We know that we have a problem with Internet Explorer Cache because if we put it in sd card then IExplorer works very slow. There are some commercial program that delete the cache on startup but I dont want to pay so i ve created a small program (4 KB) that delete the cache (if you havent changed the default cache place. \Windows\Profiles\guest\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5.
Put it in \Windows\startup and i will remove the cache when you soft reset your device
nice one. muchas gracias dude. :wink:
Someone correct me if I'm wrong, and I mean no offence to you, dherrero, but I'm not sure a program like this is terribly useful.
The issue, as I understand it, is this: PocketIE will create a cache of up to 14M in the storage memory of a WM5 device. It creates this cache when it runs and (presumably) won't run correctly (or at least not well) if it doesn't have enough room to create the cache. This means that whether the cache exists or not you still need to dedicate 14M of storage memory to PocketIE.
I suppose that if you clear the cache frequently and don't spend long periods of time with PocketIE it may never hit the 14M mark, but you'll still need to dedicate some memory to it.
In any case, since storage memory isn't used for running applications and filling it won't affect performance at all, then why bother to try to clear out the cache? Just let PocketIE take it's 14M and deal with it.
I store most of my programs on my Storage Card, so even with IE's cache I have more than 20M of storage memory available.
Am I missing something here?
Thanks,
Brett
You dont offence me :wink:
When you hard reset your jasjar you have arround 20-25 MB to install your apps. Some of then has to be installed in rom, not in SD, like pocket informant and other pim. In general, the applications that has a today plugin should be installed in rom. Ok, i you spend 19 MB (this is the only allowed cache size) from 25 MB for the IExplorer Cache....you will be without Rom Space very soon. I mean, with 256 MB Rom, i dont care to spend 19 in IExplorer Cache. But if i have 25 MB of free space then i dont want to spend 19MB (76%¡¡¡¡) in this issue.
Related
...finally found out where it's all been going.
the Internet explorer cache!
I just cleared it out have gained over 25mb of RAM storage back :shock: (due to a combination of a wireless SD wifi card and very cheap t-mobile GPRS)
my device was pretty much crippled until now, with an average 4-6mb free ram only and nothing in the my docs folder... i only discovered the cache folder by chance
so what i want to know is how can i limit the IE cache size to something sensible? like 2MB max? or even better how to move the cache to an SD card?
move the cache to an SD card - there's various tweaking tools to do it. I'd recommend something like memaid.
Hi,
I´m running trinity with the latest update from the HTC website, germanversion.
the sad thing is: i´m running out of memory, all pics, videos R stored on the card, if i use search 4 big files there is not even one single file above 64k in the main memory.
Storage: 58.8MB / free:1.07MB
Application Mem: 49.10MB / free: 22.99MB
there are just few applications installed but the MEM becomes less and less.
i´ve deleted messages, logfiles, temp files....
i´m out of ideas now an i donot have a useful way to check wich way my MEM is wasted.
any ideas?
many thanxxx
try tools like memaid or sktools - they have a cleanup feature.
Many thanxxx
SKtools did a great job, downloaded the trial on my PC, sent the cab to my P3600 via webmail, saved it on my card, installed it, ran "Auto Clean!" and got an extra 12MB, didn´t check what files it deleted, the trial is limited to 6 entries per list, but the system is fast and useable again. Auto Clean! seems to work without limits in the trial. but i´ll buy it anyway. € 11 is worth it!
only error: the orange LED started flashing when the process was finished, but i had no message,......
the use of the resetbutten stopped the flashing LED aswell ;-)
thanxxx
Also when you are browsing on the Internet I have noticed that the memory is being reduced, every now and then go and clean history and downloaded pages and you will free up more memory.
steladamo said:
Also when you are browsing on the Internet I have noticed that the memory is being reduced, every now and then go and clean history and downloaded pages and you will free up more memory.
