You can use SD cards to back up data on your Surface or increase the storage capacity of your device.
Note: If your device doesn't have an SD card reader or you need faster read and write speeds, you can attach and use a USB card reader.
For information on what type of SD card is supported on your Surface, see below:
Model |
SD card support? |
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Surface Laptop models Surface Laptop Go models Surface Laptop Studio Surface Pro (11th Edition) Surface Pro 10 for Business Surface Pro 9 Surface Pro 8 Surface Pro X |
No built-in SD card reader. |
Surface Pro 7+ with LTE Advanced |
No microSD card slot. |
Surface Pro 4 or later models Surface Go models |
Includes a microSD card slot capable of reading and writing SDXC cards with UHS-I read/write speeds. |
Surface Studio models |
Includes a full-size SD card interface capable of reading and writing SDXC cards with UHS-I read/write speeds. |
Surface Book models |
Includes a full-size SD card interface capable of reading and writing SDXC cards with both UHS-I and UHS-II read and write speeds. |
Surface Laptop Studio 2 |
Includes a MicroSDXC card reader. |
Related topic
See more at the Removable Storage section of Surface Storage Options