If you’re running out of storage space on your Android phone, one easy solution is to move some of your larger files, like videos, to an SD card. Many Android phones have an SD card slot that allows you to expand your storage capacity. By moving videos and other media to the SD card, you can free up valuable space on your phone’s internal memory.

In this article, we’ll walk through the simple steps to transfer a video from your Android phone’s internal storage to an SD card. We’ll cover two methods – using the Files by Google app that works on any Android phone, and using the My Files app on Samsung Galaxy devices. Let’s get started!

1. Before You Begin

Here are a few things to check before moving videos to your SD card:

• Make sure your Android phone has an SD card slot and that you have an SD card installed. Not all Android phones support expandable storage.
• If you just added a new SD card, make sure it is properly formatted and mounted. Your phone should prompt you to do this when you first insert the card.
• Check that your SD card has enough free space to store the videos you want to transfer. Videos can be quite large files.

2. Using the Files by Google App

The Files by Google app makes it easy to browse files on your Android phone’s internal storage and transfer them to an SD card. If your phone doesn’t have Files by Google pre-installed, you can download it for free from the Google Play Store. Here’s how to use it to move a video:

1. Open the Files by Google app on your Android phone
2. Tap Browse at the bottom of the screen
3. Tap Videos to see all the video files on your phone
4. Locate the video you want to move and tap and hold to select it
5. Tap the three-dot menu icon and select Move to…
6. Under SD card, choose the folder where you want to move the video
7. Tap Move to transfer the selected video to the SD card

That’s it! The video will be moved to the SD card location you specified. You can verify the transfer by navigating to that folder in the Files app.

Tip: You can also move multiple videos at once by selecting them before tapping Move to…. This is handy if you want to transfer several videos to the SD card in one go.

3. Using the My Files App on Samsung Galaxy Phones

If you have a Samsung Galaxy phone, you can use the pre-installed My Files app to move videos to your SD card. The process is very similar to the steps above. Here’s how:

1. Open the My Files app on your Galaxy phone
2. Tap Internal storage
3. Open the folder containing the video you want to move (like DCIM)
4. Tap and hold the video to select it
5. Tap the three-dot menu icon and choose Move
6. Select SD card and choose the destination folder
7. Tap Move here to start transferring the video

Wait for the file transfer to complete. You’ll see a confirmation message when the video has been moved to the SD card successfully.

Conclusion

Moving videos and other large files to an SD card is an effective way to manage your Android phone’s internal storage. By following the simple steps outlined in this article, you can quickly transfer videos to an SD card using either the Files by Google app or the My Files app on Samsung devices.

Storing large media files like videos on an SD card frees up internal memory for apps, system data, and other essential files. It also makes it easy to transfer those videos to another device or backup them to your computer.

So the next time you’re running low on storage, consider moving some videos to an SD card. It only takes a few taps!