On the i168 is there any way i can use my sd card as the phones main storage

in my zte phone the phone settings menu has a category labeled storage where you can mount, unmount sd card, get information on phone memory storage and sd card card storage volume used and volume available. It also has a button to select your default storage pathway, phone or sd card. Hope this helps you.

You have an SD card, and there's plenty of space there, but . . .
The main storage in your device is full. Move some files/pictures, etc to your SD card, and the problem will go away.

The SD card and the internal storage are separate, and your device can't move stuff automatically.

The ZTE Zinger sets default memory storage automatically. If an SD card is inserted, then the SD card is the default storage. If not, the internal storage is used.You cant change the default storage location.


SD card ZTE Zinger

Go into app info and click move to SD card. Set your main source of storage as the SD card. Settings -> Storage -> Default storage location.

Downloads and such are not going to SD card. They can be moved to SD card later. You should move some stuff to SD card to free up memory.

One question. Were you able to move apps to the sd card before?
When you go to settings, storage, does it show the external sd card? I want to explain something first. The sd card is an expandable storage card, but it won't store your apps. If you want to check it out just insert the old memory card in a computer and look for any apps. Smartphones usually comes equip with 2 types of storage:
1. Internal phone memory: which could range from 500mb. to 2gb. of storage. This will be by default the location where the apps would be saved.
2. Internal SD Card: this is an expand storage that is already in the smartphone. Notice that when you see an ad for the phone it usually advertise whether it is 4, 8 or 16gb. That is the internal SD storage.
The third option is the external micro sd card, which is the one you are having problem with.
In storage under settings, see if you have an option to mount the sd card, maybe it's not mounted. You can also clon or copy everything from the old sd card to the new sd card using a computer, and then try it again.

The problem also is that a lot of those "apps 2 SD" do not actually put the whole file on your SD card. The Apps itself stays in your internal memory while the cache, etc... is kept on your SD card or vice versa. You normally need a rooted phone and a maybe even a custom ROM allowing you to have true apps to SD capabilities.

Maybe you can try to reset the phone back to factory settings (you'll lose all your data!!): 'Home' > 'Settings' > 'SD card & phone storage,' then select 'Factory data reset.'

if reemoving and reinserting the card doesnt help, youll need to have it reformatted....

do this by connecting your phone to the pc and opening your MY COMPUTER icon > right click REMOVABLE STORAGE/DISK > select FORMAT

**if your computer says something like 'no disk available' try disconnecting the device and select MENU > SETTINGS > SD CARD AND PHONE STORAGE > make sure the check bos for 'USE FOR USB STORAGE' is checked****

after that, set the 'file systems' as FAT32 > select START > read the warning > press OK > once complete, disconnect from the pc and try again!

IF that doesnt work, try to test the sd card in another phone to see if the sd card itself is the problem. if you still have the issue but the sd card works, go ahead and reset the phone.

MENU > SETTINGS > SD CARD AND PHONE STORAGE > FACTORY DATA RESET > RESET PHONE > ERASE EVERYTHING

Why this happens:
If for any reason your phone cannot find the SD card on boot it will create a folder on your Phone's Memory called 'Storage Card' to put the Temp Files, Pictures, Music, etc into. Now as soon as the SD card becomes available, since there is already a folder called 'Storage Card', it is forced to name the "Real" SD Card 'Storage Card 2'.
Solution: Delete the "Storage Card" folder and soft reset. If the phone finds the "Real" SD Card, it will be named 'Storage Card' again. If for some reason it is not found, you might have a corrupt SD Card that needs to be reformatted. This would of course loose all the information on the card, so hopefully this is not the case. Warning: If you have pictures or other files in the 'Storage Card' directory, you will want to move them to 'Storage Card 2' before deleting 'Storage Card'. Use the 'File Explorer' found in your 'Programs' to do this. Good luck!