Read more about the use of memory in Android devices by downloading the White
paper for your device at
www.sonymobile.com/support.
Improving memory performance
The memory in your device tends to fill up as a result of normal usage. If the device
starts to slow down, or applications suddenly shut down, you should consider the
following:
•
Always have more than
100
MB of free internal storage and more than
100
MB of free
RAM.
•
Close down running applications that you are not using.
•
Clear the cache memory for all applications.
•
Uninstall downloaded applications that you don't use.
•
Transfer photos, videos and music from the internal memory to the memory card.
•
If your device can't read content on the memory card, you may need to format it.
To view the memory status
1
From your Home screen, tap .
2
Find and tap
Storage
.
To view the amount of free and used RAM
1
From your Home screen, tap .
2
Find and tap
Settings
>
Apps
>
Running
.
To clear the cache memory for all applications
1
From your Home screen, tap .
2
Find and tap
Settings
>
Storage
.
3
Tap
Cached data
>
OK
.
When you clear the cache memory, you don't lose any important information or settings.
To transfer media files to the memory card
1
Make sure you have a memory card inserted in your device.
2
From your Home screen, tap .
3
Find and tap
Settings
>
Storage
>
Transfer data to SD card
.
4
Mark the file types that you want to transfer to the memory card.
5
Tap
Transfer
.
To stop applications and services from running
1
From your Home screen, tap .
2
Find and tap
Settings
>
Apps
>
Running
.
3
Select an application or service, then tap
Stop
.
To format the memory card
1
From your Home screen, tap .
2
Find and tap
Settings
>
Storage
>
Erase SD card
.
3
To confirm, tap
Erase SD card
>
Erase everything
All content on the memory card gets erased when you format it. Make sure you make backups
of all data that you want to save before formatting the memory card. To back up your content,
you can copy it to a computer. For more information, see
Connecting your device to a
computer
on page 97.
Backing up and restoring content
Generally, you should not save photos, videos and other personal content solely on
the internal memory of your device. If something should happen with the hardware, or
if your device is lost or stolen, the data stored on its internal memory is gone forever.
It is recommended to use the PC Companion or the Sony™ Bridge for Mac
applications to make backups which save your data safely to a computer, that is, an
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