Move Everything Possible to a Memory Card

One of the key strategies for conserving memory on the Treo 650 is moving data and applications from the device's internal memory to a memory card. If you don't yet own a memory card for your Treo, now is a good time to look into getting one. Handhelds are somewhat like the desktop computers of old, in that they can never have enough storage space. A hefty memory card is the best solution for freeing up internal memory by offloading as much information as possible to the memory card. Information in this sense includes both data and applications.

Of course, not all applications can be moved to the memory card. Most applications installed on your device out of the box are fixed in internal memory, and even some third-party applications that you install yourself must live in internal memory. However, if you see an opportunity to install or move an application to a memory card, by all means do so, unless you have a good reason for storing the application in internal memory.

Follow these steps to move an application from your device's internal memory to an installed memory card:

1.	If you aren't already viewing the main application screen, press the Application button to open it. Tip To access the applications stored on a memory card, tap the pick list in the upper-right corner of the main application screen, and then select the bottom item in the list (the memory card). The application screen then shows only the applications stored on the memory card.
2.	Press the Menu button, and then scroll down to select the Copy command. The Copy screen appears, where you select an application to copy.
3.	Scroll to select the application you'd like to move to the memory card. Make sure the Copy To pick list is set to the memory card, and then tap the Copy button to copy the application. Tap Done to return to the main application screen when the copy is finished.
4.	Of course, moving an application to the memory card requires deleting the original copy from internal memory. So press the Menu button and select the Delete command. In the Delete screen that opens, select an application to delete.
5.	Scroll to select the application, making sure the Delete From pick list is set to Phone. Then tap the Delete button to delete the application. Tap Done to return to the main application screen.

Beyond applications, offloading data to a memory card is also important. Fortunately, the Treo's design discourages you from placing MP3 music files in the internal memorythis is good because multimedia files can take up lots of memory. However, plenty of other types of chunky data can hog memory and are better suited for a memory card. For example, pictures, videos, and voice memos are great candidates for moving to a memory card, as they can quickly eat up all the memory in sight and leave your device struggling to find room to function normally.

Note

If you're using a picture as the caller ID for a favorite, you need to leave the picture in internal memory.

To move data files from internal memory to the memory card, you can use the same technique used to move applications. The difference is you select data files in the Copy screen after selecting the Copy command instead of selecting an application. For more exact control over the files on your device, you might want to look into a third-party application, such as FileZ. To learn more about FileZ, check out "Manage Files" in Chapter 4, "Synchronizing with Your Desktop Computer."