HTC 8S Checking phone and SD card storage, Keeping tabs on phone storage, Erasing the SD card

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§Save files from the Office hub such as Word, Excel®, or PowerPoint® documents to your SkyDrive and then delete them from your phone. See What's in the Office hub? on page 84.

§Use the Windows Phone app to save files such as music and podcasts downloaded from the Xbox Music Store or photos and videos from the Camera app to your computer and then delete them from your phone.

Check windowsphone.com to see if your computer is compatible with the Windows Phone app.

Checking phone and SD card storage

You can easily check how much storage is left on your phone and on the storage card.

1.On the Start screen, slide to the left.

2.Tap Settings > phone storage. The used and available space on the phone and storage card are displayed.

3.To know what's using your phone or SD card storage, tap the phone or SD card storage bar.

4.To change the default save location for music, videos, or pictures, tap the Store new music+videos on or Store new pictures on box.

Erasing the SD card

1.On the Start screen, slide to the left.

2.Tap Settings > phone storage.

3.Tap the SD card storage bar, and then tap format SD card.

Keeping tabs on phone storage

Make More Space helps you to keep an eye on how much phone storage you have left. It also tells you how much phone storage is being used to store music, videos, photos and documents.

When Make More Space is installed on your phone, the app will automatically launch when your phone storage is 90% full.

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Contents Windows Phone 8S by HTC Contents Photos, videos, and music Sync and Backup Trademarks and copyrights Index Conventions used in this guide Other helpful resources Your phone UnboxingRemoving the bottom cover Bottom coverInserting the SIM card SIM cardReplacing the bottom cover Inserting the storage card Storage cardRemoving the SIM card Removing the storage card Unmounting the storage cardCharging the battery BatterySwitching the power off Switching the power on or offSwitching the power on Setting up an account Setting up your phoneSetting up your phone for the first time Account setupDeleting an account Getting contacts into your phoneSyncing an account Your first week with your new phone Features youll enjoyUnpinning a tile Start screenRearranging and resizing tiles Pinning items to the Start screenTap Touch gesturesDrag Motion gestures Pick up to lower volumeSilencing your ringer Adjusting the volumeLock screen Sleep modeSwitching to Sleep mode Waking up from Sleep modeCustomizing your lock screen notifications Changing the ringtoneChanging your lock screen wallpaper Taking a screenshot Switching between appsChanging the theme Windows Store Using speech on your phoneTurning on more speech commands Your first week with your new phone Viewfinder screen Changing settingsCamera Camera basicsRecording video Taking a photoAfter capturing Making an international call Phone callsMaking a call Making an emergency callWhat can I do during a call? Receiving callsMuting the microphone during a call Switching between callsStarting a conference call Putting a call on holdClearing the call history Call historyChecking calls in the call history Turning airplane mode on or off Adding a new contact PeopleKeeping in touch Importing contacts from your SIM cardUnlinking contact profiles Jumping to a section in the contacts listFiltering your contacts list Merging contact profilesDeleting a contact Searching, editing or deletingSearching for a contact Editing a contacts informationRearranging room tiles Sharing with a group of contacts in real-timeCreating a new room Inviting contacts to a roomCreating a new group Organizing your contacts into groupsManaging a room Leaving a roomRearranging group tiles Adding contacts to a groupRemoving a contact from a group Changing a members contact preferenceCommenting on a post What is the Me tile?Posting to social networks Posting a messageChecking Filtering social updatesTurning caps lock on Using the onscreen keyboardEntering numbers and symbols KeyboardMoving the cursor Entering words with predictive textChanging the keyboard language Texting and chatting in one place MessagingSharing pictures, videos, and more in a message Setting your chat statusViewing and replying to a message Deleting a message Managing conversationsCopying and pasting a message Forwarding a messageAdding a POP3/IMAP email account Adding your Microsoft accountAdding a Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync account Linking inboxes as one Checking emailReplying or forwarding email Resuming an email draft Setting the priority for an email messageSending email Saving or discarding the emailDeleting, moving, flagging, or marking one email Changing email account settingsSwitching to another mail folder Managing email messagesAdding a photo to your favorites Photos, videos, and musicPhotos About the Photos hubSharing Using Photo EnhancerChanging the background on the Photos hub Copying and deleting music Music + VideosPlaying music, videos, and podcasts Making your music sound betterFreeing up phone storage StorageTypes of storage Erasing the SD card Checking phone and SD card storageKeeping tabs on phone storage Backing up your files Sync and BackupKeeping things in sync Turning the data connection on or off Using Connection SetupInternet connections Data connectionEnabling data roaming Wi-FiAdding a new access point Connecting to a Wi-Fi networkDisconnecting from a Wi-Fi network Connecting to a hidden Wi-Fi networkUsing your phone as a mobile hotspot Searching for information Search and Web browserWays you can search the Web Searching by scanning a barcode, book, CD, or DVD cover Scanning codes, tags, and textScanning a QR Code Scanning a Microsoft TagSelecting from previous image search results Searching by scanning textCopying and pasting scanned text Sharing a link Using tabs to open multiple web pagesOpening and navigating web pages Opening a webSelecting from previous music search results Music searchSearching for recorded music thats playing Maps Location servicesMaps and location Finding an address or place Finding your locationSharing an address What are pushpins?Downloading and managing maps Getting directionsFinding places in another location Local ScoutAbout Local Scout Finding places near your locationMaps and location Creating a calendar appointment CalendarWhat you can do in Calendar Sending an invitation Creating a new to-do taskQuickly creating an appointment on a time slot Choosing which calendars are synced on your phone Displaying and syncing calendarsShowing or hiding calendars Checking weather More appsWhat can I do in the HTC hub? Keeping track of your stocks Want instant updates to just one stock quote or index? Reading news feeds Want instant updates to a subscribed news channel? Creating and editing Office documents Whats in the Office hub?What types of files can be opened in Office Mobile? Adding a SharePoint site Xbox Live in the Games hubDownloading and installing Xbox Extras Disconnecting a Bluetooth accessory BluetoothConnecting a Bluetooth accessory Unpairing Turning Battery Saver on SettingsAttentive phone features Changing sound settings Changing display settingsManaging apps Accessibility settingsChanging application settings Changing the languageChecking phone info Uninstalling an appRestoring a SIM card that has been locked out Protecting your phone with a passwordSecurity Protecting your SIM card with a PINLaunching Kids Corner Setting up Kids CornerMaking your phone safe for kids Closing and disabling Kids Corner Setting update notification and downloading option Update and resetHow to get and install updates Preparing for a software updateCorrecting the date and time Installing an updateFactory reset Performing a factory reset via settingsPerforming a factory reset using phone buttons Trademarks and copyrights Index SymbolsIndex Index