How to make downloads go to sd card

You can store downloaded TV shows and movies to an installed SD card on your Android or Amazon Fire device. 

1. Open the Netflix app and tap More

   
   or your profile icon
   
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2. Select App Settings.

3. Under Downloads, select Download Location.

4. Select where you would like to store your downloads.

Note:

This will change the storage location of future downloads. TV shows and movies you have already downloaded will remain where they are.

There are several ways to move apps you installed to the internal storage of your Android Device to an SD card that you have inserted into your tablet or smartphone.

Users may want to move apps or data to an SD card in order to free up some space in their device's internal memory. This will help provide a smoother experience.

Some users may want to set the external SD card as the default download location for files they use when downloading apps. Android has this feature built in. Users can set the default download location for files to the external SD card without any third-party apps or tweaks.

Here is how you can set the external SD card as the default download location for your files:

• On your Android tablet or phone, tap the app drawer icon from the home screen.
• From the displayed list, tap on the My files icon.
• From the opened window, on the top right corner, tap the icon with four horizontal lines.
• From the displayed menu, tap the Settings option.
  

• On the opened Settings window, under Select directories on the left, tap the Set home directory option.
  

• From the window that appears next, tap to select the desired folder or the entire external SD card where you want the files to be downloaded by default.
• Tap the Done button from the top right corner of the window when you are done.
  

Some Android users have an option to save downloads to an external SD card rather than internal storage directly on the phone.

From the app go to:

• Settings > Download Settings > Download Location

• The current location is indicated by a blue checkmark and will always default to Internal Storage.

• To change location, just tap the unchecked option. The blue checkmark will move to that option. It will save upon leaving the page.

How can I download to an SD card on my Android device?

Android 11+

Due to storage restrictions applied by Google, your downloaded files/folders get stored on your internal storage by default. Once the data is downloaded you can move it to your preferred folder on the SD card.

1. Download files/folders from the app by tapping “Save to device” from the file/folder menu. If the system asks you for write and read storage permission, tap “Allow”.
2. Downloaded data will be found in the internal storage of your device at ‘Download’ -> ‘MEGA Downloads’ folder.
3. Long press on the file/folder inside the ‘MEGA Downloads’ folder and tap on the menu icon at the top right.
4. Select “Move to…”.
5. SAF (Storage access framework is an app provided by the Android system) will be launched. Tap the menu icon in the top left corner. If an SD card is installed correctly, you will see the internal and external storage options.
6. Choose the installed SD card and select the folder where you want to save your data. Tap the “Allow access to ‘folder name'” button on the bottom bar and tap “Allow” in the dialog.
7. Files downloaded from MEGA will then be stored in the selected location on your SD card.

Android 10

Approach 1: Set default download location on an SD card

1. Navigate to settings and tap on “Download location”.
2. Untick the option “Always ask for download location” if it’s checked.
3. Tap the “Default download location” option. If the system asks you for read and write storage permission, tap “Allow”.
4. If an SD card is installed correctly, you will see the internal and external storage options. Tap the “External storage” option.
5. SAF (Storage access framework is an app provided by the Android system) will be launched.
6. Tap the menu icon in the top left corner.
7. Choose the installed SD card and select the folder you want to set as your default download location.
8. Tap the “Allow access to ‘folder name'” button on the bottom bar and tap “Allow” in the dialog.
9. From that point, any data downloaded from MEGA will be stored in the selected location on your SD card.

Approach 2: Choose download location each time

1. Navigate to settings and tap on “Download location”.
2. Keep the option “Always ask for download location” checked. From that point, MEGA app will always ask where you want to store your downloads.
3. Download files/folders from the app by tapping “Save to device” from the file/folder menu. If the system asks you for a write and read storage permission, tap “Allow”.
4. If an SD card is installed correctly, you will see the internal and external storage options. Tap the “External storage” option.
5. SAF (Storage access framework is an app provided by the Android system) will be launched.
6. Tap the menu icon in the top left corner.
7. Choose the installed SD card and select the folder where you want to save your data. Tap the “Allow access to ‘folder name'” button on the bottom bar and tap “Allow” in the dialog.
8. Files downloaded from MEGA will be stored in the selected location on your SD card.

Android 7-9

Approach 1: Set default download location on an SD card

1. Navigate to settings and tap on “Download location”.
2. Untick the option “Always ask for download location” if it’s checked.
3. Tap the “Default download location” option. If the system asks you for a read and write storage permission, tap “Allow”.
4. If an SD card is installed correctly, you will see the internal and external storage options. Tap the “External storage” option.
5. Tap “Allow” in the system dialog to grant MEGA read and write storage permissions.
6. Select the folder you want to set as your default download location.
7. From that point, any downloaded content from MEGA will be stored in the selected location on your SD card.

Approach 2: Choose download location each time

1. Navigate to settings and tap on “Download location”.
2. Keep the option “Always ask for download location” checked. From that point, MEGA app will always ask where you want to store your downloads.
3. Download files/folders from the app using the file/folder menu options. If the system asks you for a write and read storage permission, tap “Allow”.
4. If an SD card is installed correctly, you will see the internal and external storage options. Tap the “External storage” option.
5. Tap “Allow” in the system dialog to grant MEGA read and write storage permissions.
6. Select the folder where you want to save your data.
7. Downloaded content from MEGA will be stored in the selected location on your SD card.

Android 6

Follow the same steps as for Android 10 device.

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