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Reduce the size of pictures you take and videos you record. On the home screen, click the Camera icon or the Media icon
> Video Camera icon. Press the key > Options. Change
the Image Size or Video Format field.
Store files on a media card instead of your smartphone. On the home screen, click the Camera icon or the Media icon
> Video Camera icon. Press the key > Options. In the
Storage section, change the Store Pictures or Store Videos
field.
Research In Motion recommends that you regularly create and save a backup file on your computer, especially before you
update any software. Maintaining a current backup file on your computer might allow you to recover smartphone data if your
smartphone is lost, stolen, or corrupted by an unforeseen issue.
Related information
Copy, move, rename, or delete a file, 132
Change the size of pictures that you take, 150
View the amount of available storage space on your smartphone, 304
Change how long your smartphone stores calendar entries, 185
Keep an application running in the background and switch to another application, 252
Tips: Freeing space to optimize your smartphone's performance
Try to maintain at least 10 MB of available application storage on your BlackBerry smartphone. If you find that your
smartphone processes are unusually slow, try any of the following:
Close any apps you're not using.
Press and hold the key until the application switcher
appears. Click an application icon. Press the key > Close
or Exit.
Check how much free application storage you have. On the home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon. Click
Device > Storage.
Identify and delete applications and themes you don't need. On the home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon. Click
Device > Application Management. To view the details about
your smartphone's memory and CPU usage, slide your finger
on the trackpad right or left. To delete an application or theme,
click an item. Click
Delete.
Delete languages you don't use. On the home screen or in a folder, click the Setup icon. Click
Languages and Input Methods.
Delete browsing history and clear the cache.
On the home screen, click the Browser icon. Press the
key > Options. Go to the Clear Browsing Data section.
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Tips and shortcuts
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