for owners of Google Edition ofSamsung Galaxy S4.

Mike is crazy about apps. He likes to pack his android phone with many of the coolest apps out therein the marker. But there is one problem curse his device manufacturer, his device has so little internalmemory that he can barely install few of his favorite apps.

Sounds familiar? This is an inevitable problem faced by most Android users. You can make more spaceto install your apps by deleting the stock apps that came with the device when you purchased it (most

of which will definitely be useless). But in most cases you will have to root your phone to uninstall thesebloatwares and in the process you will void the warranty of your device. An alternate option is to setthe install location of the apps to your SD card. Many people this that this process requires rooting.

The truth is it doesnt. Heres how to do this:

Heres what you will need:

1. An Android device, of course.

2. Android SDK (Download it here). It is quite a big file, so Relax!

3. Windows PC or a Mac.

Steps:

1. Download Android SDK and unzip the contents to a folder.

2. Enable USB debugging Mode in your android device. To do this, go to Settings -> Applications ->Development and enable USB debugging

3. Connect your device to your computer in charge only or similar modes but NOT in USB Storage

mode.

4. Go to the folder where you have unzipped Android SDK and navigate to to sdk folder

5a. Windows users: Go to platform-tools folder. Hold down SHIFT key and right-click anywhere inthe folder. From the pop-up menu, select Open command window here. This will open up a commandprompt screen.

5b. Mac users: right-click platform-tools and choose [New Terminal At Folder]

6. Now, in the command prompt window, Windows users:

type: adb devices

Mac users:

type: ./adb devices

and press enter. You will see the name of the device connected at the moment.

8. Then windows users type:

adb shell

Mac users type:

./adb shell

and press enter

9. Next, type:

pm setInstallLocation 2

and press enter. (If this command fails, use this: pm set-install-location 2)

10. Done!

11. To verify, type:

pm getInstallLocation

and press enter. If you see an output 2 [external] means that the process is successful.

Now, in your device, go to settings->Applications->Manage Applications->On SD card (in some devicesit may be USB Storage), and check the apps that you would like to move to your SD card.

Also see:

If you are a Samsing Galaxy S Duos and like install games on your SD card, XDA Developers has got anice post on this.

Also, if you are a Samsung Galaxy 5 user and wont mind to root your phone, this guide should help

you.

If you like to use an app to do this, try AppMgr III (App 2 SD) or Link2SD (Note: Some apps will work

only with rooted devices).

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oneclickrootJuly 3, 2013 at 7:01 AM

does every android supported this feature

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Karthik.K.NJuly 5, 2013 at 7:01 PM

For sure! Every Android supports this feature..

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jared9

August 7, 2013 at 5:27 PMmy device doesnt show up after giving adb device on command prompt on platform tools

window. My device xperia SP, plz reply

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Karthik

August 7, 2013 at 5:35 PMDid you connect your device? (in charge only mode after enabling USB debugging?)

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Tushar

August 9, 2013 at 12:08 PMsame problem with me also. i connected my lava iris 405 on charging mode only after

enabling usb debugging. then also it is not showing my device

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Anil Kumar

August 13, 2013 at 6:38 PM

I have connected my Celkon A88 in charging mode after enabling usb debugging, but afterentering adb devices, it doesnt show my device name.. please help

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RaulAugust 13, 2013 at 8:34 PMHi there, is there a way to undo this? My camera is not working after this procedure

Please advise. Thank you

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Sadie Pulczinski

September 17, 2013 at 11:24 AM

Thank you so very much!!! I have been working at this task for quite sometime and was

Thank you so very much!!! I have been working at this task for quite sometime and wasfollowing another websites instructions. I kept getting to about step 6 where I was instructedto type the path of the folder into the command prompt and I kept getting it wrong but

there was no other advice or help. Finding myself stuck and super determined- I keptresearching and googling until I ran across these simple instructions. When you tell ppl to goto the folder and hold shift and right-click, thats the trick I needed!!!!! So thank you verymuch and I DO plan on returning to this site in the future!!!

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TOM.KATAOctober 4, 2013 at 11:46 AM

My xperia z1 doesnt work, I changed the location to external storage and the deviceprompted that insufficient storage available.I have 55GB in my sd card

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OMAOctober 29, 2013 at 9:55 AMNot really. In my Galaxy S3 I get this message:

Error: unknown command getInstallLocation

So it doesnt work in every Android, unfortunately.

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OMAOctober 29, 2013 at 10:00 AM

I just found thatpm set-install-location 2andpm get-install-location

does work in the S3!

So if you have this problem, just use the hyphenated version

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OMAOctober 29, 2013 at 2:12 PM

Mmh, well, using pm set-install-location 2 works in the sense that it doesnt give you anyerror message, and checking back with pm get-install-location gives you the correct result,BUT its really NOT doing anything in the Galaxy S3. Apps are still installed in the main

memory, no the external SD Card

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Karthik

October 29, 2013 at 3:42 PMGo to application manager and see if there is a move to SD card option. This process willbe effective not for the already installed apps, but for the apps being installed after theprocess. (most times you may want to check move to SD card option as well). Not all apps

can be moved by this way, btw.

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OMAOctober 29, 2013 at 4:02 PMThanks for the answer, @Karthik. I know this is only for newly installed apps, not apps

which are already installed. But I tried installing a new app, and still it got installed in theinternal memory. And the Move to SD card button doesnt appear. I think the Galaxy S3has a non-standard storage configuration which prevents this trick from working.

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KarthikOctober 29, 2013 at 4:17 PM

yeah, its difficult with Stock S3 without rooting. May be you should think about rooting.

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andhioke

December 12, 2013 at 1:11 PMI try this on my device Xperia SP (OS Jelly Bean 4.1.2), charge mode, usb debugging, andwhen i type adb shell cmd says error device not found. Please tell me why?

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vamshiFebruary 25, 2014 at 12:01 PM

i have a problem doing this process..it shows in cmd mode that more than one device oremulatorwhat should i do to complete this process of installing apps to sd

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kaAugust 10, 2013 at 6:49 PMMy phone is a samsung galaxy note 2 and i did everything correctly and in the end it did say 2

[external], that is the good part, then after that i dont know what to do or how to move theapps/ games to the sd card, i have even used sd manager and it still doesnt work. Please help.

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Replyjared9August 10, 2013 at 9:41 PM

Ofcourse was in debug mode plus the charging mode. Question is if or not this works on4.1.2.Since I am limited with 6GB ROM while I play heavy games and my sygic maps takingspace of 1GB+ is hilarious. Now I had to do something and heres what I did

Made a 2nd partition of my flash card in ext2 format and linked all my apps to that 2ndpartition, it worked but not that helpful since it only gave me a GB of space from internal. Sothe only option is I have to stick with one game( games like nova3/fifa13/MC4) they take

around 2GB of spaceI wonder if custom ROMs would let us install apps on sd.Btw, nice blog and as someone mentioned earlier that I should have mentioned before, nicewriting too :))

RegardsJared

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TOM.KATAOctober 4, 2013 at 11:52 AMThis solution might work for the older versions of android, but its not for the recent versions!