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This is due to the disk cache of the browsers. There are registry hacks to move these cache folders to memory card in order to save precious space on rom. Try search the forum or if you are in a hurry, use tools like sktools.
Hi folks, I am having alerts displayed warning me that device memory is critically low. I have tried going through all sorts of files in explorer but can find nothing to free up memory.
Any tips?
Welcome on this forum
I had the same problem with only 0.04 free memory !!!
I solved it by deleting some cache, like Opera cache...
pfedestarke said:
Hi folks, I am having alerts displayed warning me that device memory is critically low. I have tried going through all sorts of files in explorer but can find nothing to free up memory.
Any tips?
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do you happen to install a bunch of programs? Open up task manager and see how many are running in the background.
Open up task manager [...]
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I suppose he's talking about storage memory, not about program memory..
Many thanks. I am now at 169mb / 181mb. This still seems low. What do your HD2's run at?
This is my first HTC and have got to say i love it. It frustrates me at times but then that's all part of the ownership experience I suppose.
Thanks for the welcome guys
pfedestarke said:
What do your HD2's run at?
Thanks for the welcome guys
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You're welcome !
I didn't understand very well your question ? Do you ant the list of all programs I've isntalled on my Leo ?
lancelot54 said:
You're welcome !
I didn't understand very well your question ? Do you ant the list of all programs I've isntalled on my Leo ?
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No, I just wondered what memory was being used on your device compared to mine. Device storage
It's not the memory that is low it's the storage space so it's kind of pointless to compare it with someone else.
Stockage
- Total : 176.62 Mo
- Used : 146.69 Mo
- Free : 29.93 Mo
Program
- Total : 336.93 Mo
- Used : 189.80 Mo
- Free : 147.13 Mo
Try Importing any photos and videos using activesync. It worked for me, don't know why though
I went to delete cache etc from my phone but I cannot find where it is stored in file explorer... Can someone point me in the right direction?
You have to go into Opera and delete the cache from the settings in the software, the cache file is probably hidden.
mine were in [SD CARD]\Opera\Cache
I've deleted the full fodler and create again one.
Hello,
I have...
Storage
Total: 180.11
Used: 167.49
Free: 12.62
Program
Total: 336.93
Used: 173.36
Free: 163.56
I have cleared my cache in Opera and Explorer as detailed in above posts, I have next to nothing in My Documents on the device, and I have no programs running, so where is around 150 MB of my device storage being used?
I have even moved all of the pre-installed items from My Documents to my storage card. I get the pop-up message about freeing up some space quite often, each time I try something else to delete but I'm running out of obvious things to get rid of now!!
Any more ideas?
Is there a place I can go and look at the section set by for storage, rather than just all the files on my device?
facebook thumbnails, twitter thumbnails, album cache, internet cache, attachments from emails etc all could use up internal storage memory.
I had this same problem and found that it was the emails and attachments that took up all the room once I deleted all the old emails (about 70 emails in total) this cleared loads of memory, part of the problem is that some had large attachments.
Hope this helps
Move the opera cache and HTC Album cache to SD card
You can move both the Opera cache file and the HTC Album cache permanently to the storage card. Then you will find you have a lot more room in your storage memory.
Look in this thread (page 6 I think) for the cab for HTC Album cache http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=600578 and this thread for how to move the Opera cache to storage card from within Opera:config http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=601475&highlight=opera+cache
creed said:
You can move both the Opera cache file and the HTC Album cache permanently to the storage card. Then you will find you have a lot more room in your storage memory.
Look in this thread (page 6 I think) for the cab for HTC Album cache http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=600578 and this thread for how to move the Opera cache to storage card from within Opera:config
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Thanks for the help, I'll give this a go later!
How come some people have lower total storage? Like the OP I have 181.23 MB total as well.
I copied the copilot folder from program files on the device onto the storage card. That saved me a pretty amount of memory
(It merges the 2 copilot folders, and you need to have to recreate the application shortcut manually, but no biggie).
