How to Transfer Data from SD Card to Android Phone

The main purpose of SD cards is to expand storage space on Android devices. You may store photos, videos, etc. on an SD card, and transfer SD card files to a computer or to a new phone if needed. However, if you get a new phone but it has no place for an SD card, or the SD card not showing up on your new phone, you need to search for a way to transfer the previous SD card to your new phone. You have come to the right page.

Here in this post, we’d like to show you how to transfer data from an SD card to phone memory. And, you can get the tips to move data from the SD card to your new phone, no matter whether the new phone gets an sd card slot or not.

How to Transfer Data from SD Card to New Phone

“I have an SD card on my old Android but there’s not a place for an SD card on my new Android how do I transfer pictures.” First, we’d like to share with you the way to transfer the SD card to your new phone directly. It’s a complete Android solution for Android phones and tablets, named DroidKit. One of the tools from DroidKit allows you to take complete control of your Android files and SD card. You can connect your new phone to your computer, and receive files from an SD card. In addition to SD card, you can also use DroidKit to transfer data from Android to Android, Android to computer, and computer to Android.

Besides, DrdoiKit enables you to recover lost data from an SD card (even formatted) and an Android device. Check how to transfer SD card to new phone first:

Steps to Transfer Data from SD Card to New Phone

Step 1. You need to connect your old Android phone with SD card to computer first.

Step 2. Get the latest version of DroidKit on your computer. Open it and click on Data Manager. Then choose Device Manager.

Step 3. Connect your new phone via USB cable and choose Add Content.

Step 4. After clicking Add Content, a window will pop out for you to add files from computer. Choose files from SD card folder, here we take photos as an example. You can choose photos from SD card to transfer.

Step 5. Wait until the process is finished, you will get the Complete page. Now you can check SD card photos on your new phone.

How to Transfer Files from SD Card to Computer

You can also transfer SD card files to the new phone via moving files from the SD card to a computer and then adding files to the new phone. Here’s how to transfer files from SD card to computer first:

1. Connect your old Android phone with the SD card via USB cable, or connect your SD card to the computer with a card reader.
2. Click Allows on your device to make sure the computer is connected to your phone or SD card.
3. Locate the folder that is stored your SD card files.
4. Copy and paste the files to the folder on your computer.

Transfer Data from SD Card to Internal Storage

Don’t want to use any third-party tool to move data from SD card to your phone’s internal storage? Luckily, you can transfer data between SD card and phone internal storage within your phone. Below are the steps on how you can do this:

1. Click on Settings on your phone > click on the Storage option.
2. Choose SD card.
3. Select the folder or file you want to move from the SD card.
4. Back to Menu or click on the three-dot icon > Select Move to…/Copy to option.
5. Drag your phone screen left an edge to the right and then, click on the Device icon.
6. Go to Internal Storage and choose a destination to receive files > Click on Move/Copy.

Tips: If the internal storage is invisible: Click on the menu button or three-dot icon > Turn on Show internal storage.

Transfer Files from SD Card to Phone Memory Samsung

The process to move data from an SD card to an Android phone varies from one Android model/version or another. You can utilize the My Files app to manage your SD card, internal storage, and a USB flash drive. Here’s how to transfer files from an SD card to a Samsung phone:

1. Open the My Files app and click the SD Card option.
   

   Click SD Card from My Files

2. Select and enter the folder that is stored the files you want to transfer like Pictures, Music, etc.
3. Long-press the file you want to transfer and tap on Move or Copy.
4. Back to My Files main page and click Internal Storage.
5. Choose the folder you want to receive the files from SD card.
6. Click on Move here or Copy here, and wait for the transferring process to complete.

Tips: Move means to transfer files directly and you won’t keep them on the SD card after completed. Copy means to save files on your internal storage as well as the SD Card.

Further Reading: How to Fix Android File Transfer Could Not Connect to Device >

Transfer Data from SD Card to Phone via AnyDroid

As above method only support managing or transferring data one by one and that’s why if you want to transfer multiple data at one time, then you can use a third-party tool to accomplish this. Luckily, AnyDroid is here for you that can help you to move several data from the SD card to your phone internal memory within a few minutes.

Here are its remarkable features:

• It provides users full access to manage both SD card and internal phone data, which include messages, contacts, photos, videos, and much more.
• It is 100% safe and secure software to download on a computer for transferring and managing data on an Android phone.
• During the transfer process, there is no data and quality loss.
• With AnyDroid, you can move data from SD card to Android phone or vice-versa in 3-5 minutes.

Now, you have some idea about AnyDroid, so, let’s learn how to use it to transfer data from SD card to phone:

Step 1. Download the software, and then, install and run it on your system. After its successful installation, connect your Android phone (in which you have inserted an SD card) to the computer using a digital cable. Here you can download an AnyDroid app on your Android phone and connecting via Wi-Fi is highly recommended.

Step 2. Once the software detects your connected phone, you can move to the file category page. Here, select the file type you want to move.

Step 3. Here, click on “Add music from computer to device” icon and then, select the data from the connected device’s SD card storage space.

Step 4. Within a few minutes, the data from SD card to your Android will be moved successfully and you will get a “Transfer Completed” message on the interface.

The Bottom Line

Now, you have seen how much it is easy to transfer data from an SD card to a new phone, or the phone’s internal storage. And, DroidKit allows you to transfer SD card files to your new phone directly. What’s more, you can use DroidKit to transfer data between computer and Android phone, recover lost data from an SD card, etc. Give it a try and luckily, it works for every Android model and version.