My phone is apparently bursting at the seems with pictures, videos, and applications. I can't even take another picture/video or even update applications because there's no more room. Thought, as with every other phone I have, I should plug 'er in via USB and let the spice flow to my computer, but no, can't. It actually shows up as a camera. When I open the camera, er, phone, I see a bunch of folders but nothing's inside for me to quickly move to my desktop. So what does I needs ta do to alleviate my bloat and restore order to the cosmos, er, camera, er, phone? Thanks!
Install the app
How to install the app on iOS
Follow along with the video below to see how to install our site as a web app on your home screen.
Note: This feature may not be available in some browsers.
-
After 15+ years, we've made a big change: Android Forums is now Early Bird Club. Learn more here.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an alternative browser.
You should upgrade or use an alternative browser.
Help Need to unload my goodness...
- Thread starter JAROAM
- Start date
someguyatx
Well-Known Member
Mine works just fine with Windows 7 or XP computers. You can also buy a micro sd card and just transfer via file manager app on the phone
My phone is apparently bursting at the seems with pictures, videos, and applications. I can't even take another picture/video or even update applications because there's no more room. Thought, as with every other phone I have, I should plug 'er in via USB and let the spice flow to my computer, but no, can't. It actually shows up as a camera. When I open the camera, er, phone, I see a bunch of folders but nothing's inside for me to quickly move to my desktop. So what does I needs ta do to alleviate my bloat and restore order to the cosmos, er, camera, er, phone? Thanks!
[FONT="][/FONT] To remove applications go to home/menu/settings/applications/manage applications, select the app you want to uninstall and select uninstall.
To export media from your phone, download and install Samsung Kies. Don't update Kies (when I tried the update, it crashed). Run the software then plug your phone into the USB port when Kies tells you to. Be patient because Kies is slow running. When it is running and has recognized your phone, click on the import/export tab at the top of the screen. There you can export files to your PC.
You can also manually find media files and drag them onto your PC. When you plug your phone into the USB port on your PC, you should be able to see it in "my computer". Open that and you should see two folders, phone and card. Open either folder and look for a folder called "DCIM". This folder can be on your phones memory or your SD card memory. This is where media files are stored.
To remove applications go to home/menu/settings/applications/manage applications, select the app you want to uninstall and select uninstall.
To export media from your phone, download and install Samsung Kies. Don't update Kies (when I tried the update, it crashed). Run the software then plug your phone into the USB port when Kies tells you to. Be patient because Kies is slow running. When it is running and has recognized your phone, click on the import/export tab at the top of the screen. There you can export files to your PC.
You can also manually find media files and drag them onto your PC. When you plug your phone into the USB port on your PC, you should be able to see it in "my computer". Open that and you should see two folders, phone and card. Open either folder and look for a folder called "DCIM". This folder can be on your phones memory or your SD card memory. This is where media files are stored.
Actually, no, when I plug my phone in via USB, my PC recognizes it as a camera. I can see all my folders, but they're all empty. Apparently you're suppose to go into "developer/USB" mode and then your PC will recognize your phone as a drive(s). I've always seen 'Kies' as an application on my phone but never knew what the hell it was. So I take it it's kind of like BlackBerry's PC interface software. I'll have to try that.
Is it just me or does Android push things, line applications, photos, whatever to the SD card when room's running out on the phone? All of the sudden applications and photos are on my SD card when, as I understand it, they by default to the phone.
Actually, no, when I plug my phone in via USB, my PC recognizes it as a camera. I can see all my folders, but they're all empty. Apparently you're suppose to go into "developer/USB" mode and then your PC will recognize your phone as a drive(s). I've always seen 'Kies' as an application on my phone but never knew what the hell it was. So I take it it's kind of like BlackBerry's PC interface software. I'll have to try that.
Is it just me or does Android push things, line applications, photos, whatever to the SD card when room's running out on the phone? All of the sudden applications and photos are on my SD card when, as I understand it, they by default to the phone.
Your phone will be recognized as a phone and not a camera after you install the Samsung drivers that come with Kies. Then it will work as I said. For some reason Samsung did not include these drivers with the phone when it shipped. After this you don't need to run Kies anymore. Yes Kies for Windows is backup/synchronization software for your desktop PC. The Kies app on your phone is for wirelessly doing the same thing.
USB Debugging mode is another way of attaching your phone to your PC. You can turn this on at home/menu/settings/applications/Development. If you connect this way, you will need to pull down the status bar and select "connect to USB storage". When you connect you will see two removable disks (for me it's E and F) under "my computer" instead of the phone icon. The first one is the phone memory and the second one is the external SD card. Be sure to use "safely remove hardware" when disconnecting.
I've never run out of memory on the phone so I don't know what happens when you run out of internal memory, but I know for the camera app you have a choice in its setup to choose if photos and videos are stored on the phone or memory card. Other applications also let you choose where to store their data. Some applications can be moved to the card after being installed on the phone.
But for media to be stored on the external SD card, you need to manually create some folders on the root directory of that card that are not usually there. You can create these in Windows when the phone is attached to your PC. Or you can use an android file manager and do it directly on the phone. But when you open your android file manager and look for the card, the card is not called "sdcard". You will see that folder but that is the internal USB memory. Open that folder and look for the folder "external_sd" and open that. THAT is the micro SD card. The folders you need to create in there are Alarms, Download, Movies, Music, Pictures, Podcasts, Notifications, and Ringtones. Make sure the spelling is exact.