Default Location?

[Hermes Hidayat]

So what does Storage, default location mean?

I just switched to external... What does this actually do or mean?

 

[B. Diddy]

That usually means that the default location for apps to save data or to download files (when possible) will be the SD card, not Internal Storage.

 

[Hermes Hidayat]

That usually means that the default location for apps to save data or to download files (when possible) will be the SD card, not Internal Storage.

Does changing the settings after using the phone for a while matter? I mean, should i be formatting the phone and setting it up from start?

 

[B. Diddy]

Sorry, I don't quite understand the question. Changing which settings? I wouldn't see any need to factory reset your phone if you're just switching the default storage from Internal to SD.

 

[Hermes Hidayat]

Sorry, I don't quite understand the question. Changing which settings? I wouldn't see any need to factory reset your phone if you're just switching the default storage from Internal to SD.

Yes that. I mean changing from Internal to External doesnt need formatting do i?

 

[B. Diddy]

No, you only need to reformat it if you want to format the card as Internal Storage (i.e., Adoptable Storage, where the card is actually considered to be part of Internal Storage by the system). Not all manufacturers support this. If you don't see an option to format an SD card as Internal Storage, then the device doesn't support that feature.

 

[Hermes Hidayat]

No, you only need to reformat it if you want to format the card as Internal Storage (i.e., Adoptable Storage, where the card is actually considered to be part of Internal Storage by the system). Not all manufacturers support this. If you don't see an option to format an SD card as Internal Storage, then the device doesn't support that feature.

I can format the card if i wanted to. But thanks for the info. Im just afraid not everything is moved to the external.

 

[B. Diddy]

That's a good question, though. If an app already saved some data to Internal Storage before you changed default storage to the SD, I'm not sure if the app will then start saving data to the SD, and keep that previously stored data on Internal -- or if it will move everything to the SD.

 

[Hermes Hidayat]

That's a good question, though. If an app already saved some data to Internal Storage before you changed default storage to the SD, I'm not sure if the app will then start saving data to the SD, and keep that previously stored data on Internal -- or if it will move everything to the SD.

That's what i meant! Hahaha. But nevermind as long as there aren't any problems. But theres a software bug though. Hope Huawei fixes it as its annoying.