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Extend Storage

Learn how to extend storage on your digital signage screens with sonopto.signage. Step-by-step guide to optimize storage and enhance screen performance!

An external SD Card can be used to extend the internal storage of a screen to store apps, files and media for large digital signage playlists.

This feature can be used on screens with Android 8.0 and above that have an SD Card slot.

On your screen, open Settings:

To open Settings:

  • Remote control: Press on Menu or Settings or long press for 3 seconds on arrow down
  • Keyboard: Alt+M or F5
  • Touch Screen: Long Press on the top left corner
Password
  • Enter the screen’s password and hit Enter
open Settings
  • Press on Open Settings
Settings
  • Press on Storage
SD CARD
  • Make sur eyour SD Card is inserted, it might show as incomaptible, if so, press on it to format it

  • Otherwise, by pressing on it it will open and you can view the files

Storage Settings
  • Go to the three dots menu on the top right and press on it
  • Press on Storage Settings
Format as Internal
  • Press on Format as Internal
Format
  • Note that the SD CARD content will be totally erased
  • Press on Format SD CARD
Formatting
  • Wait for the format to finish, do not eject it or turn of your screen while formatting
Continue
  • Press on Continue
Move
  • Press on Move Content
Done
  • Press on Done
Internal SD CARD
  • Your SD Card will show as an internal SD Card that can be used to extend your digital signage media storage

View your storage

  • Go to the management console
  • Click on Screens
  • Click on the settings of your screen
  • Click on your screen details
Screen Details
  • Check if the total storage shows your newly extended storage