Huawei How to Set up SD Card
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Priority storage on SD card
You can choose the SD card you put into your Huawei device as your preferred storage location for pictures and videos. Picture serias will still be stored in the intern storage.



- Open Camera
- Open the settings
- Activate or deactivate Priority save on memory card
Format memory card
If a new memory card is inserted in your Huawei smartphone, it is advantageous to format it. Existing files are deleted and any necessary directories are created.
Note: All data is deleted during formatting and cannot be restored.





- Open the settings
- Tap on Storage
- Tap on Memory card
- Tap on Format
- Confirm with Erase & Format
Unmount memory card
If you want to use the memory card in another device, such as a laptop, it is advantageous to eject it on the Huawei smartphone first. This disconnects all connections to and from the memory card to prevent data loss.




- Open the settings
- Tap on Storage
- Tap on Memory card
- Tap on Unmount
Mount memory card
Memory cards are automatically recognized by the Huawei smartphone and released for use. If the memory card was unmounted, however, it must be made available again.




- Open the settings
- Tap on Storage
- Tap on Memory card
- Tap on Mount
Encrypt memory card
We can additionally protect the data on the micro SD or memory card by encrypting it on the Huawei smartphone. In doing so,
the files are encrypted so that access is only possible via the encrypting device. The memory card remains unreadable
for other devices until it is decrypted again.






- Open the Settings
- Tap on Security
- Tap on More settings
- Tap on Encryption and credentials
- Tap on Encrypt memory card
- Confirm with Encrypt memory card
Decrypt memory card
If the memory card was encrypted on the Huawei smartphone to protect the existing data, it must also be decrypted by this device in order to use it on other tablets, smartphones or laptops.






- Open the Settings
- Tap on Security
- Tap on More settings
- Tap on Encryption and credentials
- Tap on Decrypt memory card
- Confirm with Decrypt memory card