According to google, Beginning with API Level 8, you can allow your application to beinstalled on the external storage (for example, the devices SD card). This is an optional featureyou can declare for your application with the android:installLocation manifest attribute. If you

do not declare this attribute, your application will be installed on the internal storage only and itcannot be moved to the external storage.

Whether you can install on external storage depends on if the app developer allows you to doso!!!

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ReplyKeandre EspinaOctober 4, 2013 at 8:12 PMIm on JellyBean 4.2.1 and it worked for me.

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January 12, 2014 at 1:41 PMgjh

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Its more about your computer being able to talk to your device, make sure you have the driverfor your device installed on your computer (I had to install the LG F6 suit on mine).If you arent getting any devices from your command prompt this is likely why.

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the problem is, when i try to install an app (IDM it is), it says:

Out of Space

Unable to install IDM. Delete some items and try again.

I checked the SD card and it still has 13GB of free space. Im using a samsung grand duos unrooted.

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ChristerJuly 16, 2013 at 12:14 AMTried it on my S7710. It seemed to work until I tried to install a app, then I get a message stating Inot enough storage space. Do I need to format the SD card to some specific filesystem?

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HealAugust 1, 2013 at 8:35 PMthat happened to me too. did you figure out what the problem is?

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August 6, 2013 at 7:55 PMHi. I also have a S7710 and I really want to be able to install/move apps to the externalmemory. Did you manage to solve this problem?

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ReplySaideepJuly 16, 2013 at 12:12 PMExcellent brother it worked liked a charm

and I have a small doubtHow can we directly set the install location to SD card.I mean by this method we can only move installed apps to SD card but how to install new appsdirectly on SD card.

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ReplyKarthikJuly 16, 2013 at 12:58 PMWell, if you have root access to your phone try this or this app. Therell be others too, but theseare good.Some apps by default will be installed in the SD card while others support moving to SD. But,end of the day, the app will go to the location mentioned in the manifest.xml file.

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ReplyShaunJuly 16, 2013 at 5:42 PMHey Thanks !! Works perfectly !!

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ReplyMaNiJuly 16, 2013 at 9:22 PMhi when m type adb shell cmd says error device not found what i do ??

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ReplyKarthikJuly 16, 2013 at 9:30 PMMake sure you have connected your device (in charge onlymode). Then see if you can get itright.

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ReplyMaNiJuly 16, 2013 at 9:33 PMits working thanx alot

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NavasAugust 9, 2013 at 6:18 PMwhat s charge only mode?i have not connected it in storage mode, but my device is not shown in list of devicesattached

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July 19, 2013 at 6:57 PMMake sure you have connected your device in charge only mode.

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ReplyDavid

August 20, 2013 at 12:46 AMkarthik im sure i conected it on charge only and still not shown

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DavidAugust 20, 2013 at 12:59 AMall i had to do is to cancel the storage request, maybe placing this step to clear many i see

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ReplyJasonJuly 17, 2013 at 10:47 PMfyi, if the pm setInstallLocation command didnt work for you, pm getInstallLocation probablywont either.. in which case, just follow the same format as the suggested alternative pm set-install-

location by using pm get-install-location instead

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ReplyjonJuly 17, 2013 at 11:38 PMi dont see an option to install apps on sd card on my galaxy note 2

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Replybenjisp94July 18, 2013 at 12:05 AMcan t see my device when I type in adb devices what can i do?

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Make sure that you have connected your device using USB cable and it is connected in chargeonly mode (not any other mode such as disk drive etc.)

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ReplydavidJuly 19, 2013 at 4:49 AMgreat guide! very clear.only problem is that i dont know how to turn my xperia z to charge only mode.searched everywhere on the web /=help anyone?

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ReplyKarthikJuly 19, 2013 at 6:31 PMGenerally, by default, your device should connect in charge only mode when you connect it.

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ReplyWrijuJuly 28, 2013 at 6:21 PM@Karthik.. In case of my phone(Grand duos) the default connection is shown USB storagemode, and i have a same query as David has. thank you

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HealAugust 1, 2013 at 8:39 PMi think theres no problem as long as you can detect your phone when you type adb devices.

@Wriju youre also a grand duos user, did you succeed in the experiment?

btw nice tut Sir Karthik. :))

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senthil kumarJuly 19, 2013 at 6:45 AMkarthik sir everything works but finally when i disconnect my samsung s duos and try installing anapp it says not enough space to install even if memory card is empty. can u help?

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Replysenthil kumarJuly 19, 2013 at 6:46 AMthen i have to change to default install location and then again it installs on device memory

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ReplymisaelJuly 21, 2013 at 4:29 PMhelp, when i hold down SHIFT key and the right-click anywhere in the folder, i cant find theOpen command window here pls help.. thanks

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ReplyKarthikJuly 21, 2013 at 4:43 PMYou can open a command window from start-run ans type cmd. Then navigate to the folder

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ReplyOmarJuly 21, 2013 at 8:49 PMOne question, about the moving your apps on the sd card. Like, I have whatsaap and google playwhich I want to move, I do this process, and move them. And then, later. I download KIK or Skype,so, can I move them to sd card? Or do I have to do this process, again. Plese reply ASAP.

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If you do this,then most of the future apps will be automatically installed to ad card.

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ReplyOmarJuly 21, 2013 at 11:54 PM

Oh, ok. Thank you very much!

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OmarJuly 22, 2013 at 12:02 AMOh and, sorry to disturb you or anything but when you say, hold down shift and right clickanywhere then from the pop-up menu etc, the pop-up menu doesnt come. :s

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KarthikJuly 22, 2013 at 11:37 AMIf you have difficulties,run command prompt from the start menu and navigate to yourfolder

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[email protected] 21, 2013 at 10:14 PMBecause I havent enough storage for downloading a 2 GB App I did your steps. Now I wannadownload this big app again but I cant be installed. It says Downloading all the time. Myinternal storage is 1,5 GB so there it cant be installed. My SD-Card has a 8 GB storage. Butdownloading the app after changing the install location to SD-Card isnt successfull. Maybe youcan help me, because its the best article, what Ive read about changing install location.And please apologize my english, cause Im not a native speaker. Thank you

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ReplyAlexJuly 22, 2013 at 4:17 AM

excelent..very good post

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ReplymisaelJuly 22, 2013 at 3:03 PMsir i made this steps, but my problem is, i cant move facebook,google play services and go launcherto sd card. what can i do to move them to sd card? thanks!

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ReplyKarthikJuly 22, 2013 at 3:06 PMI guess they are pre installed by your manufacturer. You need root access in such cases.

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ReplymisaelJuly 22, 2013 at 3:55 PMthank you sir, do you know how to root? can you give the steps? is it risky like anyone says?

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KarthikJuly 22, 2013 at 4:10 PM

Depending on your device, the steps will vary for the process of rooting. Is it risky? Yes, andno. One obvious thing is that you will void the warranty of the device. But there areworkarounds..search for how to root in google. XDA developer site is a very useful one.Try that also.

