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Digatron: Tutorial: A Guide to Link2SD
for Android
Adam Parnala | On 11, Mar 2012
Link2SD is an android application by Bulent Akpinar
that lets you move apps and games to the 2nd
partition of your SD card. Why do we have to use
Link2SD when Froyo and Gingerbread’s Native
Apps2sd moves the files to the SD card? Native
apps2sd only moves the apk file of the application
leaving other files in internal memory thus you still
have to manage your on-board memory and limit
your choice of apps because it will eat up your
memory and later on you cannot install any files
anymore. Additionally, widgets and some applications
are not intended to be moved to the SD card.
However, Link2SD is only for root users because it is
required that your phone is rooted .

The idea behind the application is the same. But
Link2SD has more relevant features which the Native
Apps2sd lacked giving Android 1.5 and up users the
chance to have a taste of what it’s like to have a big
phone memory. Additional features were added by the
developer to furher optimize the usage of android
devices. By using Link2SD , you can move not only
the application file, but also the dalvic-cache and
libray files of the application. This means that data will
be the only one left to consume your internal memory
thus installing applications and games would be
easier because you can install anything you want
without worrying about the famous low memory
problem. Furthermore, Link2sd covers all files even
moving widgets and the unmoveable applications to
the 2nd partition of your SD card.
This is a step by step guide on how you can run
Link2SD on your device . This tutorial will work for
both stock and cutom ROMs. For ClockWorkMod
Recovery users, you can check the other guide
below . Follow all the instructions carefully to eliminate
possible problems.
1. First you have to download Mini Tool Partition
Wizard Manager. You can download it HERE .
2. Insert your SD card to a card reader and open it
on your computer.
3. Back up all your files to the computer because
partitioning will wipe your data.
4. Open Mini Tool in your computer. Locate your
SD card (be careful in choosing and make sure
not to choose the drive of your computer)
5. Right click and choose Delete
6. Right click on it again and choose Create New.
Create “FAT32″ partition (This is where all your
media files will go. Be sure to make it bigger
than the 2nd part)
7. Select “Create as: PRIMARY”
8. Next, create an ext2/ext3/ext4 partition (if
you’re on stock ROM, choose ext2). This is
where your apps will go. I suggest a value of
512Mb or 1Gb would be big enough but if you
insist you can go as high as 2Gb.
9. Select “Create As: PRIMARY” (make sure that it
is both set to primary because it will not work if
it is not set to primary)
10. Click the “Apply” button on the top left corner
and wait for it to finish the process. Done.
11. Put back your SD card to your phone and switch
it on.
12. Download and install Link2sd from Google Play
Store.
13. Open Link2sd. You will be prompted to choose
between ext2, ext3, ext4 and FAT32. Select
ext2.
14. It will say mount script created. Reboot your
phone now.
15. Open link2sd and if the message doesn’t show
up, you succeded.
16. Go to Link2sd>Settings>check the autolink (to
automatically move apps upon installation)
17. If you already have some apps, select “move to
phone” then after moving select “Create
Link” (be sure to check the three files: app,
dalvic-cache and library files) 18.
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19. To check your memory, select “Storage Info”.
This will show you the current state of your
internal memory, FAT32, and ext2 partition.

20. Now you’re done and ready to install vast
amount of applications as you wish!
FOR CLOCKWORKMOD RECOVERY USERS ONLY
( ALTERNATIVE METHOD)
NOTE: You can also use the instructions above. This
guide will work on both stock and custom ROMs.
1. Back up all your files to your computer.
Partitioning wipes the files of your SD card.
2. Go into recovery mode
3. Select “Advanced”
4. Select “Partition SD card”
5. Choose your SD-ext size (if you’re using a 2Gb
SD card, choose 512Mb. If your SD card is 4Gb
or greater, you can choose 1024Mb)
6. Select 0 swap
7. Wait for the process to finish. Reboot.
8. Download and install Link2SD from Google Play
Store.
9. Open Link2SD you will be prompted to choose
between ext2, ext3, ext4 or FAT32. Choose
ext4.
10. Follow instructions number 14-20. DONE!
Having troubles? Feel free to comment and post your
questions below. Enjoy!

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all d as above games play without ram boosting
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https://s21.postimg.org/fsksfsi2v/20130410083732.png

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