How to move apps to sd card on an unrooted device: A noobs guide. **Updated 09/02/11**

[Rastaman-FB]

this is froyo only

 

[spile]

That is the manual method of moving each app after it is installed. The thread describes the method to set a toggle so as to make the system install apps in card in the first place.

By the way, the same functionality is provided by some market apps. Search "APP2SD"

Thanks - I really cannot see the need for these apps as it is so easy to do so using the method I described above.

 

[SUroot]

Thanks - I really cannot see the need for these apps as it is so easy to do so using the method I described above.

It just does it in bulk rather than one by one.

 

[SUroot]

can HTC wildfire do it too? it is using Eclair
not froyo2.2

How much of the first post did you read?

My Noob's Guide to this Process. (The phone doesn't need to be rooted)

*Updated: Widget Info / Guide / Fix *

Note:

• This requires Froyo 2.2

 

[anwartota9]

Thanks for the guide I successfully managed to do everything. However I noticed that when I move applications to SD their size will drop like from 5 MB to 1.3 MB. Later I realize that this drop of the size is a left over in the phone memory?
Even for the applications and games which originally had the ability to be moved to SD like Sygic Aura and angry birds. so now I am stuck with this left over size in my phone memory. I tried to reverse this process by sitting the value to 0 instead of 2 and it was successful, however it still have the same left over size problem !!!

Can anyone help me here please
(using HTC Desire Foryo)
Thanks in advanced

 

[SUroot]

Thanks for the guide I successfully managed to do everything. However I noticed that when I move applications to SD their size will drop like from 5 MB to 1.3 MB. Later I realize that this drop of the size is a left over in the phone memory?
Even for the applications and games which originally had the ability to be moved to SD like Sygic Aura and angry birds. so now I am stuck with this left over size in my phone memory. I tried to reverse this process by sitting the value to 0 instead of 2 and it was successful, however it still have the same left over size problem !!!

Can anyone help me here please
(using HTC Desire Foryo)
Thanks in advanced

Yes and it always will. It does not move every part of the app to SD card. Neither by using this guide or using "Move to SD card" manually (in fact this guide just forces the "move to SD card" for all apps that are coded to be moved anyway).

 

[Chris Sweetapp]

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7600]
Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

C:\Users\User>cd desktop\android-sdk-windows\tools>
The syntax of the command is incorrect.




? what am i doing wrong.

this is all i ever get

i have tried . 2 vista computers. and now windows 7 and still same message >.<

 

[Chris Sweetapp]

so do i download them all?

or not all?

i have tried all and still nothing

 

[Chris Sweetapp]

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7600]
Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

C:\Users\User>cd desktop\android-sdk-windows\tools>
The syntax of the command is incorrect.

C:\Users\User>Desktop\android-sdk-windows\platform-tools
'Desktop\android-sdk-windows\platform-tools' is not recognized as an internal or
external command,
operable program or batch file.

C:\Users\User>Desktop\android
'Desktop\android' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

C:\Users\User>\Desktop\android-sdk-windows\platform-tools>
The syntax of the command is incorrect.

C:\Users\User>Desktop\android-sdk-windows\platform-tools>
The syntax of the command is incorrect.





What is left to try? need help my phone is dying i have removed everything i can the rest i need.

 

[Cougar]

Lose the trailing ">".

As an aside, the Italian site's patch does exactly what's described here, nothing more, nothing less (far as I can tell anyway).

 

[PazPez]

Hi, I'm struggling at the early stage of the procedure. When I doubleclick SDK Manager.exe a black window appears for a second or so and then disappears.

I downloaded the SDK to my desktop, then extracted the contents to the desktop. This gave me a folder on the desktop called android-sdk-windows.
Inside the folder are 3 subfolders (add-ons, platforms and tools), SDK Manager.exe and SDK Readme.txt.

But opening SDK Manager.exe just pops up the black window for a moment.

Any suggestions?

Thanks.

