How to Add Amazon Fire Tablet SD Card Storage (in 75 seconds)
About 2 minutes · Checked November 2026
To add SD card storage to an Amazon Fire tablet, take off the case, open the side flap, and push the card in with the words facing the screen. Restart, then go to Settings, Storage, tap the card, and format it for more space.
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Frequently asked questions
Why does my Fire tablet say the SD card is corrupted?
It hasn't been formatted yet. Set it up in Settings, Storage.
Which SD card format option should I choose?
The top one gives the tablet the most space.
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Here's how to add Amazon Fire tablet SD card storage so you can have more space for your things. First, remove your case. Second, along one of the sides, you'll see this hinge. Open it up with your fingernail. Grab your SD card. And if you don't have one, I'll link the one I'm using below. Now, with the words facing the same direction as the screen, use your thumbnail to put it in. When it's in, you'll hear the click, but that doesn't mean it's ready yet. Next, close the flap and turn on your tablet. Swipe down from the top of your screen, and you'll see a notification about the SD card. You can tap it, but if you don't see it, swipe down one more time and select the gear to go to settings. Here, tap storage, then tap disk under portable storage. It'll likely say it's corrupted since it hasn't been formatted. Then tap setup. Here, you'll have two options. The top option is to give the tablet as much space as possible. The bottom option is good if you just want to transfer items like pictures and videos between tablets and other devices. We want the top option, so let's tap it. Then, it'll ask you to confirm. So, just tap format storage device. It'll take a few seconds, but then ask if you want to move everything to your SD card, making even more space. It'll then tell you how long it'll take, and this one here says 18 minutes. So, if your battery is going to die, plug it in, then tap move content when you're ready. After it's finished and you've confirmed the device has even more space on it than you saw before, you can now get things like YouTube and the Google Play Store apps by watching the video below. Next.
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