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July 22, 2013 at 4:51 PMThere is no such function as charge only mode on my Galaxy S2; the later updates apparentlyremoved this function. The only available functions now are MTP and PTP mode. Any advice?

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ReplyKarthikJuly 22, 2013 at 5:40 PMIn general, your device should connect in charge only mode by default.

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My Galaxy Fame will only connect in MTP or Camera mode

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July 22, 2013 at 5:02 PMI did everything, charge only mode, ticked the USE dubegging, did all the steps, till theshift part. Ialso did that, opened the window, but from here, it isnt working, no divice found. Do we have to dothis in steps or what?

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ReplyKarthikJuly 22, 2013 at 5:39 PMIs your device detected? If not make sure you have connected the device properly. Of course,

you ahve to do these in steps!! Thats why it is written STEPS 1,2,3 etc!!

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without using shift and right click?

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Replyowenmack8July 22, 2013 at 11:37 PM

saw the comment earlier about navigating to the folder from the start/run/search cmd. How do inavigate there?

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ReplyjaywizJuly 25, 2013 at 9:32 AM

it isnt working, no device found. i did everything you said in steps bbut still no go,please help

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ReplyEmiliannaSeptember 2, 2013 at 12:59 AMTry unplugging the cable and plugging it back in, re-run adb devices again. Try that a fewtimes.

I got the no devices listed msg quite a few times before it sucessfully recognized my device.For windows (7), I had to install the drivers specific to my phone.For mac (Snow leopard), I just had to unplug/plug back in a couple of times and it startedrecognizing it.

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ReplyMichelJuly 25, 2013 at 5:42 PMhi, thanks for the info, very useful!

It made me wonder though why android doesnt have a built-in option to choose when installing anapp, or later, between internal and external memory. Or is this a stupid question?

Keep up the good workMichel

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sirilusJuly 27, 2013 at 11:59 PMmy device is acer liquid e2 , no device found i have connected my device in charge only but stillthe same,but i cant seems to find setting-application-enable usb debuging mode,plis help me ionly have 800mb of internal and sd card cant be used

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ReplyWrijuJuly 28, 2013 at 6:07 PMCan i perform this process on my Samsung galaxy grand duos (android version: 4.1.2). Will therebe any potential problem after doing this process? I am very worried for my safety of this expensivedevice. Thank You.

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ReplyKarthikJuly 30, 2013 at 10:10 AMThere wont be any problems because this doesnt require rooring

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amanJuly 29, 2013 at 2:28 AM

Does this work with Samsung tab 2 7.0 please reply

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ReplyRobiJuly 30, 2013 at 8:45 AMyes it should but that should have enough memory shouldnt it?

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ReplyamanJuly 30, 2013 at 7:28 PMIt is only 4 GB and I download games up to 1 gb

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RobiJuly 30, 2013 at 8:44 AMDone everything up to adb setInstallLocation 2, but it gav me access denied

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ReplyNAGARAJJuly 30, 2013 at 1:17 PMHi Karthick, I am using Karbonn A4+ and I tried as u said, I didnt get popup window when I rightclick on platform-tool folder.. Kindly let me know abt it..

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ReplyNAGARAJJuly 30, 2013 at 1:25 PMI manually opened CMD and reached the platfom-tools and typed adb shell and it says no devicefound.. kindly help me out..

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ReplyKarthikJuly 30, 2013 at 10:08 PMMake sure you have connected your device

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ReplyMakisJuly 30, 2013 at 1:38 PMCould u give me a tutorial for rooting my huawei ascend y210 ? It runs gingerbread 2.3.6.I want to root it because of the insufficient storage error. Help me plz!!

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ReplyKarthikJuly 30, 2013 at 10:11 PMThe process of rooting depends on device models. I am not sure about your device

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ReplyMakisJuly 30, 2013 at 11:11 PMModel number is HUAWEI Y210-0100. Is that the device model?

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KarthikJuly 30, 2013 at 11:47 PMYou can try searching for how to root that model in the xda developer forum. If someone hasalready tried it, you will get the steps

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MakisJuly 31, 2013 at 12:18 AMcouldnt find sth there. i have tried superoneclick but its not responding at #7 step waiting fordevice. do u have any idea about that? or anyway is there another way to install apps in sdcard and not in internal?

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epulAugust 1, 2013 at 12:05 PMmy asus fonepad do not support this..:(

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ReplyPavvanAugust 2, 2013 at 6:33 PM////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////-////////////////////////

2. Enable USB debugging Mode in your android device. To do this, go to Settings -> Applications-> Development and enable USB debugging3. Connect your device to your computer in charge only or similar modes but NOT in USBStorage mode.

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hi, i had one doubt here- your 2 & 3 Steps

in 2nd step you said to enable USB-debuggingin 3rd step you said -that to connect your device through in charge only ?

can you please clarify on this.when i connected to phone-pc it should be in debugging mode orcharging mode ?

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ReplyKarthikAugust 4, 2013 at 9:47 AMThese two are different. You have to enable USB debugging and connect your phone incharging mode.

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ReplyPavanAugust 10, 2013 at 6:03 AMHi,how to connect Phone in Charging Mode ?

iam using Galaxy Grand

but when iam conecting to PC,it automaticaly connecting to storage mode ?

and one more issue after completed this process- iam getting Insufficient errormessage..please help me on this

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Mikhail Konstantin LavrentyAugust 4, 2013 at 1:18 AMIs this safe? just in case i made a mistake is there any way for me to return my real settings?

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ReplyKarthikAugust 4, 2013 at 9:40 AMThis is safe. Your phone is not going to be bricked.

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ReplyanumAugust 4, 2013 at 1:39 AMWhen i command prompt window and type adb devices there it didnot show my device .. what to

do tell me plx

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Replybum

August 4, 2013 at 6:47 AM

not working for me i think it requires adb driver for this work.

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Ajith Narayanan H

August 4, 2013 at 11:42 AM

Thanks for all these helpfull informations.. By the way, im using samsung galaxy s duos gt-s7562..it doesnt have the move to sd option in the application manager.. i dont want to root my phone..

can you help me ???Thanks in advance:-)

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bd

August 4, 2013 at 5:06 PMseen this guide before from instructables but this is better, but whats the workaround for this

command line to revert it back, installing in system memory? does this work for jelly bean?

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ReplyAdrian

August 4, 2013 at 7:00 PM

is it working with Samsung Galaxy Young? i just bought my phone days ago and its almost fullalready..

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bd

August 4, 2013 at 8:49 PMYeah will this work on SGY?

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Replybd

August 4, 2013 at 8:54 PMLink2sd is compatible with SGY but not for SGTab from forums iv read.

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KarthikAugust 5, 2013 at 12:38 PM

It should work. You can try it and share your results here.

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DimitrisAugust 5, 2013 at 1:16 AM

Hello and thanks.I did all of the above, checked, and the location is set to [external]

But i dont see any option in any Application to move in Sd cardPlus, avery new application is still installed in mobile memmory

(Samsung Galaxy)

Any tips??

