SD Card being used for apps?

[Super Spartan]

I have an SD Card in my Galaxy Note 9, today when I was browsing the SD Card's files, I noticed a folder named Android and has many app specific folders. How can I tell my OS to never touch this card I just want to use it as a storage for my Music, Pics, Videos, etc.

This is what I found on the card:

 

[guitar_65riff]

I have an SD Card in my Galaxy Note 9, today when I was browsing the SD Card's files, I noticed a folder named Android and has many app specific folders. How can I tell my OS to never touch this card I just want to use it as a storage for my Music, Pics, Videos, etc.

This is what I found on the card:

Your phone is simply allowing the card access to all those areas in the event you may want to save something from them to your card.

 

[Super Spartan]

Your phone is simply allowing the card access to all those areas in the event you may want to save something from them to your card.

oh ok, thanks

 

[Mooncatt]

I know in the past, internal storage was labeled something that could make you think you're looking at the SD card. If you're browsing with the phone tethered to the computer, I would either unmount the card and check again to be sure you're not looking at the internal storage (meaning those folders in your screenshot wouldn't show up due to no SD card), or pull the card and view it in a stand alone card reader.

As for the apps, those do not install to the SD card by default. Android as an OS is setup to favor internal storage, and many devices no longer have an SD card slot at all. You would have to manually move apps to the SD card, which isn't suggested anyway. Apps that can save files (I.e. The camera, messaging apps, note taking apps, etc) may have an option to save those independent files they create to an SD card, thus the reason to have those SD card folders, but you would have to manually set that save option as well.

 

[donm527]

In related news...

https://www.androidpolice.com/2018/...nt-from-samsungs-final-android-9-pie-release/

 

[Super Spartan]

I know in the past, internal storage was labeled something that could make you think you're looking at the SD card. If you're browsing with the phone tethered to the computer, I would either unmount the card and check again to be sure you're not looking at the internal storage (meaning those folders in your screenshot wouldn't show up due to no SD card), or pull the card and view it in a stand alone card reader.

As for the apps, those do not install to the SD card by default. Android as an OS is setup to favor internal storage, and many devices no longer have an SD card slot at all. You would have to manually move apps to the SD card, which isn't suggested anyway. Apps that can save files (I.e. The camera, messaging apps, note taking apps, etc) may have an option to save those independent files they create to an SD card, thus the reason to have those SD card folders, but you would have to manually set that save option as well.

Makes perfect sense. Thanks for the clarification.

 

[adegbenroagoro]

I never keep apps in my external storage. The internal memory is still faster and nowadays size is no longer an issue.

 

[Gayle Lynn]

Pie brings back adaptable storage.

Some users talk if games and large app suites that are huge and candidates for SDXC. You'd want the premier units or extreme that do deliver real 170MB)sec reads and real 75+ writes. Most test out writes at 30MB which you don't want.

I can't see paying the price for 512GB internal.