FAQ

Frequenty Asked Questions

Why are you creating SD Maid SE?

Regular SD Maid has suffered under all the storage changes that Google has introduced with newer Android versions. I'm struggling to keep it working well on newer Android versions without breaking it on older versions. By creating a new app I can leverage over 10 years of experience without having to worry about backwards compatibility. A clean slate to regain the fun I had working on SD Maid.

Why is SD Maid SE not an update for regular SD Maid?

Making any significant changes to regular SD Maid is impossible without upsetting users. I want to rewrite the whole app and make drastic changes. Doing this to an existing app is both difficult and not something I would want another dev do to one of my apps.

Why are some features missing in SD Maid SE?

SD Maid SE focuses on regular SD Maid's most popular features to keep the workload maintainable and the fun in development. I think apps should do only a few things, and those things well. Regular SD Maid suffered a bit under feature creep where I tried to please too many users. Features like the Explorer were never great in comparison to other stand-alone explorer apps. There is no need for SD Maid to compete on that front.

Can I migrate from SD Maid to SD Maid SE?

No, it's two separate apps.

Is regular SD Maid dead?

No. It will still receive bug fixes and security patches, but no new features. Regular SD Maid and SD Maid SE will have similar performance at the beginning, and as time passes and new Android versions are released, SD Maid SE will overtake regular SD Maid with better performance and compatibility.

What does the SE in SD Maid SE stand for?

What does the SD in SD Maid stand for? 🤷

How do I abbreviate SD Maid?

Regular SD Maid is shortened SDM while SD Maid SE shortened to SDMSE.