Types of storage
Below are the types of storage where app data and your files can be stored.
Internal storage
This is the built-in storage which contains the Android system, preinstalled apps, text messages, and
cached data from the apps. You can also install apps that you've downloaded and capture
screenshots to this storage.
Storage card
Use your storage card as a removable storage to store and access your media and other files on
HTC 5G Hub, or set it up as an extension of the internal storage. See Should I use the storage card as
removable or internal storage? on page 40.
USB storage
You can connect an external USB device—such as a USB flash drive or an SD card reader—and use it
as your removable storage device. You may need to purchase an appropriate adapter to connect your
USB storage device to HTC 5G Hub.
Should I use the storage card as removable or internal
storage?
Use your storage card as removable storage when you have content on the card, such as media or
photos, that you don't want to lose. If you have a brand new storage card, choose whether to use it as
removable storage or set it up as an extension of the internal storage.
Removable storage
Use a new storage card as removable storage to be able to access the card's contents on HTC 5G Hub
or other Android devices.
Internal storage
Set up a new storage card as internal storage for more privacy and secure use. This encrypts and
formats the storage card to work just like the internal storage.
This also expands the internal storage space since:
§ Captured screenshots, photos, media, and other files will be stored on the storage card.
§ Third-party apps that you installed and their data can be moved between the built-in storage
and storage card.
After setting up the storage card as internal storage, the card can only be used on HTC 5G Hub
where it has been formatted.
40 Storage