Help Cannot move apps to extsdcard

[neanderslob]

I'm trying to move my apps to an sd card (extsdcard) on my Samsung Stratosphere II however, in using ApMgrIII, I get the following message:

The device does not have a real primary external storage, or the primary external storage is emulated. Moving app to SD function cannot be supported by this device.
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The card was transferred over from my old Stratosphere 1 and is accessible from the Stratosphere II's file manager. What might be going on here?

 

[funkylogik]

I don't know those devices but what Android version are they on?
If the OS does support moving apps to ext then maybe it needs formatted in the new phone?

 

[neanderslob]

I don't know those devices but what Android version are they on?
If the OS does support moving apps to ext then maybe it needs formatted in the new phone?

Hi there, thanks for the reply! My stratosphere 2 is running 4.1.2 and I think my stratosphere 1 was running some version of icecream sandwich(?)

 

[AndroidProf]

I am thinking; may be your new stratosphere is reading the files in the SD card and translating it into an SD card not meant for it but the previous version. Back up your data to another external storage so that you don't lose important info... then format the SD card and try again. Hope it works.

 

[neanderslob]

I am thinking; may be your new stratosphere is reading the files in the SD card and translating it into an SD card not meant for it but the previous version. Back up your data to another external storage so that you don't lose important info... then format the SD card and try again. Hope it works.

Hey, thanks for the response! I just formatted the card and ran into the exact same message. Any ideas?

 

[neanderslob]

Seems as though the feature of moving apps to the SD card isn't supported under JellyBean according to this post:

App to SD Not Supported? - Android Forums at AndroidCentral.com

 

[funkylogik]

App to SD was dropped in android 4.0 (ice cream sandwich) i think but samsung kinda play by their own rules with that so if it was possible in your ics phone then its maybe possible in your jb one(?)

 

[DonB]

Moved to your device forum so the proper support can be given.

 

[iviyth0s]

I know it's not the most helpful of messages but is your internal memory really full of apps already? Could some be Titanium Backed up (assuming you're rooted also) and then uninstalled?

 

[Gagome]

I use Link2SD to link (move) apps to the SD card.
This works perfectly.
But it needs a second primary partition on the SD card.

I have used Partition Wizard Home Edition (for Windows) to shrink the SD card FAT32 partition and to create the second primary FAT32 partition on the SD card.
The newest version of Link2SD has some additional capabilities where a Linux filesystem (ext2, ext3, ext4) on the second partition would be preferable.
But I have not yet changed it and still use FAT32.