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title: "How to check SDcard exist on Android device."  
description: "How to check SDcard exist on Android device."  
author: "Anonymous User"  
published: 2015-06-16  
updated: 2015-06-16  
canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/forum/23297/how-to-check-sdcard-exist-on-android-device  
category: "android"  
tags: ["android", "android emulator"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# How to check SDcard exist on Android device.

I want to create a folder in sdcard programmatically but before create folder I want to know sdcard is available or not.

## Replies

### Reply by Manoj Pandey

Hi Pooja, follow below code to check sd card available or not

```
boolean isSDPresent = android.os.Environment.getExternalStorageState().equals(android.os.Environment.MEDIA_MOUNTED);if (isSDPresent) {		// yes SD-card is present// create folder} else  {	// Sorry SD card is not available}
```


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