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How to set storage location for Galaxy Note 4 camera?

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1) Galaxy Note 4 supports micro SD expanded storage up to 128GB
2) How to check whether device storage or memory card (SD card) is used for Galaxy Note 4 camera?
3) How to set storage location for Galaxy Note 4 camera?
4) Why there are some photos still saved in internal storage, although the storage location is set as memory card?
4.1) Can you set storage location for Galaxy Note 4 camera now?

Galaxy Note 4 supports micro SD expanded storage up to 128GB

Run out of phone storage?  You can save Galaxy Note 4 camera photos and videos to SD card.

One of the advantages of Samsung Galaxy devices over some other Android devices is the SD card slot, which allows you to expand the storage affordably. Galaxy Note 4 is not an exception.

Actually, Galaxy Note 4 supports micro SD up to 128GB. So, you should not worry about the storage when using Galaxy Note 4 camera.

By default, after you insert a micro SD card to Galaxy Note 4, the photos and videos will be saved to the SD card automatically.

So, you may use the micro SD card for Galaxy Note 4 camera photos and videos without any settings.

But it is always a good idea to check whether the micro SD card is actually used for your photos and videos.

How to check whether device storage or memory card (SD card) is used for Galaxy Note 4 camera?

Start Camera app on Galaxy Note 4.

In the top right (landscape orientation) corner, you can notice several icons.

If the current storage location for Galaxy Note 4 camera is memory card (i.e., micro SD card) , the memory card icon will be displayed  as shown below.

If the storage location is device (i.e., internal storage), there will be no icons for it.

So,  you can quickly check the icons in camera app to find out whether the photos and videos will be saved to the device or to the memory card.

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How to set storage location for Galaxy Note 4 camera?

At anytime, you can change the storage location for Galaxy Note 4 camera photos and videos.  All new photos and videos will be saved the new location.

This setting does not change the existing photos and videos. In other words, this setting does not move you existing photos or videos. You can use My Files app in your Galaxy Note 4 to move the existing photos and videos.

To set storage location for Galaxy Note 4 camera, you may follow these steps.

Start Camera app.

tap Settings (gear icon) — More (…) as shown below.

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Tap Storage location as shown below.

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In the storage location pop-out window, you can choose one of the two options for your photos and videos taken from Galaxy Note 4 camera:

  • Device. Photos and videos will be saved in Galaxy Note 4 internal storage.
  • Memory card. Photos and videos will be saved in the Micro SD card.

Tap any locations on the screen to return.

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Why there are some photos still saved in internal storage, although the storage location is set as memory card?

The internal storage (device storage) will always be used when:

  • Photos are taken in burst mode, or
  • Photos are taken for S Note’s photo note.

Can you set storage location for Galaxy Note 4 camera now?

If you have any problems or questions to set storage location for Galaxy Note 4 camera,  please post them in the comment box below.

We will try to help you find a solution.

More how-to guides , tips and tricks for using Samsung Galaxy Note 4 are available at Galaxy Note 4 how-to guides page.

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  1. Eden says

    Hi,i wanted to set my SD card as my default storage not only for photos and videos but as well app installation from play store and every other files.I tried to figure out a way but none.so is there any way i can set it?????????

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  2. Charlotte Campbell says

    Hello, I have an sd card in my note 4 a day have the photo and video destination set to go to there. However, my phone is running out of device memory so have been trying to free up space. It seems that 10+GB of the total device memory used is photos and videos as is shown in “my files”. If I access and try to delete photos or videos via “my files” (I attempted this as thought the files might be duplicated from my sd card) it deletes the smell file from my sd card.
    Please could you tell me how to solve this??
    Kind regards,
    Charlotte

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  3. Shereen says

    I am using galaxy note 4. Images and videos I download are getting stored in device but I unable to view demand in d gallery. . Please suggest me regarding this..

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  4. Carol Herman says

    Note 4: I have my camera set to save pictures on the SD card. However, all pictures are saved both on the SD card in the DIM folder and on the phone in the DIM folder. How do I set options to save in only on the SD card?

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  5. Craig says

    I have a similar problem-I cannot find the location of images stored to internal storage of my Galaxy Note 4. Can you give me the exact location?

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  6. Serge says

    G’day.
    My SD card has stopped working (well it was 3 years old) and after its removal Camera has automatically switched to the Device storage. The problem is that it doesn’t store taken pictures anywhere (or I can’t find where). The Gallery app doesn’t see the taken pictures either. Any suggestions?

    Thanks a lot!

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  7. Shira says

    Thank you. This helped allot. And another question: when I switched the storage place to the sd card, something changed on the camera- It didn’t let me zoom any more, and other settings – editing etc, also disappeared. Any ideas? Thank you.

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  8. tony says

    Hi,
    i set memory default to sd external, but when im in the gallery and i want to organise some pictures from camera ( saved in sd)by adding a new album, still save this new album in the memory device not in SD. How can i save this in sd card?
    Thanks a lot

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  9. Pete says

    Hi, how do you change where photos are stored when taken via the cover camera (ie: taking shots using the S cover)?

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  10. Gene says

    So I transferred them to pc. They’re corrupted. I formatted card again and now it works. As for card authenticity looks and operates like it is. I don’t have the package with serial to check.

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  11. Gene says

    I have a note 4 and added a 128 gb Samsung Evo micro sd card. I set camera storage to card and it saves a file to the card when I shoot. The problem is that none of the filed can be viewed. It’s like they’re corrupted. When I switch back the storage to device, it’s fine.

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  12. selina says

    Hi, just inserted sd card into note 4. Begining i was able to see the sd card icon on the gallery photos and was able to tell which photos was on sd card. Then my son change something and now no more sd icon on the photos and i can’t differentiate which is on sd card anymore! Help

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