Add storage to a phone without an SD Card slot using an app?

[dorlow]

I have a Motorola Droid Turbo phone. I'm always running out of storage. It does have the option of plugging a flash drive in the bottom, but it can't stay plugged in. I have tried wireless flash drives, but it worked bad. It worked on wifi. I wonder why they haven't made bluetooth flash drives. But, what would be most convenient is to just have an app that gives me more storage. I know all the dropbox but those you have to open the app, then upload them, then delete the files. I would like a way to just mount a cloud filesystem to the phone so the phone just thinks it's internal storage and the app takes care of uploading and downloading it from the cloud. Is there any such app?

 

[funkylogik]

For pics there's the Photos app. For other files I don't know sorry

 

[RazzMaTazz]

Autosync for Google Drive (free) lets you sync a folder with a (free) Google Drive cloud storage account. You can choose the option to sync up to the cloud and then delete from the phone. You could still access the uploaded cloud files from a Google Drive app (or from within an app like ES File Explorer). Autosync has several sync options, including whether or not you want to sync over WiFi-only or also via mobile data. The free version of the app lets you sync one folder from your phone. The pro version of the app lets you sync multiple folders.

FYI: I put this app on my (senior citizen) parents' phones because moving a photo from their phone to their PC is too complicated for them. So I also put Google Drive on their PC and now whenever they take a picture, it just ends up in a folder on the desktop of their PC (and of course, on their Google Drive cloud). They can never remember how to send me pictures from their phone, but since I have access to their Google Drive account, they can just take a photo and I can instantly see it.

 

[dvhttn]

I have a Motorola Droid Turbo phone. I'm always running out of storage. ...

Sounds like you need to seriously think about a phone with more storage and an SD card slot ....

Dave

 

[EarlyMon]

Two more votes for Autosync for Drive - WifelyMon and I both use it.

And if you're not into Drive, the dev makes the same app for Dropbox, Box, and OneDrive.

 

[Crashdamage]

I use FolderSync to do the same thing. We use it for immediate full resolution photo uploads, backup uploads, documents, etc. One app handles most cloud storage services. Lots of options. Really very nice, a must have on our devices.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=dk.tacit.android.foldersync.full

 

[dorlow]

I think I'm sold on FolderSync. For the most part, it gets rid of the need for an SD Card.