Persistent Storage; Application Folder; Enterprise Mobility Developer Kits - Motorola MC9500-K Integrator Manual

4 - 10 MC9500-K Mobile Computer Integrator Guide

Persistent Storage

Windows Mobile 6 protects all data and applications from power-related loss. Because Windows Mobile 6 mounts
the entire file system and registry in persistent storage (rather than using RAM), MC9500-K devices provide a
reliable storage platform even in the absence of battery power.
Persistent storage provides application developers with a reliable storage system available through the standard
file system and registry APIs. Persistent storage is optimized for large reads and writes; therefore, applications
reading and writing data in large chunks tend to outperform those applications reading and writing small blocks of
data. Data in persistent storage is lost upon a clean boot.
Persistent storage contains all the directories under the root directory except for Application, Cache Disk, and
Storage Card (if a storage card is installed). Persistent storage is approximately 320 MB (formatted) for
128 MB/512 MB configurations with Mobile 6.1, 270 MB (formatted) on 128 MB/512 MB configurations with Mobile
6.5 or 680 MB (formatted) on 256 MB/1 GB configurations with Mobile 6.5 and MC959B-K with Mobile 6.1.

Application Folder

The Application folder is a super-persistent storage that is persistent even after a clean boot. Accessing data in the
Application folder is slower than accessing persistent storage. The Application folder is used for deployment and
device-unique data. For example, network profiles can be stored in the Application folder so that connection to the
network is available after a cold boot. The Application folder is approximately 60 MB (formatted) for
128 MB/512 MB configurations with Mobile 6.1, 58 MB (formatted) on 128 MB/512 MB configurations with Mobile
6.5 or 117 MB (formatted) on 256 MB/1 GB configurations with Mobile 6.5 and MC959B-K with Mobile 6.1.

Enterprise Mobility Developer Kits

The Motorola Enterprise Mobility Developer Kit (EMDK) family of products allows you to write applications that take
advantage of the capture, move and manage capabilities of the MC9500-K. Go to the Support Central
(http://support.symbol.com) to download the appropriate developer kit.