If you ever do not have a PC at your disposal and you are used to accumulating a large amount of files, photos, or videos on your Motorola edge 20, you can quickly reach saturation of the internal storage of this last. For a few years now, manufacturers have become accustomed to also integrating a micro SD port. That said, sending your files without a computer can be complex. You have probably heard of a fairly effective technique, using a USB key.
We will precisely, in this article, teach you how to connect a usb key to a Motorola edge 20? For this, first of all, we will come back to the advantages you will benefit from performing this technique, then, the practical part, in which you will see all the steps to connect your USB key to your Motorola edge 20.
What is the point of connecting a USB key to a Motorola edge 20?
Before explaining the procedure for use a USB key directly on your Motorola edge 20, we will come back to the advantages of this procedure. As a general rule, having storage on a smartphone is essential, especially since we don't really realize it, however with the quality of the photo sensors of our mobile phones which are constantly improving, the volume of photos and videos becomes damn imposing. We therefore naively have the impression that having 64GB or 128GB on a smartphone is more than reasonable, except that with a 50 Mpx photo sensor that films in 4K you will quickly reach the limits of your memory.
One of the first advantages of using a USB key directly on your Motorola edge 20 will be to allow you to free up memory on your Motorola edge 20 by transferring content to it. In addition, you will also be able to directly download files that a friend has put on a USB key, for example. You can also in the same way connect an external hard drive to your Motorola edge 20.
How to connect a USB key to a Motorola edge 20?
Now is the time to move on to the practical part of this tutorial! We will first see the procedure for connect a USB key to a Motorola edge 20 , then see explain how to transfer files from one to the other.
How to read a USB key on a Motorola edge 20?
First thing to know, you will need an adapter to connect your USB key to your Motorola edge 20. Indeed, if you have ever looked carefully at the contours of your smartphone, you must have realized rather quickly that it does not There was no USB port on it. This is using a technology called OTG that you can perform this operation. You will need to get an adapter or an OTG cable, these small accessories are simply available for a few euros on the internet or in specialized stores.
Finally, you will have to connect the adapter or the cable that you have purchased to the micro or nano USB socket of your Motorola edge 20 and it will turn into a USB socket. If you want connect an OTG cable to a Motorola edge 20, see our article.
How to transfer files to a USB key from a Motorola edge 20?
Finally, now that you have understood how the system works and that you are equipped with the right accessory, we will very simply explain to you how to transfer files between a USB key and your Motorola edge 20? Either way the process is similar. Follow the instructions below to get there:
- Download a file manager if the native application of your smartphone does not suit you
- Plug the OTG adapter into your Motorola edge 20
- Connect a USB key or an external hard drive
- Open your file manager
- Find the files you want to transfer to one of the two directories, you should see your USB key displayed in the storage locations
- Now do "Copy / Paste" or "Cut / Paste" depending on what you want to do between the two storage locations
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