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Memory cards can fix phone storage

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Q: I have been having trouble with my Android phone saying that it was out of internal storage space. I cleaned up the cached data and temporary files. My friend suggested I put in an SD card, but when When I try to move some of my apps to the SD card, they won’t work. Is there anything I can do?

A:

Many of the inexpensiv­e Android phones I encounter tend to have very limited resources. Small amounts of storage space and underpower­ed processors.

The one thing they tend to have that makes up for this is the ability to add more storage in the form of an SD memory card that can be added to the phone for a relatively small price. Samsung has a great article on installing and using an SD card in their phone and the informatio­n in the article may help, even if you don’t have a Samsung device.

You can find the article at tinyurl.com/helplinesd­card.

Q: Is there a solution for the spinning blue circle that keeps appearing on my computer? It blocks any further inputs from my mouse and keyboard and it drives me mad!

A: That spinning blue circle is how Windows lets you know it’s thinking. It happens when a program is launched or during the operation of applicatio­ns on your computer.

It could be something simple causing this. Something like having too many applicatio­ns running or the computer just needing to be restarted.

But it could also be a sign of a problem.

If you keep seeing this blue spinning circle you should check your PC for possible malware or spyware using something like Malwarebyt­es to make sure there is nothing running in the background that is causing issues and consuming system resources.

You should also run system diagnostic­s to see if you have any faulty hardware.

And while it is not a pleasant task, you might also consider reloading your PC.

A system refresh can make it seem like you have purchased a new computer.

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JAY LEE

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