Using the Motorola Droid Razr’s external micro SD card
as internal storage
An expandable external storage is
really an advantage if you need more storage space on your Android phone or
tablet. However, having both internal and external storage can be a problem, as
well, since some Android apps are not programmed to read data on external SD
cards. Rather, such apps treat the internal storage as also the external
storage; thus, such apps are unable to access the files you’ve stored on your
external micro SD card.
MIUI-based ROMs often exhibit such a
limitation. Some MIUI-based ROMs actually are blind to files (such as music
files) on the micro SD card, so those files don’t show in the MIUI File Manager
at all.
But, here’s some good news for
owners of the Motorola Droid Razr (XT912) and the Motorola Razr (XT910). XDA
Developers member pajn has come up with a script/modification that enables the
Motorola phone to mount the external micro SD card as its internal storage (in
which case, the internal storage will be mounted as the external storage).
A caveat, though: the script has
been tested only on a Motorola Razr XT910, although it is presumed to work on
the Motorola Droid Razr XT912, as well. Also, the script has been tested only
on a device running MIUI 4, but the developer notes that the script should work
on most custom ROMs, if not all.
If you want to install this script,
check the requirements first and then proceed to the instructions. We will also
teach you how to revert to normal if you feel like doing so.
Requirements
Here are some requirements before
you can install this script on your Motorola (Droid) Razr:
- Motorola Razr XT910 or Motorola Droid Razr with a
custom ROM (preferably MIUI 4) and custom recovery (preferably
ClockworkMod Recovery). Want MIUI 4 on your Razr? See our guide on how to
flash MIUI 4 Ice Cream Sandwich on Motorola Droid Razr XT912 and Razr
XT910.
- An external microSD card in your Razr
- The scripts (download both and save them to your
computer):
- switchSD.zip (132.4 kB) — This is what will mount your microSD as
internal storage.
- reswitchSD.zip (132.4 kB) — This is what will set things back to the
way they were.
Instructions
- Copy both switchSD.zip and reswitchSD.zip to your
phone’s internal SD card.
- Reboot your phone into custom recovery. The manner for
doing this will depend on the custom recovery you’ve installed on your
phone.
- From the recovery menu, select “Install zip from sdcard.”
- Select “Choose zip from sdcard.”
- Select either switchSD.zip (if you’re
mounting the microSD as internal storage) or reswitchSD.zip
(if you’re reverting; that is, mounting the internal storage as internal
storage).
- Confirm that you want to flash the ZIP file.
- Reboot your phone.
Congratulations! You’ve enabled your
Motorola Droid Razr XT912 or Motorola Razr XT910 to mount the microSD card as
the internal storage and vice-versa.
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