LG How to Set up SD Card
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Unmount
To prevent possible damage to the memory card or loss of data, before removing the memory card, it should also be unmount from the system, which will disconnect the memory card from the LG smartphone, thus preventing transfer between the card and the device.
After Unmount, the memory card can be retrieved at any time.




- Open the Settings
- Tap on General
- Tap on Storage
- Tap on Unmount
Mount
An inserted memory card is recognised by the LG smartphone by default and made available directly. No further action is required.
However, if a memory card has been ejected, it will have to be reloaded manually.





- Open the Settings
- Tap on General
- Tap on Storage
- Tap on SD card
- Tap on Mount
Format
To remove all data from a memory card, it is sufficient to format it, and memory cards with the wrong file format must be formatted.
The formation can be done directly via the LG smartphone.









- Open the Settings
- Tap on General
- Tap on Storage
- Tap on SD card
- Open the Menu
- Tap on Storage settings
- Tap on Format
- Confirm with Format
- Tap on Done
Encrypt or decypt SD Card
To enhance the protection of data on the LG smartphone memory card, the card can be encrypted. Once the process is complete, the memory card can only be used in the device that encrypted it, and other devices cannot read the memory card until it is decrypted.










- Open the Settings
- Tap on General
- Tap on Lock screen & security
- Tap on Encryption & credentials
- Tap on Encrypt SD card
- Tap on Continue
- Choose between New data encryption and Full encryption
- Tap on Encrypt now
- Enter Password/PIN/Pattern
- Confirm with Encrypt now
Decrypt memory card
To use an encrypted memory card in another device, it must be decrypted on the device on which the SD card was encrypted.








- Open the Settings
- Tap on General
- Tap on Lock screen & security
- Tap on Encryption & credentials
- Tap on Encrypt SD card
- Choose Stop encryption
- Tap on Stop encryptiom
- Enter Password/PIN/Pattern