# Storage expansion card only works on Framework Laptop? **URL:** \ **Category:** Creators & Developers\ **Created:** [December 8, 2021, 7:32pm UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/storage-expansion-card-only-works-on-framework-laptop/12029 "2021-12-08T19:32:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Klgor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a4c791/32.png) [@Klgor](https://community.frame.work/u/Klgor)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2021, 7:32pm UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/storage-expansion-card-only-works-on-framework-laptop/12029/1 "2021-12-08T19:32:45Z")
If plugs a storage expansion card into a cell phone, will it work? And if put it on a different brand laptop, will it work? ---
**Author:** ![Fraoch](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/community.frame.work/fraoch/32/6364_2.png) [@Fraoch](https://community.frame.work/u/Fraoch)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2021, 7:36pm UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/storage-expansion-card-only-works-on-framework-laptop/12029/2 "2021-12-08T19:36:54Z")
Yes. It’s a normal (fast) flash drive in an unusual form factor. > [@Do Framework's first party storage expansion cards act as flashdrives?](http://community.frame.work/t/do-frameworks-first-party-storage-expansion-cards-act-as-flashdrives/12024): > > If I wanted to get data off my machine, Could I save what I wanted to an expansion card, take it out, and put it in any computer with normal USB C? seems like it would be neat to essentially have a 256 GB flashdrive with me at all times ---
**Author:** ![Edward\_Gray](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c4cdca/32.png) [@Edward\_Gray](https://community.frame.work/u/Edward_Gray)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2021, 10:29pm UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/storage-expansion-card-only-works-on-framework-laptop/12029/3 "2021-12-08T22:29:30Z")
I plugged a 1tB expansion card into a Galaxy Note 9. It wanted to format the device before use. Didn’t do it, because I didn’t want to lose the data already on it. But should work. Same thing with a USB-A flash drive in the USB-A expansion care. The flash drive has a Fedora system on it.