Greetings everyone,
I'm new here and relatively newbish to HD2 (have it one month).
Id like to know what can I do to free some space on my device memory?
All tho I installed quite a lot of programs, I always installed them to storage card, so my guess is since device free memory is getting lower and lower
every time I check or install something, it's got to be some cache from Opera, google maps or programs maybe, temp. files from rar perhaps and similar.
So does anyone know for sure what can I delete in my device memory, in windows, etc and not damaging system...
Tried search but with no result...
i'd also like some advice on this too.....
memory depletion happens due:
- opera cache (\windows\opera9\profile\cache)
- IE mobile cache (\Windows\Profiles\Guest\cache)
- htc album cache (\application data\htc\htc album\cache) which is the greatest. i.e. if u have a alot of pics, then everytime you view them, ur album cache grows bigger and bigger and depletes memory.
My advice:
- install clear temp....it's free
- assign the custom folders in clear temp to the above folders.
clear ur cache with a press of a button. done
also everytime u install a program even if only to sd card, some files are installed on ur main memory. Only way to remove those minor files is by a hard reset. You can then assign shortcuts to ur sd card installed applications.
bradaman said:
Greetings everyone,
I'm new here and relatively newbish to HD2 (have it one month).
Id like to know what can I do to free some space on my device memory?
All tho I installed quite a lot of programs, I always installed them to storage card, so my guess is since device free memory is getting lower and lower
every time I check or install something, it's got to be some cache from Opera, google maps or programs maybe, temp. files from rar perhaps and similar.
So does anyone know for sure what can I delete in my device memory, in windows, etc and not damaging system...
Tried search but with no result...
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Put your apps on main mem and the phone will be more efficient in its overall use of phone RAM. Mem card installation does not save any RAM or really serve any logical purpose unless the app will not install to phone storage or you have used it all up.
Mem card installation slows the phone down and why on earth would you not use the main storage mem when thats what its there for?
russeini said:
also everytime u install a program even if only to sd card, some files are installed on ur main memory. Only way to remove those minor files is by a hard reset. You can then assign shortcuts to ur sd card installed applications.
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Are you getting main memory and RAM mixed up?
Anything in main memory (storage mem) does not use up RAM therefore has no effect on it.
bradaman said:
Greetings everyone,
I'm new here and relatively newbish to HD2 (have it one month).
Id like to know what can I do to free some space on my device memory?
All tho I installed quite a lot of programs, I always installed them to storage card, so my guess is since device free memory is getting lower and lower
every time I check or install something, it's got to be some cache from Opera, google maps or programs maybe, temp. files from rar perhaps and similar.
So does anyone know for sure what can I delete in my device memory, in windows, etc and not damaging system...
Tried search but with no result...
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I found moving Opera Cache and HTC Album Cache really helped me a lot with the memory.
This is a good thread that will help.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=600578&highlight=move+opera+cache
RReckless
See also:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=583638
Tip 67
AND
delete google maps from main mem and make a fresh install with newest version on SD-card. This will also enable compass-direction to google maps.
Move copilot to SD-card with Resco explorer
u can try nd move ur cache folders to sd card but it all needs registry editing tweaks nd it may end up not working as for htc album cache for ex. so easiest is using clear temp my friend.
troed said:
See also:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=583638
Tip 67
AND
delete google maps from main mem and make a fresh install with newest version on SD-card. This will also enable compass-direction to google maps.
Move copilot to SD-card with Resco explorer
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In the tips, where it mentions "moving" things to the SD card there is no "move" option so if the folder (eg "My Device\My documents\My Pictures
") is cut and pasted to the SD card will the OS/Phone know to redirect/look in the new location?
russeini said:
memory depletion happens due:
- opera cache (\windows\opera9\profile\cache)
- IE mobile cache (\Windows\Profiles\Guest\cache)
- htc album cache (\application data\htc\htc album\cache) which is the greatest. i.e. if u have a alot of pics, then everytime you view them, ur album cache grows bigger and bigger and depletes memory.
