Games to SD card by default

[Crustyoldbloke]

Hello everyone

I have a Galaxy Tab A (SM-T290), which my granddaughter uses for gaming.  Problem is that the internal drive is far too small for the myriad of games she wants to play, consequently I bought a 500GB SD card and moved the games over to it, however, new games still download to the internal drive, so I am always being warned of low disk space, whereas the SD card is hardly touched.

My question is, how do I make the SD card the internal drive without destroying the operating system, so that the tablet automatically downloads new games and updates to the larger drive?

Thanks for your suggestions.

[johnz237]

Unfortunately, the Galaxy Tab A doesn't have a built-in feature to set the SD card as the default download location for apps only.

This is believe sets it to all downloads. Very difficult to find answers.
Open Settings: Go to the "Settings" app on your tablet.

Select Storage: Scroll down and tap on "Storage" or "Device Maintenance" > "Storage".

Change Default Location: Tap on the three-dot menu (top-right) and select "Settings". Choose "Format as internal" and then "Erase & Format". This will format the SD card as internal storage
Restart Your Tablet: Reboot your tablet to apply the changes

[Crustyoldbloke]

Hello johnz237 

Thanks for your reply, and my apologies for my tardiness. 

I have attempted your solution but it doesn't work with this particular model.  This is what I get: 

settings > battery and device care (storage.memory.device protection) > memory > storage > SD card > format > format sd card (no options).  unmount button. 

SD card remains as external drive. 

Do you have a revised solution for this particular model. 

Many thanks 

Phil

[johnz237]

You can try use the SD card for storing media files, documents, and other data by manually moving them to the SD card. Here's how you can do it:. Open File Manager: Go to Settings > Apps > File Manager. 2. Move Files: Find the files you want to move, tap on them, and select Move to SD Card. 3. Set Default Storage for Apps: Some apps allow you to change the default storage location in their settings. Look for an option like Storage or Default Location within the app settings and select the SD card.
Unfortunately, not all Samsung tablets support this feature, and it seems like your model might be one of them.

From my understanding I think it may not be an option to make it a default 😞 I would maybe try speaking to Samsung directly to see for certain

[Crustyoldbloke]

Hello again

Thanks for your response, it's appreciated.

 Following your fix, please note that this model doesn't have  "file manager", but  I can go to settings > apps > files > (notifications, permissions, set as default, mobile data, battery, storage, memory, version)

Back in 2008, I was a member of "Geeks To Go" and knew my way around most things IT related including Windows OS, but tablets and android weren't around in those ways and they elude me.

Looks like it's over to Samsung, thanks again.

Regards

Phil (Crustyoldbloke).