sd card and how to use them/it.

[historian]

I have a "FUSION" tablet running "kit-kat" o.s. It`s only 16gb capacity.So I`ve bought a 32gb sd card for it.It`s mounted and the tablet can "see" it. But I can`t seem to put any thing on to it.I can`t move files to it or games. Just how does one use these things.
You can tell I`m no tech wizard,so any replies please make them simple.
Many thanks for any replies.
historian.

 

[TriplexDread]

You need to install a file manager app. They are free and they will allow you to transfer other apps and games etc to the SD card from within the tablet

 

[Ian]

Another way of doing it, is to go to Settings > Application Manager > Choose and App > Click "Move to SD Card". That way you can selectively move large apps to the SD Card. I'd aim to move some of the large, infrequently used ones.

When choosing a file manager app, I'd go for one of the two below, as a lot of the other popular ones are bundled with advertising and have gotten very spammy:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ghisler.android.TotalCommander
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.asus.filemanager - This is the one I'm testing on my phone at the moment.

 

[V_R]

As above, just be aware that not all app/games work off the SD card.

 

[historian]

Another way of doing it, is to go to Settings > Application Manager > Choose and App > Click "Move to SD Card". That way you can selectively move large apps to the SD Card. I'd aim to move some of the large, infrequently used ones.

When choosing a file manager app, I'd go for one of the two below, as a lot of the other popular ones are bundled with advertising and have gotten very spammy:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ghisler.android.TotalCommander
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.asus.filemanager - This is the one I'm testing on my phone at the moment.

Hello Ian.
Please forgive my long delay in replying to your answer to my query.
The tablet I have has a "File Explorer" It shows both the internal and external sd cards. But what I can`t seem to do is move,for example,a game to the external sd card. I can see a load of green Android files with their names, and I can move them. But I can`t see where to put them.
I`ve gone into Settings but I can`t see ....>choose app>click "Move to SD card" I only wish it were that easy!!
I wonder if one of the ones` you mention would be easier to use?
Many thanks Ian.
historian

 

[Ian]

Does the page look similar to this, just without the "move to SD" option?

I'm not familiar with how to move an app using a file manager app on KitKat, but perhaps @TriplexDread or @V_R will know how .