198 Managing Your Device
Clear Storage
Another way of clearing the device storage and reset all settings back to
factory default settings is to use the Clear Storage feature. You will lose all
your data and files on the device storage when you use Clear Storage, so
make sure to do a backup first.
1. Tap Start > Settings > System tab > Clear Storage.
2. Enter “1234” then tap Yes.
12.4 Managing Memory
To see how much memory is available for use, tap Start > Settings >
System tab > Memory. On the Main tab, the amount of memory allocated
to file and data storage versus program storage is displayed, as well as the
amount of memory in use versus the available memory.
To see available storage card memory, tap Start > Settings > System tab >
Memory > Storage Card tab.
If your device is running low on memory, try the following to free memory
on your device:
• Close programs you are not currently using.
• Move e-mail attachments to a storage card.
• Move files to a storage card. Tap Start > Programs > File Explorer.
Tap and hold the file, and tap Cut. Browse to the storage card folder
and tap Menu > Edit > Paste.
• Delete unnecessary files. Tap Start > Programs > File Explorer. Tap
and hold the file, and tap Delete.
• Delete large files. To find your largest files, tap Start > Programs >
Search. In the Type list, tap Larger than 64 KB, and tap Search.
•
In Internet Explorer Mobile, delete temporary Internet files and clear
history information. For more information, see “Internet Explorer
®
Mobile” in Chapter 10.
• Remove programs you no longer use.
• Reset your device.
