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User Guide Memory and media cards

To stop encrypting data on your device, clear the Device Memory check box. To stop encrypting files, clear the Media Card check box.

Tips: Freeing and conserving storage space

Try to maintain at least 400 KB of available application storage on your BlackBerry® device. If you find that your device processes are unusually slow, try freeing storage space by deleting files that you don't need. Changing options for email messages, calendar entries, and media files might help you conserve storage space.

For full instructions, click the links under Related information at the bottom.
Check how much free storage space you have	On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon. Click
	Device > Storage.
Delete unneeded files	On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Files icon. Find and
	highlight a file. Press the		key > Delete.
Delete browsing history and clear the cache	On the Home screen, click the Browser icon. Press the
	key > Options. Go to the Clear Browsing Data section.
Reduce the amount of time that your device stores email	On the Home screen, click the Messages icon or Calendar icon.
messages and calendar entries	Press the	key > Options.
Stop storing sent messages on your device	On the Home screen, click the Messages icon. Press the
	key > Options > Email Preferences.
Receive only the first section of long email messages, and	On the Home screen, click the Messages icon. Press the
choose whether to download more	key > Options > Message Display and Actions.
Store files on a media card instead of the device	Your BlackBerry device supports media card sizes up to 32 GB.
	Only microSD media cards are supported.
Reduce the size of pictures you take	On the Home screen, click the Camera icon. Press the			key
	> Options.

Research In Motion recommends that you regularly create and save a backup file on your computer, especially before you update any software. Maintaining an up-to-date backup file on your computer might allow you to recover device data if your device is lost, stolen, or corrupted by an unforeseen issue.

Related topics

View the amount of available storage space on your device, 241

Move, rename, or delete a file, 115

Delete browsing information, 155

Set how long your device stores messages, 71

Change how long your device stores calendar entries, 168

Stop storing messages sent from your computer on your device, 72

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