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How AND WHERE do I store Market Apps onto my SD card?

When you download apps from the Android Market, they are stored onto the internal memory.

The thing about Android devices is there is no /usr/local/bin/ directory like on Linux where the apps could be stored. They are stored somewhere else. (I'm not very familar where Java applications are stored on my computer.)

On Android devices, the SD card is mounted to the path /sdcard/

This path become unavailable on the Android device because it is busy being the SD card on the computer.

Because one of the software publishers, Robot Comics, suggest moving any of their e-ComicBooks from the internal memory to the SD card then using the Android Comic Reader to read the files from the SD card, how do I movie these documents to the SD card and where are they to begin with?

(Tip: Create a directory on you SD card called "Books" for storing e-Books, "Music" for storing music, and "Documents" for other stuff. Your photos directory is actually in the directory /sdcard/dcim/Camera.)

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VERIZONLVR

As I understand it, you can't store apps on the SD card at this time. That's the way G/M/V designed it. There are a number of previous discussions on this. A search of the forum should find them.

M_R_L

Is it possible to download the e-comicbooks to a PC first and then copy them to the SD card? Will the app find them on the SD card? I purchased Documents-to-go and loaded a bunch of files on the SD card and the app had no problem finding them. I'll bet it scanned the card looking for certain extensions. Maybe your app will do the same.

MrHacks

I went to there website on a computer, and all they had was the Android Market address (market://)

The publisher should fix that.

unknown

Currently it isnt supported but there has been talk about Google letting apps be stored on the SD card but if and when that is decided is unknown. If it is changed it will happen in an OTA update.

tsauter

Try installing a file manager like Astro File Manager. It will give you access on the phone to get to the directories. It depends on the developer on whether it can be stored on the sd card.

AnnDroid1

jltung

You can store them on AppsManager. Especially if you have to reboot your phone for any reason.

fezzik

They are testing some storing apps on the SD card. The first itteration will be little more than that but future itterations are supposed to include mounting multiple SD cards, and some other cool features that we will have to wait quite a while for. This information can be found on the internet I just can't remember where but it did come from Google. I don't know if it will come in the form of an App or as a feature on some future Android update or if it will be an app first and then implemented later as a feature when they finish developing the advanced features of it. I guess it depends on the timing of it. You should be able to store the comics on the card. It probably already does it but I am sure that it is in the settings or something like that. The App can not be stored there currently. I do however, have an app that gave me a choice and says it was installed on the SD card so that was strange.

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