How to set already formatted sd card as default storage on android 7.7.1

[Android Central Question]

Hi. I have a Motorola Moto e4 phone with Android 7.1.1. I have an sd card in the phone that was already formatted by that phone and was the default storage. I factory-reset the phone and want to make that card default storage again. Do I have to format the sd card again, or is there an easier way? Thanks for any help.

 

[B. Diddy]

Welcome to Android Central! Was the card formatted as Portable Storage or Internal Storage?

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[mustang7757]

Try not to format to internal storage as it's not dependable, causes freezes etc..

 

[belodion]

https://forums.androidcentral.com/showthread.php?t=989475

 

[smvim]

Hi. I have a Motorola Moto e4 phone with Android 7.1.1. I have an sd card in the phone that was already formatted by that phone and was the default storage. I factory-reset the phone and want to make that card default storage again. Do I have to format the sd card again, or is there an easier way? Thanks for any help.

You have to reformat the card again as Internal, there isn't some quick fix. When you did the Factory Reset that deleted the encryption key that was created to tie the card to your E4. No encryption key, no access to the card's content. So no quick fix, you have to follow through with the whole process again to make the card Internal again.