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FYI: Storage and Program usage on vanilla WM5 Universal

Just done a hard reset and then soft reset before any Ext ROM customisations. (Not even an O2 Corporate install.) I have a clean, empty, vanilla WM5 install, just as MS intended.
FYI here is the storage and memory situation:
Storage:
Total: 43.72MB
In use: 3.72MB
Free: 40.00MB
Program:
Total: 49.93MB
In use: 20.31MB
Free: 29.62MB
Maybe this is useful as a reference point. :?: Everyone running OEM-customised versions of the Universal can judge how much space their operator's ExtROM apps require the next time they do a hard reset.

192 MB Memory on Wizard?

Dear All
Please excuse me if my questions look silly:
I bouth a Wizard and read it has 64MB RAM and 128MB ROM total 192MB
The manual also confirmed this.
At startup, evening after hard reset and pressing soft reset within 3 secs, I have:
Storage 47MB Program: 44 MB
Total 91 MB
Where are the remaining 100 MB?
Thanks
Saulo

saulo866 said:
Dear All
Please excuse me if my questions look silly:
I bouth a Wizard and read it has 64MB RAM and 128MB ROM total 192MB
The manual also confirmed this.
At startup, evening after hard reset and pressing soft reset within 3 secs, I have:
Storage 47MB Program: 44 MB
Total 91 MB
Where are the remaining 100 MB?
Thanks
Saulo
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128MB of TOTAL ROM = 64MB for OS/ROM (not available for user) + 64MB for file storage that is available for user
64MB of RAM = Used like RAM on a PC, Windows Mobile has to load itself into RAM in order to run so that's why you'll never have 64MB free.
In any case, what you are seeing is correct

Thanks a lot
Is there any way to oncrease the total availble memory?
There are several programs I never used, in the original package, such as
- file explorer
- pictures and video
- modem links
- sim manager
- terminal services
- power point mobile
- zip
- power excel
I would love to re-install a streamline version of the OS and have back 110 or 120 MB free usable memory!
Thanks
Saulo

nope, there's no way at this moment

mobilehavoc said:
128MB of TOTAL ROM = 64MB for OS/ROM (not available for user) + 64MB for file storage that is available for user
64MB of RAM = Used like RAM on a PC, Windows Mobile has to load itself into RAM in order to run so that's why you'll never have 64MB free.
In any case, what you are seeing is correct
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So does this imply that little is gained by installing to the external storage card? I've seen both opinions on this.

if i use a memory card to store my songs and videos etc can i use botht the storage memory and program memory for the device itself. e.g. ringtones that have to be placed in the windows/rings folder and alarm and message tones which have to be in the /windows/ folder?

Dear All
Does anyone know how to free more memory?
Is there some special page on wiki (I cannot find) that explain how to tweak?
Or alternatively, is there a way to increase internal memory to 256MB.
At the moment, since most of my apps does not work on mini-SD, I need to increase internal memory
Thanks and waiting for any suggestions
saulo

Size of ram and rom?

Not a big deal and more a newbee question than a real problem, but i want to know it in the end.
In my Setting in the memory submenu my device only shows up 56.34 Mb of Total Storage and 49.08 of Total Program Memory. Does this depence on the ROM and will never show the amoung of the hole available memory like 128 and 64 MB?
THX

Please go here:
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=Hermes_FAQs
And read "How is memory allocation done in Hermes?"

Thanks pof.
btw. great thing with this bootloader 1.01!

What is internal phone storage of the mytouch>>

I just bought the sprint hero and it has 288mb internal phone storage but i was surpised see that when I took it out of the box, it only had 142mb left for apps. In other words, 138mb is being used by the phone for preinstalled apps and system files. My question is what is the internal phone storage out of the box for the mytouch?

Wierd, I went into my MyTouch with stock 1.6 ROM:
Firmware Version: 1.6
Build Number: DRC92
When I go into SD Card and Phone Storage and look at Internal Phone Storage: Available Space, I have 265MB available.

you are confusing ram with rom, the 288 on the box is ram. it has 512mb total rom for the os and apps.

kchau said:
you are confusing ram with rom, the 288 on the box is ram. it has 512mb total rom for the os and apps.
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Thank you for your answer. I am still confused, however. Could you tell me why I only have 142mb available in the internal phone storage straight out the box?

because senseui and the hero rom takes up a fat amount of space.

kchau said:
because senseui and the hero rom takes up a fat amount of space.
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Ok, thank you.

I got a problem with my phone. Anyone can help me? Thanx Very much.

I used a software called Quick System Info v1.5 to check my phone's information. But I got the information below.
Total internal storage: 186
Total memory: 186
That's very ridiculous, how can it be so little? Anything wrong with my phone?
Any help, Thanx very much.

??? 186 what? MB?

_david_94 said:
??? 186 what? MB?
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MB. The Advanced task manager tell me there is about 80Mb left as soon as I open my phone. Any idea about what happened?

sxrsxrsx said:
MB. The Advanced task manager tell me there is about 80Mb left as soon as I open my phone. Any idea about what happened?
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I think that's normal...
It has 256 MB of RAM, and the OS and basic apps use part of it.
It also has 512 MB of ROM, which is internal memory used for apps.
If it's not enough I suggest installing a custom ROM with apps2sd and swapper enabled.

_david_94 said:
I think that's normal...
It has 256 MB of RAM, and the OS and basic apps use part of it.
It also has 512 MB of ROM, which is internal memory used for apps.
If it's not enough I suggest installing a custom ROM with apps2sd and swapper enabled.
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If I may, can you tell me about the ram and rom left when you just install a new rom? the information for now is also ok to me. So I can make a judgement. Thank you very much.
Best
Regard