Tips: Freeing And Conserving Storage Space - Blackberry Torch 9800 User Manual

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To stop encrypting data on your device, clear the Device Memory check box. To stop encrypting files, clear the Media Card
check box.

Tips: Freeing and conserving storage space

Try to maintain at least 400 KB of available application storage on your BlackBerry® device. If you find that your device
processes are unusually slow, try freeing storage space by deleting files that you don't need. Changing options for email
messages, calendar entries, and media files might help you conserve storage space.
For full instructions, click the links under Related information at the bottom.
Check how much free storage space you have
Delete unneeded files
Delete browsing history and clear the cache
Reduce the amount of time that your device stores email
messages and calendar entries
Stop storing sent messages on your device
Receive only the first section of long email messages, and
choose whether to download more
Store files on a media card instead of the device
Reduce the size of pictures you take
Research In Motion recommends that you regularly create and save a backup file on your computer, especially before you
update any software. Maintaining an up-to-date backup file on your computer might allow you to recover device data if your
device is lost, stolen, or corrupted by an unforeseen issue.
Related topics
View the amount of available storage space on your device, 255
Move, rename, or delete a file, 125
Delete browsing information, 165
Set how long your device stores messages, 81
Change how long your device stores calendar entries, 178
Stop storing messages sent from your computer on your device, 82
On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon. Click
Device > Storage.
On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Files icon. Find and
highlight a file. Press the
On the Home screen, click the Browser icon. Press the
key > Options. Go to the Clear Browsing Data section.
On the Home screen, click the Messages icon or Calendar icon.
Press the key > Options.
On the Home screen, click the Messages icon. Press the
key > Options > Email Preferences.
On the Home screen, click the Messages icon. Press the
key > Options > Message Display and Actions.
Your BlackBerry device supports media card sizes up to 32 GB.
Only microSD media cards are supported.
On the Home screen, click the Camera icon. Press the
> Options.
Memory and media cards
key > Delete.
key
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