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SD card formatted as internal storage question

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b253tn

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I have the SD card formatted as internal storage.
So now there are two sections on the device storage page: "SD card" (full) and "Shared internal storage" (still has space)

If the SD card is formatted as internal storage, how can I transfer data from the "SD card" section to the "shared internal storage section"?

And shouldn't they both be sharing the same storage space anyways? So why does it say "storage space running out" if I still have several GB left in "shared internal storage"?

Thanks for any clarification
 
The SD card is encrypted and locked to the device when formatted as internal storage. You cannot alter its contents.

When formatted for media, the SD card functions as a normal SD card.
 
steiny180 said:
The SD card is encrypted and locked to the device when formatted as internal storage. You cannot alter its contents.

When formatted for media, the SD card functions as a normal SD card.
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Why does it say "storage space running out" when my "Shared internal storage" still has several GB left?
 
How many GB is "several"? If it's 5 then that's odd, if it's 2 then possibly normal. Android needs some free internal space for caches, and it will warn you if this falls below some threshold. The threshold is a configuration parameter set by the manufacturer, so varies between devices, but these days I'd be surprised if you got below 2GB without a warning (it was originally typically 10% of the space, but the space back then was limited and apps were, fortunately, much smaller).
 
Hadron said:
How many GB is "several"? If it's 5 then that's odd, if it's 2 then possibly normal. Android needs some free internal space for caches, and it will warn you if this falls below some threshold. The threshold is a configuration parameter set by the manufacturer, so varies between devices, but these days I'd be surprised if you got below 2GB without a warning (it was originally typically 10% of the space, but the space back then was limited and apps were, fortunately, much smaller).
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The "shared internal storage" has 10+ GB but the "SD card" (formatted as internal storage) has 0 GB.
So even though there is still 10+ GB left in the "shared internal storage" section, it says "storage space running out" and system functions like downloading, screenshots, etc doesn't work. Is this a glitch?
 
Hadron said:
I'm assuming that it means space free rather than total space though.
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Yes, there is 0 space free on the SD card, but still 10+GB free in "shared internal storage". But if the SD card is formatted as internal storage, shouldn't they both be using the same storage space? (And so I shouldn't be getting "storage space running out")?
 
ocnbrze said:
Who do you want to transfer? The SD card is acting as your internal storage. There is no need to transfer.
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SD card is formatted as "internal storage", so do you know why the storage page shows the "SD card" and "shared internal storage" as two separate categories?
 
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