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bdAugust 5, 2013 at 1:34 AM

Hi, so it didnt automatically install to sd when installing an app? may I know what galaxy it is?

is it rooted?

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ReplyDimitris

August 5, 2013 at 10:56 AMNo, its not rooted.

I just noticed everyhting is like beforenot installing in card, not an option to move new or

previus istalled applications from phone.Samsung Galaxy S7710 (Xcover2). Android 4.1.2

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Dimitris

August 5, 2013 at 12:47 PM

Okmaybe its a stupid question, but do i have to keep the phone connected to pc, to getaccess to this functions???

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Karthik

August 5, 2013 at 12:51 PMYes.

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DimitrisAugust 5, 2013 at 1:16 PM

FCK! Thanks!!! :))) I feel very stupid, but it cross my mind

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Still not working, even if mobile is connected to pc

Any ideas?

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Kris

August 5, 2013 at 3:32 PMHi,

I have a Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3

I have done all the steps above but i cant put my device on Charge only mode.

The command prompt did work the same as mentioned and showed 2 [external].

Ive tried installing an app but it still installed on my device instead.

How do I get my device into Charge Only mode?

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bdAugust 5, 2013 at 8:00 PM

Karthik, what is the command line to revert this?

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pm setInstallLocation 1 (or pm set-instal-lLocation 1)

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NullAugust 7, 2013 at 9:29 AM

Works just fine in a Samsung Galaxy Fame (GT-S6810L), just make sure its connected on webcammode, thank you so much for this tutorial!

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Replybeck

August 7, 2013 at 10:46 AMHi having trouble setting the location to 2 have tried a few things

here is what I get

pm set-install location: change the default install location. NOTE: this is only intended fordebugging: using this can cause applications to break and other undesirable behaviour.

0 [auto]: Let system decide the best location1 [internal]: Install on internal device storage

2 [external]: install on external mediashell@android:/$

I dont know what to do next Ive tried typing the command but I just get this option list and thenIve tried various combinations. when I just type 2 it says its not found?

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ReplyKarthik

August 7, 2013 at 5:32 PMMake sure the SD card is properly inserted and that the phone is connected in USB debugging

mode.

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drenielAugust 7, 2013 at 10:47 AM

i did it correctly but nothing is installed on my external, and some applications has error when

i did it correctly but nothing is installed on my external, and some applications has error wheninstalling you dont have enough space, uninstall applications and try again though i have a 32

GB and 20gb free do i have to partition the external like ext 2?

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deadaskNovember 9, 2013 at 2:16 PM

have this same kind of problemmy sd card still has more than 5 gb free space =.=

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squall_17August 7, 2013 at 11:13 PM

im sorry karthikive got an Acer liquid e2 duo v370, with android 4.2.1 jellybean if it can beusefullNowi follow all the steps and the process was a successadb device show that my

location is 2(external)but when i move my apps by the phone settings, i can choose just betweeninternal storage and telephone storage..i dont know how i can solve the problemmabe you know

something more..please help me and sorry for my bad englishsquall_17

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ReplyGeo James

August 8, 2013 at 12:33 PM

I am using a samsung galaxy s2 plus android version 4.1.2 i have followed all the steps and

I am using a samsung galaxy s2 plus android version 4.1.2 i have followed all the steps and

changed my install location to sd card but when i try to install apps it shows that insert somememory. but i have sufficent memory in my memory card i tried it on another card also but same

error occurs. what to do please help

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nipun guptaAugust 8, 2013 at 4:46 PM

can this be done on a tablet with custom rom?

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AntonAugust 9, 2013 at 9:09 PM

Did everything, when I write getinstallLocation it says 2 and everything is good but when I try toinstall app from Google Play it still goes to the phone memory?? Tired reboot and didnt work

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ReplyPavan

August 10, 2013 at 7:28 PMHI, after this process also applications & games are instaling in phone memory only

but in phone it is showing like it was installed in USB Storage

but actualy it was instlaing in phone only- i can see when i conected to system

please let me know- what is USB storage ? is it same sd card storage ?

but then why files are in phone memory ?

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ElyzianAugust 11, 2013 at 3:02 AM

is there a way to install downloaded apps? Android apps downloaded from internet to a computerthen put them on the phone without rooting the phone?

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ReplyJacky

August 11, 2013 at 6:12 AMSo glad it worksgreat guide above (though Ive spent some time to download the correct SDK

(should be win 32-bits)). Thanks a lot.

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mihirAugust 11, 2013 at 12:55 PM

hello i m having motorola fire touch + keypad . i tried your hack on windows 8. when i attached the

hello i m having motorola fire touch + keypad . i tried your hack on windows 8. when i attached thecable to phone and my pc there a option came of usb storage . i didnt touch that so the phone will

be on charge only mode . but when i wrote adb devices . something came list of devicesbut, there were no name device under it. when i wrote adb shell . cmd said no device found . but i

also enabled data debugging . pls help me. my email is [email protected] [email protected]

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Replysakshi

August 11, 2013 at 2:27 PMWILL I BE ABLE TO PLAY GAMES AND USE APPS AFTER MOVING THEM TO EXTERNAL

SD BY THIS PROCEDURE?

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KarthikAugust 11, 2013 at 2:34 PM

Yes, of course.

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ilaanneAugust 12, 2013 at 9:55 AM

i think this need to be clarified that when the writer said SD Card, he meant the USB storage,

i think this need to be clarified that when the writer said SD Card, he meant the USB storage,

NOT the External SD Card which we can buy off the shelf and plug it into our phone. Its twodifferent thing SD Card and External SD Card.

Anyways, Ive done the steps above and it got me nowhere cos I intended to move my apps to myexternal SD Card.

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ReplyGanesh

August 13, 2013 at 8:14 PMNow.. this was really helpful!. i thought id rooted my phone for nothing..

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ReplyAvi

August 31, 2013 at 10:35 PMVery good clarification. Thanks !

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Replyharshil

August 12, 2013 at 5:08 PMI connected my phone in usb debugging mode but when i type ad devices it shows no devices

attached, what to do now

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kompa (@kompanjonac)

August 12, 2013 at 9:35 PMWhen I hold down SHIFT key and right-click anywhere in the folder then nothing happens,can

you help me please?

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Replybharat

August 14, 2013 at 9:06 AM

is it work on sony xperia zr

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ReplyRavikiranreddy

August 14, 2013 at 9:21 PM

This information is really awesome it worked for me i am really happy

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ReplySteve

August 17, 2013 at 4:13 AMMy only connection options are MTP or PTP no charge-only mode. I tried both but my device

isnt showing up with either any workarounds available? Thank you!

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pikleopolusAugust 18, 2013 at 12:27 AM

Ive got the Samsung Galaxy Axiom and went through all the steps, it says the default location isexternal, yet when I install an app from the play store it still tries installing to the internal saying.

Insufficient storage space. Whats going on?

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havardAugust 19, 2013 at 12:11 AM

pleasehave u gotten any solutions. because i am having the same problem

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havardAugust 19, 2013 at 12:09 AM

please i followed the procedure and everything went succefull, but when i am installing some games

please i followed the procedure and everything went succefull, but when i am installing some games

my phone tells me i have insufficient space on wy device

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KarthikAugust 19, 2013 at 11:16 AM

May be the game doesnt allow move to sd card function. Check for this at the game faq/forumif they have one.

