Moving Apps to SD: saving memory, icons in folders

[ChezDigital]

I've installed about 90 apps in the 2.5 weeks since I bought this phone. You can say I've gone overboard, but it is what it is. I can from a Storm 1, so I'm on a bit of release here, and I feel my phone should be able to handle it.

I installed ZDBox, and I noticed I was at about 100 MB free (of only 800 allowable?), so I closed some apps that were running. Annoyed, I watched some of them restart automatically without me being able to prevent it, even in their settings.

My first question about moving apps to SD:

Will this cause their "in-use" memory to be relegated to the SD memory, allowing the OS to function better, since the free space won't drop so much?

Second:

I'm anal-retentive, and I organize everything into folders. Is there any way to prevent apps that reside on the SD card to not revert the app's icon to the generic Android icon when it's in a folder?

 

[DroidXcon]

apps moved to sd isnt such a great thing unless your phone has an obscenely small amount of onboard memory. Moving apps to your sd card usually breaks any ability to use their widgets. Also if it is a high performing app like a game or such there will be a reduction of speed in the application. For more most phones this is a useless feature.

 

[ChezDigital]

Thanks for the input DXc! In lieu of all that, what would you say is a dangerous level of free memory to approach?

Also, please check out my thread in the root subforum...I'd be grateful for your knowledge there.

 

[willis936]

Yes but most microsdhc cards are class 2 meaning 2 megabits/second read/write or less. This came with a class 4 meaning it should get 4 mb/s and I've heard reports reports of it being slightly faster. In terms of performance you shouldn't notice any slug. That said I still don't trust sdhc as it has a nasty track record for failure. Still the card is a 150 dollar equivalent. Pretty nice to come with the phone.

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[androidburn]

I don't think you need to move them to the SD card. AFAIK, I think they take up eMMC internal memory, not your RAM.

 

[DroidXcon]

Thanks for the input DXc! In lieu of all that, what would you say is a dangerous level of free memory to approach?

Also, please check out my thread in the root subforum...I'd be grateful for your knowledge there.

Ram and internal storage are different so you will be good. I calculated the other day that i would have to install my largest app 700 times before i ran out of space. and the fascinate has 2gig of internal storage. so i things on the TB camp are just fine, i wouldnt worry about it

 

[ChezDigital]

I've just noticed some lag as of late, but that might be a combination of mobile network connection issues, as well as apps syncing on their own. There needs to be a HijackThis app for Android...

 

[SoDev]

I just move my less important ones to conserve a little space. Anything major that I either use all the time or have a widget for stays on the phone. Also, if you read the app info. some actually tell you not move them or they will bust.