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AUG-2.3-103 Android User’s Guide
Storage settings
Use the Storage settings to monitor the used and available space on your phone’s
internal storage and on your phone’s USB storage or SD card (depending on your
model of phone).
You can also view and manage the storage used by applications and where they are
stored; see “Managing how applications use memory” on page 48. You can view,
reopen, and delete files you’ve downloaded with Browser, Gmail, or Email with the
Downloads application; see “Managing downloads” on page 54.
SD card or USB storage Lists the amount of space on your phone’s USB storage
or SD card and the amount you have used to store photos, videos, music, downloads,
and other files. For more information, see “Managing how applications use memory”
on page 48 as well as the sections for the applications that store media and other files
on the USB storage or SD card.
Unmount SD card Unmounts the SD card from your phone so that you can safely
remove it when the phone is on. This setting is dimmed if there is no SD card installed,
if you have already unmounted it, or if you have mounted the SD card on your
computer. There is no equivalent setting for phones with USB storage. See
“Connecting to a computer via USB” on page 67.
Erase USB storage or Erase SD card Permanently erases everything on your
phone’s USB storage or SD card and prepares it for use with your phone.
Internal storage The amount of internal phone storage used by the operating
system, its components, applications (including those you downloaded there), and
their permanent and temporary data.