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    SD Card Missing core files and 6 Gigs of space

    Hey Guys, [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]My unrooted Moto Droid X2's SD card shows 1.07 GB in use and 758 MB available on an 8GB card? Where
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    Sideloading or Rooting

    Can someone please tell me the difference between sideloading and rooting? As I understand it, sideloading is simply plugging your phone into your PC via USB and adding apps you have on your PC to your phone's "root" right? Then I use apps2sd to move it to my card (if the app allows). How does...
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    The difference between rooted and adding apps to SD

    I'm sure tons of folks don't understand this..What is the difference, if any, to rooting your Android phone or simply plugging it into your PC and adding apps to your phone's internal storage and moving it over to your SD card once it's on the phone? I think you call the latter option...
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    Data Usage, Download from PC or Handset?

    Hi Guys, I'm sure many wonder this as using our precious data package wisely matters. Do you use the same amount of data against your account if you download an application from say Google Play if you do it from the website off your PC or doing it straight on your handset. With data packages...
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    SD Card/Storage Space Issues

    Hey Guys, Anyone have input on this? I have a Droid X2 and when I go to move some of my apps to free up my phone's memory, it's showing up as only 6 Mb left over with 4.2 Gb used...my SD card is 8GB so no way it's only got 6Mb available? I suppose I could just pull the card and toss it in my PC...
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    What causes "additional MB download" to fail?

    Hey Guys, Posted this a couple of weeks ago to no reply, perhaps my title was weak. Can anyone tell me what causes downloading the additional megabytes required to load some apps to fail? Just to save you possible solutions I already covered, my WiFi is turned on, my wireless password is showing...
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    Help What running app programs can we disable?

    Hi Guys, DroidX2 owner here with a well-loaded phone that seems to be experiencing freezes and "force close's" and general performance issues. What I'd like to know if anyone's aware of which apps that run all the time can be closed, further, how to disable them from launching at power-up if...
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    Times out during additional mb download

    Guys. First, thanks for all the gracious welcomes I received when joining this week. Never had half that many in the largest tech sites in the world. Can you, my new friends tell me what I'm doing wrong if nearly every game app I deploy that requires additional data upload fails? Does a screen...
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    Oh Good, another Noob who can't find the power button

    :)Hey All, Thanks for having me on your site. Call me Wyattspoppa (I figured it was a name that wouldn't get his butt kicked in school and Dweezil was taken) I'm fairly tech savvy in part as I was in the Air Force working on the F-15A Eagle when many of you were at Frat parties (you lucky dogs)...
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