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Replyadeel

August 19, 2013 at 2:34 PMWorked For Me !!!!!! Thank you Soooo Muchhh !!!!!!!!

Device : HTC Desire

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HeruAugust 22, 2013 at 1:35 PM

it doesnt work

i follow the steps successfully,but nothing happen, or change in my samsung galaxy fame (with version 4.1 )

after finished, i look on application manager, but the button for move to sd doest show up..

so i still have my sdcard0 full of Apps. and my extSdCard empty..

but thnks for the info

hope run well on another device..

rgds..

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ReplyJuan

August 22, 2013 at 7:40 PMWorking In Samsung Galaxy S Duos ?

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ReplyTracerBullitt

August 22, 2013 at 8:48 PMIm having a similar problem as user, Heal, but with my Xperia Z, on Android 4.1.2. I installed

AppMgrIII just fine (tho to Internal Memory), but updating Maps failed, Insufficient storageavailable.

Also, I couldnt find anything as far as, settings->Applications->Manage Applications->On SDcard. Through AppMgr, I get the message, The device does not have a real primary external

storage, or the primary external storage is emulated. moving app to SD function cannot besupported by this device.

Any suggestions on this?

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TimmyAugust 23, 2013 at 1:50 AM

Im having a little trouble with this. I followed every step, and when I do the get-install-location is

says 2 [External], yet my phone still installs everything to the internal storage instead of the SDcard. I dont have much internal storage on this phone, so I really want to get this working. Its an

AIO Wireless Samsung Galaxy Amp. Theres no rooting method for the phone yet, and this doesnot seem to work at all for it. It only has 1gb total internal storage, which, after the Android

OS/bloatware, it only had 500mb for me to install apps on, and is almost full. Id prefer to be able toinstall apps to my 32gb SD card instead, so I hope I can get this working.

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ReplyMick Wolf

August 27, 2013 at 6:21 PM

First things first, Great blog, nice and clear and informative.

I followed the directions to a T on my Xperia go with android 4.1.2, the get command said it too

was set to external 2 (also tried the internal 1), when installing to 2 it still goes to default (devicememory) even after reboot. does the new android have some kind of override fail-safe or

different command (although it all said it worked in the command prompt like in this blog)?

Also when you mention charge only mode is that 1-media device (MTP) or 2-Camera (PTP)

mode or with the phone turned off? I had mine on and in mtp mode. Thanks in advance, Mick.

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abhishek patnaikAugust 28, 2013 at 2:44 PM

make it to PTP

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shivam ghun vermaAugust 23, 2013 at 1:57 PM

when i entered setInstallLocation 2 then it said permission denied

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abhishek patnaikAugust 28, 2013 at 2:24 PM

hey m using samsung galaxy s4. when m applying the command adb devices it shows me anumber along with a dialogue as unauthorised instead of showing device. is it a problem?

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ReplyMaureen

August 31, 2013 at 8:50 AMThis is wonderfull Very usefull indeed.. @jared9..my device didnt show up at first until i updated

the drivers for my phone Click start, right click on computer and click manage (wen ur device isplugged in camera mode, b sure to enable debugging) click on manager, then right click on ur

device and update driver (u need internet acess) after this, redo the process and dope! Ur devicewuld b listed q

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Vinod SAugust 31, 2013 at 3:38 PM

hello sir ji.plz tell me how to transfer files from an SD card to internal memory of my xperia Spphone without an 3rd party application ??will i have to download another heck app for the

same..??

It is pretty pathetic to realise even on this many updated versions of android is out,you need to rely

on additional app to do the same:P.

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ahmed_rmhSeptember 1, 2013 at 3:49 AM

hey there,

Ive done everything according to the steps step by step,but I couldnt move the apps to SD Card from my device ,.. I learned that this plan make the

android phone Install new apps to SD Card. However, my device is HTC Desire V , and thefunction Move to SD card from the apps Properties is not working , thats way I tried this plan,

So, now when I try to install any new apps the operation fail ,.. I can reverse this plan right ?and would u please advice me What to do now ?

Thnx,

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masumSeptember 1, 2013 at 7:18 PM

dear i can not find my device after command adv devices

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aarifSeptember 4, 2013 at 11:01 AM

After done all this work my phone lava iris .Saving data in internal memory

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midoriSeptember 5, 2013 at 10:54 AM

hello, ive done all the steps and some apps now can be moved. however the most important appsthat i want to move wont move: facebook, youtube and hangouts as i seldom use all these apps.

they consumed a large and large space of my internal memory. is there a way to move them?thank you for a great help

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ReplyShivam Chopra

September 5, 2013 at 6:12 PMAs i read all the commentsI realize that those who did this in Jellybean 4.1.2 are getting various

problems! Im using Samsung Galaxy Grand I9082. Should i try this? O should i stay with the sameold problem! Please Karthik do reply!

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gokulSeptember 5, 2013 at 9:47 PM

how to uninstall

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ColleenSeptember 10, 2013 at 10:08 PM

Write more, thats all I have to say. Literally, itseems as though you relied on the video to make your point.

You clearly know what youre talking about,why throw away your intelligence on just posting videos to your site

when you could be giving us something enlightening to read?

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PramodSeptember 12, 2013 at 2:34 AM

Tried it on my Samsung S7562. It seemed to work until I tried to install a app, then I get a messagestating I not enough storage space. please help me how to come across this.

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PabloSeptember 13, 2013 at 11:47 PM

Hi,I have an LG -P769 with Adnroid 4.1.2. I tried all the steps and it looked like it was working great.

But then on the phone there is no MOVE TO SD button. When I go to APPS (no apps managerssince there is none) I have the list of apps, I can click and enter them.. then I can force stop

uninstall clear data and that is it.. no MOVE to SD. I installed app 2sd and when I open itsays the device does not have a real primary esternal storage moving app to SD function cannot

be supported by this device

>>>> PLEASE HELP ME! MY PHONE HAS 1gb of space and I can only install small apps!!!!

What do u mean by SD card? Is it the external memory that is built-in in the phone or the external

card that we can get from the shop?

Please reply me ASAP.

Thank you.

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MRSDSeptember 16, 2013 at 4:34 PM

Hey man, does this method make me move games with large data like most wanted etc.. i havegames with 2 gbs above, can i put those sd data to external sd?

last, can put directly the sd data to external sd? thanks man.

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ibn HaneefSeptember 18, 2013 at 9:57 PM

Hello,Thanks a lot for the information.

I am using windows xp.

I couldnt follow 5a step.When i hold shift and press right key, the pop-up menu displayed is that similar to the menu when

we only click right click(i.e., refresh menu).What can i do now??? Please reply soon.

Or provide your cell no. so i can call you.With regards,

Ibn Haneef

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September 18, 2013 at 10:05 PMi have samsung galaxy s duos and this method did not work on it please tell me solution because i

dont want to root my device.

