N97 Memory Reorganiser issues

Question

Hi
Am really stumped. Everything I seem to do with this phone requires hours of trawling through forums. Am feeling like going with the flow and getting an iphone ASAP as my Nokia always seems to be such an effort... lock button now snapped off too...ahhh!
I have been trying to follow previous posts on how to manage my memory and have no "Memory reorganiser application" installation app present. I cannot find one to download on the website either. Not sure whether I have somehow deleted the app by mistake but cannot locate it anywhere that previous posts have suggested it is located.
I have latest update V 22.0.110
The file manager says the following:
C: Phone Memory  (free  11.8MB)
E: Mass Memory (free 29.5GB)
F: Memory Card 2GB  MicroSD (1.7GB)
Also, have cleared cache as suggested in a previous post.
Basically I want to be able to use the 29.5GB mass memory and not have to keep faffing with the minute amount available on the phone memory otherwise what is the point of having so much space.... it feels like I have bought a mansion and am living in a cardboard box at present!!!
Please help as I cannot update my Ovi Maps as there is not apparently not enough memory on my phone.
Thanks for any help and sorry about the long post/rant!

Answer 1

Hiya,
(all of this can be found if you trawl thru old threads looking for n97 memory issues).
The N97 is still a very capable phone IF you're willing to nursemaid it a little. I'm on my 3rd year with this phone and still getting lots of use and all the functionality I want from it.  You're totallly right in that this was (arguably, still is) a brilliant phone wrecked by a stupidly small amount of RAM on the C Drive. Not helped by the way that everything Nokia (and QuickOffice) insists on being installed on that tiny C Drive. If you want it to work well you'll have to be prepared to put in some time in setting it up and a little occasional maintenance to keep it that way.
Memory Reorganiser removes itself after 1 use.
If you've made a lot of changes/moved things around/installed a few new apps it might be worth rerunning to regain 1or 2 extra mb on the C drive.
If you haven't run it before, try 'Software Update' (in applications menu) it should show up as an option to download.
If you have run it before, try 'Settings>Application Mgr>Installed apps'  and from the list shown hightlight 'Reorganiser Uninstaller' and uninstall that (that's the thing that uninstalls the memory reorganiser and lets software update know it's been run).  Memory reorganiser will now be offered as an option the next time you run software update.  This process can be repeated as many times as you need.
FIRST though I be inclined to sort out any other problem areas and use memory reorganiser as final 'polish'.
I'd be aiming for around 25 to 30 mb free on C.
1. Ideally you'd start from a reset,
2. Check your firmware is the best you can get (software update),
3. Set messages to use 'E:Mass memory' NOT C
4. Delete all the applications that you know you will never want (if you use application manager to  do this it's easier to spot which ones are saved on the C Drive). Top Gear, Tetris, Guitar Hero should be the first to go.
5. DO NOT OPEN BOINGO! Create a sub-folder called trash and then move Boingo to it so that you never open it by accident!
6. Don't install QT!  It takes up 13mb on the C Drive.  When you're downloading Apps from OVI Store they may have a message/prompt saying 'this will involve a download of 13mb'  that means it uses QT and is going to download it to your C Drive. This will condemn your n97 to the slow lane. It's a shame 'cos some of the QT stuff is very cool (especially the talking hamster!).
7. Remove OVI Maps. Then use software update to reinstall the latest version (it's getting better and better).
More detail on how to do any of the above can be found in the pool of knowledge on this forum:
/t5/Pool-of-Knowledge/bd-p/topfaq
(don't want to get told off for spamming because I'm repeating too much of what's already out there!)
As for on-going maintenance, just remember to turn it off once a week!
All of that will take time, from memory it was about an hour and a half last time I did it.  But the end result will be a phone that _can_ do more than the Iphone4.  The N97 doesn't like live updates on the homescreen - things like facebook/Accuweather will either be unreliable or will cause the phone to stall.  The interface can be confusing for the simple minded. And the phone will pause for thought every once in a while. Oh, and the Iphone is generally considered to be prettier.
In 'my phone is better than yours' conversations the list of things that the N97 can do will easily beat the Iphone tho.  If I feel that the Iphone owner might be thinking they're winning I just flip it open and shut a couple of times and then start typing on the excellent keyboard.