CAB Installation - Storage Card vs Device?

[Ruh]

I thought that I read somewhere that it is "okay" to install all cabs to your storage card unless it forces it to your device. However, I was wondering if there were any tools currently used that are better served to be installed onto the device versus being installed onto the storage card.

For example, something that would normally run constantly should probably be installed onto the device vs storage card, correct?


Thanks in advance.

[eman]

Originally Posted by Ruh

I thought that I read somewhere that it is "okay" to install all cabs to your storage card unless it forces it to your device. However, I was wondering if there were any tools currently used that are better served to be installed onto the device versus being installed onto the storage card.

For example, something that would normally run constantly should probably be installed onto the device vs storage card, correct?


Thanks in advance.

They say anything that runs on your today screen should be installed on your device. Lot's of programs are capable running on your card though. I just install everything on my device as there is more then enough storage memory on the phone to do so......

[mstevens]

Programs on the device usually run faster.

On my memory-starved Mogul, everything that could go on the Storage Card went there. On my TP1, everything went in the copious Device memory. On my TP2 I'm down to 48Mb free and am starting to consider putting some things on the card.

[msh441]

I have a ton of apps and games.

As a rule of thumb, I have taken to installing Manila/Windows tweaks (the few that let you choose), tools (SPB Backup, MyPhone, Resco registry editor/file explorer, pocketRAR, wmTorrent, task managers, Lumos, ChangeScreen), browsers (Skyfire), multimedia players and services (WunderRadio, nanoGroove,Coreplayer,Midomi) and other programs I want access to 100% of the time (MMS Converter, Bing, Google Maps, GPS Weather Radar, Marketplace/OpnMarket) in the main memory.

Games and whatever else is left (mainly music, notes, wmTorrent files, e-mail attachments, photos and all my backup .cabs) go on the storage card.

Basiclly, I install with the thought of "what could I live without", like if I were to loose/remove/switch my storage card.

That said, I'm at 46% of main memory used and 86% of a 16gig storage card (most of that is music, though).

[chevy454]

Say I wanna free up some device storage, how can I tell which programs are installed on the the device and which are on the storage card? Just a simple check in the "programs" folder??

[msh441]

Originally Posted by chevy454

Say I wanna free up some device storage, how can I tell which programs are installed on the the device and which are on the storage card? Just a simple check in the "programs" folder??

For me, following my scary-anal method above, I pretty much know which type of program ended up where... so I know what programs from the uninstall list will free up device memory.

If there was a question however, I would just use Resco Explorer and navigate to Windows\Start Menu\Programs and hold on the specific program's shortcut icon, the select "Properties". Under properties click the "shortcut" tab at the bottom of the page. There's a window on the next page that will tell where the target program .exe is located (Programs\???.exe vs. Storage Card\Programs\???.exe).

[Ruh]

Awesome everyone, thanks!