Move Apps to SD card?

**jnadelman** · 12-20-2010, 09:33 AM

Is it better to have apps on the phone or on the SD card? Are there advantages of either?
I don't think I have any on the SD card at the moment and I thinking of moving some there. Do some make more sense to have on the SD card?

I'm also a bit worried about doing this. There is a current issue with my phone (others have it as well), where some apps, even though they are on the phone, won't install unless I unmount the SD card.

**2CupsWithString** · 12-20-2010, 09:52 AM

Originally Posted by jnadelman

Is it better to have apps on the phone or on the SD card? Are there advantages of either?
I don't think I have any on the SD card at the moment and I thinking of moving some there. Do some make more sense to have on the SD card?

I'm also a bit worried about doing this. There is a current issue with my phone (others have it as well), where some apps, even though they are on the phone, won't install unless I unmount the SD card.

I "hear" that the phone's internal memory is faster than the SD Card, so I keep my apps on internal storage. - I guess it makes sense to move big apps to the SD Card that don't use a lot of data transfer.

You need to clean the .android-secure folder on your SD card and that will resolve your market issues.

**jnadelman** · 12-20-2010, 10:51 AM

Originally Posted by thefredelement

You need to clean the .android-secure folder on your SD card and that will resolve your market issues.

Thanks for the tip on the folder, but that's not it. That folder was already empty.

**2CupsWithString** · 12-20-2010, 10:56 AM

Originally Posted by jnadelman

Thanks for the tip on the folder, but that's not it. That folder was already empty.

How were you viewing it?

**jnadelman** · 12-20-2010, 01:02 PM

I use the app "Astro" to see things on the SD card. Is there some other way? Do you think there is really something there that I need to delete that "Astro" is not seeing (or allowing me to see)?

**2CupsWithString** · 12-20-2010, 01:22 PM

Originally Posted by jnadelman

I use the app "Astro" to see things on the SD card. Is there some other way? Do you think there is really something there that I need to delete that "Astro" is not seeing (or allowing me to see)?

I went through this on my g/f's stock Evo and we talked about it another thread.

To fix my g/f's market issues, i powered off the phone, removed the sd card, rebooted, installed an app from market (angry birds seasons), powered down the phone, re-inserted the card and she was fine.

I've read that others have had to format their SD cards completely (after backing up their data to a pc) and I remember someone saying they just erased the android_secure folder - you may want to try to erase the whole folder and see if that cleans up, or do what I did with removing the SD card, or if that all fails backup the card, partition it and format it. (I know I didn't say partition earlier, but if you're backing up the whole card you might as well set it up nice for Android).

**mr.seth.price** · 12-20-2010, 01:44 PM

I move large apps that I don't use regularly. Downside for me is the boot takes longer since my apps from SD aren't available to me as fast and have to load. Worth it to me though.

**zippydo** · 12-20-2010, 02:40 PM

Doesn't moving apps with widgets to the SD card also prevent you from using the widget? I know at least one of the app developers I contacted said that. (If not, I'll be contacting them again. ;-) )