[Galaxy S 4 General] Eambo:
***UPDATE***

As of update MF5 and higher, this feature is now part of Samsung's software (YAY! :))

To move apps to SD, simply Go to:

1] Settings

2] More

3] Application Manager

4] Select your app from the list

5] Select the "Move to SD card" option

For those of you on older firmwares or wanting a slightly more powerful tool, read on! :)

Hi Everyone,

I'm posting this here hoping to save others some trouble of finding how to move Apps to SD Card. Officially it's not supported, but there's already a few methods of doing so. First, some warnings:

Rooting: Currently there is no recoveries for the Galaxy S4, so if rooting somehow goes wrong, you've got an expensive paperweight.

Apps to SD Card: SD Card memory is more vulnerable than the internal memory, so there's always a risk of data loss on them. Keep anything you can't afford to lose in the internal memory!

Step 1: Prepare your phone for rooting:

First up you need to Root your Galaxy S4. To do this:

[On your Phone]

- Go to Settings --> More Tab --> About Device

- Tap "Build number" multiple times - I think after 9 it enables "Developer Options"

- Go back to the "More" menu, and open the new developer options tab

- Enable "USB Debugging"

- Plug your phone into your computer via USB

[On your Computer (Windows only instructions)]

- Download the Galaxy S Drivers from HERE and save them somewhere handy (IE: Desktop)

- Right click "Computer/My Computer", go to properties, and open your device manager

- You should see your galaxy in there somewhere (Possibly under "other"). Right click this, go to "update driver software", and browse for drivers. Select the S Driver folder mentioned above and hit next, and it should update/install itself.

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Step 2: Root your phone:

For versions before MDN/MDM - thunderserpent's guide should do the trick: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2266336

For versions ending in MDN/MDM - djembey's guide should work great: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2255190

For older versions (stock without an OTA Update), use the below method:

[On your Computer (Windows only instructions)]

- Once installed, download the Motochopper software HERE to root the phone

- Double click the motochopper "run.bat" in the folder, and follow the instructions onscreen.

Step 3: Install and use FolderMount:

[On your Phone]

- Once rooted, download foldermount HERE

- Once installed, open FolderMount and grant superuser access when asked.

- In FolderMount, you have the options to:

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:: Name your folder (IE: "Generic Game 1")

:: Select the "Source" Folder (the one on your local storage)

:: Select the "Destination" Folder (the one on your SD Card)

When you enter these details, it will then move them to your SD Card! :)

Personally I paid the £1.40 for the FolderMount Pro, because it also shows you filesizes when browsing - and it's finally made my S4 useful!

I know it's not the easiest process ever, but hopefully I've explained it enough to get people started. I have a 32GB external and the measly 8.8 internal I was left with was useless. Now I can move apps to the external card to save space internally! :)

Common Locations of Large Files:

Two common locations for games (IE: Gameloft games, EA Games, etc.)

Android/data

Android/obb

Potential Downfalls:

- Loading times may increase from the external memory

- Updates may cause problems, although testing so far shows it doesn't have any problems

- You may need to re-mount after reboot, the mount on boot option may not always work

If you get prompted to redownload a game/update that you already have - check in FolderMount that it has been mounted okay :)

Disclaimer: These instructions are purely to try and help people - I don't own, maintain, or affiliate with any of the downloads. Use at your own risk! :)

Update

Some people using Adam Kernel/root having been having issues - please see some steps below from abheshekk who managed to get it working fine: