I am looking for an app that will list all my installed applications along with how much storage memory each application takes up (and whether it is installed in the phone memory or on the storage card).
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When I go to File Manager - System info, I see the following information:
Storage memory: 17.95MB
Used: 14.83MB
Free: 3.12MB
Program memory: 44.70MB
Used: 27.78MB
Free: 16.92MB
Does this mean that when I install programs, I can only use 16.92MB? And that above 3.12MB is used only for storing documents,music, etc?
Also, if I install program on a storage card, will any of the phone memory be used for saving some application specific data for this application?
How much memory does phone need to operate properly? And can it use Storage memory for its operations, or only program memory?
thanks,
Goran
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Goran,
Storage memory is the built-in memory, it's used for storing anything at all. If you have only 3Mb left that's too little. If you use Internet Explorer often, you'll soon be getting messages like 'Your free space is running low'. Try installing to the SD card as many programs as you can except those that need to be installed in the main memory (e.g. WM5torage).
And 'Program memory' is the same as RAM on a desktop PC. It's used for running programs. 17Mb free says that some programs are running in the background. Immediately after reboot you should have around 27-30Mb free.
Thanks, George, I got it now. After installing WM6 tings now look better.
Hi.
I've been using Windows Mobile for about 10 months now, and have been very happy with it and blah blah blah...
One thing that I really don't understand, is the memory "settings" page.
It shows storage and program memory, as well as a seperate tab for my storage card. Could someone please explain to me what the storage memory and program memory are? I know they're both my internal memory (as in, not my SD card), but don't get why there's 2! I would have thought it makes more sense to just have a value for the "fixed" memory, and a value for removable memory.
Thanks in advance guys & gals.
John.
Storage memory is like the HDD on your PC, it's the where you store the data.
Program memory is the RAM, where the programs are loaded to run.
Thanks syqe - that makes sense. Typical Microsoft to call something we're all 100% familiar with by a different name!
It also makes me happy because it means I've got shedloads of space left on my internal drive
Thanks again.
Storage Memory is the memory on your device which is available for installation of new applications/data.
Program memory is somewhat like the RAM on your PC. when you run an application from your Storage Memory, it loads to your Program Memory to run, just like on PC, when you run an application and it loads to your RAM.
Storage Card memory is the memory on your storage card.
Now the question is how to get things off of your storage memory and onto your high capicity microSD card?
Also, how do you manage your Ram aside from the simple task managers on windows mobile phones? Is there a more advanced task manager that will show you what the hogs are and let you determine if they are worth it?
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Now the question is how to get things off of your storage memory and onto your high capicity microSD card?
Also, how do you manage your Ram aside from the simple task managers on windows mobile phones? Is there a more advanced task manager that will show you what the hogs are and let you determine if they are worth it?
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The best for that is SKTools... there is also dotfred task manager (this 1 is free) but I'd rather pay 30 bucks for SKTools.
i'm using samsung omnia 16GB with WM6.2. my phone main memory is 94.2mb for STORAGE & 96.26mb for PROGRAM.Both are almost fully used up.i have a lot of programs installed & i can't install anymore programs due to insufficient space.I've been looking for an application that can allow me to install programs on my 16GB storage instead of phone main memory.I'm hoping someone here can help me out.I've been searching & all i could find was ram cleaners.
SKTools will allow you move installed program data to My Storage.
I only have 1 app on device memory all the rest have been installed to My Storage.
good day.
I know there are several apps that will move apps to external storage but are there some apps that are better left on internal storage due to performance issues? Listing every app probably isn't feasible so are there distinct characteristics or types of apps that I should leave on internal storage vs external?
At one point you could install and use all your apps from the SD card if you chose to do so.
What was the last version that allowed this? Or is this baked into the phone by the manufacturer?
I'm still learning so bear with me.
EDIT: I've just read that Android 6.0 Marshmallow allows this if the developer of the particular app allows it.
So does that mean that none of the previous versions allowed this function?
If allowed by the app (in app manifest), an app may be installed to external storage rather than internal storage.
As of Android 6.0, apps were restricted to internal storage. However, external storage adopted as internal storage is treated as an external, internal storage device and apps may be moved between or installed to the various (real or adopted) internal storage devices. Apps restricting installation to internal storage are still disallowed from using the external, internal storage.
As of Android 7.0, the "Force allow apps on external" configuration option was added to Settings -> Developer options. The setting is further described: "Makes any app eligible to be written to external storage, regardless of manifest values". Despite, the setting's name and description, one is still restricted to having an app installed as on internal storage or storage adopted as internal storage, but app's (real) internal storage only requirement is no longer enforced.