Playlist wont download to sd card android

Asked 6 years, 10 months ago. Active 4 years, 8 months ago. Viewed k times. Improve this question. Brandon orick Brandon orick 41 1 1 gold badge 1 1 silver badge 2 2 bronze badges. Well, can you tell us which Android version you are running? If you are running Kitkat then you are getting the error because it deosn't allows moving application to the SD card!

Well, in that case I don't think you can transfer your apps over to the SD card until or unless you have rooted your device! Brandon, I've just added the insufficient-memory tag to your question. Please check its tag-wiki for first aid and further hints. Apart from that: Your issue not being able to move apps to the card might be related to Kitkat's changes concerning SD card access.

Few manufacturers fixed that for their devices, but most stopped providing the app2sd feature even before that. Add a comment. It may then detect the new location and continue using it; else it may become corrupt and you will then have to perform a clean install; the guide details the steps to take to ensure a full 'clean installation' is achieved - This includes checking redundant folders and a REBOOT! Daniel wrote a nice and short construction about that, maybe it will help you out. Thanks for the info.

I tried moving the folder from phone memory to the SD card, and it simply made a new folder in the application memory and ignored the offline data on the SD card! I'm reluctant to wipe the phnoe back to factory settings just for spotify, but I might end up going down that route to see if that helps. There should only be two devices in the list as far as I can remember. Either way, I removed them all , uninstalled Spotify checked the local and SD card folders had been deleted , then restarted my phone and re-installed Spotify.

Seems to have done the trick!!! Playlists won't download to SD card for love nor money! Go to solution. All forum topics Previous Topic Next Topic. To do so, tap the backward navigation button at the bottom of the screen until you return the main menu in My Files.

The backward navigation button resembles a bracket pointing left. It's at the bottom of the screen. This displays all files and folders stored on your SD card. Tap a folder you want to transfer the select files to. Tap the folder to open it. Tap Move Here. It's the second option at the bottom of the screen.

This moves all the selected items to the current folder on the SD card. Method 4. Scroll down and tap Storage. It's near the bottom of the Storage menu. Select your SD card. Tap Change storage type.

Tap Format as internal. This formats the SD card so that it can be used to store files on your Android device. This will erase all data currently stored on the SD card. Select a storage option and tap Next. Some devices allow you to choose from two storage options: If you want apps to save their data files such as the cache to your SD card in addition to apps, select Use as an internal storage for both apps and data.

If you only want apps to be stored on the card, select Use as internal storage for apps only. The data on the card will be erased and then set up to allow downloads. Method 5. It's in the menu with three dots in the upper-right corner. This opens the Settings menu. The card will now format as internal storage. Once the card is formatted, apps you download from the Play Store will typically save there by default. Some apps are not able to download to an external card.

Method 6. It has an icon that resembles a gear. Tap Set home directory. Tap Done. Downloads will now save to your SD card by default.

Wing Hong Chan. As an alternative, you can change your browser's settings to download files from now on to the SD card by default. Not Helpful 1 Helpful 0. I have fomatted my card but still it is not downloading directly into the SD. Any ideas? Please use the latest version from the Play Store If you're having connection issues which includes not finding your device in the desktop client , please check our connection troubleshooting tips.

You can also check to see if you can try different Access Point Names settings under settings, mobile networks Start Spotify, log in and have a look if your issue was resolved What I expected to happen My playlists to download to my SD card Did you restart your device when troubleshooting in section B?

Yes Did you read the connection troubleshooting tips? No Are you using a custom ROM, if so which one, exactly? Don't know how to with spotify Did you manually install an older version before installing the latest version from the Play Store? Only used wifi If you said "No", when does the issue not occur?

Spotify login Do you have any screenshots you can attach to more clearly explain your issue? Community Legend. Can you try the options given in the thread stickied to the top of this forum about saving to SD card.