SETTING UP
SETTING UP YOUR COMPUTER FOR SYNCHRONIZATION 19
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folder labeled palmOne or Handspring
instead. For more info, see
I can’t find my user folder.)
IMPORTANT Synchronize your
smartphone only with the version of
Palm Desktop software included with your
device. Older versions may not work
correctly.
You can transfer all compatible applications
and information from your previous
PalmOS device—whether it’s a handheld
or a smartphone—to your new Centro
smartphone, so long as the space taken up
by all the info you want to transfer is 64MB
or less. This includes your calendar events,
contacts, memos, and tasks, as well as
your application settings and any
compatible third-party applications
andfiles.
1Calculate how much space your apps
and info occupy on your previous
PalmOS device.
•In Applications View, open the menus.
•Select Info on the App menu.
•At the bottom of the screen, select
Size.
•Look at the numbers on the Free
Space line and subtract the number
on the left from the number on the
right to calculate the space used. For
example, on the device shown here,
22.4 – 17.5 = 4.9. This means that
4.9MB of space is occupied on this
device.
2If the space occupied on your previous
device is 64MB or less, go to step 3. If
the space occupied is greater than
TIP
We do not recommend using third-party
utilities that back up your old device’s
information onto an expansion card and then
transfer the info to your smartphone. Such
methods transfer all applications to your
smartphone, including those that are not
designed to work with Palm OS version 5.4.9.
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