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« on: June 24, 2010, 11:16:07 PM » |
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Hi im shellie. I have had my droid since december but had to get a replacement because the software ruined my phone when it updated itself. So needless to say having troubles & found this wonderful site lol i do have a questio tho...my ram storage is gettin smaller & smaller..is there nethin i can do to help get sum back? Thanks! |
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« Reply #1 on: June 25, 2010, 12:20:39 AM » |
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Hi Shellie, welcome and glad you like the site.
Ram will continue to get smaller as you install apps. Apps install to your phones internal memory, not the memory card.
The only thing I can suggest, is to go to:
Menu-settings-applications-manage applications, wait for the apps to load(about 2 minutes) then hit menu-sort by size.
Now press on each app and you will see a menu of the apps info with things such as uninstall, Data, clear cache, clear defaults and depending on the app some other settings.
Press on clear cache to clear out unwanted files that arent really needed. Don't worry you will not uninstall the app or any important info.
Also don't hit the data button and clear that, that will cause the app to lose any saved data and restore it to original info and you would have to put all info back in to that app.
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« Reply #2 on: June 25, 2010, 01:13:12 AM » |
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Thank you very much! Well onto my issue lol i have done all that & i only have 5-10 apps downloaded on my phone. I even uninstalled a few to see if anythin changed & it got smaller...do you think rebooting the phone will help? Oh & is there anything i can do from my phone booting me offsthe internet? I know this is gonna sound weird but i know when its gonna do it cus i cant use my keyboard vertically..it acts like it locks up lol it does it on apps as well..i hate replacement phones
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« Reply #3 on: June 25, 2010, 06:25:52 AM » |
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I had someone with the internet issues. THe only thing we were able to do to fix it was a factory reset. This deletes everything off the phone that is not saved on the memory card.
Factory reset. menu-settings-privacy-factory reset...
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« Reply #4 on: June 25, 2010, 07:24:37 AM » |
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Hi Shellie and welcome to the forum.  |
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Rooted with Gingerbread (can you hear me know Verizon)
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« Reply #5 on: June 25, 2010, 01:22:56 PM » |
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Thank u very much! U guys r so welcoming! Factory reset huh..i was afraid of that lol now can i leave my sd card in when i do that or can i take it out. I unfortunately had 2 do this 2 the imagio my bf had yesterday..i think he caught a bug lol. Works ok but not like it used 2. I do hope it works  Now about rooting...i would like to try the evil eris v2.0 but my phones never been rooted..& what does 'wiping' a phone mean? Told u i had alot of questions lol |
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« Reply #6 on: June 25, 2010, 10:55:53 PM » |
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Update: I did a factory reset but my ram hasnt gone up or done....
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« Reply #7 on: June 26, 2010, 03:02:48 AM » |
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Welcome aboard Shellie! It may well be that what you are seeing is the minimum amount of RAM that is necessary to operate the phone. The easiest way to determine this is to look at the running services (Menu>Applications>Running Services) if you have none of your downloaded apps running there then the amount of RAM you are seeing is going to be the maximum available. There is little you can do to make a permanent impact to that number.
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ROOTED and GINGERBREAD!!! yummmmmm...
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« Reply #8 on: June 26, 2010, 08:37:57 AM » |
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Update: I did a factory reset but my ram hasnt gone up or done....
shellie, when you go into settings>sd card and phone storage>internal phone storage, what number does your phone display? Currently I am at 51.99mb. |
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« Reply #9 on: June 27, 2010, 01:25:47 PM » |
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Wow its showin 102MB...i think i just had a blond moment   thx every1! I was just curious..can u root an eris that is already 2.1? |
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« Reply #10 on: June 27, 2010, 03:03:06 PM » |
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From what I've been reading lately, technically yes. But the methods are unreliable and the chances are good that you would not be happy with the results - AKA a bricked phone.  My advice would be to wait for a more reliable method. |
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« Reply #11 on: June 29, 2010, 03:34:34 AM » |
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I understand thk u all 4 all of ur help! |
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