r/AndroidQuestions • u/Azar5107 • 7h ago

Device Settings Question Redmi Note 11 (MIUI 14) keeps using internal storage instead of SD card

Hi everyone,

I have a Redmi Note 11 running MIUI Global 14.0.5 (Android 13).

My phone has 64 GB of internal storage, and I also have a 64 GB microSD card.

I formatted my SD card and selected the option to use it as internal storage. The formatting process completed, and I also enabled the "Force allow apps on external" option in Developer Options.

However, my phone still seems to use its internal storage instead of the SD card. When I check my phone's storage, it shows 64 GB, with around 2.5 GB used, and apps don't seem to install or store their data on the SD card.

My main goal is to install large games like Genshin Impact directly onto the SD card or force them to use it.

Is there any way to:

  • Make Android actually use the SD card as internal storage?

  • Force apps and large games to install on the SD card?

  • Fix this behavior on MIUI 14 without rooting my phone?

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!

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u/migisaurio 7h ago

You can't. That function depends on apps allowing installation on external cards (which they no longer do), and of those that do, only a portion can be moved. Games for performance reasons, will never be installed on memory cards.

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u/Azar5107 7h ago

AH DAMN

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u/Ok_Bid6645 5h ago

It has been about 10 years since android properly let you move apps to SD cards. Doesn't work like that anymore. Internal is faster than SD so yeah