To free up internal storage on your phone:

1. Be sure you've inserted and set up your SD card.

2. Open the Files app and tap > Clean.

   Or, go to Settings > Storage > Internal shared storage > Free up space.

3. If there are media files to move, tap the option to free up space.

4. Select items to move.
5. Tap > Move to > SD card.

To move apps to your SD card:

1. Make sure it is formatted as internal storage.
2. Go to Settings > Apps & notifications and touch the app to move.
3. Touch Storage.
4. Touch CHANGE. If you don’t see this option, the developer does not allow the app to be stored on an SD card.
5. Select your SD card, then touch Move.

When you install an SD card as internal storage, it is part of your phone. If you want to change the SD card to portable storage or remove it from the phone to reformat and use in another device, first move the apps from SD card storage to your phone's internal storage:

1. Go to Settings > Storage.
2. Select your SD card.
3. Touch Apps and select an app.
4. Touch CHANGE > Internal shared storage > Move.

To eject the card, drag the SD card notification down, and tap Eject.

If you don't see the notification:

1. Go to Settings > Storage.

2. Next to your SD card name, tap .

It's now safe to remove the card from the phone.

To insert the card into another device (computer, projector, etc.) that uses different card dimensions, you may need the adapter that came with your card. See device manufacturer's instructions for the type of adapter required and insertion instructions.

1. Go to Settings > Storage.
2. Select your SD card.
3. Tap > Storage settings > Format.
4. Follow onscreen instructions to format the card.

You'll need to choose one of two formats for your SD card:

• Use as portable storage if you want to move the card to other devices to access your media.
• Use as internal storage if you need more device storage to install large apps and games and plan to use the card only in your phone.

To format the inserted card:

1. Go to Settings > Storage.
2. Touch the SD card's name.
3. Touch > Storage settings.

4. Touch Format as internal or Format.

   If you don't see Format as internal, then your phone only supports SD cards formatted as portable storage.

If you formatted as portable storage, be sure to update settings in media apps (like camera, music, and podcast apps), so they use the card to store content you create or download.