[peterh338]

Half the advice given here is to reset the phone.

A huge amount of time is then potentially spent reinstalling and reconfiguring the apps.

Indian "script monkey" call centres give that "advice" out all the time.

Does it ever fix anything?

Especially as restoring the old backup is likely to restore whatever the old problem was. For example if your drive c: space was low, because you had loads of emails under Sent, those will go right back in. And I bet orphaned files which got stuck in the 1000484b directory will get put back too.

[farby]

Not all the problems get resolved thru' Factory reset but yes, certainly some do .. Thats why you may need a Soft reset or a Hard reset to overcome certain other issues.. 

..and it depends on what is Backed-up. Its advised that you only back-up the important data such as Contacts / Calendar entries before the reset and restore them after the reset..Messages (not e-mails) may be synced with Nokia Suite if large in nos. so that phone memory is left free..My personal experience shows that when a phone is NEW, you tend to install a lot of applications, may be for fun or curiosity or for showing off and do not really need them. After the excitement dies down, Reset the phone and install only those you really rally need. Won't be surprised if the no. of applications re-installed are less than 50% of initially installed ..

[scoobyman]

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peterh338 wrote:

A huge amount of time is then potentially spent reinstalling and reconfiguring the apps.

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At times like these you appreciate if applications have been installed upon memory card as restitution a lot simpler!

[peterh338]

How does one do that?

Most apps don't offer the choice. You can install in c: or e: only.

And if you install them on microSD card, and then wipe the phone, how do you get the icons and all the app config back? Does a Symbian phone scan all drives at startup, looking for installed apps, and creates the icons dynamically? I don't think so because the icon arrangement is stored on c: and that will be wiped.

[ekstamC]

You change that option in Nokia Store..in your personal settings and installation settings...

[peterh338]

How about recovering the app icons on the new phone?

Under Windows one would just make a desktop shortcut to the .exe file

Does Symbian really keep the app and all its config and data in one place, so apps installed on an SD card can be moved?