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MichaelSeptember 19, 2013 at 6:54 AM

error unknown command set-install-location heeeeeeeeeeeeelp

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ibn HaneefSeptember 19, 2013 at 7:14 AM

Yah!..thatz the problem with me too.

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duppySeptember 22, 2013 at 5:09 PM

I tried these steps and I am getting the following message, Im stuck, any ideas thankspm set-install-location: changes the default install location.

NOTE: this is only intended for debugging; using this can causeapplications to break and other undersireable behavior.

0 [auto]: Let system decide the best location1 [internal]: Install on internal device storage

2 [external]: Install on external mediashell@android:/ $

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Replyrenzo

September 23, 2013 at 12:11 AMit doesnt work on my samsung galaxy y..device doesnt appear!

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ReplyOzy

September 23, 2013 at 2:10 AMDoes this work for galaxy exhibit?

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ReplyRoy

January 22, 2014 at 9:58 PM

Ozy, did this work on your Exhibit?

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abhishekSeptember 24, 2013 at 8:59 AM

After following all the steps I always get an error not enough memory, this question is plannedby other people also, please let me know if you have any lead..

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Replyabhishek

September 24, 2013 at 9:00 AM* planned > asked

After the above process if I install a new app i always get this error..

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beaSeptember 24, 2013 at 10:04 AM

After entering adb devices, mine said List of devices attached *blah blah* unauthorized. Anyoneknow how to fix this?

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Replybea

September 24, 2013 at 10:06 AMmy phone is samsung galaxy s4 gt-I905 with android version 4.2.2

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Replybea

September 24, 2013 at 10:18 AMi meant I9505

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bea

September 24, 2013 at 12:47 PMOk I manages to get past this unauthorized part. My problem now is the install location. I

received an error unknown command with pm setInstallLocation 2 tried the pm set-install-location 2 and I think it worked because I didnt see an error message. But when I tried to

verify it with get InstallLocation I received an error again.

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ReplyRaph

September 24, 2013 at 8:00 PM

even i change my sd card it will read the new one?

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ReplyNiko Bellic

September 25, 2013 at 9:02 AMwill some body help me? Im getting error of pm getInstallLocation when I enter that nothing

happen. my phone is Xperia Z 4.2.2 jelly bean. Thank you!

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Niko BellicSeptember 25, 2013 at 9:08 AM

pm setInstallLocation 2 tried the pm set-install-location 2 and I think it worked because I didntsee an error message. But when I tried to verify it with get InstallLocation I received an error

again. same with beas problem

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ARCOctober 1, 2013 at 1:08 PM

try pm get-install-loaction.

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Replyanket

September 25, 2013 at 11:27 AM

i tried it in xperia z. it didnt work, rather when ever my phone is trying to install new app, orupdate old app it shows error message as not enough internal memory. please help.

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abhishek

September 27, 2013 at 3:33 AMPlz answer this question, if anyone knows the answer..

Same problem with my phone..

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ReplyGALHOUM

October 7, 2013 at 12:11 AM

REVERSE IT BY TYPING 1 INSTEAD OF 2 IN THE PM COMMAND

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Mukul

September 25, 2013 at 4:58 PMThere isnt any option of move to sd card/usb storage in my phone samsung galaxy s duos.please

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Ace CooperSeptember 26, 2013 at 6:54 AM

Didnt detect my device on command prompt and very impossible to locate charge only option onmy xperia z ultra. please, I need to move my data to external storage asap

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ReplyGanesh

September 27, 2013 at 3:07 PMI am not able to get the device name.please help me on this

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October 1, 2013 at 1:06 PM

Guys heads up, I use android 4.1.1 jelly, I tried above pm setInstallLocation2 it doesnt work, the

Guys heads up, I use android 4.1.1 jelly, I tried above pm setInstallLocation2 it doesnt work, thecorrect piece of code is pm set-install-location 2 Problem with your device being recognized?

[WINDOWS 7 TESTED ONLY] Install latest google usb driver via device manager : in devicemanager>your device(right click)>properties>update driver>select driver file downloaded from :

developer.android.com/sdk/win-usb.html >install>(if problem persists then continue reading)download this folder and replace the incomplete platform tools folder (usual problem when

downloading the monstrous SDK) from :dl.google.com/android/repository/platform-tools_r16.0.1-windows.zip >backup your original platform tools folder on other partition (before replacing a

restart is recommended if youve tried using the code in command prompt, this will erase the

memory that this folder was opened via command prompt else face errors, which i did)>replace thedownloaded folder and then try the code, it shoould have device beside your device ID. If the

problem yet persists then my friend youve more SDK update folders to google, download andreplace!!! well, maybewhat else then?

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October 2, 2013 at 1:23 PMIm another one whos made it through the first six steps and ended up with a blank devices list.

Help?

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GALHOUMOctober 7, 2013 at 12:16 AM

INSTALL PDANET ON PC AND MOBILE IT WILL APPEAR

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October 3, 2013 at 1:18 AMpal i have got samsung galaxy tab 3 , tried all your step but am actually stuck at the beginning

1. my device is detected as offline in cmd prompt, although i have enabled usb debugging mode.probably i cant get it into charge only mode please help

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October 7, 2013 at 12:14 AMINSTALL PDANET ON BOTH TAB AND PC

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October 3, 2013 at 2:29 AMgot all the way to the end through this process , even got 2[external] processed but apps are still not

moving to external sd card, using app to sd on my galaxy tab 3 but still get error for no externalprimary sd or the internal storage is emulated as external primary storage device

any help buddy?

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Mr. XOctober 3, 2013 at 12:58 PM

i did all of the step and yes, it stated that my default storage is external. but when i install an app,the app was installed in the internal. any solution? come on guys

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Replyibnhaneef

October 3, 2013 at 5:17 PMReblogged this on teknotips.

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Replysailonula

October 6, 2013 at 12:06 PMSo it really dont void the warranty.. Pls reply i really want to move some heavy apps

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October 7, 2013 at 1:10 PMIt will not void warranty

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ReplyUmer

October 6, 2013 at 6:52 PMI have Android 4.04

Still i cant move my facebook app what to do ?

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Andres LabOctober 12, 2013 at 10:34 AM

Hi thanks for the tutorial but I have a problem, I type adb devices and it shows list of devicesattached and when I type adb shell it says error: devices not found. Please help!.

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ReplyValter Figueiredo

October 14, 2013 at 6:45 AMThis post saved my life. Thanks alot!

Just added this blog to Favs.

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Salman

October 14, 2013 at 12:43 PMMy Xperia doesnt support this trick.Please help me

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shanavas

October 14, 2013 at 1:33 PMNot working on jb 4.1.2

I was successful in issuing these cmds.but when I tried to install new app:: installation failed.

hence reverted back!!!

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UsmanNovember 8, 2013 at 8:06 PM

managed to get it done for my galaxy tab 3 and getting the same error of insufficient storage,trying to revert back but cant get my device detected, suggestions?