My advice:
- install clear temp....it's free
- assign the custom folders in clear temp to the above folders.
clear ur cache with a press of a button. done
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nice little app, cheers for that......
pa49 said:
Are you getting main memory and RAM mixed up?
Anything in main memory (storage mem) does not use up RAM therefore has no effect on it.
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Of course not, I have some (I'll say advanced) knowledge in computers so I dont mix up some basic terms like this . I was thinking of Device memory (storage) not RAM. Since this windows mobile thing is relatively new to me, I wanted to know if deleting cache and temp. files does effect WM and Sense stability....
russeini said:
memory depletion happens due:
- opera cache (\windows\opera9\profile\cache)
- IE mobile cache (\Windows\Profiles\Guest\cache)
- htc album cache (\application data\htc\htc album\cache).
My advice:
- install clear temp....it's free
- assign the custom folders in clear temp to the above folders.
clear ur cache with a press of a button. done
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Thank you for this mate, just the thing I was looking for...
Oh, and one more question, I tend to switch themes made with HDWall frequently so when I install new theme, replacing old one, does it completely overwrite last one or I have enormous buildup of unused theme files on device memory?
russeini said:
memory depletion happens due:
- opera cache (\windows\opera9\profile\cache)
- IE mobile cache (\Windows\Profiles\Guest\cache)
- htc album cache (\application data\htc\htc album\cache) which is the greatest. i.e. if u have a alot of pics, then everytime you view them, ur album cache grows bigger and bigger and depletes memory.
My advice:
- install clear temp....it's free
- assign the custom folders in clear temp to the above folders.
clear ur cache with a press of a button. done
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I was a big fan of cleartemp but did not install it on the hd2 because I read on this forum somewhere that it not only wiped the phone's memory clean but also formatted the storage card!
bradaman said:
Of course not, I have some (I'll say advanced) knowledge in computers so I dont mix up some basic terms like this . I was thinking of Device memory (storage) not RAM. Since this windows mobile thing is relatively new to me, I wanted to know if deleting cache and temp. files does effect WM and Sense stability....
?
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OK
Just checking, because it's a common misconception about memory usage.
A lot of users think that installing on mem card will save RAM!?
Anf they think a lot of other eroneous things as well!
laguna33p said:
I was a big fan of cleartemp but did not install it on the hd2 because I read on this forum somewhere that it not only wiped the phone's memory clean but also formatted the storage card!
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works fine on my hd2.....
OK guys..pardon my stupidity..i have read up on similar thread with similar situation but the thing is i do not know what is the best way to do it..i install the cleartemp but it's not working...i deleted my IE/Opera cache but i am still running on low memory..i wonder what is the best and simplest way to do it?other then hard reset thou...this phone is new to me and it's running on low memory already..my apps are install in my SD so i guess that wasn't an issue..SO! how do i free my phone memory?basically i use my phone to surf net..using IE..other then that would be youtube..need help!
yohliying said:
OK guys..pardon my stupidity..i have read up on similar thread with similar situation but the thing is i do not know what is the best way to do it..i install the cleartemp but it's not working...i deleted my IE/Opera cache but i am still running on low memory..i wonder what is the best and simplest way to do it?other then hard reset thou...this phone is new to me and it's running on low memory already..my apps are install in my SD so i guess that wasn't an issue..SO! how do i free my phone memory?basically i use my phone to surf net..using IE..other then that would be youtube..need help!
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how 'low' is 'low memory'?
rp-x1 said:
how 'low' is 'low memory'?
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And which memory because you are talking about installing apps when that has nothing directly to do with operating memory.
Installing on mem card doesn't "save" anything in this regard.
I'm also low on Storage-mem on the phone - even though I install programs on the memorycard whenever possible (and of course put my pictures, music and videos on the mem-card as well!).
