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To encrypt data on your BlackBerry smartphone, you must set a password for your smartphone.
Depending on the amount of storage space available, you might not be able to encrypt files on your smartphone or on your
media card.
You can set encryption to include or exclude your contacts. If you turn on encryption for contacts and you receive a call when
your smartphone is locked, the encrypted contact information doesn't appear on the screen.
1. On the home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon.
2. Click Security > Encryption.
3. To encrypt data and files on your smartphone, in the Device Memory section, select the Encrypt checkbox.
4. To encrypt files that are stored on a media card, in the Media Card section, select the Encrypt checkbox and do one of the
following:
• To encrypt files using an encryption key that your smartphone generates, change the Mode field to Device Key.
• To encrypt files using your smartphone password, change the Mode field to Device Password.
• To encrypt files using an encryption key and your smartphone password, change the Mode field to Device Password &
Device Key.
5.
Press the key > Save.
To stop encrypting data and files on your smartphone, in the Device Memory section, clear the Encrypt checkbox. To stop
encrypting files on your media card, in the
Media Card section, clear the Encrypt checkbox.
Tips: Storage space and media cards
Tips: Freeing space for your music, pictures, videos, and files
You can store files in the built-in media storage on your BlackBerry smartphone or on a media card.
Check how much storage is used by media files and
documents.
On the home screen, click the Media icon. Press the key
> Memory Use.
Delete unneeded files. On the home screen or in a folder, click the Files icon. Find and
highlight a file. Press the key > Delete.
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.
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Storage space and media cards
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