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ReplyRobozoom

October 15, 2013 at 4:18 PM

I have a galaxy tab2 p3110 with 4.3 rom (pac rom) installed and used set install location 2. (whichwas accepted and which I controlled by pm get install location)

Still, apps are installed on the internal card. But why? Maybe this setting is ignored by 4.3 and theapp itself is to decide?

Also, only apps can install, that have r/w permissions to the media group or sd card group. (see:permissions.xml) Other apps get not sufficent memory. But even if they are allowed to install, as I

said, they install to the internal memory.

This is so annoying.

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October 19, 2013 at 9:25 PMThis is a very interesting article on how to use the Android SDK and adb.

But, I do this with a menu selection, inside the OS, at Settings -> Application Settings -> Preferred

Install Location: check one of the circles, as follows. 1) Internal Storage Device, 2) Removable SDcard, 3) Let the System Decide.

This is (I think) with Android 2.3.5. From this article, I gather I should leave option #1 checked, toget as much as is possible onto the card, and not into internal memory.

I have just read three other articles on using the SDK and adb to do this, and I cant figure out whytheres been no mention of just opening the Settings menu. Is it possible that the menu selection

method doesnt do the same? Or, could my Android be so different from others of the same versionnumber??

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[email protected]

October 20, 2013 at 11:29 AMHi,

I have tried performing the steps given but the command adb devices is not showing any

attached devices:(

I have window7 and Galaxy note2.

adb devices

List of devices attached

Kindly suggest the way around or advise next step further. I dont want to root my device.

ThanksEmail: [email protected]

Arvind

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[email protected] 20, 2013 at 1:09 PM

Its NOT working for GALAXY NOTE2

All the above said is performed still application are automatically installed on phone memory

without prompting any selection screen/option

Please advise some solution to this

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October 30, 2013 at 4:29 AM

It seems this doesnt work with Samsung phones The only solution is using one of the methods that involve rooting.

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cuber2October 28, 2013 at 8:15 PM

I did everything and it says the default location is now external 2.. but I dont have a Move to SDbutton in my application manager! Why not

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October 30, 2013 at 4:05 AMI also discovered after doing this the phone started thinking I had no more space every time I

tried to install something. So I changed it back. S:

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OMAOctober 30, 2013 at 4:25 AM

It seems this doesnt work in some devices with manufacturer modifications, such as Galaxyphones.

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PaulNovember 8, 2013 at 1:21 PM

Hi I am Using Android 4.2.2 Xperia ZR and it didnt work when i opened the app.. There was noOptions saying move to SD CARD.. But I did everything as you said and the verification also said

External but didnt workplz help

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UsmanNovember 8, 2013 at 7:45 PM

i have tried all the steps on my Samsung galaxy tab 3 ( jelly beans) even got the final externalmemory selected. but the devices started giving insufficient storage error once an app tried to

update or even if i tried to download any new app where as i had 2.1gb space internal and 50gb

space on sd card. any useful help or should i reverse back to original settings

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Replyeeyah19

November 9, 2013 at 7:06 AMomg!!! super thankyou!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i cant explain the happiness im feeling rght now!!! thanks

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deadask

November 9, 2013 at 1:42 PMim using sony xperia M and i cant find charge only mode..and thus adb devices command cant

detect my phoneany help in this matter? thanks

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MaheshNovember 11, 2013 at 5:38 PM

hey broM using xperia m dual ( C2004) i have gone through your instructions but still my phone is not

listed in the command prompt

please help me

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Replyhemz

November 13, 2013 at 11:26 PM

my phone has two options while connecting USB. i.e. media transfer & mass storage. which oneshould be selectd & after writing adb devices i cant found name of any device attached i show

only line list of devices attached.. but cant found any device so after typing adb shell. i goterror message like.. device not found plss help me to overcm frm this problm.. what to do

now??? i hv sony xperia M dual

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deep

November 16, 2013 at 12:34 AMI will done this prosses but now i will install any ap then sho free up some space

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Patar Ronnie HatigoranNovember 17, 2013 at 3:57 PM

Hello Mike, hope you still around monitoring comments in this page

Ive been searching the way to solve this installing issues for a while and google lead me here inyour blog (nice work mate).

Ok, i follow your video tutorial step by step.1. I can see my device, its mean the command adb devices work

2. Command adb shell work, first this command pm setInstallLocation 2 lead me to and error,then i change to this pm set-install-location 2 and work

It should be done right?

Then i turn off USB debugging, and restart my phone.

Next i try install game from google play, but nothing happen, the app still installed on my internal

storage (i try about 5 times with 5 different apps), and i still cant find option move to SD inapplications setting.

Heres my question:1. Is this trick work on all devices or android version??? I use Xperia ZL Android 4.2.2

2. Is the command are work in all android version? I wonder different version has differentcommand.

I find myself pretty frustrated because i still cant install the app on SD card but the other way, idont want root my device yet

Thanks, really appreciate your hints

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November 17, 2013 at 4:28 PMYour commands are correct. I heard people say this sometimes doesnt work in Jelly Bean. It is

also possible that the apps you tried doesnt allow move to sd card. Can you see move to sd card

for your already installed app. If not then your device also doesnt support this. Rooting is thebest option.

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Patar Ronnie Hatigoran

November 17, 2013 at 6:23 PMThats what i wanna heard, at least i know when to stop thinking about since its been a

week find out this installing issues

Thanks mate, keep update

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myhhhaytaDan Mihaita


I have a problem at this part:

5a. Windows users: Go to platform-tools folder. Hold down SHIFT key and right-click anywhere

in the folder. From the pop-up menu, select Open command window here. This will open up acommand prompt screen.

I have Windows SP2

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KarthikNovember 19, 2013 at 9:25 AM

No problem. Follow the same.

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AnuragNovember 19, 2013 at 6:02 PM

i not got the list of devices

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hemzNovember 20, 2013 at 9:33 PM

i hvnt got the list of device attached plzzz help how to move apps to sd card.m havingsony xperia M dual.

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hemzNovember 20, 2013 at 9:49 PM

whthr i need any additional softwares to instl???,. uhhh frstrtd..

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Paula BucknerNovember 22, 2013 at 2:05 PM

5b. Mac users: right-click platform-tools and choose [New Terminal At Folder]

yeh, I dont get this as a choice (running OSX 10.8.5 on a MacBook Pro). Suggestions?

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ReplyLaurie

November 23, 2013 at 10:58 AMDoes not work on new Sony Xperia X1 Changes to external 2 but when you go into phone tells

you The device does not have a real primary external storage, or the primary external storage is

emulated. Moving app to SD function cannot be supported by this device. However the X1 hasa setting to move some items to SD and when connected to computer can move music, photos,

videos etc. to SD. See what happens when 4.3 is released for X1 December and 4.4 early next year!

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Laurie

November 23, 2013 at 2:52 PMMake sure you go back in and change the storage back to internal 1 otherwise you will end up

with a message that there is insufficient space and you can not longer download any apps

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Bibaswan MukherjeeNovember 24, 2013 at 12:46 PM

that android sdk file is too big

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Delilah DrummondNovember 26, 2013 at 6:38 PM

Im not finding the platform tools folder and I have no idea what you mean by the first step.