 

[captainhoward]

Android Version: 2.2
Network: t mobile
Taskiller Used?: advanced task killer
[Optional]Are You rooted & which Rom:
Issue:

Hi..

This is some great advice, and im planning on trying it this evening. My only query is.... I read all the posts and there are mentions of apps like google maps etc...which insist on saving to internal memory. Im having a royal nightmare with my internal memory, and considering a factory reset just to sort it. All the apps on my desire that are currently movable to the sd card - have been. Will this method make (most of) the unmovables - movable so to speak?

I can deal with the odd app (google maps) not moving, but if they're all just gonna remain sitting there in my heavily battered internal memory, then Im not going to even try. I literally only have about 5 apps left on my internal memory

Thanks in advance!

 

[SUroot]

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7600]
Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

C:\Users\User>cd desktop\android-sdk-windows\tools>
The syntax of the command is incorrect.

C:\Users\User>Desktop\android-sdk-windows\platform-tools
'Desktop\android-sdk-windows\platform-tools' is not recognized as an internal or
external command,
operable program or batch file.

C:\Users\User>Desktop\android
'Desktop\android' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

C:\Users\User>\Desktop\android-sdk-windows\platform-tools>
The syntax of the command is incorrect.

C:\Users\User>Desktop\android-sdk-windows\platform-tools>
The syntax of the command is incorrect.





What is left to try? need help my phone is dying i have removed everything i can the rest i need.

At the:

C:\Users\User>

Type either:

cd desktop\android-sdk-windows\tools

OR

cd desktop\android-sdk-windows\platform-tools

And press enter

*Depending on whether you have a "tools" folder or a "platform-tools" folder. Open Android-sdk-windows folder on your desktop to check which you have.

 

[Chris Sweetapp]

Lose the trailing ">".

As an aside, the Italian site's patch does exactly what's described here, nothing more, nothing less (far as I can tell anyway).

i used the app but nothing happend? it just closed and nothing changed?

Help with that if this still isnt working?

p.s do you get all the updates from the SDK manager?

 

[SUroot]

i used the app but nothing happend? it just closed and nothing changed?

Help with that if this still isnt working?

p.s do you get all the updates from the SDK manager?

Did you see my post above?

 

[Chris Sweetapp]

yes neither worked


but still noone has answered. do i get all the updates from the SDK manager?

 

[Chris Sweetapp]

Okay does me being in Australia change anything? i have found out that "Telstra"http://www.htc.com/au/SupportDownload.aspx?p_id=312&cat=2&dl_id=1048
the retarted phone company has only released "ROM Version: 2.26.841.2" i cant find any USB drivers?

 

[SUroot]

yes neither worked


but still noone has answered. do i get all the updates from the SDK manager?

Well you haven't answered mine. Is adb.exe in the either of the folders?

We can't help you unless you help us to help you.

 

[SUroot]

Okay does me being in Australia change anything?

Oh, now you mention it, adb doesn't work in the southern hemisphere. Something to do with water going down the plug hole in a different direction or something

 

[Chris Sweetapp]

hahhaha !

guess thats a joke :S. but yeah when i plug in. my windows 7 now notifys me that my usb driver is not responding

 

[Chris Sweetapp]

adb is in platform-tools

 

[SUroot]

Try this:

public:windows_hboot_driver_install [RootWiki]

... if reinstalling and uninstalling htc sync didnt work.

 

[andybrad]

Hello folks im really struggling with this so some help please?

i can get everything automatically installing to sd just fine. the problem is the applications (take angry birds for example) wont.

i have the option to move to sd but when i try it it just says it failed.

is there any way to solve this as there are a few large applications i need to get on in the comming days.

 

[andybrad]

as an other issue after doing this i can not reinstall htc sync on my computer as it seems to think its continually running when its not even installed!

 

[andybrad]

Right sorted the apps moving. I had to format the sd card for it to start working. Now as good as gold


woo hoo


unfortunatly the htc sync issue is still there