I have 177mb free Program-memory on the phone but only 9.3mb storage-mem.
This makes programs such as the YouTube-app very unhappy as it seems to only be able to cache to internal storage-memory :-(
On older versions of WM you could change how the phone used it's internal memory with a slider in settings.
The phone also seemed to adjust this automatically as it became necessary.
Now however it seems that this possibility is gone (both manual and automatic adjustment).
I hope it is only my ignorance speaking so here's hoping that someone has a solution to this problem (fingers crossed)
trondkk said:
I'm also low on Storage-mem on the phone - even though I install programs on the memorycard whenever possible (and of course put my pictures, music and videos on the mem-card as well!).
I have 177mb free Program-memory on the phone but only 9.3mb storage-mem.
This makes programs such as the YouTube-app very unhappy as it seems to only be able to cache to internal storage-memory :-(
On older versions of WM you could change how the phone used it's internal memory with a slider in settings.
The phone also seemed to adjust this automatically as it became necessary.
Now however it seems that this possibility is gone (both manual and automatic adjustment).
I hope it is only my ignorance speaking so here's hoping that someone has a solution to this problem (fingers crossed)
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If you have used up storage mem then that's it but what have you installed to use it.
Mine shows 152Mb storage and 252Mb program memory free. 27 apps installed and everything running fine.
Do you install a lot of application from the Marketplace? If so, this defaults to install on internal memory
I have exactly the same issue, and it's very frustrating. Pretty crazy really as I can't use the phone for anything that uses device storage. No youtube, no media busy web pages and some apps refuse to run smoothly, or at all.
Like you, I'm always having to delete Opera & IE's cache files just to keep the phone functioning! I've also deleted all my Co-Pilot files on the card and the device - this helped a little and gave me another 5 or 6 MB of device space.
With all cache's cleared and around 30 programs installed (all on the card) I now only have 7.8MB of free device storage, which disappears within a few minutes when using Opera.
Out of the 336MB of program storage I have filled 153MB with 182MB free - I wish I could control how much memory is allocated to the program memory and device memory.
Very strange...I have any large applications like games, copliot etc installed on my SD card, only small apps on my internal memory...
Total storage: 200.15MB
Used storage: 119.99MB
Free storage: 80.16MB
Total program: 336.93MB
Used program: 170.54MB
Free profram: 166.89MB
i have a 16 meg Ram Disk (see the 'ram disk' thread ) and my system temp folders and caches, plus opera cache have been moved to it. Opera now runs really fast, and the cache is no longer taking up the storage memory, plus when you soft reset it clears out the cache too.
chronicle said:
I have exactly the same issue, and it's very frustrating. Pretty crazy really as I can't use the phone for anything that uses device storage. No youtube, no media busy web pages and some apps refuse to run smoothly, or at all.
Like you, I'm always having to delete Opera & IE's cache files just to keep the phone functioning! I've also deleted all my Co-Pilot files on the card and the device - this helped a little and gave me another 5 or 6 MB of device space.
With all cache's cleared and around 30 programs installed (all on the card) I now only have 7.8MB of free device storage, which disappears within a few minutes when using Opera.
Out of the 336MB of program storage I have filled 153MB with 182MB free - I wish I could control how much memory is allocated to the program memory and device memory.
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Wow thats so confusing!
Just tell us
Storage memory (where the apps are installed)
Program memory (where the apps and OS run)
You should have plenty of mem to install ail your apps and run them without a problem.
Try installing them all to phone because you have enough mem
pa49 said:
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Wow thats so confusing!
Just tell us
Storage memory (where the apps are installed)
Program memory (where the apps and OS run)
You should have plenty of mem to install ail your apps and run them without a problem.
