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Hi all,
Is that a way to clean P800 storage fast and safe? Just wanna get rid of those little ini of apps I no longer use (some even left ini behind even i uninstalled them). Can master reset do that? I don't mind to reinstall all I need.
thx in adv.
SF
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Posted: 2003-08-08 05:10:41
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I did a full format of the phone. It cleared all the unwanted stuff and I started back to square one.
Reinstalled everything that i needed and the phone feels much faster now.
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Posted: 2003-08-08 08:13:59
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If you have uninstalled the application and only the folder and .ini file are still there in you apps folder (sometimes others) then it should be safe to just delete the folder.
Thats what I do and have done on previous EPOC/Symbian devices I have had without any problems.
You do at your own risk of course and do a backup just before to be safe.
Doing a full format and reinstall of everything is a bit extreme.
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Posted: 2003-08-08 08:58:07
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thx for the reply.
May i ask how to do a full format for C: ?
SF
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Posted: 2003-08-08 09:06:12
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If you want a totally fresh start, which I would recommend maybe twice a year just to keep your p800 running on top condition, you have to do a mater reset.
Make a note of all the apps you have installed and download the sis files again and keep these safe for next time you want to master reset. Make sure you keep a seperate copy of all your photos, mp3's, ringtones etc so you dont lose them as you will not be using a backup. Also remember to sync your contacts and stuff so you can get these back easily.
Then master reset the c:/ and format the ms. Then just start again as if it is a new phone.
Good luck.
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Posted: 2003-08-08 09:35:16
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If you don't ahve Outlook 200x, is there anything I can use to back up my P800's contacts?
Steven. :?
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Posted: 2003-08-08 11:48:38
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I think you can use windows address book as well? But I am not sure if that comes with windows or another application.
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Posted: 2003-08-08 12:15:47
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You can use windows address book. That's the one I use. And by outlook, you should be able to use the free version you get with Internet Explorer (if you got that one).
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Posted: 2003-08-08 12:18:23
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thx for the reply from all.
lol, I just followed Lordmike signature and go to the system info. menu and found a 'format internal disk' function there. what it does? Just out of curiosity, don't think i gonna try it
SF
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Posted: 2003-08-08 12:50:49
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On 2003-08-08 11:48:38, __spc__ wrote:
If you don't ahve Outlook 200x, is there anything I can use to back up my P800's contacts?
Steven. :?
U can always rip out the contacts.cdb file from ur backupfile by renaming it to ****.zip and put that back on ur phone
c:\system\data\contacts.cdb
make sure u use a copy of the backupfile
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Posted: 2003-08-08 12:56:39
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