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12 June 2019  Amanda J. Brook  Senior Product Manager
 

Summary
If you buy a larger SD card, how can we transfer data from the original SD card to the new one? This essay will tell you!



About Data Transfer between Micro SD Cards

When using our smart phones, we gradually add more and more Apps into SD cards and eventually run out of space. After that, we need to change a lager SD card. If you want to keep the data saved in the original SD card, you should transfer it to the new card.
how to tansfer data from one micro sd card to another one
How to transfer data from one micro SD card to another one? Here are some approaches for you.

How to Transfer Data from One Micro SD Card to Another One

1. Transfer on Computer

(1) Copy and paste on Windows

Note: This approach fits the situation that no hidden, locked and encrypted file exists in the SD card. If you’ve saved a large amount of files in the card with locked and hidden files, you should try Approach 2. Of course, these files are very common to be saved in the SD card when we are using our phones.
① Connect the original and new SD card to your PC.
insert micro sd card into card reader
② Open the original SD card. Press [Ctrl + A] to select all files and then right-click to select [Copy].
clone files to the sd card
③  Open the new card. Right-click to select [Paste]. All visible files will be copied to the new card.
paste files to the mobile device

(2) Renee Becca

Renee Becca, the powerful software setting backup, recovery and clone in one, supports various storage devices and many file types. Since it can copy data by sectors, all hidden, locked and encrypted files will be copied. It also runs fast and safely!
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Clone all data (including system) in HDD to smaller SSD or larger HDD. Disk could boot PC after clone finished.

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Provides functions like backup, restore, clone, system migration.

Clone all data (including system) in HDD to smaller SSD or larger HDD.

Backup & restore system/disk/folder. Auto backup plans are available.

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① Download and install Renee Becca.
main interface of renee becca
② Use a card reader to connect the SD card to the computer.
③ In the tab [Backup], select [Disk/Partition Backup].
backup data in disks and partitions
④ Select the target SD card and the output destination of the data. Click [Backup].
select the target sd card and position to save and clone data
⑤ The progress bar will tell you how it is going. As it is finished, click [Recovery].
click to recover data
⑥ Then select the backup package as the source, and output it to the new SD card. Finally, click [Recover].
clone data to the target place
Note:Renee Becca can also clone/copy SD cards. Click for more about how to quickly clone/copy SD card!

2. Transfer on Phone

If you don’t like to operate on the computer, you can transfer data from one micro SD card to another one on the phone. The steps are shown below:
① Tap [Files] on the phone.
select files in android phone
② Tap [SD card] and select the target data. Then, tap [Move].
select all files in the sd card and tap move
③ Back to [Disk] and tap [Move here] to temporarily transfer the data to the phone.
transfer data from one micro sd card to another one by taping move here
④ Plug the SD card out and change the new one.

⑤ Go to [Files] > [All files]. Then, select the target data and tap [Move].

move selected android apps to sd card in meizu ui
⑥  Go back to select [SD card] and tap [Move here]. The data will be transferred to the new SD card.
tap move here to save android apps to sd card
Note! Please ensure there is enough space to uphold the data transfer. If you think it complex, or the phone space is not enough, it is suggested that you transfer data on the computer.