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Root [GUIDE] Swap external sd card with internal

So should I use jokers method in the first post? Or change the deault storage setting in the android options?

I just want my phone to use the SD card as if it were the primary internal storage in all instances. I never remove that card.

Also, if I do swap them, how do I copy the contents of each folder into the other?
 
elk1007 said:
So should I use jokers method in the first post? Or change the deault storage setting in the android options
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It appears that they both do the same thing, so I would recommend using the setting in android options.

elk1007 said:
Also, if I do swap them, how do I copy the contents of each folder into the other?
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Perhaps use an intermediate folder? This is an example of how it might be done. (pseudo code)
Code: 
move internal/* to sdcard/tempfolder/
move sdcard/* (excluding tempfolder) to internal/
move sdcard/tempfolder/* to sdcard/
 
Sepero said:
It appears that they both do the same thing, so I would recommend using the setting in android options.


Perhaps use an intermediate folder? This is an example of how it might be done.
Code: 
move internal/* to sdcard/tempfolder/
move sdcard/* (excluding tempfolder) to internal/
move sdcard/tempfolder/* to sdcard/
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So does this mean that any guide which tells me to use /sdcard/android as a destination, I should actually use the external sd card now? (Since the external is sdcard2, but then they are switched so the external becomes sdcard and the internal is mounted as sdcard2). Is that correct?


Sorry, also, that code you posted, am I supposed to do that in ADB? If I try copying in windows explorer using the USB MTP it doesn't seem to get everything.
 
I used Titanium backup pro which allowed me to move any app "ANY" to the sd card, it also unlocked the setting when you go to manage apps the phone recognizes the app as on the sd card. And removing the sd card will not brick or corrupt your phone I have noticed that the internal memory show how much rom memory is present while doing so...
 
elk1007 said:
So does this mean that any guide which tells me to use /sdcard/android as a destination, I should actually use the external sd card now? (Since the external is sdcard2, but then they are switched so the external becomes sdcard and the internal is mounted as sdcard2). Is that correct?
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Sounds about right to me. Obviously you have to judge this on a case by case basis.

elk1007 said:
Sorry, also, that code you posted, am I supposed to do that in ADB? If I try copying in windows explorer using the USB MTP it doesn't seem to get everything.
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What I posted was a form of pseudo code. It's meant to be easily read by humans, but it's not anything a computer can understand. You use it (convert) in whatever way you can, whatever program that works best for you.
 
has anyone tried this or external 2 internal with the lg motion? we don't have then option to switch from internal to external in the storage settings. There is another for the motion except this creates a new folder for internal and binds the external to internal memory instead of just swapping them.
 
I'm pretty sure by selecting sd as default it uses sd card for everything when I move the apps my internal memory never gets any smaller
 
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