I have an Evo 4G now with a 16GB SD card. Can I just take that out and put it in the Evo LTE or should I format it first or something on my current Evo?
Oh ok, thanks. I just wanted to make sure it wasn't some really bad thing to do in case I didn't wipe it clean first. That's probably what I'll do though.
I would highly recommend copying any folders (onto a cpu drive) that are currently on the SD that you know for sure won't have negative impact on the LTEvo. My standard recommendation is copying media folders (e.g. Pictures, Ringtones, Music, Video, etc.). There are some app backups that I keep as well because the backup is not specific to the phone, so there shouldn't be any problem translating over to the new phone. There are other apps where, it may be using components on the old phone that won't translate nicely to the new phone, so I leave those out.
Once all the folders are copied, I'd delete everything on the microSD, prior to using it with the LTEvo. When you get the LTEvo, there shouldn't be any problem just inserting the microSD. First order of business, after inserting the blank microSD is to format the microSD (while in the phone). I've found recently that this seems more reliable than formatting in a PC or CPU. Once the microSD is formatted in your LTEvo, you can connect it to the PC and copy/paste the folders that you had saved from your old phone.
To me, that's the safest way to ensure that everything will work properly without any issue.
Right on.
I've posted this tip many number of times, sorry for those getting the re-run.
After a back up, Rather than use the phone to format an SD card I prefer to format my MicroSD cards using this nifty computer utility and a USB reader:
https://www.sdcard.org/downloads/formatter_3/
It is created by the SD Card Association, is super simple, and It does a really complete job. Full Overwrite is awesome.
Thanks for posting that, Pyro. There was another one someone recommended (and actually highly recommend across different tech sites) that is through Panasonic. I haven't tried that yet, but just in case people want to do a little research before they decide which one best suits their needs.
About:
SDFormatter Version 3.1 [3, 1, 0, 0]
(C) Panasonic and TRENDY Co.
Might be the same thing? Or very similar?
It might be. The website looks very similar...Maybe Panasonic just "re-branded" for their own needs?...LOL. Happens a lot, so wouldn't be surprised.
Although, part of me wants to say that the Panasonic formatter wasn't specific to SD cards...just any removable drive in general.
The main thing is to avoid wrong formatting for an sd card as has existed on some revisions of Windows.
Not 100% sure, but my memory is that the phone's built in formatting conveniently creates the folders that HTC and Android are expecting.
I suspect that unless you have a need for deep formatting (with a wipe), as may happen with an older card, then the phone format is fine.
SD cards have a limited number of write cycles before they go wonky. Deep formatting or wiping reduces that big number by a little bit.
Jolly good advice ChapSo personally, I stick with phone formatting wherever possible.
When my new Evo 4G LTE shows up, I'd like to make it a "clone" of the Evo 4G I currently own. I assume that my new phone will automatically download my contacts from Google (is that true?), but is there a way to make my new phone automatically download all of the apps I've downloaded onto my current one? And can I just remove the SD card from my current phone and put the card into my new phone to transfer all of my pictures and other media? Thanks in advance.
When my new Evo 4G LTE shows up, I'd like to make it a "clone" of the Evo 4G I currently own. I assume that my new phone will automatically download my contacts from Google (is that true?), but is there a way to make my new phone automatically download all of the apps I've downloaded onto my current one? And can I just remove the SD card from my current phone and put the card into my new phone to transfer all of my pictures and other media? Thanks in advance.
You can also try Mybackup Pro or Titanium backup (I have both and personally I am much more fond of Mybackup since it has all the same features but it's more user friendly). The benefit of this is that you will be able to save, and reload onto you new device, older versions of various apps that you currently possess, rather than being forced to update to the most current versions.When my new Evo 4G LTE shows up, I'd like to make it a "clone" of the Evo 4G I currently own. I assume that my new phone will automatically download my contacts from Google (is that true?), but is there a way to make my new phone automatically download all of the apps I've downloaded onto my current one? And can I just remove the SD card from my current phone and put the card into my new phone to transfer all of my pictures and other media? Thanks in advance.
I know that this is how it works if you replace a phone with another phone of the same model (like if you lost your original phone), but is this also how it works if you change the model of your phone? I ask because a friend of mine recently switched from a Motorola Droid to an HTC Thunderbolt and Verizon told him that he had to download all of the apps to his new Thunderbolt manually because Google keeps a separate list of apps for each phone you have (which makes sense if you think about the possibility of having multiple phones). Thanks for your reply in any case.once you open the play store/market, all your apps should start downloading to the new phone automatically. I usually sync up in the sync settings screen prior to shutting down the old phone so that everything is up to date for when I sync the new phone. this is how google backs up your apps
I havent switched phones, have had my EVO forever but... whats the best method to transfer apps to a the new Evo? I have some apps that arent available on the market anymore...
Will the Astro File manager back up work?
Well, I know from experience that Google Play keeps a list of all apps that you have EVER downloaded. I went into Play>Menu>My Apps>All (swiped right) then scrolled, and scrolled... and scrolled... and found apps that I had downloaded over 2.5 years ago on a different device!I know that this is how it works if you replace a phone with another phone of the same model (like if you lost your original phone), but is this also how it works if you change the model of your phone? I ask because a friend of mine recently switched from a Motorola Droid to an HTC Thunderbolt and Verizon told him that he had to download all of the apps to his new Thunderbolt manually because Google keeps a separate list of apps for each phone you have (which makes sense if you think about the possibility of having multiple phones). Thanks for your reply in any case.
I know that this is how it works if you replace a phone with another phone of the same model (like if you lost your original phone), but is this also how it works if you change the model of your phone? I ask because a friend of mine recently switched from a Motorola Droid to an HTC Thunderbolt and Verizon told him that he had to download all of the apps to his new Thunderbolt manually because Google keeps a separate list of apps for each phone you have (which makes sense if you think about the possibility of having multiple phones). Thanks for your reply in any case.
Right, your app market is now google play, and your google play account is connected to gmail, and the gmail account is connected to your phone. So all of the apps will be there in a list when you change between devices. However, I'm still not sure if it will automatically download all of the previous apps when you switch to an entirely new model....it makes more sense to me this way based on using one set of credentials, which means it wouldn't matter if done on different models. I very well could be wrong, but this is how I understand it to work
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