How to replace sd card with a larger one and not lose any data?

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  Re: How to replace sd card with a larger one and not lose any data?

  twatley7 Sep 29, 2016 1:39 AM (in response to twatley7)

  • Member Since: Sep 29, 2016

  My phone is a Kyocera hydro c6530n.
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    Re: How to replace sd card with a larger one and not lose any data?

    tmo_mike_c Oct 13, 2016 10:14 AM (in response to twatley7)

    • Member Since: Jun 25, 2012

    I agree! dieseltwin has some very helpful info.

     

    twatley7 can you let us know if this suggestion helped you move your data?

     

    Thank you!
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  Re: How to replace sd card with a larger one and not lose any data?

  dieseltwin Sep 30, 2016 7:49 PM (in response to twatley7)

  • Member Since: Sep 30, 2016

  You can clone it from a computer (copy all the data from old one to new one), keeping the permissions. You can also do it from the phone. I assume you are running Lollipop or Marshmallow? What's the size of the new one?

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  Re: How to replace sd card with a larger one and not lose any data?

  tmo_amanda Oct 6, 2016 3:59 PM (in response to twatley7)

  • Member Since: Oct 4, 2012

  Hey twatley7

   

  dieseltwin is on point with this one. If you have a computer with the option to insert an SD card or an adapter you can just copy/paste all of the files from one card to another. That's going to be the easiest option in my opinion.

   

  -Amanda
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  Re: How to replace sd card with a larger one and not lose any data?

  dieseltwin Oct 7, 2016 7:40 PM (in response to twatley7)

  • Member Since: Sep 30, 2016

  Right, so its hard to lose the data unless you physically lose the old card, as for transferring, if it's pictures and video those aren't difficult, the /Android/data isn't usually a problem, for apps with lots of files (like navigation apps) I usually archive them first before copying, but that's only to save time.  If you run into any issues with the new card feel free to ask.