How to Move Photos to SD Card

This article will show you how to Move Photos to SD Card. SD cards are a great way to add extra room to your phone’s storage and add to the space it already has. Most smartphones have an SD card slot, but many companies offer SD cards as an add-on instead of a separate space. But almost every smartphone besides the iPhone has a way to store an SD card in addition to the phone’s own storage.

You’ve taken some great pictures with your digital camera or smartphone, but how do you save them on your laptop? Memory cards are the answer. They are a common and useful way to store pictures, videos, and other files that can be moved from one device to another. SD and CompactFlash memory cards are still popular for digital cameras, but Micro SD has become the standard for smartphones.

How to Move Photos to SD Card On mac

1. Insert the SD card into your computer’s slot, or connect a card reader to your Mac and place the card in the card reader.
2. Open a Finder window. Your SD card will appear in the sidebar on the left, probably under the “Locations” heading.
3. Find the photos or files you want to move.
4. Drag and drop any files you want onto the SD card in the sidebar. You can also drag files from the SD card to any other folder to transfer them to your computer. Bigger files may take a few moments to copy over.
5. After the files have transferred, eject your SD card before removing it from your Mac by clicking the eject button next to your card’s name.

How to Move Photos to SD Card on Pc

1. Place the SD card into your PC’s card reader port, or connect a card reader to your computer and insert the card into it.
2. Open any folder, and you should see your SD card in the sidebar on the left. It’ll probably be listed under the “This PC” heading.
3. Find the photos and files you want to move, and drag and drop them onto the SD card in the sidebar. If you’re moving a lot of files, this may take some time. You can also drag files from the SD card to any other folder to transfer them to your computer.
4. When you’re done, right-click on the SD card and select “Eject.” Once the card’s name disappears, you can remove it from your computer or reader.

How to Move Photos to SD Card on Android

Remember that normal SD cards won’t work in Android phones. You’ll need a microSD card instead, which is smaller but can generally hold the same amount of information. You can also go to the official Android support site to know more information.

If you don’t want to buy a separate SD card and microSD card, you can also buy a microSD card adapter that will let you use a microSD card on your Mac or PC.

1. Turn off your Android phone and then insert the SD card. You’ll need a microSD card, and usually the card slot is next to the SIM card slot.
2. Turn your phone back on and open the “Files” app.
3. In the Files app, select “Images” under “Categories.”
4. Press and hold to select the image or images you want to transfer to the SD card.
5. Tap the ellipses icon in the top-right corner for an options menu, and select “Move to.” The option to move to the SD card should automatically pop up. Tap “Continue.”
6. If you’re prompted to grant file access to the SD card, select “Allow.”
7. When you want to remove the SD card, turn your Android phone off and then take it out.

How to Move Photos to SD Card on Iphone

1. Insert your card in the card reader.
2. Connect the card reader with the SD card to the computer.
3. Connect your iPhone to the same computer via data cable.
4. Allow access to the computer on your iPhone by clicking on “Allow” in the popped-up notification.
5. Click on “This PC.”
6. Choose the option of “Apple iPhone.“
7. From the iPhone, choose the option of “internal storage” and then on “DCIM.”
8. From that, click on “100APPLE”.
9. Then select the images to be copied and copy and paste them in the desired location of your SD card.

FAQs