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bishujitNovember 26, 2013 at 11:02 PM

Is it working on galaxy star pro??? I hav tryd lots of apps but nt wrkng at all,

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bishujit

November 26, 2013 at 11:04 PMIs it workz on galaxy star pro??

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Jake Skidmore

November 29, 2013 at 10:38 AM

it says that there is an emulator also connected

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AadiNovember 30, 2013 at 2:30 AM

i have Samsung gt-s7562 mobile my phone memory was full but i have 8 GB free memory card i

follow given steps and when i run pm getInstallLocation command i get 2 [external] output but i

dont get option move app to sd card and when i try to install new app i get memory full error

please suggest

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Franz Franzenstein


I have no charge-only-mode does this work with camera mode?

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ReplyIshvinder

December 1, 2013 at 12:44 AM

I have Micromax Canvas HD A116 I Foolwed all the steps and its displays 2[external]

but when i move my apps it moves them to internal memory only

What to do?

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ReplyIgnatious Jayathilake


Awesome article! Worked pretty nicely on my android. Cheers Mate! Thanks a lot

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AlvinDecember 13, 2013 at 11:08 PM

I cant installed anything from playstore says that my storage are not enough but both of internal

or sd card are more than enough to install

Anyone get the same problem?

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Replyvinu

December 15, 2013 at 4:57 PM

how to reverse these process? reply me please

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vinu

December 15, 2013 at 10:50 PMno devices list is shown? what to do?

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ReplyTamal Banerjee


Is this technique work with samsung galaxy s duos GT- s7562 ?

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nikka ranolaDecember 17, 2013 at 12:11 PM

Hi Im using Lenovo A516 and I did this trick but unfortunately, its not working on my phone.

can you help me out with this? Thanks in advance.

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Akshay ChauhanDecember 21, 2013 at 11:09 AM

how to go back to original???

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Dave G

December 22, 2013 at 6:50 PM

Great, easy tutorial. Worked like a charm, THANK YOU!!!

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Bidinho CasfinDecember 25, 2013 at 6:42 PM

Guy, if u used da comand pm set-install-location 2, ull hafto use pm get-Install-Location to

verify itand yes, i did it.

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Sarah

January 3, 2014 at 11:06 AM

It worked! My frustration with this phone is finally gone THANK YOU!!

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iyoeshJanuary 7, 2014 at 7:29 PM

could you tell me the detail please

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natan

January 8, 2014 at 7:05 PM

sony st21isucess al the steps, but

still the apps install into internal memory ,there is option move to internal memory ..still not the

solution i want to find it

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MichalJanuary 16, 2014 at 4:33 AM

I just want to notice that if your device doesnt support MASS STORAGE you need to make adb

commands when you are in MTP mode. So debugging mode ON and choosed MTP mode. Only

charging doesnt work for devices that doesnt have MASS STORAGE mode.

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Murugan NATARAJANJanuary 17, 2014 at 11:22 AM

my phone is htc wildfire s i didi the same thing as u said but its not detecting my device

stepwise i ill explain u what i did

Main thing i m using Windows 8 OS

Step 1- downloaded and installed the java JDK (this i got inf from other site)

step1- downloaded android sdk bundle from android developer site( with 64 bit files)

(hrere i need to do download what type of file like 32 bit or 64 bit)

step3- unzipped the downloaded sdk bundle in c:\development\android sdk bundle

step4- in sdk folder adb executable file is there

Step5- then i connected my device in charge only and USB debugging mode

step6- then shift right click on that window and opened the prompt command windows

step7- i entered the command as adb devices and then pressing enter, its shows as only List of

devices attached no any device number or serial number

pls help on this

Murugan/Tamil nadu/India

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Aditya Sharma

April 8, 2014 at 12:21 PM

same thing is happening with me.. my phone is micromax canvas hd a116.. if u find the solutionthen dont forget to tell me about that..

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ReplyCleric JP

January 19, 2014 at 11:28 PM

Hey bro hello guys,

I just bought a new Samsung Galaxy Ace 3 Duos GT-S7272 Android Jelly Bean 4.2.2.then i bought (Kingston MicroSD-HCUi 16gb C10) to increase phone memory and speed, BUT

after 2 days of usage and downloads I was surprised the Phone become Slow and screaming to free

more space from Phone Memory!!!

somehow all downloaded apps installed on Phone memory and just 4 of them installed on SD card.so i have to manually change the destination to the SD card and leave the phone memory free as

Posible, but im so afraid from these steps cuz my Phone and SD card is new and Expensive but i

have no choise i should do it. so is these steps should work with my phone and SD card or theres

another steps for my phone and SD card??

regards for all of you and sorry for my bad english

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Fail Hard Hack

January 28, 2014 at 6:56 AM

whoah this weblog is wonderful i like reading your articles.Keep up the good work! You know, a lot of individuals are hunting

round for this information, you can aid them greatly.

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Tinto

January 29, 2014 at 10:05 AM

hii/ I have done the process on my samsung s duos.all successbut couldnt locate move to sd cardoption

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kashmir

February 6, 2014 at 9:20 PM

hey i have xolo q1000 with android 4.2.1

i have followed all steps. but when i type adb deviceslist devices attached comes but nothing is listed.

i have tried chrge only mode, mtp mode, etc.

but same result.

please help.my phone is unrooted

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Mithun Dias

February 7, 2014 at 8:41 AM

Hi. I tried the method mentioned above bit by bit for my Micromax Bolt A58. Device memory is

around 100 MB after uninstalling spul. 130 MB of Internal memory, wowmicromax sure knowshow to screw its audience. I will never switch to them ever.

Fortunately your instructions got executed well without any issues. But when I try to install .apks,

the default location of the installation goes to PHONE MEMORY, & not EXTERNAL!!!

And some .apks such as clean memory got installed to SD Card yet shared memory around 7MBgoes to phone. This is weird all together. And I visit play store a lot. When I install through PS

portal, I want it to get installed to EXTERNAL. Is this possible?

Hoping to get some light regarding these queries. Thank you

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shadows

February 11, 2014 at 12:24 AMI did exactly as u told us , and i made sure my installation path is location 2 ,and i rebooted the

phone , but when i install any application it still goes to phone memory not sd card .whats wrong

?????

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yousef hammam

March 11, 2014 at 6:49 PMi have a question : is this way need to use internet in the pc ???

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Ganesh Gauli

March 12, 2014 at 11:13 PMi get 0[auto] as output what does it mean .i m using galaxy grand

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ReplyEman

March 13, 2014 at 2:06 PM

I need help, when i do this, my phone still only says phone storage or internal storage, so how do i

get it to my SD card?

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ralmanApril 16, 2014 at 9:35 PM

rubbish..not work

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PrIyAnGsHu

April 24, 2014 at 2:24 PM

Great tutorial man, thanks a lot for the help. Just moved the apps to my SD card in Galaxy Y

Great tutorial man, thanks a lot for the help. Just moved the apps to my SD card in Galaxy Y

without rooting it. Thanks a lot for this incredible help man

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