Re: N73 Memory Problem


"Sean Black" <sean@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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In message <47a966f2$1_1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Gerry (The MOTH)"
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"Sean Black" <gooner@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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In message <1202140375.866076@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Mark Hewitt
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By the menu button ,do you mean the one on the far left, next to the
"1"
and "4" keys and above the text editor button? If so when I hold it
down
it only comes up with one box with "standby" in it, nothing else.

OK, at least there are no other apps running, if they were they would
appear
there.

No, that's the weird thing. No matter what I delete, in a week or so,
I'm
back to getting the memory warnings again. Makes me wonder if there
might
be a memory leak or something on one of the apps I use.
--
Sean Black

1. What apps are on the phone?

Yahoo Go, Sky Anytime, Opera Mini, Google Maps, Yell.com (all ones I
installed myself to the memory card to save phone memory). Already
installed when I got it are Flash Player, 3-D Tones, Anti-Virus, Modem,
Skype, SlingPlayer, MSN Messenger, Radio, RealPayer. Also a handful of
games also installed to the memory card.

2. What firmware is on the phone (type *#0000# at the main screen)?

I get V.3.0638.0.0.1 31-10-2006 RM-733 Nokia N73(54.01)

The N73 early firmware was always nicking memory, then I upgraded my
firmware and the problem has went away (My Current N73 FW v4.0736.3.2.1).

That could be the answer then. When I first got the phone I used some
application on the Nokia site that supposedly checked the firmware and
updated where necessary, which obviously did a great job! :-)

I'd recommend installing Epocware's Handy Taskman as this will tell you
all
the hidden apps which are really running in the background.

I'll have a look for that.

Personally I'd upgrade the firmware and install all new apps to the
internal
memory rather than the external memory card. Makes the apps run faster if
installed to the internal memory.

I'll give that a try too.

I posted a guide to upgrading and maintaining a N73 on my vox blog, I'd
direct you to the exact link, but work PC denies access to vox.

Thanks for your help. I'll take a look at your blog, it seems like a
firmware upgrade should be my first port of call.
--
Sean Black

When I first got my N73 I installed to internal & external, but it quickly
screwed my phone up. After reading a few helpful guides on the internet I
realised its best to install on the internal memory if you can. Its a pain I
know, I've been down to 1.3MB of internal memory before, so I have to
restrict myself to the apps i really need and use. All others are stored in
zip files on the memory card if I ever need to install and use.

1. Flash to latest FW
2. Install to internal memory only (limited the number of apps)
3. Clear Cache regularily from Built-in browser and Opera Mobile if you have
it.
4. Keep SMS/MMS/Email on the phone memory, but deleted or backup regularily.

I recently did a reset of my phone and only installed the apps I use
regularily which include:
Opera Mobile
Nokia Internet Radio Player
Google Mail
Google Maps
LCG Slick (Messenger for MSN/Yahoo/AIM/ICQ/GTalk)
LCG X-plore (Powerful File Manager)
Sky Anytime
Shazam ID
Jaiku
Shozu
Yell.com
Widsets
YouTube
Handy Taskman
Handy Clock
SplashID (Password Store)
Y-Browser (Another useful File Manager)
Zip Manager v1.0
Barcode Reader
Screenshot v3.0
MobileSigner

More than enough for mobile enjoyment.

Feel free to email me if you need help to upgrade or install any apps.

--
Gerry (The MOTH)
S60 3rd Edition: gerrymoth.vox.com
N800 OS2008: gerrymoth.wordpress.com


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