Transfer Phone Data to an SD Card on Your Microsoft Lumia 535

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Hello, welcome to VisiHow. In this video, I'm going to show you how you can transfer data from a Microsoft Lumia 535 to the SD card.

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Steps

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    First, press the power button on the right side of the phone to access the lock screen
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    Slide up on the screen to access the home screen
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    Swipe down from the top of the screen to access the Notification Panel
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    Select All Settings in the top right corner.
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    We're looking for Storage Sense
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    When you find it, tap it.
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    Now press Phone
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    Tap on Apps + Games
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    Here we have all of our apps and games
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    We can move and transfer apps onto the SD card. The SD card has a lot more space.
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    For example, I will select Facebook, and then we have the option to Move to SD or to Uninstall it
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    We want to move it to the SD card, so tap that.
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    Give it a minute to move the application
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    You can see the 5 dots moving at the top of the screen letting you know that's it's loading. When it is done, Facebook will be moved to the SD card, therefore making room on the phone for other applications.
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    The Facebook symbol has now disappeared, which means it has successfully moved to the SD card
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    We can press back, then choose SD card
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    Tap on Apps & Games
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    As you can see, Facebook has successfully been transferred from the phone to the SD card
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    This concludes our tutorial on how to transfer applications from a Microsoft Lumia 535 to the SD card
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    If you have any suggestions or questions about this video, please leave them in the section below. You've been watching VisiHow. Goodbye.
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Video: Transfer Phone Data to an SD card on Your Microsoft Lumia 535

Questions and Answers

Want to transfer photos from phone to SD card?

Same as asked above that I want to transfer from Lumia 535 to SD card

The first method.

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    You can install the Files application onto your phone
    :
    https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/store/apps/files/9wzdncrfj3pl.
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    Launch the application and tap on "Phone".
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  3. 3
    Move the Pictures folder to the SD card
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    You will have to create the corresponding subfolders on the SD card first.
    • To create a subfolder, enter a folder and tap on the leftmost file icon at the bottom. Type a name.
    • To move files, tap on the folder. Tap the checklist icon at the bottom. Check all of the files. Tap on the icon with a folder and arrow. Tap on the house icon at the top and select "SD card" and enter the corresponding folder. Tap on "move here".
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The second method

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    Connect your phone to your PC with the USB cable of the phone.
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    Press the Windows and "E" keys to open File Explorer.
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    Locate and click your device name.
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    Double-click "Phone" next to "SD card" in the phone section.
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    Double-click the "Pictures" folder.
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    Copy the contents of the "Pictures" folder onto your PC.
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    Delete the contents of the "Pictures" folder on your phone.
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    Copy all of the copied pictures on your computer
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    You can do that by opening the folder with the copied pictures and pressing "Ctrl" + "A" and then "Ctrl" + "C".
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    Now, click the "SD card" in File Explorer.
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    Paste the picture subfolders from your computer into the "Pictures" folders on the SD card
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    If the "Pictures" folder does not exist on the SD card, you can create it.
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