Error moving data to SD card

[Kambiz983]

Hi everyone,

I just bought a Micro SD evo+ (Samsung 64 GB) for my moto G plus. I formatted it as an internal storage. I moved few of my apps. However, I dont know how to move music and photos. There is no option for that. In the SD card menu, when I click on migrate data, it says "There was an error in estimating the data to be moved".

I was wondering if anyone can help me please.

Kind regards

 

[stefanorickeets]

I'm seeing that same error message when I try to migrate data on my G4. Has anyone any idea what's causing this and how to fix?

 

[AZAL3A]

It's due to the security features of Marshmallow.
There is no permission for direct write access to sd card by default.

 

[Kambiz983]

I had to format my SD card as a portable storage in order to migrate my photos and music. However, in that case, App data cannot be saved on the sd card. As an internal storage, the Apps can be saved on sd card but I could not migrate my photos and music. It is posdible that it has something to do with the Marshmallow security. I have also heard that such issue exists for 64 FB cards. I d be certain if one could try a 32 GB sd card.
Cheers

 

[Tel864]

I had to format my SD card as a portable storage in order to migrate my photos and music. However, in that case, App data cannot be saved on the sd card. As an internal storage, the Apps can be saved on sd card but I could not migrate my photos and music. It is posdible that it has something to do with the Marshmallow security. I have also heard that such issue exists for 64 FB cards. I d be certain if one could try a 32 GB sd card.
Cheers

For the same reason Azal3a mentioned above, that's the way it works.

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[ThomBwha]

I have exactly the same issue with my 128gb Samsung Evo card, but I also tried SanDisk 32gb and this didn't work

 

[ccrome]

It's due to the security features of Marshmallow.
There is no permission for direct write access to sd card by default.

But is there a solution? How do you actually make it work?

 

[SoNic67]

When you format the SD as "internal storage" you don't have a SD anymore, it's all one big storage space.

If you format the SD normal, then the photo and video app (and other apps like maps) might let you save on the SD - will be inside each app settings. But the apps cannot be moved on SD.

 

[daverobinson88]

My experience with it is same as above. If you format it as internal it makes it added as virtual drive space. Kinda like adding an external drive to an Xbox. It make it virtual hard drive. Formating at removable makes it slower but an be used as raw storage standalone and removable.

 

[Tel864]

When you format the SD as "internal storage" you don't have a SD anymore, it's all one big storage space.

If you format the SD normal, then the photo and video app (and other apps like maps) might let you save on the SD - will be inside each app settings. But the apps cannot be moved on SD.

LOL, this has been discussed dozens of times on XDA going back to the Moto G3. Even with it used as internal, there is actually very little space it will save you when you discount system apps and the apps that developers block from installing to the SD.

 

[SoNic67]

Actually people don't realize that they need a premium SD to even come close of the speed that internal storage has. They buy crappy SD from eBay and expect to launch apps from that... ridiculous. That's why MM imposed those restrictions.
To be used as adopted storage, the SD needs to be at least "UHS I, class 3", with 90MB/s read and write speeds.

 

[nobodyinpart]

Thanks for the useless reply. While it is true that performance will be better with faster cards there's no definite reason other cards should not be able to be used and your reply does nothing to address the original posters question. Has anyone found a solution or shall I look into wiping my phone and installing ubuntu?

 

[rajivanukula]

Hi everyone,

I just bought a Micro SD evo+ (Samsung 64 GB) for my moto G plus. I formatted it as an internal storage. I moved few of my apps. However, I dont know how to move music and photos. There is no option for that. In the SD card menu, when I click on migrate data, it says "There was an error in estimating the data to be moved".

I was wondering if anyone can help me please.

Kind regards

Try clearing cache and then migrate.