What happens if i put my sd card in another phone?

Here we have a new question to look into, what happens if i put my sd card in another phone. If I pull out my sd card and insert it into another phone, what will happen. Will all my sd card data be removed or probably be stored into the other phone.

Some will go ahead to ask if their sd card will corrupt or gets damaged in the process, all these are what we will be looking at on this post.

What happens if i put my sd card in another phone

Putting your sd card in another phone doesn’t damage or corrupt the SD card, instead the other phone will see all the files stored in the SD card.

As you and I know that all sd card has the same sizes and shapes, it fits in all mobiles. If you remove your SD card and put it into another phone, the phone will probably see all the files in the SD card and absolutely nothing will happen to the card.

However, if you’re afraid that your sd card will get damaged in the process, I’m assuring you that nothing will happen as long as the phone supports the use of a micro SD card and free of virus.

Again, if you value your privacy and the other phone isn’t yours but rather a third party user, I will advise you to lock up the SD card unless you don’t care about your files being accessed by a third party user.

Going back to the question once more, what happens if i put my sd card in another phone?

Immediately you put your sd card into another phone, the phone will recognize the SD card and you can access the SD card right from the other phone. All micro SD cards are the same and compatible with all phones that supports the use of an SD card.

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Can i switch my sd card to another phone

Absolutely yes, you can switch your SD card to another phone without any issues or damages as long as the phone supports the use of an sd card.

This is same question being asked on what happens if you put someone else’s SD card in your phone. All sd cards are the same in sizes and shapes and compatible with all mobile phones that made a provision for the use of a micro SD card.

There’s nothing to worry about or maybe thinking that the other phone won’t read the sd card, that will never happen unless the sd card is already damaged or faulty. You can switch your SD card from one phone to another and it won’t get damaged I’m the process, I have done this many times and I’m saying this based on my experience.

Can i use my old sd card in my new phone?

As long as the old sd card is working and not corrupt or damaged, you can use your old sd card in your new phone as long as the phone supports the use of an sd card.

When i bought my samsung galaxy s9 plus back in 2018, I was using my old micro SD card I bought in 2014 and everything was working perfectly fine without any issues.

The only major drawback is that the old sd card will be bit slow in file transfer or moving of files. For example, you want to move a file of 2GB from the internal storage to the SD card storage. Using an old sd card can take up 35 seconds to finish, while a new sd card will take just five seconds to move a 2GB file from the internal storage to the SD card storage.

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What I’m trying to tell you is that speed is the major drawback of using an old sd card especially right now in 2021. Remember, we’re still on the topic we have here, what happens if i put my sd card in another phone.

How to transfer data from one SD card to another without a computer

This is so easy to do and I prefer to use my android phone for this type of work. Since a computer is not needed, you must use an android phone for this cause iphones no longer support the use of an sd card.

What you have to do is to get two android phones that supports sd card, insert the SD card into the two phones and download xender or probably don’t download any third party file app.

Right now the fastest way of file transfer without using any third part app is through Wi-Fi direct. I can’t remember the last time I opened my xender or shareIt unless I want to share apps on my android phone.

In this situation what you have to do is to open the file app, tap on SD card storage to open and locate the folder or the files which you want to transfer.

For example, you want to transfer the entire DCIM folder in your SD card storage. What you will have to do is tap hold on the DCIM folder and it will bring out an option to transfer, move or share, etc. As you’re looking for how to transfer data from one SD card to another without a computer, tap on share.

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On my samsung phone, two options will be displayed and they are quick share and Wi-Fi direct.

what happens if i put my sd card in another phone

I prefer to use Wi-Fi direct cause it is very fast in transferring files from one phone to another. But first you must turn on the Wi-Fi on both devices.

As you do that, you will see the other device name on your phone, tap on the device name and it will transfer the file to the other phone. You can transfer a 10GB files within just ten seconds using the Wi-Fi direct feature and I love it compared to any other third party app.

In a situation whereby you don’t have the Wi-Fi direct feature on your mobile phone, I recommend you to download and install the Xender mobile app to transfer data from one SD card to another without a computer.

Looking at the topic of the post what happens if i put my sd card in another phone, you can also remove your SD card and insert it into another. Copy or move all the entire to your phone internal storage, and pull out the SD card.

Get the other sd card and insert it into your mobile phone. Now transfer all the files from the phone internal storage into the SD card and you’re good to go. This method is quite helpful if you have lots of space in your phone internal storage.

So this is how to transfer data from one SD card to another without a computer and by simply using the Wi-Fi direct or s third party file transfer app.

How to transfer files from SD card to phone memory Samsung?

To transfer files from sd card to phone memory samsung, all you need to do is to open the file app on your samsung phone. Now select the sd card by simply tapping on it to open.

How to transfer files from SD card to phone memory Samsung

Go to the folder and the files which you would move or transfer to the phone memory or probably the internal storage. As you have seen the file(s) tap hold on the file and select the other if you have multiple files to move to the internal storage.

Look below your screen and you will see where it states move, copy, details, share and delete.

I recommend you to tap on move, press back until you get to file app homepage and see the internal storage. On getting to the page, kindly tap on internal storage locate the folder which you want to transfer the files to and tap to open the folder.

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Inside the folder, finally tap on move here and the file will be moved to the folder right inside your samsung phone internal storage or phone memory. So this is how to transfer files from SD card to phone memory Samsung phone, and you will use this method to move all files from the SD card to the internal storage.

Can you use the same SD card in different devices?

Yes of course, you can use the same SD card in different devices without having any issues as long as there’s no virus in the devices that will corrupt or damage the sd card.

You can use a single a single sd card on different devices and I’m fond of this though I have stopped doing this cause I can no longer stand switching sd card from one phone to another. So I don’t recommend you doing so unless there’s a need for such action then you have no problem in doing such.

Can I put my SD card in another iPhone

The last time I checked, iphones no longer support the use of an sd card so therefore this is not possible to do. The truth is, this question of can I put my SD card in another iPhone is very wrong cause iphones don’t support an sd card unless you’re asking about the old iphones.

For the old iphones that support sd card, yes you can put your sd card in another phone and nothing will happen to the SD card as it won’t get damaged or corrupted.

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At this moment you have seen the answer to the question of what you have been looking for, what happens if i put my sd card in another phone. Lastly I’m assuring you that nothing happens unless you have a virus infested phone which might corrupt or damage the sd card.

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I'm Amaechi Uchenna by name, a mobile tech enthusiast who love writing articles about tips and tutorials especially relating to gadgets.

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