YOUR APPLICATION AND INFO MANAGEMENT TOOLS
REMOVING APPLICATIONS 167
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Removing applications If you decide that you no longer need an
application, or you want to free up
memory, you can remove apps from your
smartphone or an expansion card (for more
on expansion cards, see Inserting an
expansion card). You can remove only
apps, patches, and extensions that you
install; you cannot remove the built-in apps
that reside in the ROM portion of your
smartphone.
1Press Applications .
2If you want to remove an application
from an expansion card, insert the card
into your smartphone.
3Press Menu .
4Select Delete from the App menu.
5Select the Delete From pick list and
select the location of the application you
want to remove: Phone or <card
name>.
6Select the application that you want to
remove.
WARNING Warning: Be certain to delete
only files that you know belong to the
application you want to remove. When in
doubt, it's best not to delete a file, to avoid
damaging an application you still want to
use.
7Select Delete and then select Yes to
confirm the deletion.
8Synchronize to remove the application
from the Backup subfolder on your
computer.
DID
YOU
KNOW
?
Some applications are factory
installed on your smartphone and cannot be
deleted. These are listed with a Lock icon next
to them.
DID
YOU
KNOW
?
Applications deleted from your
smartphone are kept on your computer in the
Archive folder of your userfolder. If you have
trouble locating your user folder, see I can’t
find my user folder.
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