topic Increasing storage in Other Smartphones

Increasing storage

bella08 — Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:45:55 GMT

Hi!

I want to ask how I can increase my samsung galaxy 21 plus storage?

I transferred photos and vids in an external drive but I still want to increase the storage.

Thank you.

Re: Increasing storage

johnz237 — Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:50:45 GMT

Hi! Welcome to the Samsung Members community!

Your best option is cloud storage: OneDrive for files- Samsung Cloud, Google Photos, Amazon Photos etc As you can't add an SD card/ nor add more internal storage

Re: Increasing storage

arianwen27 — Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:55:05 GMT

Go to the apps menu in settings, sort by size. Decent chance you'll see some of your apps take up a ton more storage than you expected. You can either delete the big ones you don't use much or clear the cache of them. But clearing the cache won't help as much

Re: Increasing storage

BandOfBrothers — Wed, 19 Feb 2025 05:43:45 GMT

Hello 👋 @bella08

Welcome to the Samsung Community Forum.

The fact is you cannot increase the phone's internal storage.

You can either micro manage the phone's internal storage by deleting unused data.

Or use an Online Vault or there are devices you can plug into the charging port to transfer data to.

If i can be of any further help please don't hesitate to ask 😎

Re: Increasing storage

Eager120 — Thu, 20 Feb 2025 10:11:27 GMT

Hi! The Samsung Galaxy S21+ does not have a microSD card slot, so you can't expand the internal storage with a memory card. However, here are some ways you can free up or increase storage:
Way 1. Use Samsung Cloud or Google Photos
Since you've already transferred photos and videos to an external drive, you can also use Samsung Cloud or Google Photos for backup and then delete unnecessary files from your phone.
Way 2. Delete Unused Apps & Clear Cache
Go to: Settings > Apps
Select an app and tap Storage > Clear cache (or Clear data for unused apps).
Uninstall apps you don’t use.
Way 3. Use an External USB Drive via OTG
You can connect a USB flash drive or external SSD using a USB-C to USB adapter (OTG adapter). This lets you store large files externally while accessing them easily.
Way 4. Move Files to a PC or Cloud Storage
Google Drive, OneDrive, or Dropbox can store large files.
Transfer files to a PC and delete them from your phone.
Hope this will be your help.