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I can't open a sms, keep receiving the message "memory is full, close some applications and try again". I've closed all, what am I missing?

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Have you tried:

1) delete some old messages (especially the SENT folder)
2) delete some pictures or videos

This should open-up some memory for you to use.

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  • juanitak Dec 01, 2010

    Thanks, I've deleted all my pics, videos and sent messages. Switched the phone off and on again and still receive the same message.

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    Rick Hurd Dec 01, 2010

    The mobile device usually has 4 kilobytes (KB) allocated for the Short Message Service (SMS) functionality. The SMS notification can be a maximum of 160 characters in length. When this limit is reached (after approximately 25 notifications), the user receives the message described above.

    RESOLUTION: To continue to receive notifications, delete notifications that have already bee...To continue to receive notifications, delete notifications that have already been read to release some of the SMS memory.

    MORE INFORMATION: When the SMS memory on the device is full, the Short Message Service Center (SMS...When the SMS memory on the device is full, the Short Message Service Center (SMSC) at the carrier attempts to deliver the notifications until a certain time. This time may vary depending on the carrier timeout period. If the notifications cannot be delivered to the device before the timeout period, the notification is deleted by the SMSC.

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    Rick Hurd Dec 01, 2010

    What you are facing is normal if you are recieving a file that is bigger than the space available on the "c:" drive of your phone. What you have to do is change the setting for messages to be saved on "e:" that has 32GB. Go to the Menu> Messages> Settings> Other> Memory in use> select E: Mass memory. Now you can recieve much larger files.

    You can also clear the web cache by going to:
    web -> clear privacy data

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