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If your microSD card is new or doesn't have content you want to
keep, you can also set it up as an extension of the phone
storage, and this requires formatting that prevents the microSD
card from working with other devices.
CAUTION:
As part of the phone storage, the microSD card may have data
on it that is necessary for some apps to function normally.
Therefore, do not remove or replace the card randomly.
Set up the microSD card as portable storage
When you install a microSD card that has not been used on your
phone before, the phone will mount the card as portable
storage by default.
You can also open the notification panel and touch the microSD
card name, select Use as portable storage and then touch
NEXT > DONE.
To remove the microSD card from your phone:
If you need to remove the microSD card used as portable
storage while the phone is on, you must unmount it first.
1. Touch
> > Settings > Storage.
2. Touch
next to the card name in the Portable storage
section.
3. When the screen prompts the card is safely ejected, you
can now remove it from the phone.
To erase and format the microSD card:
1. Touch
> > Settings > Storage.
2. Touch the card name in the Portable storage section.
3. Touch
> Storage settings and then touch Format.
4. Touch ERASE & FORMAT.
CAUTION:
The formatting procedure erases all the data on the microSD
card, after which the files CANNOT be retrieved.
Set up the microSD card as phone storage
If your microSD card is new or doesn't have content you want to
keep, you can format the card and use it as part of the phone
storage. If you move the microSD card to another device, it’ll be
formatted before it can be used.