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Kindle Fire: Insert or Remove SD Card

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The 2015 versions of the Amazon Kindle Fire have the ability to support expansion with a Micro SD Card slot. You can use an SD Card that holds up to 128GB of data with the device. Here’s how to insert or remove it.

  1. Locate the slot on the upper-right side of the device.
    Fire SD Card Locate
  2. Using your nail or a flat-head screwdriver, pry the slot open just a bit. Be careful not to pry it completely off on the wrong side. The door will stay attached on one end and swing open.
    Fire SD Card Open
  3. Insert a MicroSD Card into the slot with the writing on the card facing upward toward the screen.
    Kindle Fire SD Card
  4. Push it in using your nail until you feel it snap into place.

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  2. To remove the card, push down on t, and it will pop out. Simple if you know. Impossible if you don’t! Hope that helps.

  3. Need to remove SD card. It will not pop up. How do I get it out? Have Fire 10.1 from June of 2018.

  4. Yes – Games will often NOT run on the SD Card. So it is worthless for those games which only run on SD cards. Wish I had known this before buying SD Card.

  5. If the card gets stuck, the slot or the card might be damaged. I had to take mine out using tweezers. I gripped the card with tweezers, gently pushed it inward, then wiggled it out.

  6. All very well having these problems sent but a solution would be helpful. I too have got an SD card stuck and would like advise on how to remove it.

  7. I was trying to insert Sd card in my new fire 7 but the sd card broke and part of it is in my ipad. How can I get the remain half out. As I continue to try, it continue going inside and inside

  8. After inserting disk. It keeps telling me not enough space when trying to download games.

  9. I also had problem installing micro SD card in my new kindlefire 10. I pushed it in until it clicked and it disappeared. It must have slid in side, the slot looks empty. Can I take this in to repair place close by. I was anxious to use my new kindle and disappointed I messed it up I hope I didn’t break t it still works but my 128 gb chip is stuck in there and would like to remedy this situation. I would really appreciate any help. Thank you

  10. It was the best. I showed me where the slot was and how to open it. The other articles of this type just showed me how to use it.

  12. I just installed a micro SD card in my new Kindle 10 inch Fire HD but screwed up and installed it incorrectly. Now I cannot get it out. Any suggestions on how to get it out will be greatly appreciated.

  14. What cretin designed the card to go in contact side up?! That’s like contractors wiring a light switch so on is down and off is up>

  16. My SD card is stuck and seems to have disappeared cannot get it any ideas or suggestions thank you

  18. Yes, the small screwdriver did the trick. I pushed my stuck card in with it and it popped up and I got it out!

  19. Except for Bryan’s comment saying to place the electrical contacts facing you as you look at the screen, all instructions on the internet (and the instructions included in the Fire8 itself) are WRONG! With the label side facing me, the card would only go in part way, then crookedly, and I could feel the spring inside resisting the card. I flipped it over and it went in with no resistance but I was afraid to shove it all the way in until reading the above post emboldened me to try it. It now works fine and is recognized by the system.
    I have a 2017 Fire HD8 – when inserting the card, THE CONTACT SIDE FACES UP (not the label side.)

  20. First, to remove my SD card from fire7 tablet, kept pushing down on SD card till it popped up! #2 to install SD card on the All New HD8 amazon tablet—Insert SD card with electric contacts facing the screen! Just backwards to what was stated above! Hope this helps!

  22. Yeah, I finally got it open with a small flat head screwdriver. Permanently took a tiny chunk out of the side trying to get the cover to pop up. Whatever happened to the easy to use rubber slot covers? It seems like you can’t ever keep anything in new condition. Next tablet will not be another Kindle.

  23. Finally got the SD card to snap in but I can’t get my data, books, apps, !music etc etc to transfer to the SD. Been searching for help….Please, erct me to help.

  25. Thanks. The above post is correct. Just push it in gently with a small flathead driver. Fork tine. or in my case the blade point on a nail clipper. Stayed right in !

  26. The flat head screwdriver is the key. You can’t get it in with your fingernail, trust me. Gently push it with the screwdriver – downward pressure and it will stay in.

  29. So, I had the same issues with the people above and thought I should leave a note. Mine wasn’t clicking either and it was actually really annoying me. I tried pushing the microSD card with my fingernail, other small objects and it just didn’t seem to click in so the latch would close. I ended using a small flat-head screwdriver to get it to click and it worked! You reallllllly have to push it in there to get it to close. So, try getting something really small and flat to push it, it will work.

  31. I cant get the card out!!! It appears to be stuck – I want to change a 2 GB card to a 16 or 32 GB, Suggestions?

  32. My sandisc SD card clicks but pops out too. I have to hold the cover over it otherwise it pops out.

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