Try installing them all to phone because you have enough mem
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I have since day 1 installed all my programs to the memory card apart from a couple of programs and hotfixes which I though would be smarter if I installed to the device - but these are tiny. I have also set my marketplace to default to the memory card and removed all co-pilot files and set all podcasts to the microSD too.
Total Storage: 200.27
Used Storage: 191.48
Free Storage: 8.79 (whohooo, that's much bigger than normal!)
Total Program: 336.93
Used Program: 143.89
Free Program: 192.93
SD Card: Over 2GB's free
I really have no idea what's using all my internal storage.
Yep - that's about the same for me.
Only a few apps are installed directly on the phone (the ones that install without letting the user decide where they want them) so what's hogging my phone-storage is beyond me...
But I really don't need close to 200 mb of program-memory, is there really no way to use some of this memory for storage - as was possible with earlier versions of WM?
Have you tried importing to PC, such as pictures and other things, using Windows Mobile Centre?
chronicle said:
I have since day 1 installed all my programs to the memory card apart from a couple of programs and hotfixes which I though would be smarter if I installed to the device - but these are tiny. I have also set my marketplace to default to the memory card and removed all co-pilot files and set all podcasts to the microSD too.
Total Storage: 200.27
Used Storage: 191.48
Free Storage: 8.79 (whohooo, that's much bigger than normal!)
Total Program: 336.93
Used Program: 143.89
Free Program: 192.93
SD Card: Over 2GB's free
I really have no idea what's using all my internal storage.
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Yes but why? Storage mem is there for, well, storage. So why not use it?
pa49 said:
Yes but why? Storage mem is there for, well, storage. So why not use it?
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I can't help but think that you've missed the point - when the storage memory is full the phone ceases to function properly!
It uses this area of storage for the cache files for the browser and for applications such as you tube. When I start the youtube app, if it opens at all, it will say 'Critically low on system memory...etc' and shut down after playing a few seconds. If I have many tabs open in opera the same memory problem occurs.
The 'Device Storage' partition is full (with what I don't know) whilst the 'Device Program' partition is almost empty. We have no control over what sizes those partitions are. Maybe i've got it all wrong but either way it's really limiting the usefulness of the phone.
trondkk said:
But I really don't need close to 200 mb of program-memory, is there really no way to use some of this memory for storage - as was possible with earlier versions of WM?
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yes there is. as I mentioned in post 9, I use a ram disk for my temp files and cache. lives in program memory but shows up as a (fast) memory card.
search for the ram disk thread.
also, as regards figuring out what is taking up all the space, use a file manager (don't forget to unhide all files) and search for everything over....say....1 meg.
chronicle said:
I can't help but think that you've missed the point - when the storage memory is full the phone ceases to function properly!
It uses this area of storage for the cache files for the browser and for applications such as you tube. When I start the youtube app, if it opens at all, it will say 'Critically low on system memory...etc' and shut down after playing a few seconds. If I have many tabs open in opera the same memory problem occurs.
The 'Device Storage' partition is full (with what I don't know) whilst the 'Device Program' partition is almost empty. We have no control over what sizes those partitions are. Maybe i've got it all wrong but either way it's really limiting the usefulness of the phone.
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No I haven't missed the point, I just don't get the problem and I'm trying to figure out why not?
And that would help you. Something is causing certain phones to behave this way. I use youtube and opera and never have to clear out anything.
I currently have 36 apps showing on my start menu screen and memory is showing as Storage 152.13 Mb free and program 313.80 Mb free.
I run Titanium (not manilla UI) and I have LeoLite ROM installed.
Something in that setup is causing the phone to respond differently!
Duplicate post
u can do these things
1. instal darkcab catcher----on this website...moves all the programs to external storage
2. moves ur htc album cache and opera cache to external storage
hash1234 said:
u can do these things
1. instal darkcab catcher----on this website...moves all the programs to external storage
2. moves ur htc album cache and opera cache to external storage
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I might be a little bit stupid, but on what website can I find darkcab catcher?